He was at the center of the Vortex, suspended between heaven and earth, with currents of water violently swirling around him from all directions, making his eyes dizzy. Faint wisps and strands of rainbow light escaped from Zhou Bo's vortex, flowing into this central region.

The light pouring in from the surrounding vortices seemed to contain mysterious power, making the energy in the central area intricate and complex, the energy seemingly surging slowly like flowing water.

This central spot remained still despite the rotation of the surrounding vortices; the water within merely gurgled as it bubbled up. In this central zone, there were countless vortices of varying sizes in the sky above, and also similarly sized vortices spinning in the currents beneath his feet, and even similar ones hovered beside him.

These vortices were dense, spreading throughout every area like a honeycomb. Some were as large as houses, others no bigger than a fist. They moved lazily within the currents, some fast, some slow, moving without any discernible pattern, appearing quite bizarre.

Ji Changkong stood in this central zone. Beside him were masters from various major races: the Flame Demon Clan, the Ice Clan, the Blood Clan, the Three-Eyed Clan, the Wood Clan, the Feather Clan, and even the Heavenly Scholars of the Human Race, all submerged in the water currents here.

Most of them were in a state of unconsciousness, seemingly not yet recovered from the previous spinning turmoil.

Ji Changkong gazed intently at his surroundings, his heart filling with increasing astonishment, as massive waves of shock surged through his mind.

These inexplicable vortices, scattered in every corner, made the scene feel profoundly familiar. After thinking intensely for a moment, he suddenly understood, finally realizing where he had witnessed a similar scene before: inside the Heavenly Origin Pearl!

When his divine soul first entered the Heavenly Origin Pearl, he discovered that in that world, the entire sky was filled with similar vortices of varying sizes, gaseous vortexes positioned in every corner of the Pearl's sky, also like a honeycomb. The scene here bore a striking seventy to eighty percent resemblance to the scene within the Heavenly Origin Pearl! This was the source of his shock!

Why, why would the scene here be so similar to the situation within the Heavenly Origin Pearl world? Could there be some connection between the two?

His thoughts began to drift wildly, and he even felt an urge to retrieve the Heavenly Origin Pearl from within his body, wanting to see what strange phenomenon would occur if it appeared in this Life Magnetic Pool. Though the desire was strong, when it came time to act, he hesitated.

The timing was wrong; the powerful experts from the various races were watching him covetously. Under these circumstances, regardless of how the Heavenly Origin Pearl behaved, he would become the target of universal scrutiny. He did not wish to draw so much attention.

He ultimately did not take out the Heavenly Origin Pearl, but instead looked around with a face full of surprise, secretly searching for traces of Xiao Han and the group including Huo Feng. Suddenly, Ji Changkong's expression changed, and his heart gave an involuntary leap.

He watched as a Blood Clan expert was yanked into one of the swirling vortices nearby. A vortex no larger than a millstone swallowed the Blood Clan expert, then emitted an extremely strange force, and streaks of blood flowed out from within it.

Before long, the Blood Clan expert vanished within the vortex, as if he had been chewed and swallowed until not even bone fragments remained.

This sight startled him; having initially not anticipated the extreme danger posed by the vortices, his face paled. He immediately began to cautiously observe the vortices spinning in the currents around him, paying the utmost attention, terrified of being engulfed by them.

Beside him, the masters of the various major races remained unconscious. Those who had awakened were mostly from the physically powerful Blood Clan.

After the Blood Clan, the experts of the Ice Clan were next. The three great elders of the Blood Clan were the first to wake up and were currently busy rousing the other Blood Clan experts one by one from their stupor.

Then came two peak experts of the Nirvana Realm from the Three-Eyed Clan. Their innate divine abilities had kept their third eyes constantly open. After Ji Changkong woke up, these two Three-Eyed experts awoke immediately. After a moment of shock, they began summoning their clansmen nearby. Beyond these, few others managed to awaken quickly.

In the distance, the three great elders of the Blood Clan, along with the few others who had awakened, paid close attention to the other awakened individuals while helping their own people.

In the eyes of these awakened individuals, those who woke up sooner were better adapted to their current surroundings. With their vital essence and souls suppressed, the strength of those who woke first would undoubtedly be significantly greater than those still in a coma. It was less about observing companions and more about assessing future rivals.

The Blood Clan experts, the leader of the Ice Clan, and the two Three-Eyed experts all looked curiously at Ji Changkong as they scanned their surroundings, their gazes flickering with surprise. They stared deeply at him several times, seemingly unable to comprehend why someone at the Microscopic Realm could awaken so quickly.

Ji Changkong had already secretly suppressed any outward signs of his changed physical state. In the eyes of others, he appeared to be just an ordinary Microscopic Heavenly Scholar, failing to catch their notice—this was the source of their confusion. Feeling slightly guilty, he deliberately kept a distance from them, quietly searching for the traces of Xiao Han, Huo Feng, and Tian Yue.

He spotted Huo Feng first. Submerged in the water, Huo Feng's curves were sharply defined as she lay supine, her high breasts prominently displayed, undeniably alluring. In her unconscious state, the two Three-Eyed experts looked entranced, appearing to harbor improper thoughts. Judging by their demeanor, it seemed they were on the verge of making a move on Huo Feng.

Ji Changkong hesitated for a moment, then swiftly rushed over. In an instant, he arrived and stood beside Huo Feng, reaching out to pull her close, removing her from the vicinity of the two Three-Eyed experts and guiding her toward another area.

The two Three-Eyed experts froze, their eyes flashing with annoyance, seemingly resentful of Ji Changkong's intervention. One of them even started to follow, preparing to act. However, the other quickly uttered a low warning: "Be careful of the vortices!"

The pursuing Three-Eyed expert heard this, his expression changed subtly, and he immediately noticed a vortex forming nearby. Startled, the Three-Eyed expert cursed silently and immediately halted his movement. "Wake up!" After moving Huo Feng to a safer spot, Ji Changkong pressed hard on the back of her heart. "Mmm—ah—"

Huo Feng groaned softly, then suddenly wrapped her arms tightly around Ji Changkong, clinging to him like an octopus. Her arms and slender legs locked firmly onto him, and she murmured softly, "Don't leave, Daddy, Mommy, don't leave me..."

Huo Feng seemed lost in a nightmare. The previous soul purification must have brought up painful memories, and although she had emerged from it, after fainting here, she couldn't help but fall back into those sorrowful past moments.

In the water, her clothes were soaked once more, her beautiful figure pressed tightly against Ji Changkong, Huo Feng exerting pressure that made it difficult for him to breathe.

Huo Feng was facing him directly, her legs clamped around his lower back, her arms hooked around his neck, her ample breasts pressing against his chest, forming convex discs, bringing Ji Changkong a soul-searingly beautiful sensation. "Wake up!" Ji Changkong couldn't help but moan softly, squeezing Huo Feng's lower back with greater force.

This pressure finally had an effect. Huo Feng's body shuddered violently, her waist twisting, her eyelashes trembling for a moment before she suddenly opened her eyes.

Huo Feng's eyes were slightly moist, initially hazy. Upon realizing she was tightly embracing Ji Changkong, she looked flustered and unsure of what to do. But only for an instant; Huo Feng quickly regained her composure, casually releasing her arms and beautiful legs wrapped around Ji Changkong as if nothing had happened.

Stepping down from Ji Changkong, Huo Feng asked calmly, as if nothing untoward had occurred, "Where is Xiao Han?"

"Uh, I haven't found her yet. You were the first I found. Everyone here is unconscious; I don't know where Xiao Han is," Ji Changkong replied with a somewhat awkward, dry laugh before composing himself, explaining calmly, "Oh." Huo Feng nodded. "It's dangerous here, and we don't know the situation. We should find Xiao Han first; she's familiar with this place." "Good," Ji Changkong said, unsure of what else to add. "Um..." Huo Feng snorted. Suddenly agitated, "Don't you dare tell Xiao Han about what just happened,