"My Lord, just ahead is the venue for this Shadow Market, the Inverted Gorge."

The morning sun was bright, and on a mountain peak with a wide view, Elusa bowed with her hand on her chest and reported to Leo Ray.

There was a faint gray illusion aura surrounding her, forming a special gray area that completely enveloped our group. This was the Group Invisibility Technique, mastered only by Senior Illusionists.

After Elusa advanced to Tier 5 and equipped with her ancestral Tier 6 illusion ring, along with Little Illusion's assistance, her disguise abilities reached an impressive level, sufficient to prevent anyone below a half-step Tier 6 from detecting any clues.

Although it's still difficult to fool the eyes of a Tier 6 expert, for us at present, this is the most advanced level of disguise.

"It really isn't that far from the Human Domain."

Leo Ray nodded slightly and stepped out from the circle of powerful figures.

Surrounding Leo Ray were not only Yonir and Grey Elder, two Tier 6 experts, but also Diana and Louise, two half-step Tier 6 experts.

Additionally, Jasper Richardson, Qiana, Taylor, Red Night, Gideon Black, and Gals, six Tier 5 main force subordinates familiar with the Land of Divine Favor, the Tier 5 former God's Attendant Frost, and Stone Spirits like Little Jie also followed closely.

Furthermore, both Crystal Blue City and Ice Stone City stayed at the furthest points they could reach, which, although still at a distance, provided considerable support.

"In general, this is the strongest lineup I can muster."

Leo Ray turned his palm up, and a new Teleportation Keystone appeared. According to the predetermined plan, it was also a key part of the contingency plan.

After putting away the Teleportation Keystone, Leo Ray squinted his eyes slightly, gazing toward the target location.

At the end of the path ahead, a barren and strange narrow gorge came into view, resembling a giant crevice embedded in the vast earth.

Though it was unclear, one could faintly observe that the gorge, made of yellow sand and rubble, was devoid of vegetation, exuding a lifeless and desolate atmosphere.

This wasn't the most important part. As Elusa mentioned, the area around the gorge was filled with floating stones of various sizes, and even mid-air was lined with jagged rocks, incongruous with the surrounding environment, as if belonging to another world.

"What a breathtaking sight."

Leo Ray focused his senses for a moment, then involuntarily spoke.

Even at this distance, the turbulent energy waves emanating from the gorge could be clearly felt, causing the energy particles in the surrounding area to become chaotic, much like a battlefield environment.

Leo Ray observed while pondering, nodding as he did so.

As part of his plan, since the invitation appeared with a specific time a week ago, some of the main force subordinates had been secretly scouting and monitoring near the gorge, but found no trace of any traps.

Coupled with his previous deductions, this undoubtedly suggested that the possibility of the invitation being fake was not high.

But if the invitation was real, why was the Shadow Market being held at this location? This was still a point of great confusion.

Leo Ray pulled his thoughts back to reality, then opened mind talk, and spoke to his twin sister, who was still scouting in the secluded area of the gorge: "Serena Clark, how is the situation nearby?"

"My Lord, everything around is normal, and nothing unusual has occurred."

Serena Clark's clear voice came through quickly, responding: "According to Your Lordship's instructions, the observer's points are extremely concealed, and a Tier 6 Concealment Scroll was used, yet no trace of other attendees or indications of the Shadow Market revealing itself have been found."

"Understood, just continue to observe."

Leo Ray closed mind talk and took out the invitation to the Shadow Market.

According to the invitation, today was indeed the date set for the Shadow Market, and even featured a pattern of "a big and a small sun predominantly showing."

This was a time symbol from the Ancient Human Race, representing one hour after sunrise.

"Now, one hour after sunrise, the date and location align, but there's no sign of any attendees? Not even the Shadow Market as host has appeared."

Leo Ray put down the invitation, looking at the empty entrance of the Inverted Gorge at the end of the road, and couldn't help but frown slightly.

"My Lord, this is incredibly strange."

Gals, who had participated in a Shadow Market before, stepped forward and said: "Back when I attended the Shadow Market, the scene was bustling, with a thriving turn of Ten Thousand Clans orderly entering the vast Shadow Market, utterly unlike this silent scene."

Hearing Gals' words, Leo Ray's eyebrows furrowed even more.

Ester, who had also attended a Shadow Market, described a similar scene, yet the current sight showed no signs of a market being held.

"Your Majesty, it seems that things aren't as simple as they appear."

A respectful elderly voice rang out, and Yonir, who was also apprised of the situation, stepped forward, bowed, and said: "In my humble opinion, for Your Majesty's safety, maybe we should temporarily withdraw and deliberate at length?"

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