The Dim Mountains were roughly the same size as the Wasteland.
Of course,
that was the size of the Wasteland before the Academic World's Eye of the Storm expanded. Now, supported by the Artificial Sun Law, the Eye of the Storm had grown dramatically, spanning nearly four or five Star Curtain units. This meant that the Wasteland in the Academic World's central region had expanded considerably as well.
After about ten days, under Algresa's guidance, Reilo finally crossed several Great Evil Gods' territories and arrived at the Ancient Gobi.
Along the way, Reilo had naturally collected plenty of Yang Crystals from the Great Evil Gods he encountered.
These Great Evil Gods were all level-five creatures, and with the Law weapons condensed from Faith Power, they were astonishingly powerful. Some had particularly volatile tempers and even took the initiative to attack Reilo. He dealt with most of them casually, but since time was a concern, he didn't try to kill them.
Only one, a fellow known as the Hypocritical Evil God, repeatedly changed sides and stalled for time, playing both ends against the middle. Incensed, Reilo spent an entire day chasing him down before finally blasting him to death.
With these Yang Crystals in hand, Reilo felt even more eager to see the Nine Yins Underworld.
"The Nine Yins Underworld lies at the very center of this Ancient Gobi, beneath the Starting Ghost Sea. If we're lucky, we should reach it in about half a month."
Throughout the journey, Algresa had been privately amazed more than once by Reilo's astonishing speed.
If Algresa had been traveling alone, even without factoring in possible disasters and enemies along the way, the journey would probably have taken half a year. Dozens of Great Evil Gods' temples stood in the Dim Mountains, not to mention