Qi Yuan cautiously entered the Core Land.
Before him stretched an endless mountain range. He stood on a patch of flat ground and halted.
Further ahead lay a bottomless abyss.
Its depths could not be seen, shrouded in swirling clouds and mist.
There were no animals or plants visible within.
Yet he could vaguely make out five colors, representing the Five Elements Power.
Those five colors were like boiling, flowing paint. If someone fell in, even their bones might be melted away.
If it had been Qi Yuan before he began cultivating, looking down into this abyss, someone with his fear of heights would surely have had his legs tremble and been unable to resist jumping down.
But now, he felt nothing of the sort.
"By the usual game settings, shouldn't I have to slaughter all the Five Souls here before reaching the final reward area? I never expected the Five Souls to be gone. I got here without even having to kill monsters."
Qi Yuan wrapped an arm around Little Bride's waist and lifted her. "Be careful."
Qi Yuan leaped into the abyss.
In an instant, he felt as if he had crashed into a thin membrane.
He squeezed through it.
Looking around, Qi Yuan saw even more of those five colors.
This place seemed to be a pool.
Within the pool, the five colors boiled.
Qi Yuan felt his body grow slightly numb and itchy.
When he looked at Little Bride, the red upon her body had become increasingly vivid. As though she were in an entire sauna, she seemed poorly suited to this place.
With You in Arms!
Qi Yuan chose to merge with Little Bride.
Not to raise his strength and defense, but to protect Little Bride.
Little Bride's true body was not particularly powerful; staying