In the following days, a small, pitch-black mountain could often be seen near the stone forests surrounding Spirit Offering.0

Pang Jian used Mountain Phase to move through one stone pillar after another in search of anomalies, but despite his efforts, he found nothing. 0

No matter how much blood essence he expended or how many stone pillars he investigated, he only gained a more refined mastery of his Mountain Phase ability.0

Pang Jian sighed in frustration. Forget it. Some things can't be forced.0

As he was about to return to Snow Peak City to bid farewell to Zhou Qingchen and the others, he received a message from the black turtle.0

The massive Resolute Expanse beneath the thick clouds was moving once again. The black turtle lazily stretched before bursting out from where it usually hid within the ground.0

Its body had grown to over three thousand zhang! 0

It was now several times larger than the Rank Eight Flame Dragon that had wreaked havoc in Spirit Offering...0