Bab 266: 263: The Eerie figures in the shadows of the trees!

Oliver had used this skill once or twice in his presence, yet Val had learned it from observing him. This showed that his comprehensive ability was far greater than the average man.

"So this is what it feels like."

Val was being fed information about his surroundings by the soul threads that were spread throughout the forest but also connected to him. 

This information told him where obstacles and traps were in the forest.

As a result, he easily avoided the pitfalls and hazards that he would have otherwise stumbled into as he moved through the fungi-infested part of the forest with his eyes closed.

Val was getting closer and closer to leaving the patch of the forest with the mushrooms when suddenly the threads made of his soul power came in contact with several things that were indescribable but chilly, and the sensations traveled back to him.