Next came Little Crane, Myna bird, the Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm, the Chaos Demonic Star Vine, Palace Mistress Lingxin, Yue Canglan, and Li Qingyao. Their bodies trembled slightly as they felt the Sky Origin Energy within them rapidly drain away.
White Fox, Gu Daozi, and the others fared even worse.
The moment they entered Red Water, their expressions changed.
"The suppressive force is three times stronger than expected!"
White Fox gritted his teeth. Silver light surged around him as Sky Origin Energy poured out like water through a burst dam.
At this rate, he could last half an incense stick at most.
Gu Daozi was in no better shape. He tried several protective Secret Arts, but they did little against Red Water's corrosion.
His disciples fared worse still. Two of them had been in Red Water for less than ten breaths when cracks appeared in the silver light protecting them, and they hurried back out of the Blood Sea.
The Void Heaven Three Brothers were the same.
Fang Chen said to the Void Heaven Three Brothers and the others, "Stay here."
Fang Chen turned to White Fox and Gu Daozi. "Senior White Fox, Daoist Friend Gu Daozi, if you can't hold on, retreat as well. Leave the rest of the journey to us."
White Fox thought for a moment. "Since we can't stay in there long, we might as well clear the first stretch. We'll watch the time and save some Sky Origin Energy for the return trip. Once we've used nearly half of it, we'll head back, and you can press on!"
Gu Daozi's eyes lit up when he heard this. "Daoist Friend White Fox, you mean we carry Fang Chen and the others at the start, letting them conserve their strength and use as little Sky Origin Energy as