Mr. Zhuge nodded, "At that time, my soul could only reach as far as the moon. For other places, I could only see what my eyes could reach."
"There were signs of habitation on the moon," he said, savoring the memory. "Do you know how shocked I was then?"
"I'm quite shocked now too," Lin Xiao blinked. Traces of human habitation on the moon?
He had, after all, received a decent education. Though he hadn't pursued higher studies, he was a bright student in high school. He knew whether humans could inhabit the moon. Numerous studies indicated that the moon was not a suitable place for human habitation.
Yet, Mr. Zhuge was now telling him that he had seen traces of human habitation on the moon?
Lin Xiao tentatively asked, "Did you perhaps see astronauts?"
"Whether they were astronauts, I believe I would be able to distinguish," Mr. Zhuge looked at Lin Xiao, signaling him to follow him into the venue. They found a spot and sat down to chat.
"My reaction then was similar to yours now. On the moon, even my soul felt an immeasurable coldness, a coldness far more intense than anywhere on Earth. In such a place, there shouldn't be any human habitation," Mr. Zhuge said. He looked up through the dome at the crescent moon in the sky. "But... there were indeed traces of human habitation, and I even felt the aura of the Divine Realm."
"The aura of the Divine Realm?"
Lin Xiao's eyebrows shot up. "Are you implying that those living on the moon are masters of the Divine Realm?"
"Yes, and even more powerful than masters of the Divine Realm. At that time, I was also a master of the Divine Realm, and likely the strongest one then," Mr. Zhuge continued his recollection. "This was over a hundred years ago."
Over a hundred years ago.
There were no astronauts on the moon then.
"Let's not talk about it anymore."
Mr. Zhuge shook his head and then said, "Having observed for so long, what are your thoughts?"
"Formations, I still can't understand them..." Lin Xiao shook his head, genuinely unable to comprehend.
"I'm talking about the beautiful girl from that country. Did you notice anything?"
Mr. Zhuge asked.
"Mmm..."
Lin Xiao pondered for a moment. "I can't quite tell... I feel like all her strength was suppressed."
"In your opinion, how great is the gap between her and you after her strength was suppressed?"
Lin Xiao fell into deep thought again.
A gap?
He knew clearly that Daisy had entered the Divine Realm, but he couldn't gauge her true strength within the Eight Formations.
However, he knew that if Mr. Zhuge unleashed a full attack on him, he would surely be lying on the ground without any ability to fight back.
"Vast."
"To be outside the Divine Realm is like a chasm."
Mr. Zhuge sighed. "It's getting late, you should go back."
"Yes."
Lin Xiao didn't know what Mr. Zhuge was sighing about, but he knew it was time for him to leave, lest he make Mr. Zhuge uncomfortable.
Nevertheless, he remembered this night with perfect clarity.
...
Daisy returned to her hotel room.
She coughed up a mouthful of blood.
It was too terrifying!
Was that man still human?!
What exactly was that magic array? Was it something like that which defeated them fifty years ago?