"Boom!"
Nearby, a powerful aura suddenly erupted.
Everyone turned to look.
Iron Mountain sat cross-legged on a large rock, his muscles bulging.
Earthen-yellow light poured from his body, forming a phantom suit of armor over his skin.
The phantom armor was as massive as a mountain, giving an impression of indestructibility.
"You broke through?"
Zhou Han's eyes widened.
Iron Mountain opened his eyes and grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth. "Only a few days behind you. I broke through too."
"A few days behind is still behind."
Zhou Han curled his lip, but he was smiling too.
"Congratulations!"
Su Qing smiled as she congratulated him.
"Now our team has two Second Orders." Xiao Mingyue smiled too. "We've gotten a good deal stronger."
Iron Mountain stood and stretched, the earthen-yellow glow slowly fading.
"Two Second Orders now."
Watching them, Ji Zhixing's face showed a trace of envy.
He had just drunk that bottle of Origin Force Gene Potion and felt another step closer to breaking through to Second Order, but he had ultimately fallen a little short.
Still, there's no rush, he thought. I should be close too. Even if it doesn't happen today, it'll definitely happen tomorrow or the day after!
"Everyone rested enough? Come on, let's explore deeper into this valley."
Xiao Mingyue stood. "Those two Second Order spiders were so big, yet we couldn't find them at first. There's probably a cave deeper in the valley. Let's take a look."
Everyone nodded and rose. They had more or less recovered.
Iron Mountain led the way, with Zhou Han beside him and Ji Zhixing, Xiao Mingyue, and Su Qing following behind.
The five continued deeper into the valley.
The farther they went, the denser the spiderwebs became, blocking their path.
"Flame Spirit Butterfly."
Su Qing kept releasing Flame