Charlot Mecklenburg and the other four cruised through the air for half a day, found a suitable location, landed on the border of the Mason Kingdom, transformed into beastfolk, and set off for the kingdom's capital.
Menilman and Princess Mei refused to concede to each other. After most of a day, they almost simultaneously awakened Bloodthirsty Battle Qi and stepped into First-Order Transcendence.
Even Romios, who had not cared much about competing, could not hold back. As a peak Saint Rank powerhouse, he stood among the strongest in this world. He secretly developed a competitive streak as well, advancing to First-Order Transcendence at the same time and smoothly beginning a breakthrough toward the second order.
Cresto had long since advanced to First-Order Transcendence in his beastfolk transformation and joined the competition when he saw this.
Although Charlot was one step ahead, he knew that in three to five days at most, his fourth-order Bloodthirsty Battle Qi would fall behind. He had no choice but to cultivate desperately as well, lest he embarrass himself too badly.
This expedition team somehow slipped into a state of "healthy competition."
Sophia Garland had not said a word when Charlot left. After Charlot Mecklenburg departed, Miss Garland handled all matters in perfect order, displaying her logistical talents. But that night, someone heard the sound of her kicking over a table in her room.
When Sophia Garland got up the next day, she did not even glance at the table on the floor. Instead, she looked into the mirror, her pretty face filled with determination, and said, "So what if you're Saint Rank?"
"I, Sophia Garland, swear that I will reach Saint Rank within a year!"
She took out a Divine Shard and entered a mode of frenzied cultivation as well.
After traveling for two days,