Two days passed quickly. Huo Yuhao noticed that the trees around him were becoming more numerous, and according to the map, he wasn't far from the Star Dou Great Forest.
He could no longer follow any proper road; he was almost entirely moving through the forest.
The trees were intertwined layer upon layer, and the tangled undergrowth was dense around him. The sounds of insects buzzed incessantly, but amidst the noise, Huo Yuhao paused. He heard the sound of water.
"Damn, isn't this too coincidental?"
Thinking this, Huo Yuhao immediately followed the sound of the water. After walking about a dozen meters, he pushed aside some bushes, and his expression became strange.
He saw a small stream, about three meters wide, next to a quiet patch of grassland. The water was crystal clear, with a few aquatic plants floating on the surface. Underneath, he could vaguely see some fish slowly moving their tails.
Looking at this familiar yet unfamiliar scene, Huo Yuhao was silent for a moment. He turned his head to look in the direction where he came from. Will those two come here later? Or not?
Should I roast some fish and wait?
Nah, I should keep going.
Because of the timeline, Huo Yuhao couldn't be sure if Beibei and Tang Ya would meet him. He didn't want to waste time if the fish was ready and they didn't show up.
Thinking this, Huo Yuhao didn't hesitate, turning and heading in another direction.
However, he marked a coordinate here.
Continuing onward, through the dense forest, Huo Yuhao noticed signs of human passage on the path ahead, and the trees around him thinned out slightly.
He immediately quickened his pace, and after advancing several hundred meters, he saw a wooden sign planted at the side of the road.
Over two dozen words were clearly written on it.
"You will enter the Star Dou Great Forest in fifty miles. Soul beasts are present; be careful."
Huo Yuhao paused, his gaze hardening. Turning his head, he looked ahead and instinctively gripped the White Tiger Dagger hanging at his waist.
Then, he strode toward the entrance of the Star Dou Great Forest.
The further he went, the cooler the air became. Even though the sun was already high in the sky, the coolness couldn't be dispelled.
At the same time, Huo Yuhao could clearly sense the concentration of soul power in the air beginning to intensify, far exceeding that near the stream.
Fifty miles.
It took Huo Yuhao some time to cover the distance. By then, it was close to noon. Visible to the naked eye, a vast forest with no discernible boundary came into view. The sunlight scattered over the distant forest, causing countless leaves to be bathed in a golden hue.
Star Dou Great Forest.
Huo Yuhao stood a few hundred meters away from the entrance, observing.
He slowly gripped the White Tiger Dagger in his right hand, but didn't draw it. After taking a deep breath, he slowly walked forward.
The entrance to the massive forest felt like a giant beast, waiting for its prey, which made him feel heavy.
"Whoosh!"
In an instant, Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up. A gentle blue light flashed, and the airflow around him immediately slowed down, as if time had been put on slow motion.
Three hundred meters, two hundred meters, one hundred meters, fifty meters.
Step by step, Huo Yuhao got closer to the forest entrance.
"Whoosh."
In that instant, Huo Yuhao's peripheral vision caught a fleeting shadow on a large tree at the forest entrance.
Huo Yuhao seemed not to notice, continuing forward. As he reached the entrance, the wind stirred.
A blur, like a wolf pouncing, leaped down from the tall tree. A faint ripple of soul power emanated from above and to the side of Huo Yuhao's head.
Huo Yuhao, already prepared, instantly drew his White Tiger Dagger, blocking with it. The next moment, a heavy force slammed into him, and the blade, thin as a cicada's wing, rang out with a metallic clang.
"Hmph." With a soft grunt, he glanced at the familiar figure with his peripheral vision. He retracted the White Tiger Dagger, turned his body, and unleashed a side kick.
Bang! Huo Yuhao's powerful left leg slammed into the blur's abdomen, sending it flying several meters away.
Having done all this, Huo Yuhao stood in place, observing.
Only now could he fully see the unknown creature.
It was a Wind Baboon, over a meter tall, covered in dry, brownish-yellow fur. Its canines were bared, with a bit of drool dripping. It continuously roared, and its long arms reached below its knees, with extremely sharp claws.
It was strange, though, that the Wind Baboon's claws and legs were trembling, and it kept touching its lower abdomen.
Huo Yuhao took a few steps forward. Seeing this, the Wind Baboon actually showed a hint of fear and took a few steps back.
"We finally meet, old friend."
Huo Yuhao looked at it and spoke with a complex expression,
"You are the biggest enemy of my life. Tang San can't even compare to you."
The Wind Baboon didn't understand human language. It just kept touching its belly while baring its teeth at Huo Yuhao, looking very fierce.
Huo Yuhao's kick just now almost turned it into a eunuch.
But the next second, the ferocity on the Wind Baboon's face disappeared.
Huo Yuhao's brow split open, and a beam of brilliant golden light shot out directly, piercing through the Wind Baboon's body.
The Wind Baboon's mind seemed to become muddled, and its footing became unsteady, stumbling around.
"Sure enough, the effect of using this move on a normal creature is completely different from using it on a creature with soul power. The Wind Baboon didn't faint immediately."
Huo Yuhao watched this scene, treating the Wind Baboon as a test subject.
But the Wind Baboon didn't last long. After five seconds, its body suddenly collapsed to the ground, as if dead. However, even while unconscious, its claws still rested on its abdomen, a place that seemed more important than life itself.
To avoid becoming his wife's sister, his strong mental fortitude supported him.
Unseen, a wisp of life essence peeled away from the Wind Baboon and was absorbed by the Heavenly Eye.
At the moment all this ended, a strong mental fluctuation suddenly surged around them, and a shout of extreme excitement entered Huo Yuhao's mind.
"Found it! Bro found it! Waaah, Bro's about to cry, so touched. That guy really didn't lie to Bro, there really is a human with spirit attribute coming to this godforsaken place to hunt for a Soul Ring."
Huo Yuhao's eyes flashed.
The second old acquaintance had arrived.
The instant the voice fell, the temperature at the entrance to the Star Dou Great Forest began to plummet, and Huo Yuhao, who had kept his Martial Soul activated, was very sensitive to this change.
"Whoosh!"
A mass of cold air erupted from the ground, instantly freezing the Wind Baboon. And beneath Huo Yuhao's feet, the ground began to tremble. The earth cracked, revealing a deep chasm, from which mist dispersed, and golden light permeated.
Huo Yuhao quickly retreated a few steps, watching quietly.
Finally, the ground collapsed, and a mass of dense, white-gold light floated up from within.
Slowly, the light faded, and a huge silkworm appeared in front of Huo Yuhao.
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