My military branches can Evolve Infinitely

In the depths of the wilderness, an uncharted territory where it is difficult to determine one's location.

Sophia, Seventeen, and Lian Yue were pushing through a patch of underbrush, gazing into the distance.

There, a giant tree over four hundred meters tall dangled its thick, long vines down. Rustic wooden cabins were scattered around the tree, stretching to the end of their sight and disappearing into the darkness.

"Another monster power."

"Although it doesn't seem as large as a major tribe, this place gives me a bad feeling. We'd better avoid it,"

Sophia said.

Seventeen and Lian Yue naturally had no objections, as all three shared Sophia's mind.

The northbound team consisted only of the three of them, with the rest of the Elites staying behind in Shiling City, continuing to manage the Tianyuan Territory's stronghold. The Elites were also strong, including several Epic-ranked experts among them.

Initially, Sophia had led her Elites northward.

With a larger group, they had an advantage in exploration and battle. But with more people, their movements were harder to conceal and less swift.

They had been ambushed and besieged by Wisdom Monsters multiple times.

Even though they had crushed these sieges with absolute force, Sophia foresaw that as they continued deeper north, their journey would become increasingly difficult.

She promptly changed her strategy, deciding it would be just the three of them to continue on and search for clues.

With the Black Crowes she dispatched as their scouts, the team's search capability hadn't decreased much.

Indeed, Sophia's choice was proved right.

As they moved further into the wilds, the dangers they encountered also gradually increased. Even though they were all Epic Lives and had reached the Fourth-order Peak by upgrading with fragments, they still had to be extremely cautious, daring not to let their guard down for even a moment.

"Hunting grounds laid out by Wisdom Monsters."

"Naturally formed perilous death zones."

"Dominant monsters occupying a territory."

"Sometimes, they would even find traces that seemed to be left by battles in the Legendary Realm."

In such circumstances, the trio had to be even more careful.

The mighty tree they had just seen made Sophia deeply wary. She suspected it belonged to some kind of dominant monster.

Such dominant monsters, even if they hadn't stepped into the Legendary Realm, possessed extremely fearsome power. They occupied a certain area, almost coexisting with it and able to wield an unceasing flow of tremendous energy. The vitality they displayed was beyond imagination.

Sophia had read about these types of dominant monsters in the Tai Xuan records.

She assessed that the mighty tree ahead had a ninety percent chance of not being Legendary, but she had no intention of testing that theory.

"Let's go around,"

Sophia said, before picking up a vial of Purification Potion and gulping it down.

They had been surviving in this wilderness for a long time now. Wisps of red fog were visible to the naked eye, swirling around them, and they were exposed to this red fog.

Most areas in the wilderness are contaminated with red fog, the deeper into the wilds, the more severe the pollution. Only in a very few special areas, in remote corners, there are 'Purelands' untouched by the red fog.

As they traversed the wilderness, without resting in any 'Purelands,' the pollution within their bodies would only rise, accumulating steadily. If not for regularly drinking some purifying potion, once the pollution reached a certain threshold, it would impair them, causing cloudy minds and confused consciousness.

Reducing the group size also helped to lower the consumption of potions.

"We have just enough potion to last another half a month,"

Sophia stated.

She wasn't concerned with how long the potion would last. Even without it, they could still survive deep in the wilderness, but they would need to find areas where the red fog was sparse to slowly purge the accumulation of pollutants from their bodies.

That would significantly reduce the efficiency of their search.

She wasn't afraid of low efficiency or the time it might take; she feared that, after all the time spent, they would still find nothing.

So far, they hadn't found even a hint of a clue.

Yet even if there might not be any results, she would continue the search. This was her only home in this world.

"Come on, let's keep looking. Don't worry, we will find the clues,"

Sophia asserted with certainty.

Even if she lacked confidence, she couldn't show it. She was their pillar of strength.

But in this vast wilderness, by just continuing northward, could she really find any clues?

Lord, Isloa... where are you?

Faintly, she seemed to hear a familiar call – was it... was it the voice of the Lord? Was she so overwhelmed with longing that she was hearing things, or was she already being affected by the pollution?

"Wait!"

Startled, Sophia thought she might, just might, probably, almost certainly... it wasn't an illusion!

She truly had received a message from the Lord!

...

"It's truly connected. The upgraded Spiritual Link talent is indeed a super talent without equal!"

Confirming that Sophia and the others were safe and sound, Mu Yuan also breathed a sigh of relief.

He hadn't been very worried about Sophia's safety, but when he heard that the three of them were venturing further north into the wilderness, he became somewhat anxious.

The deeper they went into the wilderness, the more likely they were to face great perils.

He was well aware that he could not dissuade Sophia from their mission, and indeed someone needed to search for the 'Rampage Lockdown Zone' from outside. All he could do was to repeatedly urge them to be extra cautious.