506: It's actually moving

“Land of Wither?”

Chen Du repeated.

“Yes, it’s a very dangerous place.”

“It’s one of the Sky Forbidden Zones.”

“To be precise, this is the outer perimeter of the Land of Wither.”

“If your destination is the Withered Mountain inside the Land of Wither, then I advise you to turn back now. There’s nothing valuable left in there, just an empty shell.”

“If we go a little further, we’ll be surrounded by withered mist. These Mists are terrifying; they can devour your lifespan, no matter what Rank of Martial Artist you are.”

“Even a Domain Warrior will have their lifespan shortened if they force their way through the withered mist.”

“Moreover, this area has been thoroughly checked many times and there are no resources left. Going in would definitely be a thankless task.”

Ru Yan said anxiously.

Although Chen Du didn't speak, she could sense a certain determination from him, as if he was set on going in, but there was truly nothing inside.

Driven by the desire to survive, Ru Yan advised again:

“You have to believe me, there are absolutely no resources in here. If you’ve obtained some so-called treasure map or information, it’s either wrong or outdated.”

“This place now only has danger, no benefits whatsoever.”

Chen Du did not answer.

More than other things, he was interested in this name.

Eternal, Withering... Is this fate?

The eternal tree that cannot die, growing in the Land of Wither that can devour lifespans?

How did it get here, so far from the Liaoyuan Sector?

And how is it that so many different races have been here and not discovered it? Does it have some special method?

All sorts of questions arose in Chen Du’s mind.

Chen Du didn’t doubt Ru Yan’s words. In the vast majority of the empty sky, this place definitely stood out.

Furthermore, many different races had come to explore it.

If there were any resources, they would have been moved long ago.

But.

He had the Locking Spear.

The map in his mind clearly indicated that the eternal tree was straight ahead!

In terms of both location and information, it couldn't be wrong.

Because the definition of the Locking Spear was 'that thing you believe it to be'.

So, even if Chen Du had never seen the eternal tree, what it located would still be the eternal tree that grew the longevity tree.

As for the target, there would be absolutely no mistake.

“Advance.”

Chen Du commanded.

“But ahead…”

Ru Yan hesitated, not moving.

“Die now, or fight for a sliver of hope?”

Chen Du said coldly.

Whoosh!

Ru Yan said nothing, proving her choice with action.

If she refused, she had no doubt that the Small Civilization alien’s longsword would plunge directly into her heart in the next second.

It seemed to give her a choice, but in reality, there was no choice at all.

Although the Land of Wither was dangerous, it wasn't necessarily fatal.

As the two delved deeper.

The surrounding environment visibly turned red.

The source of this redness wasn’t from the climate or light or anything like that, but from the clouds in this place.

The clouds here were different from outside; they were all burning balls of flame.

“These are ‘fire clouds’. Although the name contains fire and cloud, they actually have no relation to either fire or clouds.”

Ru Yan explained as she flew:

“These things look like burning flames, but they are not actually fire; it’s just their shape. With the help of the wind, they look like fire.”

“Similarly, they are not clouds, but the corpses of different races.”

“Corpses of different races?”

“Yes.”

“These fire clouds are all what remains after their entire lifespan was devoured by the withered mist, and then go through years of grinding in this place, they finally turned into this appearance.”

“The corpses of different races killed by the withered mist will float to this place, like drowning in water, and then turn into red-glowing fire clouds, becoming a unique scenery of this place.”

“So, this large expanse of fire clouds are all the corpses of different races, right?”

“Yes.”

Chen Du nodded secretly.

No wonder these fire clouds varied in size; although their forms were similar, upon closer inspection, no two were alike. This was the reason.

“Hmm?”

Chen Du suddenly spoke.

“Several clusters of things are coming from ahead. Are these… dense swarms of insects?”

“You can actually sense the withered mist from such a distance?”

Ru Yan was shocked.

“withered mist?”

“Are you referring to those dense swarms of insects?”

“Precisely. The withered mist is composed of a group of nano-sized insects. Although they look like insects, they are not life, and naturally not any alien race; they don’t belong to any civilization.”

“Each one of them actually has a very small appetite. They can’t even devour a few hours of your lifespan, let alone a whole day’s, but there are simply too many of them.”

“Can’t they be killed directly?”

Chen Du asked. His intuition told him that these insects were not indestructible.

“They can be killed, but they are too united. As soon as you kill one of these insects, all the insects here will pursue you until you die.”

“Don’t underestimate this pursuit. Although they have no Rank or combat power, their speed can stack infinitely, and they will always catch up to you.”

“Their method of attack has even killed Domain Warriors!”

They can even kill Domain Warriors?

Chen Du was a little surprised.

But it was understandable. Although a Domain Warrior’s killing could ignore numbers.

They would have to withstand one full-power attack from the opponent. If a Domain enveloped a trillion of these insects, even though they had little combat power, they could devour your lifespan.

In a sense, they could indeed kill Domain Warriors.

As for the infinitely stacking speed, Chen Du was somewhat skeptical. Could they really catch up to the speed of light?

“Quickly tell me the location of these withered mists!”

Ru Yan said urgently.

“These insects are in a ‘stalled’ state when they don’t see an enemy, and they won’t pursue you.”

“In this state, their line of sight is only 30 degrees. I just need to dive down to avoid them!”

At this moment, she had no time to think about how Chen Du could detect these insects; her life was at stake.

Upon hearing this, Chen Du quickly told Ru Yan the information about the several clusters of Mist he had sensed.

It seemed that although these insects didn't have a wide range of vision, they could see very far.

Chen Du estimated that a Mental Energy perception of Rank 30 could completely avoid them.

However, the prerequisite was knowing the movement patterns of these withered mists.

Looking at it this way, even a pseudo-Domain stage Domain Warrior, if they didn't know this, could potentially die here.

In hindsight, if he had killed Ru Yan earlier, Chen Du felt he would most likely have died here and become a colleague of these fire clouds.

Soon, due to his strong Mental Energy, Chen Du successfully avoided all withered mists through advance warnings.

They entered the core area.

A giant mountain covered in dense, bronze-colored holes appeared before Chen Du and Ru Yan.

“This is Withered Mountain. It’s been emptied long ago. Are you sure you want to go in?”

Ru Yan asked again. Although Chen Du's warnings had helped them pass the withered mist ahead, she had no information about what was inside Withered Mountain.

“Continue forw…”

Chen Du naturally couldn't give up, but halfway through his sentence, he suddenly froze.

The target location in his mind was actually moving!