2858 Net

Ji You frowned slightly when hearing the words: "No information was left behind?"
The boss shook its head and seemed a bit confused, not understanding why the owner asked this question. After thinking for a moment, it said, "Master, let's catch another one later to taste it. Big bro will definitely try harder to find information on its body this time."
Ji You waved her hand, "No need."
This foggy space is a high-dimensional world and also the most advanced plane in the universe, standing at the pinnacle of the universe.
It is extremely dangerous here, and the beings here are what the people of the Red Tribe and Blue Tribe call "Threadbinders," or those without bodies or entities. Translation:
In fact, after encountering several of these beings, Ji You prefers to refer to them as spiritual beings, or "spiritual bodies" for short.
Similarly, Ji You at this time can also be considered a spiritual body, but she is different from spiritual bodies like Old Snake because she still has her own physical body and six spiritual threads. She only brought one of them with her.
Because the beings in the gray mist space are essentially a mass of spiritual energy, there is often a struggle for survival between individuals.
After Ji You and Lao Da came in, they immediately started fishing and caught many fish, including the dead snake from earlier. It was because these living creatures thought she was weak and could be bullied and devoured.
Swallowing a spiritual entity, regardless of how it manifests, still feels like devouring a person to Ji You. She always has a psychological barrier about it.
However, as a battlefield where people are like knives and I am like fish, Ji You only has some psychological obstacles, and besides, she has her eldest brother as an assistant to devour enemies.
……
After thinking for a moment, Ji You asked, "Eldest brother, after devouring seven spiritual beings in a row, haven't you gained much improvement in your strength?"
The boss nodded and let out a deep sigh: [Ah, these fishes may look good but they're not really useful, just all show and no substance. They're not even filling to eat, unlike those babies in the black warships. One of those babies can fill you up completely, but even after eating several here, I'm still not satisfied.]
Ji You frowned, "It shouldn't be like this, it's a bit strange."
These beings in the misty space, in fact, all have decent strength, even those 'fish' that were caught before, Ji You and the boss teamed up to defeat them by taking them by surprise without being noticed by the opponent.
While engaging in direct combat with the old snake, Jiyu also employed some tactics in order to kill the opponent.
However, after devouring such a life form, the boss did indeed receive energy replenishment, but the acquired energy did not manifest the strength displayed by the opponent.
This is strange.
Suddenly, Ji You's face changed: "I understand now."
Boss: [???]
What does Ji You understand, master?
It hasn't figured out anything.
Ji You didn't say a word, and suddenly raised her hand gently. Boss saw that the space around her seemed to ripple like water, and then everything around her changed.
The sky full of twinkling stars disappeared, and the gray misty space also disappeared. What appeared in front of the boss is a pavilion, a somewhat familiar pavilion.
Wait a moment...
The boss instantly jumped out and landed on top of the pavilion. [Master, isn't this the pavilion from the school's garden?]
Ji You: "Hmm."
With the appearance of the pavilion, benches, stone paths, ponds, lotus leaves, and various flowers, plants, and trees all appeared before the eyes of the person.
Can the boss be unfamiliar with this scene?
Just now, it just followed the owner and jumped into a trap deliberately set by the old snake. The scenery inside is exactly the same.
The boss tilts its head: [Owner???]
Ji You explained, "It is not safe to speak outside as there is a high chance of being eavesdropped. Only within a self-created mental shield can we completely prevent eavesdropping and surveillance."
With that said, the Chief Spirit Silk instantly understood that this is the mental shield the master intentionally created.
The Chief raised its head, [the master is so amazing, succeeding on the first try.]
Ji You chuckled and said, "To create such a shielding field is actually not difficult." When she first met Marshal He Chuan in the misty space, it was inside the mental shielding field created by Marshal He Chuan. It was a quaint study room that left a deep impression on Ji You.
Boss: 【Anyway, the master is super amazing, Boss likes the master the most.】
Hearing this tone, Ji You chuckled lightly and said, "Don't learn from Boss Four to flatter."
Boss wagged its tail happily and wanted to say something more. Ji You gently waved her hand and said, "You have devoured 7 spiritual bodies without getting much energy replenishment. I already have some clues."
As soon as the big boss heard it, he stopped talking and waited for the master to continue.
Ji You said, "It's a net."
Boss: [???]
Ji You looked serious and said, "Didn't we confirm it before? There is a huge energy net here, filled with energy, but all of it is owned by someone else. Stealing energy secretly and being discovered will certainly have terrible consequences."
Upon hearing these words, Lao Da trembled all over. Its memory was deeply ingrained, as it had discovered upon following its master inside that this place was filled with spiritual energy. It felt as if it had immersed itself in the sea like a dragon, enjoying an unparalleled sense of freedom. However, it only managed to absorb a little bit before being startled by a powerful gaze, an immense sense of danger that made it hesitant to absorb any further.
At that time, the owner speculated that these energies formed a web, absorbing energy, and were likely to charge fees.
Boss tilted his head and asked, "What about the web?"
Ji You calmly said, "I suspect that this web also has a recycling function. Once the several 'fish' we captured earlier, the old serpent, and all the spiritual entities here die, their bodies' energy should be automatically absorbed by this widespread web."
Boss: [!!!]
Boss: [So are we fishing for nothing?]
Ji You shook her head: "It's not entirely for nothing, didn't you just receive some replenishment earlier? It's just that our absorption speed of these spiritual energies is clearly not as fast as that of the outside net."
Boss, got it: "Then let’s just try to catch more fish. If the quality is not enough, we can make up for it with quantity."
Ji You: "..."
Her mouth twitched for a moment, and Ji You impatiently said, "All you think about is eating, aren't you afraid of biting into something hard?"
Boss: [Boss doesn't eat iron plates.]
Ji You: "..."
Forget it.
Boss doesn't seem very clever, so we can only rely on it for physical strength. Don't expect to have any meaningful discussions with it.
After thinking for a moment, Ji You said, "The earlier speculation should be correct. Once the creatures here die, the energy in their bodies will be immediately devoured and absorbed by the invisible web spreading outside."
Boss: [Well, well, the master is always right.]
Ji You raised her hand, rubbed her forehead, and said, "That's not what I'm talking about. What I want to say is, there must be a way to escape from this entanglement, otherwise, how could this place have turned into a dark forest where the strong prey on the weak?"
If killing and devouring others do not result in much energy gain, then why bother to kill and devour others?
Are you just bored with nothing to do?