The Restriction's Might

"My spirit beast, the Blazing Flame Rhinoceros, has the Fire Attribute and has already reached Foundation Establishment Late Stage. Its hide is thick and its flesh tough, so I'll let it out to scout the way! As long as we can obtain the treasures in the palace, I don't mind if the Blazing Flame Rhinoceros dies."

The middle-aged man slapped the Spirit Beast Bag at his waist. A streak of red light flew out, blurred, and transformed into a Red Rhinoceros about one zhang tall and two zhang long, its body covered in crimson Spiritual Patterns.

"Moo!"

The Red Rhinoceros let out a strange bellow. A patch of crimson flames abruptly appeared around its body, radiating a terrifying heat.

Then the Red Rhinoceros moved its four legs and slowly walked toward the white stone steps. Wherever it passed, much of the thick snow on either side of the steps melted.

The old woman in green robes flicked her sleeve, sending out a red round bead the size of an egg. Its surface was covered with densely packed Red Runes.

She lightly pointed a finger at the Red Round Bead. A streak of green light shot out and vanished into it in a flash.

The Red Round Bead spun around, then blazed with red light and flew above the old woman's head. A vast torrent of flames surged out and transformed into a thick red wall of fire, shielding the old woman and the middle-aged man inside.

Each of them cast a shield over themselves before stepping toward the white stone steps.

At first, everything went smoothly. The Red Rhinoceros scouted ahead while the middle-aged man and the old woman in green robes followed behind.

When they reached halfway up the mountainside, the Red Rhinoceros's aura had grown somewhat feeble, and