Di Jiang nodded.
"The Slaughter Great Dao and the Blood Great Dao are indeed Minghe's paths.
This restriction is extraordinarily profound. I fear even I would struggle to break it by force."
Zhu Rong came closer, examined the restriction, and muttered, "This restriction looks like trouble. Should we give it a try?"
"No." Pan Xuan shook his head. "We came to investigate the Blood Sea, not to make an enemy of Minghe.
This restriction marks the location of his cave abode. Recklessly breaking it would be a direct provocation.
Until we have sounded him out, we should not act rashly."
Houtu nodded as well. "Pan Xuan's younger brother is right. We have only just arrived and are unfamiliar with the Blood Sea. Let us get to the bottom of things before making plans."
Zhu Rong smacked his lips in disappointment but said nothing more.
The thirteen skirted the Innate Restrictions and continued flying deeper into the Blood Sea.
After they passed Minghe's cave abode, the Blood Sea's environment became even harsher.
If the Blood Sea before had merely been foul and chaotic, the Blood Sea here was savage and violent.
The waves of blood no longer merely churned. They erupted from the seabed like volcanoes, each pillar of blood rising a hundred thousand feet high and holding terrifying power capable of tearing space apart.
Strange forms even began to appear within the blood mist.
These were Blood Fiends that the Blood Sea had naturally spawned over countless years.
They had no fixed shapes. Some resembled twisted, blood-colored human figures, while others resembled ferocious, blood-colored beasts. They drifted and prowled through the blood mist, attacking any living intruders.
But before these Blood Fiends could approach the Witch Clan members, an invisible force crushed them to dust.
Against these low-level evil spirits,