Canghai Turtle followed Xu Yan's pointing finger and looked over. A vast stretch of darkness lay there, as if some enormous object stood within the Unchanging Land. Though it was far away, one glance seemed enough to sense the deathly silence within that darkness.
"Indeed, it's the Hongze World!"
Canghai Turtle said, trembling with excitement.
The silent world was dim and empty, even saturated with the aura of death. From afar, it looked like a massive patch of darkness that even obscured the chaos.
"Be careful. There may be unforeseen changes in the Hongze World."
Jiang Buping said in a low voice.
"Right. Be especially careful of the experts from the Unchanging Divine Palace."
Canghai Turtle nodded vigorously.
The Flying Ship slowed down and activated its concealment Array Formation, silently drawing closer to that stretch of darkness.
As the distance narrowed, the outline of a vast world gradually became visible.
Yet unlike the Great Wilderness, which stood like a pearl amid the chaos, this world was gray and dim, deathly silent. It had even less vitality than the mountains formed from fallen True Spirits—more barren and desolate.
A hazy radiance filled Xu Yan's eyes as he silently observed the distant world, probing to see whether anything was concealed within.
Meng Chong, Fang Hao, and Jiang Buping did the same.
The Flying Ship slowed further. It occasionally hid inside the small mountains along the way, taking temporary shelter before slowly moving onward. The closer they drew to the Hongze World, the stronger that deathly, desolate feeling became.
There were no Unchanging True Spirits in this region.
It seemed that even the Unchanging True Spirits were unwilling to approach this deathly world, unable to endure its desolation.
"This deathly world seems to contain an ominous presence beneath its sorrowful atmosphere."
Xu Yan