A strong wind blew against me as I hovered above the Banished Lands. Unlike the Immortal Realm, not a grass or a leaf could be seen anywhere. Not only was the land completely barren, there were holes on the ground that reminded me of honeycombs, except these ones spat hot jets of flames from time to time. It was scary to say the least.

……

It only took an instant for my Scarlet Dragon Armor to turn scalding hot. I sucked in a deep breath and said, "It’s so hot. Are we in the Banished Lands, Uldan?"

Behind me, she answered, "I don’t know. The Banished Lands are a forgotten part of the Purgatory. I’ve never been here before."

I opened the map screen but could only find a very limited amount of data. The map we were currently on was called the "Forgotten Valleys", and there was a blood-red sea directly ahead of us called "Blood Sea”. That was all. Another thing I was certain of was that my Dark Pupils couldn’t scan anyone or anything. I wasn’t sure if it was because my level was too low, or it was because there were no mobs to be scanned in the area.

……

"Roar roar! I’m coming through!"

Suddenly,...