Chapter 1027: Chapter 637: Eye
Liu Hun was forced to walk slowly into the canyon, and when he and Lao Bai arrived at the entrance, he raised his head to take a look at the towering cliff in front of them.
Then, Liu Hun couldn’t help but gasp and mutter under his breath, "I hope nothing goes wrong this time, otherwise, in a godforsaken place like this, you wouldn’t even know how you died."
Lao Bai pretended not to hear Liu Hun’s grumbling.
"Let me go ahead." Just as Liu Hun reached the canyon entrance and was about to enter, Lao Bai spoke to him.
Hearing this, Liu Hun paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Lao Bai, you don’t really think I’m scared, do you? I’m telling you, all my life, there’s nothing I’ve been afraid of."
With that said, Liu Hun took the lead, turning sideways and entering the canyon.
As soon as Liu Hun walked into the canyon, he suddenly froze in place. The air within the canyon was filled with a rich spiritual energy, and compared to the outside, it was like paradise here.
Moreover, in front of him was a lush environment full of plants and trees, as if they had stepped into the most primitive forest.
"Be careful, there’s something strange here. Any place suffused with rich spiritual energy isn’t ordinary. If the danger outside is at a certain level, then here, it’s ten times greater or more." After entering, Lao Bai took a look at the surroundings, his expression turning serious.
Liu Hun understood what Lao Bai meant, but the denser the spiritual energy, the more it indicated they were in the right place.
"Hey, kid, what’s going on in there?" Just as Liu Hun and Lao Bai were talking, Wu Dao’s loud voice came from outside the canyon, asking them.
Hearing this, Liu Hun turned around and glanced back, then looked at Lao Bai next to him and asked, "Lao Bai, can you find the place where the Nine Nether Cold Ice is located in a place like this?"
"It might take some time, why do you ask?" Lao Bai looked at Liu Hun with some confusion.
After all, Lao Bai had never been to such a ghostly place before, and though he had rich experience with places like this, finding the Nine Nether Cold Ice would still take some time.
"The Nine Nether Cold Ice slowly forms in extremely cold places, while Xuan Fire is something extremely hot and yang. The places they form must be extremely hot, and since they complement each other, this place must be both extremely hot and extremely cold. If you can find it, then they won’t be our problem any longer." After saying this, Liu Hun smiled and walked forward.
Watching Liu Hun move ahead without looking back, Lao Bai immediately understood Liu Hun’s thoughts. He wanted to tell Liu Hun that in such situations, they should stick with the main group, but if they all found that place, surely they wouldn’t miss the Nine Nether Cold Ice.
There were only two of them, so how could they compete with so many people for the Nine Nether Cold Ice? So, thinking of this, Lao Bai gave up on reminding Liu Hun and followed him.
"Hey, kid, why are you not saying anything?" As Liu Hun and Lao Bai left, Wu Dao kept shouting outside.
But still, there was no response.
"No need to call out, that kid has already gone off on his own to search for the Xuan Fire, let’s go." Qin Tao shook his head, calmly saying to Wu Dao.
And as soon as Qin Tao finished speaking, he took the lead and walked inside; once everyone had entered the canyon, Wu Dao muttered, "No wonder that kid wanted to act alone. Even if he doesn’t find the Xuan Fire, in such a place full of spiritual energy, he might gain something else. It’s just a pity, if the Xuan Fire were so easy to find, there’s no need for forerunners."
"Everyone, just follow us, we’ll leave some markers for you." Qin Tao, at the front, glanced at the people behind him, then led them forward.
At this moment, Liu Hun and Lao Bai were cautiously making their way through a swampy area. In this forest, initially, neither of them paid much attention, but gradually, Liu Hun realized the peculiarity of this place.
By right, in such a place with abundant spiritual energy, there should be more fierce animals; but after walking for about ten minutes, it was still eerily quiet, an eerie kind of quietness.
"Lao Bai, why do I feel something’s off with this path?" Liu Hun said seriously to Lao Bai beside him.
"It is indeed strange because I’m not heading directly to the destination. Look at that patch of jungle on the left, can you see anything? Based on my past experiences, the more obscure a place is, the more dangerous it tends to be." Lao Bai said thoughtfully to Liu Hun.
Upon hearing Lao Bai’s words, Liu Hun paused for a moment and then gave a wry smile, finally understanding that Lao Bai knew nothing. It was better to rely on himself than to depend on him.
"Lao Bai, I understand that you’re worried about your daughter’s life and want to find the Nine Nether Cold Ice early to save her. But it’s not that the more dangerous the place, the more likely you’ll find it. Although I’m not too familiar with these things, if you trust me, please listen to me from now on." Liu Hun looked earnestly at Lao Bai while saying this.
Being exposed by Liu Hun, Lao Bai had an embarrassed look on his face. Indeed, his previous words were intended to mislead Liu Hun. Because his strength was greater, he could faintly sense some unknown dangers.
And at this moment, the route they were advancing on was precisely the direction that caused Old Bai some apprehension.
"Extremely hot and extremely cold places, there are only two situations. The first is at a volcanic crater, the other is in icy snow. But in such a strange environment, trying to find the volcanic crater or icy snow, that’s somewhat... " Liu Hun hadn’t finished his sentence before his face turned a bit pale.
"What’s wrong?" Old Bai saw Liu Hun’s expression and asked worriedly, thinking something might have happened to Liu Hun.
"Run!" Liu Hun, without any hesitation, shouted loudly at Old Bai, then turned around and fled back.
Watching Liu Hun’s figure, Old Bai was slightly stunned for a moment, but the next instant, his expression changed greatly as well.
Immediately, Old Bai, without a hint of hesitation, dashed back crazily with Liu Hun.
After they had run for less than five minutes, Liu Hun turned his palm, and that dagger appeared directly in his palm, his eyes fixedly staring forward, flickering with a hint of icy killing intent.
The next moment, Liu Hun lightly jumped on the ground, and his entire body flew toward the bushes ahead.
"Clang!" A clear sound rang directly in the bushes, followed by Old Bai’s figure arriving at the bushes.
Seeing the situation in front of them, Liu Hun and Old Bai were slightly stunned.
"It’s you, kid? I say, weren’t you running so joyfully just now, how come you’re running back now?" Beside them, Wu Dao looked at Liu Hun holding a dagger, then confronting Qin Tao, a bit of surprise showing in his eyes, but he didn’t miss any chance to mock Liu Hun verbally.
At this moment, Qin Tao was a little shocked, holding a short sword against Liu Hun’s dagger, but his arm was slightly trembling.
Even though he hadn’t used his full strength just now, Liu Hun’s realm, his power was surprisingly astounding, indeed making him feel a shock.
"You came just in time, where are the others?" Liu Hun put away the dagger, not noticing the hint of surprise in Qin Tao’s eyes, smiling slightly as he asked Wu Dao.
"They’re behind, kid, you’re not considerate, making the decision yourself to take the lead, then fleeing in battle, and more so, going off to find Xuan Fire; so now, the task falls onto us." Wu Dao looked at Liu Hun with some disdain and said.
"Since the several older brothers have decided to take the lead personally, then I shall take my leave first, after all, a small character like me is more suited to stay at the back." Liu Hun said and tried to slip away, but Wu Dao immediately blocked his path.
"Why do I feel you’re a bit sinister? It seems like something bad is about to happen." Wu Dao frowned, touched his chin with both hands, puzzlingly peering at Liu Hun’s face.
"It’s not about to happen, it has already happened..." Just as Wu Dao finished speaking, Qin Tao softly spoke to the two from behind.
As Qin Tao’s words fell, Liu Hun and Wu Dao instinctively followed his gaze forward.
In the forest ahead, rays of emerald green light flickered slowly, even in broad daylight, it seemed somewhat glaring.
"What is this thing?" Wu Dao looked at the emerald green light, and asked softly, puzzled.
"This area, I’ll leave it to you, brothers. I’ll retreat first, waiting for your good news!" Liu Hun saw those emerald green lights and immediately grabbed Old Bai, intending to head back.
But at this moment, Qin Tao coldly spoke, "Since it’s already here, do you think there will be none in the group behind?"
As Qin Tao’s words fell, Liu Hun’s face changed slightly, then showed a somewhat awkward smile, "Then I’ll just mix with you, brothers."
"Kid, Qin Tao, do you two know what this is?" After so long, Wu Dao finally reacted, glaring at the two and asked.
"If he didn’t know, he wouldn’t be so terrified to flee; these are the eyes of Jungle Beasts; they are the legendary invisible beasts hidden in the jungle, their bodies can blend with the surrounding colors like chameleons; and every Jungle Beast’s strength is at least equivalent to the Innate Eighth Layer realm!" Qin Tao took a deep breath and slowly answered everyone.
"If that’s all there was to it, these things wouldn’t have scared Liu Hun away; take a closer look, behind the Jungle Beasts, there are hints of pale blue light mixed in." Liu Hun shook his head and said gloomily.
Since they were all in the same boat now, Liu Hun decided not to hide from them anymore.
"Death’s Eye!" Suddenly, Wu Dao first spoke, but as soon as he said that, his face turned completely pale; those once fearless eyes now filled with terror.