The further you go, the higher the temperature becomes, and the scarcer the moisture in the air becomes.

As they ventured deeper into the dark red area, the thin layer of moisture vanished completely, replaced by a dry, hot, almost stagnant air.

Keda's wings were flapping much faster than usual, and each flap was clearly labored.

"Keda, come back." Qin Ming called Keda back without further ado.

A flash of light, and Keda's figure turned into a ball of light beside him, returning to the contract space.

The coolness that had lingered around me for so long vanished completely at that moment.

Cang Xuan had been recalled hundreds of meters away. Compared to Keda, who was primarily a water-type, he was more constrained here due to his wood-type nature.

Qin Ming stood there, feeling the dry heat surging in from all directions. He could even hear the faint sound of his clothes rustling in the high temperature.

Fortunately, a bright white light flashed by, and he felt much better.

Little Fatty's spatial isolation played a crucial role at this time.

He had diligently practiced this skill for a period of time when he first entered the Blue Ocean Border, but after arriving at the Ten Thousand Armor Turtle Palace, he became so engrossed in it that he neglected to practice.

As a result, he has only barely grasped the basics now, and his actual application is limited to his own needs.

A faint silver light enveloped his body, keeping the heatwave at bay.

Qin Ming and Qing Chen both had extraordinary contractual relationships with Xiao Pang, which allowed them to barely get a piece of the action.

As for Keda and Cangxuan, there was really no time to spare.

Qingchen coiled on Xiaopang's tortoise shell, its tongue flicking in and out, confirming its direction.

Compared to Keda's detection technology, which relies on water vapor, Qingchen's thermal imaging and olfaction are not limited at this time.

His tongue probed into the air again and again, and each time it came back, he was more certain about the direction he was choosing.

"Hiss, that's where Elder Fen's aura disappeared just now." Qing Chen raised his head slightly and gestured towards the sparking hole in front of him.

Qin Ming looked thoughtfully at the empty hole in front of him. The hole was about three or four meters high and five or six meters wide. The rocks on the edge were a dark red color after being sintered at high temperature, as if they had been melted by something extremely hot. A thin layer of molten crust with sparks remained on the surface.

The light from the cave entrance distorted inwards, as if it had been filtered through an invisible barrier before shining through.

Qin Ming tentatively used his mental power to sense the surroundings. He was not attacked, but he did feel a blurring of the inner and outer spaces.

It's a very high-level barrier!

Unlike man-made formations, this one seems to originate from a powerful skill. Stabilized by a top-tier spirit stone, it quietly exists, carrying the awe-inspiring aura of a top-tier spirit beast.

Not to mention the powerful spirit beasts that might be attracted by breaking the barrier.

Qin Ming even suspected that the function of this barrier was to seal off the even higher temperatures inside.

So he hesitated and asked, "Little Fatty, can you teleport us in?"

Little Fatty closed his eyes and tried it, leaning his body slightly forward.

After a moment, he said regretfully, "It's not going to work."

Although he could vaguely sense the space on the other side of the barrier, it always felt like there was a veil between them, and he couldn't pinpoint the exact location of the landing point.

With Mars raging inside, it's really not a place to randomly settle down.

Just as Qin Ming was about to express his regret, the fire scales inside the space stone trembled slightly, with a subtle and rhythmic vibration, like a copper bell being struck.

At the same time, Little Fatty exclaimed, "It works again!"

Without bothering to find the reason, he closed his eyes again and focused all his attention on locating the barrier. This time, the texture of the barrier in his perception had clearly changed.

It's like a tightly packed fiber being loosened from the inside by some force, revealing a gap just big enough for someone to pass through.

"Go!" Knowing that the opportunity was fleeting, Little Fatty didn't wait. He seized the moment when Qin Ming and Qing Chen sensed the space opposite him and disappeared from the spot.

The teleportation at that moment carried a force that felt like something was pulling it from the inside, unlike any other teleportation before, as if it had been forced through a narrow crack.

"What has passed?"

The lava turtle ancestor, who was sitting deep in the cave, sneezed loudly, looking puzzled.

……

When Qin Ming opened his eyes again, the scenery before him was completely different.

"Where is this?"

If they were at the foot of the mountain before, they are now at the top, and from his position he can see the winding rock layers and ravines below.

The difference in elevation and sense of scale was completely different from the valley we had just been in.

In addition to his intuitive sense of the sudden increase in altitude, Qin Ming could also vaguely see the erupting crater not far ahead, like a huge, slowly breathing furnace.

Golden lava surged ahead, carrying scorching and dark red heat waves that spread outwards from the edge of the crater. This heat wave was enough to instantly dehydrate and dry out ordinary people.

But what's amazing is that, even though the crater was so close, there were still unmelted glaciers beneath his feet.

The glacier has a pure, almost translucent blue-white color, with a smooth, mirror-like surface and a clear boundary between its edge and the lava zone.

At the boundary between ice and fire, a strange mirror was formed, reflecting the dark red clouds in the sky.

Ice and fire coexisted at this moment, with rich energy surrounding the top-grade spiritual plant that had long been considered extinct by the outside world.

The top-grade spiritual plants grow along the boundary between glaciers and lava, their leaf edges shimmering with a fine silver light, their roots penetrating deep into the ice layer, yet absorbing heat from the lava.

The entire area was shrouded in a thin, faint mist of spiritual energy, like a greenhouse forgotten by time.

Qin Ming immediately summoned Keda and Cangxuan to broaden his knowledge and prepare for the hidden crisis.

As soon as Keda appeared, he landed on a protrusion on the glacier. He flinched slightly when he touched the ice, and then stared at the glacier in a daze.

Cang Xuan was dazzled by the exotic flowers and plants, and his ears involuntarily perked up, but he quickly suppressed them as he alertly looked around.

Little Fatty, his mouth agape, drooled, "Boss, I'm going to empty this place! I feel like all the spiritual plants here can further enhance the space within my body!"

Little Fatty lay on a large rock near the edge of the glacier, peering around with his head out.

"Boss, Cangxuan, help me!"

His claws were already hanging in mid-air, but he restrained himself for fear that he might damage the root system in his rough handling and be unable to transplant it properly.

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming was initially delighted.

He knew better than anyone the development potential of the space within Little Fatty's body. If he could successfully collect these resources, the growth and improvement of the space, and the cycle of internal planting, would be of immense benefit.

Of course, he wasn't blinded by his surprise. Instead, he lowered his voice and asked, "Don't you think this place is a bit too quiet? Aside from the various resources, why aren't we seeing any spirit beasts?"

This strange space where ice and fire coexist is devoid of the sounds of birds flapping their wings, beasts stomping their feet, and even insects chirping.

Uncle Fen's whereabouts are not here.

"This..." The chubby boy shuddered, shrank his head, and felt his anxiety was chilled to the bone by ice water.

"So time is tight and the task is heavy, so we need to be quick and careful! Also, be merciful, we must keep the seed of each species!" Qin Ming said very fast.

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