There was no sound in the central parts of the Changbai Mountains. The squad navigated through the forest in silence, even when they brushed against tree branches and leaves.
It was a creepy sight. From afar, it looked as though the entire world had been muted.
Moreover, one of the members had a pair of strange-colored pupils. There was a wisp of silver-white in them.
Active Spirit Qi gushed out from him incessantly and reacted with the surrounding atmosphere. Then, the air in the space around them was completely under his control.
Usually, sound energy is transmitted through vibrations of air particles. But since the air, the crucial medium for sound transmission, had been manipulated, no sound could be heard any more!
In the Spirit Qi era, humans had developed more diverse and creative use of magical powers. Thus, sometimes wars could be a catalyst of "innovations".