In the barren wasteland, the team personally led by Jiang Feng crept slowly forward like a tiny worm.
The team had already traveled through the wasteland for five days and five nights, crossing one mountain after another.
At last, after climbing over yet another peak, they found a stretch of jagged, bizarre rocks before them.
"We're finally here!" Ghost Crone exclaimed, her face showing a trace of delight.
Honestly, she felt it was a stroke of luck that she had managed to find this place again based solely on her memories.
"Chieftain, this is the place." Ghost Crone turned to Jiang Feng and pointed at the jagged terrain ahead.
Jiang Feng stepped onto the summit and looked up.
"It really is a different sort of place."
Jiang Feng had already noticed that the rocks in that jagged region were distinctly darker in color.
That was because they had a higher iron content.
"Let's go down." With that, Jiang Feng took the lead down the mountain.
Half an hour later, the team reached the foot of the mountain, their feet setting upon that stretch of jagged ground.
"Slow down, everyone," Jiang Feng instructed. "Remember, when the Iron-Eating Beast appears, don't panic!"
Ghost Crone followed closely beside Jiang Feng and said softly, "Chieftain, the Iron-Eating Beast has a violent temperament. If we encounter it later, you must be careful."
"Don't worry, Ghost Crone. I know what I'm doing," Jiang Feng said.
The team advanced slowly and, before they knew it, had reached the center of the jagged region.
Jiang Feng ordered them to stop, then took out a Mountain-Splitting Hammer.
Divine power flooded into the Mountain-Splitting Hammer as he smashed it viciously down upon a jagged rock.
Bang... With a thunderous crash, the strange rock split open, and several fragments flew in