From that moment on, Lin Mu focused entirely on comparing what they had seen before with what they were now facing.
Using Elyon's memories of the battles with the dark specters, Lin Mu was able to replay the scenes within the ring's with the help of a recording formation, analyzing how the creatures moved, how their auras pulsed, and how they reacted to being attacked.
He even studied the residue they left behind after being destroyed, fragments of inky black smoke that dispersed into the air like smoke from a censer.
After nearly two weeks of nonstop research, Lin Mu finally found what he was looking for. Deep within a collection of jade slips from a ruined Immortal Academy, he found records of beings known as Shades.
The next morning, he gathered everyone around. The soft morning light filtered through the sparse clouds as they sat near the village square, listening.
