Unknown danger.

Huff!! Huff!! Huff!!

Oasis breathed heavily after his attack, exhausted from unleashing his technique.

"That's the most powerful technique I can use for now," Oasis thought as he struggled to catch his breath.

Oasis stood panting, the heat of his attack lingering in the air.

The battle had been fierce, but he had prevailed. He turned to Aya, who looked at him with wide eyes.

"Big brother Oasis, that was amazing!" Aya exclaimed, her eyes sparkling with admiration.

Oasis smiled weakly, sheathing his sword.

"Thanks, Aya."

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"Time to use Kara's equipment," Oasis thought as he put on the gloves and the waist belt made by Kara for his sheathless sword.

He then secured his sword on the waist belt.

The woman's scythe and her storage bracelet lay near her ashes.

Oasis picked up both items, along with the storage bracelets from the other fallen enemies, and placed them in his own storage bracelet.

"Aya, let's get moving," Oasis said, turning to her.

"Yes, big brother," Aya replied, still feeling a sense of safety and pride being around Oasis.

As they moved, the area with the beautiful snow blossom trees, once vibrant and full of life, was now dried up and desolate.

It was already afternoon, and they had replenished their energy thanks to Oasis's pills.

Aya hummed non-stop, happy to be with Oasis, while he remained on high alert, frequently scanning their surroundings.

He avoided using his divine peak, relying instead on his other senses to avoid detection by other cultivators.

!!!!!

"What is that?" Oasis thought as he noticed a small area glowing with runes.

Oasis and Aya approached the area, realizing they had reached the edge of the floating island.

Below them were endless clouds, and above, other floating islands.

"Big brother, what is this place?" Aya asked.

"It's a teleportation array," Oasis replied.

Oasis hesitated to use the array, unsure of where it would take them and what dangers awaited on the other islands.

"Aya, let's go," Oasis decided, taking her hand.

They stood in the teleportation circle, and with a flash of light, they were transported to a new location.

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Oasis and Aya appeared in a vastly different place. It was extremely dry and hot, with magma flowing everywhere.

The vast landscape stretched endlessly, and the heat was intense.

"Whoa, what is this place, big brother?" Aya asked, tugging at Oasis's clothes.

"This place has abundant fire and earth mana," Oasis thought as he felt the rich mana in the area.

After a few breaths, Oasis's body began to automatically absorb the surrounding mana, his blue-cyan aura radiating around him.

The nearby magma flows seemed to respond to his presence.

"What's happening? This has never happened before," Oasis thought, his body glowing with energy.

He glanced at Aya, who did not seem to be experiencing the same phenomenon.

"Big brother, what's going on?" Aya asked, concerned.

"Oh, nothing, Aya," Oasis replied with a reassuring smile.

"Is this due to having the True Yang Body?" Oasis wondered as they continued moving.

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Grrr!!! Grrr!!! Grrr!!!

A group of mystic beasts appeared before Oasis and Aya.

They were the size of pandas, made of stone with stripes of flowing magma in their cracks.

There were around twenty of them, but Oasis could tell they were E-rank mystic beasts.

Aya was slightly frightened, but Oasis assured her to relax as they were weak.

The two of them destroyed the beasts, collecting their cores as they moved forward.

The further they went, the hotter it became. Oasis's body radiated heat, making it bearable for him, but he was concerned about Aya.

However, she looked fine, using a spell to protect herself, energy radiating around her.

They encountered many different E-rank mystic beasts and started encountering D-rank beasts as they moved deeper.

The stronger the beasts, the deeper they went.

After some time, it was already dark.

The area was lit by the flowing magma, and they saw the charred corpses of cultivators who had come before them.

"So, others have been here," Oasis thought as they passed.

The number of mystic beasts decreased, which concerned Oasis.

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A loud roar echoed, powerful enough to shake the area. It came from a distance, but Oasis and Aya felt it.

"What was that, big brother?" Aya asked, frightened.

"I'm not sure," Oasis replied.

"But we're heading there," he thought with a determined smile.

Oasis noticed his pendant absorbing the surrounding mana as well.

"Divine Peak," Oasis unleashed his peak, scanning the area towards the source of the roar.

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"What's that?" Oasis thought, his heart beating faster.

In the distance, he saw a massive aura.

There was no doubt from Oasis's perspective that it was a B-rank mystic beast, seemingly guarding the area.

The roar had come from the center of the area.

Along with the beast, he sensed the energies of other cultivators fighting it.

There were two of them, and from Oasis's perspective, they were above the Tabula-Rasa realm.

Their cultivation levels seemed unstable but they were strong, evenly matched with the mystic beast.

"Who are those people?" Oasis wondered.

"I thought only up to peak Tabula-Rasa realm were allowed to enter Tir Na Nog."

"Maybe they broke through while they were in here," Oasis speculated.

Oasis decided to move closer to get a better look, unsure if they had sensed his spiritual energy when he used his divine peak.

As Oasis and Aya moved closer, they could see the source of the fight.

It was a huge mountain with an opening below, like a cave, and the battle was raging inside.

"We shouldn't just barge in," Oasis thought, setting up camp with Aya.

There were no other mystic beasts nearby, likely driven away by the guardian of the area.

"Big brother, you look worried. Are you okay?" Aya broke the silence.

"No, Aya, big brother is just planning how we will manage the danger ahead," Oasis replied.

"Rest a bit, Aya, so we can be ready to face the danger ahead," Oasis said, as he began cultivating.

While cultivating, he entered his conscious realm.

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"The flame has become way bigger than the last time I was in here,"

Oasis thought, observing how much his conscious realm had expanded and how the flame that nourished it had grown larger.

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"Why do I sense Azura's presence in my conscious realm?" Oasis wondered, feeling Azura's energy.