Crimson blood energy supported the drop of gray-black slime as Lin Sheng followed the direction indicated by the Meltform Phantom, speeding deeper into the Disordered Region.
The farther he went, the more twisted the void became. The already rampant Rules Turbulence had now condensed into tangible storms. Black-purple Decay Rules, crimson torrents of explosive energy, and ocher fields of chaotic gravity intertwined and collided. Every energy explosion could tear through thousands of meters of void, and the violent shock waves were powerful enough to shatter a Second Realm Erosion Martial Fighter outright.
The scarlet scales covering Lin Sheng blazed with light. Flesh divine astral force shielded his body tightly, and his protective suit operated at maximum power. Even so, the turbulence scraped his skin painfully.
He had to constantly shift the focus of his blood-energy defenses, sometimes resisting the erosion of the Decay Rules, sometimes bracing against the impact of energy explosions. His progress slowed by several tenths compared to before.
What weighed even more heavily on him was the faint, terrifying fluctuation of rules coming from the void ahead, as though an enormous sleeping beast lay there in hiding. Its pressure briefly stagnated the blood energy within him. Clearly, the deeper he ventured, the more dangerous the hostile environment would become, perhaps even beyond what he could withstand.
"How much farther?" Lin Sheng knitted his brows and tightened his fingertips slightly around the Meltform Phantom in his palm.
The phantom's disdainful consciousness emanated from the slime.
"What's the hurry? We're only halfway there. The core of this region is far more dangerous than this. With your meager strength, lasting this long is already impressive."
"Oh?" Lin Sheng's gaze darkened slightly. "With your strength, how did you manage to survive safely in such a dangerous place for so long?"
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