"Why was the fog in these mountains so thick today?"
After leaving the Black Water Abyss, Fang Han got his bearings and sped toward Azure Cloud City with the Clear Breeze Step.
Yet the dense fog in the Transverse Mountains showed no sign of clearing. It was strange enough to slow him considerably.
Just as he left the heart of the Transverse Mountains and reached the edge of the middle region, an odd sound rang out from the fog ahead.
"Hm? What was that sound? What's up ahead?"
Fang Han stopped at the sound. He raised his head, narrowed his eyes, and used the Qi Observation Art to peer deep into the fog.
Fortunately, though the fog obscured ordinary sight, it could not block the Qi Observation Art.
Through its clear glow, Fang Han made out a pair of blood-red eyes deep in the fog. They were fixed on him, radiating danger!
"This... weren't demons comparable to Transformed Force experts or stronger supposed to stay deep in the Transverse Mountains? Why have I run into one out here?!"
The demon's aura was formidable. Fang Han judged it to be on the level of an early Seventh Rank expert, perhaps even an early Sixth Rank one!
"With my current strength, dealing with it shouldn't be difficult. It's just..."
Fang Han frowned and concealed his aura, blending into the surrounding fog as though he had never been there.
His blood dantian had just grown by forty percent. He was eager to return to Azure Cloud City, refine the Mother Worm Essence Blood in his dantian, and consolidate his cultivation. He had no time to waste here.
If he could avoid this unknown demon, he would.
Though alarmed and uncertain, Fang Han did not panic. Instead, he quickly calmed himself.
He had only