Published: February 11, 2025
If the Class Promotion Scroll and the cooling potion formula were planned items for Ye Zhongming, then the Soul Protection Frost was an unexpected delight. When he learned that such a thing existed in the lower area, Ye Zhongming decided that he would do whatever it took to obtain it.
In fact, for that small bottle of substance, Ye Zhongming was even willing to give up the brightwater realm.
Because the Soul Protection Frost might be able to rescue the earth yellow pill from its metalized state!
Since the incident with the earth yellow pill, Cloud Summit had been focused not only on preparing for the war in the secret realm but also on collecting any potential methods and materials to save the big dog. Thanks to Ye Zhongming's foresight, the direction of their efforts had always been clear. If it weren't for the issues in the secret realm holding him back, Ye Zhongming would have already gone to West Asia to follow the previous clues.
Now, having obtained the Soul Protection Frost, he felt a strong impulse to return to Cloud Summit immediately.
Unfortunately, the brightwater realm was temporarily closed, and Ye Zhongming could only wait patiently for a while.
Of course, there were even more valuable items in the high-level area that Ye Zhongming needed to acquire—some of which would be very helpful in countering the ninth-level Holy Father in the secret realm.
During this time, Ye Zhongming contacted the intermediary from before and acquired several puppets and gemstones resembling eyeballs. However, he was still missing one piece of the puzzle for the tragic pit and didn't know who had it.
He also purchased a set of intelligence regarding where the powers in the high-level area were located in terms of adventure locations, and after studying it, he selected one as his first target in the high-level area.
The number of adventure locations in the high-level area was fewer than in the mid-level area. After contacting the five rings society, Ye Zhongming obtained the qualification to enter, but he did not accept their invitation to jointly tackle the lava desert mentioned by Tong Steward; instead, he chose to enter the Sea of Blood and Evil.
After hearing this news, Tong Steward felt somewhat suspicious. Did Ye Zhongming know that this was the main area for the royal guild and was going there to cause trouble? Yet, the evolvers inside couldn't fight each other, and Cloud Summit had a clear disadvantage in numbers, so how could they possibly trouble the royal guild?
Not wanting to dwell on these thoughts, Tong Steward focused and began strategizing the lava desert with his subordinates.
For some reason, the entry of Cloud Summit into the high-level area always gave Tong Steward a very uneasy feeling, as if wolves were approaching. He didn't know where this feeling came from, but he knew it was always best to complete the necessary tasks as quickly as possible.
Ye Zhongming's choice of the Sea of Blood and Evil had nothing to do with the royal guild; rather, it was because the terrain here was more advantageous for him, and the rewards provided him with a reason to choose this place.
The Sea of Blood and Evil was a cluster of islands surrounded by blood-red waters, clearly much larger than the mid-level area's expanse. Here, it truly felt like a series of small worlds.
When Ye Zhongming and his companions entered, they found themselves on a small island of only a few hundred square meters. Apart from the moss-like vegetation everywhere, there were a few tall nameless trees with blood-red leaves.
The same color moss, the same color leaves, combined with the roaring red sea, made it look like a blood-colored world.
In both the apocalypse and before it, humans shared a common fear of nature.
Once nature unleashed its fury, whether it was humans thriving in technology before the apocalypse or those who had evolved afterward, they could not withstand its power. In the face of angry nature, humanity had always been weak.
Perhaps only when evolvers reached the nine-star level would they be qualified to challenge nature.