Ji Xinghuo returned to Absolute Peak Valley in just three and a half days.
Traveling alone was certainly much faster than moving with a team. Three and a half Star Realm days were equivalent to a week on Earth, and he had covered nearly fourteen hundred kilometers, even deliberately detouring around that Forest Patrol Clan settlement.
Every monster Ji Xinghuo encountered along the way died beneath his arrows.
His Spirit Source Energy had reached 48 points.
That was already quite considerable. To restore Stellar Force faster, he had invested all his Spirit Source Energy into Aether Sensitivity, which was now (Level 3, 49/433).
Gazing at the majestic, steep, boundless mountain range, Ji Xinghuo took a deep breath.
"Mandrills, I'm here!"
With a shout, he plunged headfirst into Absolute Peak Valley.
Wind Moon was already more than halfway through, and the weather was growing hotter. Absolute Peak Valley was even wetter and more stifling than it had been two months ago. Vegetation flourished wildly, and countless venomous snakes and insects had entered their breeding season.
As he walked through it, Magnetic Field Induction detected countless biological magnetic fields, large and small.
Not long after Ji Xinghuo entered, his entire body was drenched in sweat. He was hot and sticky, yet he had to keep himself tightly covered to avoid being bitten by all kinds of venomous insects.
Fortunately, Absolute Peak Valley did not lack water.
Waterfalls poured down from many mountains, rivers wound through the valley, and deep pools and small lakes were everywhere. He could replenish his water supply whenever he wished.
Ji Xinghuo searched for several hours without finding any Stone Scythe Goblins, though he did kill two monsters.
Finally, just as daylight was about to end, he found them.
He stopped and looked toward a rocky peak over