The journey back to the Mount Hua Sect took longer than the trip there.

Not only had the number of people increased, but we also had to haul a cart back.

It felt like it took about twice as long as before.

By now, the sunset had long since faded, replaced by the night. As when we first arrived, the sky was adorned with two moons, a crimson aurora, and countless stars.

I paused for a moment to gaze at the sky. No matter how many times I see it, it’s mesmerizing.

How could a sky like that exist?

Fascinated, I lowered my head once again.

The disciples pulling the cart came into view.

“Phew—!”

For some reason, they seemed to be moving faster.

No, it wasn’t just my imagination—they were moving faster.

From the moment they started pulling the cart until now, they hadn’t slowed down or taken a break. Normally, they’d be exhausted by now, not speeding up.

‘It’s the moons.’

I immediately understood the reason.

Most of them were members of the Moonlit Clan—beast-like humans.

It’s said that their physical abilities increase at night, so this must be why.

“We’re almost there,” Gubong announced, and the disciples put even more strength into their legs.

I walked behind them alongside Cheonma, watching the scene. I wasn’t merely observing; I was analyzing them to gather information.

‘The degree of their enhancement varies.’

The extent of their strength increase differed.

Gubong seemed to have grown at least twice as strong, but the others didn’t show the same results.

Some looked slightly better than the verge of collapse.

Others didn’t seem to have changed much at all.

And some appeared significantly stronger, their expressions more relaxed and composed.

This suggested that the nighttime boost wasn’t universally immense—it seemed to vary from person to person.

It wasn’t definitive, but that’s how it looked for now.

‘Interesting.’

It was fascinating. If this were simply a divine blessing or innate ability, the differences wouldn’t be so pronounced.

‘I’ll need to test this again.’@@novelbin@@

The thought crossed my mind to hold another sparring session, like the last one with the three senior disciples.

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