Three figures flashed forward at tremendous speed!
In just a few leaps, they covered a great distance. Before long, the three stepped onto a stretch of crimson earth, with the pitch-black Dark Forest behind them.
They were Jiang Yun and his two companions, who had emerged from seclusion. All three were now in the Heavenly Connection Realm. Jiang Yun had reached the peak of the middle stage, while Zi Yan's bloodline had become more stable and undergone further development, allowing her to leap past Jiang Yun and reach the late stage.
Such were Magical Beasts. Once their bloodline power transformed, their strength would soar with it. However, power gained through reliance on a bloodline often came with a limit to how high their strength could rise.
Compared to humans under the same conditions, they found it even harder to advance further!
Medusa, meanwhile, had advanced from the middle stage of the Heavenly Connection Realm to its peak!
Although her progress was also considerable, it seemed rather unremarkable compared to the other two.
The moment they landed, an extremely violent heat abruptly erupted within their bodies, as though it would set all three of them ablaze.
Under the assault of this scorching aura, even their minds seemed to grow somewhat irritable.
"Hmph!"
The sudden change did not panic the three. Though the heat was violent, it clearly posed little trouble given their strength. With a thought, they stirred their vast Spiritual Energy and forcibly suppressed every trace of it.
Nevertheless, this change prompted the three to survey the crimson earth around them warily. Heat rose from the ground, making even space seem somewhat distorted.
"There's something strange about this place. Be careful!" Medusa said gravely, frowning as she examined their surroundings.
"How strange. We don't seem to have encountered any other