Lin Yi gazed at the slowly rotating passage entrance before him.
From his experience going from the Gray Mist Layer to the Black Mist Layer, once a passage opened, it remained open permanently. Entering it would not randomly teleport anyone somewhere they couldn't return from.
But this passage, opened by the Blood-colored Crystal Core, led to a completely unknown destination. The danger it posed would undoubtedly far surpass what they had faced before.
"I'll send a clone in to scout ahead first."
Lin Yi turned to the more than seven hundred prodigies assembled behind him.
"This Blood Mist Passage looks suspicious. We need to confirm what's inside first, so we don't walk straight into a pack of Mist Beasts. Wait here. Don't enter without a signal from me."
Edith and the others nodded, raising no objections.
In a completely unknown environment like this, having Lin Yi send a clone ahead to scout was the safest choice.
No one would be foolish enough to show off at a time like this.
The nearby clone said nothing and stepped straight into the blood-red vortex.
Immediately, it felt weightless, as if it were being pulled apart.
The sensation was much stronger than the previous two times, as though the blood-red vortex were about to tear its very soul to shreds.
But after only a second or two, the clone felt something hard beneath its feet.
It felt much like the Black Mist Layer: some sort of cold, hard rock.
But the surrounding environment was—
Blood Mist.
Thick, impenetrable crimson fog filled every inch of space, like congealed blood.
The oppressive force of the rules here suddenly rose to another level. The clone immediately felt its soul perception being brutally compressed, while its visibility was pitifully low.
Beyond five meters, there was only a