At the border of the Land of Rivers lay the once-barren "Abyss of Silence."
The air here was no longer merely lead-gray. Torn violently apart by some higher-dimensional force, it carried the warped, fractured feel of a shattered kaleidoscope.
Fine spatial rifts flickered in and out of the void like black centipedes, devouring anything that came near.
"Tsk. This Admin's 'God's Chosen patch' didn't just give Nagato god-tier gear—it even forcibly refreshed the map resources."
At the edge of the ruins, Ye Tian held his signature thermos cup and narrowed his eyes at the pitch-black rift stretching for miles ahead.
Through his [Supreme Shadow Dharma Eyes], this was no ruin at all. It was clearly a "logic loophole" left behind when the otherworldly cultivator known as Blood Fiend descended, because the plane compatibility had been too poor.
"Hidden move? Heh. Admin's nastiest trick isn't giving monsters buffs. It's changing this area's 'physics engine.' If mortals enter, gravity, oxygen concentration, even the flow of time—all of it becomes garbled data."
"Ye Tian, are you sure we're going in?"
Tsunade stood at Ye Tian's side, her fitted emerald-green Wood Spirit armor faintly shimmering.
After undergoing "Immortal Essence Guidance," her skin had gained the lustrous texture of ivory, while the "Immortal Spirit Bud" on her forehead pulsed uneasily.
"Fortune favors the bold, little Tsunade." Ye Tian turned his head, his gaze lingering for half a second on the stunning curves outlined by her battle-damaged armor before a roguish smile curled across his lips.
"The 'illegal remnants' here are premium materials for forging Foundation Establishment artifacts. Miss this chance, and it's gone for good."
"But... I'm having trouble breathing."
Ino clutched Ye Tian's sleeve tightly beside him, her pretty face slightly pale.
Under Ye Tian's "special support," she had not yet reached Foundation Establishment,