So it was a map like this?
A trace of disappointment flashed through Qin Shaofeng's eyes. Though he had already guessed as much, he had not expected this map to be even worse than he had imagined.
Only a small portion of the inner-circle region had been marked out. Far more of it consisted of blood-red areas.
Qin Shaofeng did not know what those Death Zones signified.
But he soon found out.
Because at that moment, Hei Gang was the first to ask.
"Senior Brother Wu, what does this huge Death Zone mean?"
Hei Gang looked thoroughly confused, and the others wore the same questioning expressions.
"What else could it mean? As the name suggests, once you enter such a place, the odds are certain death—at least for people like us."
Wu Guangyao spoke, a hint of gravity appearing on his face.
"Don't think I'm trying to scare you. You all know I've been here once before, but what you don't know is that I personally saw a Seven Stars Sect team of more than a dozen people, all above the seventh rank of the Greater Star Position, enter a Death Zone and never make another sound."
"That was only at the very edge of a Death Zone. That meant an entire team had been completely wiped out. That team's strength was one or two levels above ours, because it was led by three senior brothers at the peak of the Greater Star Position."
As Wu Guangyao spoke, his face was filled with lingering fear.
In fact, he had wanted to go with them that time as well, but his strength had been looked down upon, so he had ultimately not been chosen.
Yet unexpectedly, that had made him the luckiest one this time.
What?
Wu Guangyao's words sent a