The team finished resting and set out once more. With the Earth-Splitting Gauntlet's "addition," Li Wuyang felt much more confident. Though he still could not fully unleash its power, using it to smash a rock or break a restriction now and then produced outstanding results, making the Tatian Boot cry out incessantly, mostly out of envy, jealousy, and resentment.
The compass's guidance grew increasingly clear, and their final destination seemed close. Yet the environment along the way became ever stranger and more dangerous. Spatial rifts crisscrossed the area like spiderwebs, powerful Chaos Storms often swept through, and they even encountered Chaos Remnants with intelligence that knew how to set traps, slowing the team's progress.
That day, after passing through a forest of twisted light and shadows, they found a... relatively peaceful area ahead.
Even more surprisingly, there was a... marketplace at the center of the area?
That was right, a temporary marketplace built from all manner of bizarre wreckage, floating boulders, and warped curtains of light! Numerous strange creatures moved through its hazy interior. Some looked like a cross between octopuses and goats, some resembled walking mushrooms, while others were simply writhing masses of shadow! They traded all sorts of peculiar items, and the sounds of bargaining, if they could even be called sounds, rose and fell without end.
"Chaos Market?" Qingyunzi's expression turned grave. "It is said that deep within the Sea of Falling Stars, some Chaos Remnants and adventurers who have lived here for a long time form temporary gathering points like this to exchange supplies and information. But this place is a complete mess and extremely dangerous."
Li Wuyang's eyes lit up instead. "A market is great! We can ask around for information! Maybe there'll be clues about my companions!"
He remembered that Huaihuai, Little Fire, Yingying,