System Log Updated
"Congratulations. You have opened your thirteenth aperture and refined your seventh aperture."
The delightful system prompt rang out, and Jiang Yan gradually withdrew from his cultivation state.
The moment he raised his head, he saw Red Mist billowing ahead, blotting out the sky and sun. A faint, sinister aura permeated the air, eerie and terrifying. For thousands of miles around, there was not a bird or beast in sight. Everything was deathly silent—abnormally so.
Without hesitation, he rose and flew toward the Red Mist.
The Red Mist could block perception. The instant Jiang Yan entered it, his vision was obscured. Only by activating Eagle Eye could he barely see five meters around him.
His footsteps were swallowed by the air. Every step he took upon the ground became light and weightless, as if he were standing amid cotton and drifting clouds, leaving him with an intensely unreal sensation.
His heartbeat, breathing, footsteps... everything vanished.
Behind him, every rustle of wind sounded like the cry of a crane. Jiang Yan vaguely caught a trace of noise, but he did not dodge.
Very soon, a Silver Horn rammed into Jiang Yan, yet failed to break through his defenses.
Jiang Yan seized the Silver Horn with one hand and forcibly tore it out of flesh and blood. Then, a sharp blade descended from high above, piercing straight through the monster's body.
Taking a closer look, he found that it was one of the common Fierce Beasts found outside. Its eyes were simply blood-red, making it appear exceptionally demonic.
"Has it gone mad? Is something wrong with this Red Mist?"
He killed several monsters that dared to ambush him in succession and discovered that they were no different from the Fierce Beasts outside.
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