The instant the Reincarnation Boat entered the dark-red mist, it was as though it had plunged into a nightmare realm. Thick, highly corrosive energy fog battered the ship's shields with maddening force, producing harsh, grating hisses. The grudge-wraith phantoms within the mist swooped down with shrieks like sharks scenting blood, wildly tearing at the protective barrier formed by the Reincarnation Dao Rhyme with twisted limbs and souls laden with venomous curses.
The hull shuddered violently, and the shield's energy drained at an alarming rate. Elder Xuanji drove the Star Divination Disk with all her strength, guiding the fleet through the relatively thin gaps in the energy fog. Jungle Walker's face was pale as she continuously released pure natural life force to neutralize the deathly resentment eroding the shields. Yet she soon realized that her life energy seemed to be vanishing into a bottomless pit, achieving very little.
"This mist... can devour vitality to strengthen itself!" she warned urgently.
Li Wuyang snorted coldly and formed seals with both hands, summoning the phantom of the Primordial Stone Coffin onto the bridge. The coffin trembled slightly, and an even purer, more majestic Reincarnation Dao Rhyme spread outward. Like spring rain nourishing all things, it caused the violent grudge-wraith phantoms to melt away like snow wherever it passed. Purified and delivered by the power of Reincarnation, they became primordial particles and returned to heaven and earth. The pressure on the ship immediately eased.
"Move!" Li Wuyang barked, and the Reincarnation Boat surged forward.
The deeper they ventured, the darker the mist became, nearly turning pitch-black. The deathly silence and venomous resentment within it also grew increasingly horrifying. More chilling still, bizarre illusions began to emerge from the fog: colossal ancient great monsters battled among the stars, their blood splashing down to form rivers of