Kane approached me, holding up one hand. I had no idea what he intended, but at that moment, a surge of violent Yin energy emerged. Gradually, a black sphere the size of a goose egg formed in Kane's palm. He handed it to me, and I felt a powerful fluctuation of Yin energy emanating from it.
"Take it. If there really is a ghost inside, its appearance will be accompanied by Yin energy. This thing can absorb Yin energy."
I grunted in reply. The sphere felt icy cold in my hand; grimacing, I could only slip it into my pocket. To my surprise, the Yin energy did not disperse—instead, it quietly gathered.
At this moment, Cao Wanzhi came over, holding a piece of paper with a simple linear map drawn on it.
"This is the path I walked after entering the Mirror World. The route never changes. As long as you follow the lines on this map, you won’t keep wandering in circles. This spot with the black dot might be another place reflected by a different mirror—I never went there, afraid I wouldn’t be able to return."
I thanked him. Once everything was ready, Black Moon and I prepared to set out. He said that as soon as he sensed Ethan Zhang’s aura, he could lead me to him, since he had memorized Ethan’s energy signature.
"Don’t try anything funny, Black Moon."
Zhou Fulai muttered, Deathcurse chuckled darkly, and suddenly grabbed my hand. His two fingers traced through the air, and I felt a force pulling me in. In an instant, I was sucked into the moon above us. Before I could react, Black Moon let go of my hand.
I landed on the ground, facing another moon—but this one was reversed. I walked up and pressed my hand against the mirror surface; there was nothing visible inside.
Then the moon slowly faded away. Footsteps echoed; Deathcurse landed nearby. Ahead were three paths—straight, or branching to the left and right. Everything felt off, a little too strange, and above all, it was eerily silent. I couldn’t sense a single trace of energy.