"Could there be some extraordinary Demon Plant nearby? Or some special scent mineral?"
While the Black Earl secretly speculated, others started chatting in the Mind Ribbon.
The topic they discussed had no connection to the scent, instead, they were speculating about what kind of Otherworldly monster they might soon encounter.
Angel previously mentioned two pieces of intelligence. The first intelligence was that "her" real name was Adanis, and the second was that on their way to the remnants after leaving the Hall of Wisdom, they would encounter a powerful Otherworldly monster.
At the time, Angel stated that he wasn’t sure about the validity of these two pieces of intelligence and wanted further judgment.
And now, after confirmation from the Wise Sovereign, the first piece of intelligence was indeed true, so the likelihood of the second piece being true is also quite high.
Vay: "Otherworldly creature? Speaking of, in recent years, the most common Otherworldly creatures invading the Southern Domain should be the various barbarians from the Wild Realm. Since the intelligence mentioned ’powerful’ Otherworldly creatures, could it be a fanatical follower of some barbarian Wild God, or a barbarian Priest?"
Dox shook his head, denying Vay’s speculation: "With the monitoring by the Floating City, the invasion of barbarians into the Southern Domain has decreased significantly. Moreover, if powerful barbarians enter the Southern Domain, the Extreme Sect would be able to detect them, unless a complicated ceremony is arranged here."
"To conceal the presence of powerful barbarians requires considerable cost. Is Adanis willing to spend such a sum? Not necessarily. Unless the ceremony is arranged using a sacrificial method, but a sacrifice requires many deaths, and with the Merchant Organization monitoring nearby, they would surely notice a large-scale death."
Dox: "So, it’s impossible to be from the Wild Realm. Personally, I think the Otherworldly creatures should fit the following characteristics."
"They must have a way to enter the Southern Domain, which means they might possess Void traversal or spatial abilities. There’s also the possibility that pure energy beings wouldn’t cause much backlash from the World Will."
"They must have a certain level of intelligence; otherwise, they wouldn’t be obedient and might even backfire against their summoner."
"Additionally, they should have a certain purpose for entering the Southern Domain."
"That’s about the three points, with the last one being my speculation, but the first two points are probably not wrong."
Though Dox refuted Vay’s guess, Vay thought about it carefully and realized that Dox’s points were not unreasonable. Hence, he didn’t argue with Dox as usual, but instead asked, "What do you think the Otherworldly creature might be?"
Angel also curiously looked towards Dox.
Angel actually knew the specific type of magical creature—it was "Infant Spirits". In Angel’s impression, Infant Spirits refer to Low-level undead, but since they were mentioned as powerful Otherworldly Infant Spirits, this suggested that these attacking Infant Spirits might possess some unique abilities, or perhaps, Infant Spirits were just a disguise, hiding something else.
From his perspective, it was very unlikely that Dox would guess "Infant Spirits".
However, Dox had strong inspiration, and maybe he could truly guess their origin.
Angel himself didn’t know where this Infant Spirit came from, so if Dox could provide a rough range, they might have some advantage when facing the Infant Spirits.
Dox stroked his chin in deep thought, only speaking after a long while: "There are quite a few creatures fulfilling the first two criteria, but the ones with many powerful beings either have energy levels similar to the Southern Domain or possibly even higher."
"Abyssal creatures come first. The Abyss has a variety of creatures, and those capable of traversing the Void are numerous. Some Demons can even descend upon the Southern Domain using a small fulcrum."
Dox’s first-world guess actually aligns with Angel’s thoughts. The Abyss contains many types of powerful creatures, and it is not uncommon for strange Infant Spirits to be born from the demise of these creatures during their initial stages.
Moreover, some Demons can descend upon the Southern Domain with very little cost. For instance, a Demon God can lock onto a follower’s location and hand over the coordinates to subordinate Demons to traverse the Void and descend upon the Southern Domain.
There are also analogous sacrificial methods that can bring Demons down. Such as Asaz, who is currently practicing with Greya, actually has a Demon behind him. Sebastian Mirolis... No, since its surname exchange with Asaz, it is now called Sebastian Roller, while Asaz’s surname has changed to Mirolis.
In conclusion, Angel finds the Theory of Abyss Origin Spirits quite reasonable.
Not only does Angel agree, but Vay also nods: "Adanis, known as the Mirror Demon God, must have a deeper significance, right? Demon God immediately evokes thoughts of the Abyss and indeed could be an Abyss visitor."
Dox rarely finds agreement with Vay, showing a slightly proud expression: "Apart from the Abyss, the Lofte World is also a possibility. Numerous Evil God followers in the Lofte World can survive in the Void for long periods. Moreover, the energy levels of the Lofte World are higher than the Southern Domain, and there are many powerful magical creatures."
"The only flaw is that the powerful beings of the Lofte World are very insane. Even if they have intelligence, they might not necessarily listen to others’ commands."
Dox: "There are also the Mind Masters of the Hante World, the Chen Chi World’s Evil Fire, and the shoal from the Sea Abyss Plane..."
Dox quickly mentioned four worlds, detailed speaking about the Lofte World because its energy level is higher than the Southern Domain, possibly comparable to the Origin World. Therefore, the Lofte World was singled out for discussion.
The other worlds were mentioned briefly. Currently, there are many Mind Masters from the Hante World hidden in the Southern Domain, or collaborating with certain Witcher Organizations, not unusual. The Chen Chi World’s Evil Fire is rampant and raging, but as an energy organism, the World Will is more lenient towards them. Similarly, the ’shoal’ from the Sea Abyss Plane is the same; though they sound like creatures of the Material Realm, they are actually a type of Water Elemental Energy being.
Overall, these worlds all conform to Dox’s stipulated conditions.
"However, those I mentioned all belong to commonly known worlds. There are also some special worlds, like the Quest World..."
The Quest World is also a Soul Plane, which Angel agrees could be plausible. Infant Spirits are undead, and where do the most undead reside? The Quest World!
However, it’s simple for undead to enter the Quest World, but getting out of the Quest World is a bit difficult... But these aren’t Angel’s concerns.
"That’s about all it comes down to." Dox still had some answers in his mind, such as the Panic Realm, but the Panic Realm is too far. So, he didn’t mention similar worlds.
Everyone started following Dox’s thinking and wondered if it really might be one of these worlds?
At this moment, the Black Earl’s voice joined the Mind Ribbon: "Did you forget, there’s also... Mirror Domain."