The Greater Qilin moved through the upper atmospheric layers of the Allheaven Expanse, while Lin Yi sat on its back and watched the terrain below.
The expanse spread across the visible range in the layered complexity he had learned over weeks of operation. Mid-tier island clusters in the lower atmospheric band, the formations he had been working through since level 163.
From what he observed, the upper-tier formations occupied the higher elevations, where the island structures were larger, more stable, and far less fragmented than those below. The overall monster population density dropped in these layers, but the trade-off was immediate and obvious. Each individual entity carried a significantly higher classification, shifting the threat profile from quantity to quality.
The astral rivers flowed through the space between these layers in slow cycles, governing the broader distribution of energy across the expanse.
Their movement wasn't random.
