He couldn't just pretend to see nothing about such an awkward act.
"Let's give it a try then."
Ivan didn't know how capable that group of ancestors watching him was, so he didn't dare to appear easily. Vanessa was different; her power was more obscure, capable of silently absorbing others' power without being detected.
Following the Heaven Gate, Vanessa sensed the presence of several light spots.
"How is it?"
"Not enough, we still need to avoid alerting anyone, which makes us even more stretched thin."
"I understand your meaning. You can expand on your own."
Vanessa implied that she could utilize members scattered across various planes by spreading through the Black Star Legion, silently stealing power from other planes.
This was one of the unique traits of her planar power.