Zhou Yi brought Wu Yi before the Big Buddha and introduced him to the Condenser surrounded by double guards.

They still couldn't communicate directly.

The main reason was that the Condenser was in an Energy State and lacked the physiological mechanism to produce sound.

So, Zhou Yi had to relay the message.

"I didn't expect the Condenser to be so powerful after reaching A-level strength. Against it, I basically can only defend myself, hardly able to fight back."

Bone Man commented with some emotion, "Even among A-level beings, there is a very obvious innate gap. As for the Bone People, our inherent form is frail, and the gap only widens later on."

"If it were a life-or-death fight in a closed environment, I would be doomed."

Jiong Hecang had a different opinion.

It said, "We Condensers are in an Energy State, only able to interact directly with energy, touching matter would only damage its structure. This makes it hard for us to use tools."

"I'm actually quite envious of those physiological structures that can utilize external objects, maintaining diversity ensures readiness for various situations."

"Wu Yi is a strong opponent with impressive extensibility and defensive capabilities; its sand structure prevents me from breaking through directly."

Zhou Yi wasn't surprised by this.

Everyone always focuses on others' abilities while overlooking what they themselves possess.

Zhou Yi also took this opportunity to extend an olive branch to Wu Yi.

"How about considering joining the Wasteland Development Company? If you want to charge into the Outer Sea in the future, having the company's support, plus Jiong Hecang looking out for you, could really help you."

Bone Man hesitated.

"It's not that I'm unwilling, it's just that my situation is special... I'll tell you something first, and if you can accept it, then we'll talk."

It began, "Many years ago, I lived on a Floating Island in the high-pressure area of the Dead Sea. There were many Bone People on the island, shrouded in fog, very hidden."

"Although we weren't wealthy and sometimes suffered attacks, basking in the Death Light each day was a simple and happy time."

"But one day I woke up to find myself lying in the silt at the bottom of the Dead Sea, unable to find the island I called home."

"No matter how hard I tried to remember, I couldn't recall what had happened before. Around my body was a rope strung with many Bone People's skulls, all showing varying degrees of damage."

"Each skull was intact, yet nothing remained inside. Normally, even from the dead Bone People, one could retrieve some memory information from their skulls. These had nothing."

"Those skulls belonged to the Bone People from the Floating Island; I could name each one. There were my close friends, people I cared for, as well as respected elders. But I have no idea what happened."

"Every time I try to recall, it feels like I am being watched by something, and I feel terror. My survival instinct tells me not to investigate; it could kill me."

The Bone Man's voice grew deeper and deeper.

After a long while,

It spoke again, "Since then, I've been seeking ways to become stronger. Only with strength comes the confidence and ability to uncover the truth."

"I later went to United City and discovered that the prison was a place to hone and enhance my strength. Thus, I kept attacking others to get incarcerated, to fight against my own Energy State reflections, slowly discovering the secrets to crack seed and even Break Seed... It took me a long time to find the right path."

"My element is 'Sand'; it's abundant even though its potential is not high, but it has helped me out many times. Without the sand, I would have been dead several times over."

The Bone Man sat on the wide toes of the Big Buddha and slowly said, "I've been constantly battling myself for many years and finally reached a stage that I never dared to imagine before."

"It was when I noticed the fear B-rank lifeforms had towards me that I confirmed I had reached the A-level stage, the 'Skywalker' that most people speak of."

Zhou Yi felt there was something amiss.

"Wait a second, are you saying you've been leveling up in Mei State Prison all this time? And you've progressed from a common Bone Person's E-rank to A-rank Skywalker stage?"

"Yes," Wu Yi nodded.

Zhou Yi called forth Xiao Fu to confirm once more.

Reverse Flow insisted with absolute certainty, "Bone People are ordinary beings, to move from Species Rank to the Embryo Stage, they must have Firewood Mound, without it, the critical transformation is impossible!"

But Wu Yi hadn't even heard of Firewood Mound.

"What is that?"

"Ah? You need Firewood Mound to become an A-level being?"

"That can't be right, I have never encountered what you mentioned..."

The Bone Man scratched its head, perplexed.

It had no reason to lie about this matter.

Zhou Yi suddenly remembered, "You mentioned that the original Floating Island you lived on was enveloped in a lot of fog?"

"Yes, enveloped in fog all year round, as if the entire island were emitting vapor, it was quite peculiar."

"Was there anything else special about it?"

The Bone Man touched the bone at its brow and pondered, "That's right. Our island could make people dream the same dream."

"Everyone can encounter each other in dreams, and the Floating Islands talk in those dreams, but most of the words are incomprehensible. There are also all sorts of strange things appearing, like flying slates, constantly growing pillars, talking clouds, and the like."

"In our dreams, we chase those things, and if we find them and pass their tests, we can get some black and white wooden blocks. These blocks can be eaten, and they are very comfortable to consume."

Zhou Yi immediately asked Xiao Fu, "Could it be that island is Firewood Mound?"

"It is Firewood Mound! So their initial awakening place is Firewood Mound... No wonder, it's really good fortune in this world."

Reverse Flow said, "The key is the black and white Conscious Keys. No matter what life form, the number of Conscious Keys in the memory core is fixed, and they cannot increase on their own."

"To break through the Species Rank, you need more Conscious Keys for support, which can be found in Firewood Mound."

"This is the fundamental difference between the Embryo Stage and Species Rank. The Embryo Stage requires a large number of Conscious Keys to expand capacity, which can then support the enhancement of the consciousness realm and thus break through the existing limits."

The situation was basically clear.

Many sea lords tirelessly sought after treasures that Wu Yi and the others naturally possessed from birth, born as if in Rome.

Their Conscious Keys expansion was completed early, and all that remained was to methodically enhance their physical strength.

Bone Man showed a somewhat surprised expression, then touched his jawbone with a finger bone: "If that's the case, no wonder that incident occurred."

"Zhou Yi, I'll finish telling you about this."

"Not long ago, you had Lie Hai deliver a Rolex to me, and I summoned the watch's head. It was quite pleased with these genuine goods, and it opened up the memories that had been sealed and disturbed for me..."

Wu Yi continued to narrate.

"I went back to that forcibly forgotten day. That day started off with nothing unusual, as I went to do repairs at the bottom of the Floating Island, where there was a lot of feces spat out by Bubble Fish. Because it wasn't solidified enough, it was also easily destroyed by air currents and collisions, so it was best to regularly stabilize and compact it."

"I was repairing a hole underneath when the entire Floating Island suddenly began to shake and thrash violently, nearly shaking me off, but luckily I had the ropes for protection. After climbing back onto the island, I saw a huge block of ice had landed on it."

"You're sure it was ice?" Zhou Yi asked in disbelief.

"Yes, the ice block was large, and it didn't melt into water, just evaporated continuously. I remember it was winter, very cold."

Bone Man gestured with his fingers, "Inside the huge ice block was a human, a long-haired woman. But she was strange, she had a flesh-and-blood head, but her body was made of strands like glass, like her blood vessels. Her body was transparent, like ice or crystal."

"All the Bone Men on the island were surrounding her."

Glass Man.

Zhou Yi's pupils suddenly contracted.

In the Heavenly Person World, he had seen such humanoid life forms.

Wu Yi was rather shocked, "You know about the person in the ice block?"

"I've heard, it's related to the Heavenly People."

Bone Man nodded, then continued, "The eyes of the woman in the ice block were closed, but her transparent blood vessels quickly gained color, starting with blue, then some turned black, with a few red."

"She suddenly opened her eyes."

"At that moment, some force hit all of us, freezing us in place, unable to move. I, who had just climbed up from the shore, fell back into the Dead Sea."

Wu Yi spoke solemnly, "Later, when I was once again able to move, I climbed back onto the Floating Island. However, none of the others had recovered; their bodies were scattered and blown askew by the wind, breaking some of their bones. So I collected their skull bones to prevent further damage."

"As I was collecting skull bones, I saw the place where she had fallen. The woman was still there, her eyes closed again, but her body had sprouted many crystals that wrapped around her."

Bone Man's voice carried a hint of bewilderment, "The fog of the Floating Island was billowing upwards at the time, like a Volcano erupting skyward..."

"Then the island rapidly collapsed and was destroyed, and the woman sank into the Dead Sea."

"I confirmed her sinking place at the sea floor and buried her in a pipe of the Divine Era Relics, then left with everyone's skull bones. At the time, I thought, maybe in the future, she could revive us all."

"But after leaving her, I couldn't remember that part at all, as if an invisible force had erased it. My biggest fear was that I had killed everyone myself, but now I finally know she was the source of the problem."

Wu Yi paused for a moment, then said, "The watch's head told me someone had disturbed my conscious time, causing me to be unable to calibrate that day from my memories. Without calibration, I couldn't locate the corresponding position of that day in my consciousness and was unable to access the related information. It helped me return to normal, and it was that woman who descended from the sky that changed that day."

"Now I need to find out if everyone's consciousness was captured by her or completely destroyed. But one thing I can be sure of, she is extremely dangerous, even with my current strength, I'm far from reaching her level back then."

"Without the Rolex's power, if I encountered her, I might repeat the past issue, but sadly the Rolex is not willing to come with me. So I need to train myself, even if there's only the slightest hope, I want to be able to revive everyone."

"Regardless, that's my goal for the future."

Bone Man concluded, "That's my situation. If I join the company, it will bring you tremendous trouble and danger."

"No problem."

Zhou Yi responded readily, "The company will take care of it for you."

The other party was taken aback, "You... you're not afraid?"

"The person is related to the Heavenly People, and I'm quite interested," Zhou Yi said earnestly. "Joining the company is beneficial for both of us, trust me, I'll help you."

"..."

Finally, Bone Man and Zhou Yi shook hands.

"Alright, I'll join!"

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