# 1414
Chapter 1414: Jiang Er's Breakthrough
Island.
Layers of waves rolled onto the golden sand, like white fine fragments of silver covering Lin Qiye's ankles.
He rolled up his trouser legs and sat on the beach, his eyes gazing at the sea horizon dyed red by the setting sun, lost in thought.
"Qiye, it's time to eat."
An Qingyu's voice came from behind. He too was barefoot, holding several golden-brown, fragrant grilled fish, walking slowly from the campfire.
"Thanks." Lin Qiye took the fish and smiled faintly.
"Pangpang, this one's yours."
"..."
"Pangpang?"
An Qingyu's voice made Baili Pangpang, who was lying on his back on the sand staring at the sky, snap back to reality. He took the fish. "Thanks."
"Why have you been distracted all afternoon?" Cao Yuan asked curiously from the side. "What are you thinking about?"
"...Nothing, nothing special."
Baili Pangpang avoided Cao Yuan's gaze and silently lowered his head to eat the fish.
Lin Qiye took a bite of the grilled fish, the crispy texture instantly filling his mouth with its aroma. The unhurried sea breeze brushed against his hair, bringing a coolness.
He gazed at the horizon and sighed deeply. "No matter how much time passes, this island remains so peaceful... I wonder how things are outside now."
"Probably no different from when we came here, right?" Cao Yuan thought for a moment.
"But I just have this uneasy feeling in my heart..."
"By the way, didn't you say you were going to find Captain? How did it go?"
"I found him. I told him we wanted to temporarily leave the island to help other special teams with their missions, then come back to continue training... He refused." Lin Qiye sighed.
An Qingyu thought for a moment. "The one who arranged for us to train here was Commander Zuo. Why don't we try contacting him directly? Ask him to transfer us out?"
"Can't reach him." Lin Qiye shook his head. "There's no signal on this island at all. All our communication devices are useless here."
"..."
The crowd sighed helplessly, feeling a sense of frustration and disappointment.
Baili Pangpang, who had been silent all along, opened his mouth and试探性地 said, "Maybe... staying here is a good thing?"
Everyone turned to look at Baili Pangpang. He continued, "Look, this island carries the national fortune of Great Xia. Even if we do nothing here, our cultivation can improve rapidly. We've only been here for over half a month, and now even Sister Jiang Er is about to break through to 'Klein'...
Why don't we stay here a bit longer? When all of us have reached the Human Apex level, we can leave the mountain together. At that point, we'd be the first special team in history with all members at the apex! How glorious would that be?"
Baili Pangpang's words did make sense. A cultivation sacred land like this Island wasn't easy to find. Everyone began to feel tempted.
Lin Qiye thought for a moment, then still shook his head. "The national fortune on this island can indeed help us grow stronger, but if we want all of us to break through to the apex level, we'd need at least three to four years here... We can't possibly stay on the island for three or four years, can we?
Besides, to become an apex, one must break through the 'heart tribulation.' Just playing around on the island like this won't help us breakthrough."
As if Baili Pangpang wanted to persuade them more, a powerful mental fluctuation suddenly emanated from an open area nearby!
Everyone froze and turned to look.
Cao Yuan raised an eyebrow, pleasantly surprised. "Did Jiang Er succeed?"
"From the spiritual signature, she definitely did." Lin Qiye sensed the Klein-level mental fluctuation and his lips curved into a slight smile.
An Qingyu put down her grilled fish and walked quickly to the solitary black coffin placed in the open area. She softly called out, "Jiang Er?"
After a moment, a figure in a white dress floated lightly out of the black coffin.
"I... I think I broke through."
Jiang Er's cheerful voice rang out from the Bluetooth speaker.
In mid-air, Jiang Er's form was much more solid than before. Her feet, which had still been slightly translucent, were now clearly visible. She gently tucked a strand of black hair behind her ear, her dark eyes full of joy.
As the youngest member of the Night Watch squad with the most "ordinary" talent, Jiang Er's realm had been lingering at the Limitless realm. After boarding this Island and being washed by the national fortune, her spiritual power finally took another step forward, breaking through to the Klein realm.
"How does it feel breaking through to Klein? Any changes to your body?" An Qingyu asked curiously.
Jiang Er's本体 had died. Her existence was the Forbidden Ruins known as the Spirit World itself. According to An Qingyu's calculations, after Jiang Er's realm broke through to Klein, her spiritual power would increase substantially, which would also cause changes to the Spirit World that existed in this special form.
Jiang Er carefully sensed for a moment. "I feel more stable in body, and... my magnetic field seems to be able to affect the real world now."
Jiang Er tentatively waved her hand. The Mercedes G-Wagon parked on the open ground suddenly auto-started, roaring to life with a deep rumble as two dazzling headlights illuminated a stretch of sea.
Previously, Jiang Er could only control electronic signals through her magnetic field. But as her magnetic field grew stronger, she could now control some objects in the real world through it. Her control over virtual signals had reached an even higher level.
Seeing this, everyone's eyes lit up.
"对了Jiang Er." Lin Qiye seemed to think of something. He placed his phone on the coffin lid. "Can you get this phone reconnected to the signal?"
Jiang Er tilted her head and thought. "The national fortune on this island is like a special force field, repelling all electronic signals dozens of kilometers away... But I can try. Let me see if I can use my own magnetic field to penetrate this force field."
Jiang Er's ethereal palm rested on the phone's surface. Her eyes slowly closed. As her floating form gradually flickered and shifted, signal bars began reappearing on the phone screen.
"It works!" Lin Qiye's eyes brightened. "Call Commander Zuo."
As soon as the words fell, Lin Qiye's phone automatically jumped to the dial screen, but after vibrating for a long time, the other party didn't answer.
"Does he suspect what we're trying to do and just not pick up?" Cao Yuan sighed.
Jiang Er blinked. "Actually, I can directly activate his microphone permissions and connect the call even if he doesn't pick up..."
"..." Lin Qiye hesitated for a moment. Under everyone's hopeful gazes, he finally nodded. "Connect it."
With a flick of Jiang Er's finger, the dial screen automatically switched to connected.
Then, a sharp roar mixed with countless beast roars erupted from the speaker!
"...It's Vishnu!! Damn it! How did they... buzz... Wang Mian! Wang Mian!! Go bring... back! ...buzzzzz... boom!!"