A loud neigh shattered the silence of the forest as the Armored Ice Qilin Horse thundered across the foliages like an arrow. It took me less than half an hour to pass through three forests and two mountains. Eventually, I reached a blistering hot land where the bushes on the ground were visibly shrinking and growing disconnected, and broad-leaved plants turned into Zulu Giants, Desert Roses, ball cacti and other succulents.

"Phew…"

My face felt a bit painful as a burning hot wind blew against it. Thankfully, the Armored Ice Qillin Horse was cold by nature, so I felt less heated than I could’ve been.

I saw a lot of Level 150+ shadow-rank mobs such as Desert Sand Wolves and Hell Hyenas as I gazed to the distance. They were not suitable prey for me, however. As a Level 150 sixth-promotion player, I had to fight Level 170+ ancient mobs at least to gain enough experience for the next level.

Soon, a towering barbarian castle appeared at the edge of the desert where the yellow sands blew. It was surrounded by greenery—meaning that it was built atop an oasis—so it served as a place of respite and refuge to passersby. It was also the city we were going to...