After leaving the flying boat, Zhang Tie and Bai Suxian reached the core region of Primordial Pole Mountain in no time at three times the speed of sound.
Along the way, Zhang Tie noticed that not a single bird could be seen flying anywhere within the million square kilometers encompassed by Primordial Pole Mountain. The sight was inexplicably eerie. Only upon reaching its core region did Zhang Tie understand why Primordial Pole Mountain was listed as one of the Southern Frontier's ten greatest death traps.
About two hundred kilometers from the core region of Primordial Pole Mountain, the landscape on the ground changed abruptly. The once-lush forest came to a sudden end, giving way to bare ground covered in jet-black stones and crisscrossed by ravines. Thanks to Primordial Pole Mountain's unique geographical environment, Zhang Tie spotted quite a few mutated poisonous creatures amid the surface rocks and gullies.
Several wrecked airships had crashed onto that barren ground. Their wreckage was covered in black spots, corroded and decayed by something unknown. Besides the airship wreckage, Zhang Tie also saw many beast bones.
The sky had been calm and sunny before they arrived, yet the weather here turned bizarre. Around Primordial Pole Mountain, some places lay beneath blazing sunlight while rain fell in others. And in those sun-drenched places, blood might start drifting down before long.
Through the Lotus Blossom Eye, Zhang Tie saw layer upon layer of invisible energy raging through the space around Primordial Pole Mountain. Those rampaging energies frequently caused drastic shifts in the surrounding temperature, making the weather near the mountain as changeable as a child's face.
Zhang Tie closed his eyes and sensed it. The elements in the entire elemental realm had also grown violent near Primordial Pole Mountain. Outside this area, the elements of the elemental