Ji Lanxin was the weakest among them. After entering the Iron Thorn Sinking Wood Forest, she was also affected the most.
She could almost clearly feel the spiritual energy within her body becoming several times heavier, like a babbling stream turning into muddy quicksand. Her entire body had grown cumbersome.
Though her movements were not hindered, she no longer possessed her former lightness.
Wen Guang and Tian Ji, on the other hand, were barely affected. After helping Ji Lanxin ward off part of the environmental pressure, the group's pace did not slow much.
After running for roughly several li.
One of the Heaven Soul Realm Soul Masters responsible for clearing the way slowed his steps and reported to Ji Lanxin, "Young Miss, there are traces of battle ahead. It seems we have not followed the wrong trail."
Ji Lanxin brightened and was about to squeeze to the front.
"Be careful," Tian Ji warned. "There are faint array fluctuations over there."
Wen Guang waved a hand. "No matter. They are merely lingering remnants left after an array was broken."
Even so, Ji Lanxin remained cautious as she moved forward. At the same time, she could not help marveling once more at the two elders' strength. She specialized in Mending Array, and her ability to sense array auras was, by her own estimation, no weaker than that of ordinary Heaven Soul Realm Array Masters. Yet right now, she had not sensed the slightest trace.
The two elders would not speak falsely. That meant the array ahead was either of an extremely high grade or exceptionally well concealed, beyond the limits of her perception.
"There are bloodstains!" The Heaven Soul Realm Soul Master at the front cried out in surprise.
Ji Lanxin stepped closer and examined the splattered bloodstains on the ground, her