Lin Ke had long heard of the customs of nobility.

However, staying at Azaenn Castle, which was considered the countryside, he hadn’t felt it deeply.

Even during the noble council meetings in the abyss, he didn’t have much contact with it; after all, there were others to shield him.

This time, the solitary Lin Ke finally understood why the bloodlines of the nobles in the Gula Kingdom were so prosperous and varied.

Genetic mutations depend on probability, and probability depends on the base number.

The base number is large indeed!

According to some people, marriage establishes a soul connection, but it doesn’t hinder other physical relationships.

Political alliances establish political relationships, but they don’t hinder soul and physical connections.

So, many families marry for love and stay together till old age, whereas without love, they form alliances to mutually benefit and assist each other.

Of course, regardless of the situation, it doesn’t affect everyone doing their own thing.

Lin Ke, however, couldn’t fully accept this.

Luckily, Rica and the others weren’t like those noble ladies.

As he was thinking, the Hurricane Duke spoke:

"Ahead is the Elemental Forest. Meditating inside will make it easier to capture elements."

Lin Ke, of course, also saw the Elemental Forest in the distance.

To the naked eye, the Elemental Forest seemed ordinary, just a forest among mountains, with people coming and going, looking very lively.

But as he approached, he could feel the overwhelming elemental power.

"Such a dense elemental power!" Lin Ke was amazed. Ten minutes of meditation here probably equaled hours elsewhere!

"This place existed before the Holy Life Alliance was established." The Hurricane Duke, who was flying with Lin Ke, chuckled: "The various natural landscapes of Naseng mostly resulted from the fall of Legendary and divine beings, and here, it’s said that many Dominator Level elemental beings fell, making the elements incredibly dense even now."

"Many Dominator Level elemental beings fell..." Lin Ke couldn’t help but sigh, wondering what kind of scene that was.

The fall of a Legend or god, if not intervened by external forces, could create anomalies at the fall site for thousands of years.

The fall of a Dominator, or rather a group of them, no wonder the Elemental Forest was the largest gathering place for magical beasts in Naseng.

...

The Hurricane Duke concealed their presence and flew with Lin Ke.

One couldn’t deny that the Elemental Forest was vast indeed.

Even at the superfast speed of the Hurricane Duke, it took three days to fly through the Elemental Forest.

Along the way, Lin Ke witnessed more magical beast species and even many seemingly precious magical plants.

However, Lin Ke couldn’t make the Hurricane Duke stop to collect them, so he only noted the locations in his mind.

At times, the King of Magical Beasts sensed the Hurricane Duke; it was a formidable saber-toothed tiger.

But after the Hurricane Duke revealed his aura, it fled.

As Lin Ke and his group moved deeper northwest, the forest began to thin out.

After crossing a mountain, they were greeted by a scene of blazing sun and yellow sand.

A wave of heat hit them.

Gobi, wasteland, desert, volcanoes...

After bypassing the Elemental Forest, they were faced with a hot landscape.

"Here is the Extreme West," the Hurricane Duke pointed to the expanse.

Extreme West!

The powers in the Extreme West are commonly referred to as the Extreme West Countries, but their composition is not necessarily as nations, including various organizations and forces.

For instance, several major assassin organizations are located in the Extreme West Countries.

According to records, fifty percent of the terrain in the Extreme West is dominated by volcanoes, Gobi, and deserts, barren and desolate.

The remaining oases, mountain jungles, and plateaus are divided among most of the intelligent life in the Extreme West Countries.

Of course, there are also a few living in the hot areas.

Upon arriving here, Lin Ke immediately felt his skill "Zero Degree" eager to activate.

Such an abundance of heat!

With this amount of heat, it could sustain Lin Ke’s massive energy consumption! 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Lord Hurricane, please wait," Lin Ke said.

Hurricane paused mid-air, looking at Lin Ke.

"I want to test a skill, a skill involving thermodynamics," Lin Ke explained.

"Thermodynamics?" The Hurricane Duke stood aside with his hands behind his back, examining Lin Ke with curious eyes.

"Yes." Lin Ke spoke while releasing pressure shields and using Zero Degree to absorb energy.

The Hurricane Duke watched the pressure shield under Lin Ke’s feet, feeling a stir in his soul.

With Hurricane observing, Lin Ke used his skill unreservedly.

He just wanted to help the Hurricane Duke!

The Hurricane Duke’s law was simple: wind.

But the essence of wind is not actually wind.

Wind is a natural phenomenon caused by the flow of air, initiated by solar radiation heat.

Sunlight heats the Earth’s surface, raising its temperature, and the heated air expands, becoming lighter and rising.

As hot air rises, cooler air flows in laterally, and the rising air cools and descends, while the ground heats the air to make it rise again, causing airflow known as wind.

Thus, the essence of wind is actually the influence of heat!

If this could be perceived, the Hurricane Duke could definitely advance to another level!

But Lin Ke couldn’t say it outright.

First, he was concerned that Hurricane Duke might react explosively.

Second, revealing its secrets would become instruction, not self-realization.

The feedback would be less then.

After all, Revin had helped him a lot, and seeing that Hurricane Duke would likely have much contact with him in the future.

He also appreciated the straightforwardness of Hurricane Duke.

Helped indeed!

"This thermodynamics skill of yours looks a bit like a Wind Blade!" The Hurricane Duke stroked his chin, marveling: "The more I look at it, the more it resembles, huh..."

The Hurricane Duke gave a light ’huh,’ then asked, "What do you call this?"

Lin Ke slightly smiled, "Heat."

"Heat?" The Hurricane Duke’s eyes widened: "Why heat?"

"Because heat expands! Haven’t you heard of thermal expansion and contraction?" Lin Ke chuckled, "In Great Wilderness City, this is basic curriculum knowledge."

"Heat... thermal expansion?" The Hurricane Duke’s pupils shrank, then erupted with a large amount of White Light from his eyes.

Their figures suddenly emerged from concealment, exposed in the air.

Many intelligent beings traveling between the Elemental Forest and the Extreme West Countries immediately saw the two of them.

"Look, who is that!"

"Two humans! Fresh humans!"

"But they’re level fifteen powerhouses..."

Among those intelligent beings, there were few humans, each pointing at Lin Ke and the Duke.

Lin Ke, however, ignored them and watched Hurricane Duke nervously.

A similar event had occurred when a Legendary Powerhouse appeared at a grand event in the Great Wilderness City, leading to a head explosion when Lin Ke spoke.

And before that Legendary’s head exploded... it was just like this!