In the Cursed Soul Forest, the chilling winds howled, filled with a ghostly aura.
The barren trees swayed, as if demons from Hell were about to crawl out from the ground, appearing particularly menacing and terrifying!
Mu Jinyu was inside the Bi Fang Cauldron, urgently flying inward, too preoccupied to pay attention to the sinister scenery along the way.
"It seems that old guy didn't follow me in."
Mu Jinyu had been constantly aware of the situation behind him, originally thinking that upon rushing into the Cursed Soul Forest, that old fellow Ji Ran should also follow him in.
He had always been on guard.
Unexpectedly, the other party seemed to have no intention of coming in at all.
'Could it be that he just wants to force me in? Is the Cursed Soul Forest really that terrifying?'
A bad premonition suddenly arose in Mu Jinyu's mind.
In his view, the Cursed Soul Forest was just a place of nine deaths and one life, not one without any way to survive.
Having rushed into the Cursed Soul Forest, Ji Ran, that old bastard, should also follow in, at least at the forest's perimeter, it shouldn't be that dangerous.
But that old bastard didn't even dare to enter the outskirts, which inevitably made Mu Jinyu feel an unspeakable unease.
Mu Jinyu had no idea that the Cursed Soul Forest was not only a place of great danger, it could also implicate those around.
If he knew these details, he probably wouldn't dare to recklessly charge into the Cursed Soul Forest just to seek a way out.
"What kind of danger does the Cursed Soul Forest hold? Even that old bastard didn't dare to enter."
Mu Jinyu's expression changed a few times, faintly sensing something as he questioned Jian Ruyan.
Jian Ruyan's face was pale, holding the comatose Little Phoenix, and after frowning for a moment, shook her head, saying she was not clear about the situation in the Cursed Soul Forest.
She indeed wasn't very knowledgeable about the Cursed Soul Forest, only understanding that it was extremely dangerous, nearly a place of certain death with no survivors, and that occasionally those who came out alive died miserably not long after.
After learning of these circumstances, she didn't continue to read further.
Such a warning was sufficient for her.
Damn it, it's a place of certain death! How could she be so stupid as to want to continue rushing into the Cursed Soul Forest?
But she really hadn't expected that one day, she would still be forced into the Cursed Soul Forest.
If not, previously when she warned Mu Jinyu outside of the forest not to venture in recklessly, she wouldn't have just provided such minimal caution.
"Sigh..."
Mu Jinyu let out a light sigh, then stopped the Bi Fang Cauldron, attempting to circle around and leave the Cursed Soul Forest.
But after circling several times, he still couldn't find a way out, as if the Cursed Soul Forest was a self-contained world, boundless, with no real entrance or exit, trapping anyone inside for a lifetime.
Having no other choice, Mu Jinyu relied on the markers he had left along the way and returned to the original point.
Then he retraced his steps, intending to see if that old bastard Ji Ran was still outside.
He had been circling the perimeter of the Cursed Soul Forest for over an hour; if Ji Ran wasn't guarding outside, he could leave the forest unimpeded.
During this hour of circling, Mu Jinyu felt increasingly uneasy, with a vague sense of impending doom, making him unwilling to linger there if he had any means.
Soon, Mu Jinyu navigated the Bi Fang Cauldron to the entry point quietly and saw Ji Ran sitting cross-legged at the entrance.
Mu Jinyu's heart sank instantly.
Just as he was contemplating whether to hide there and engage Ji Ran in a prolonged standoff,
"Whoosh!"
Ji Ran suddenly opened his eyes, filled with a vengeful and cruel light, and then the Demon God Bone Tower suspended above his head burst with multicolored rays, slashing towards him like a fan!
"You little bastard, still not dead by now and really trying to escape from me!"
Ji Ran had a cruel and sinister smile at the corner of his mouth, his eyes mad, recklessly bombarding the Cursed Soul Forest with the Demon God Tower.
"Damn! Old bastard, just wait!"
Mu Jinyu hurriedly controlled the Bi Fang Cauldron, quickly leaving the area.
As he fled, he didn't notice...
The multicolored evil light that Ji Ran unleashed surged into the Cursed Soul Forest. The several ghost-like withered trees at the front immediately emitted a brilliant glow, and the human face-shaped tree hollows began to emit an eerie glow.
The tree hollows suddenly expanded like mouths opening wide, swallowing the multicolored evil light.
Then, the withered trees smacked their lips, shook their decayed bodies, and with a snapping sound, pulled their tree roots from the ground.
They shook their trunks, moving like humans, intending to attack Ji Ran, who launched the assault from the outside!
Seeing this scene, Ji Ran was terrified, his scalp tingling, his soul nearly leaving his body, and hurriedly controlled the Demon God Tower to let streams of shimmering bone light protect him as he hastily retreated.
The ghost-like, demon-like withered trees trembled at the boundary of the Cursed Soul Forest, clearly showing their eagerness to step out.
But for some reason, perhaps the outside world lacked space for them to survive, or for other reasons, they finally turned back, pursuing the Bi Fang Cauldron fleeing inward!
Seeing this, Ji Ran felt a lingering fear, nearly having messed up.
Afterward, he secretly retreated several hundred meters and continued monitoring the situation.
...
Mu Jinyu, unaware of the peculiarity at the entrance of the Cursed Soul Forest, left that area.
He began contemplating what to do next.
In the short term, it's likely that the old bastard Ji Ran won't leave the entrance.
And he had this constant unease, feeling that lingering in the Cursed Soul Forest, whether deep inside or at the perimeter, would lead to something bad, with disaster looming.
"Forget it, since it has come to this, might as well take this opportunity to search for the Soul Shatter Grass in there! Meanwhile, see if there might be another exit deeper inside."
Mu Jinyu's eyes flickered indecisively, but finally turned resolute, making his decision.
Then he looked down into the Bi Fang Cauldron at Zhuo Yue, still unconscious.
Earlier, he had been seeking a chance to exit the Cursed Soul Forest, so he hadn't had any time to heal Zhuo Yue.
Since he had given up on leaving through this entrance, he could spare some time to heal Zhuo Yue's injuries, further equipping them in this mysterious Cursed Soul Forest.
"Phew!"
As Mu Jinyu's Life Source Energy surged in, Zhuo Yue's severed arm began to reform with white bones and regenerate flesh.
Zhuo Yue's arms were demolished, making it seemingly difficult for others to save him without divine medicine to enable rebirth of limbs.
But Mu Jinyu, having previously used limb regrowth on a severed elder of the Heavenly Sword Faction, found it convenient to treat Zhuo Yue's freshly severed arms.
With Life Source Energy continually flowing into Zhuo Yue's body, not only did his arms regenerate, his severe injuries also healed.
His once pale and bloodless face started to gain a healthy flush.
However, he hadn't yet woken from his coma.
"Bang!!"
Just as Mu Jinyu was focused on healing Zhuo Yue, suddenly, the Bi Fang Cauldron trembled violently.
It was as if someone outside was striking the cauldron with a weapon.