novelden Chapter 710: Mutated?
Chapter 710: Mutated?
Ideally, fewer people would be better, but there are still quite a few people now, so she can't just send her two clones into the space directly. She can only take it one step at a time.
As for whether they can successfully find the valley they came from once they're inside?
She wasn't really worried; as long as she went straight to the center, it would be fine.
Perhaps we'll run into that old woman again. With so many seniors around this time, killing her shouldn't be too difficult, right?
Zhong Ran tried to avoid the unpredictable and dynamic formations, and instead chose the "life gate" (a gate of life) to minimize the risk of accidents.
The formation here was set up by that immortal senior, who also gave them guidance, so they have a more thorough understanding of the formation here.
The first time they entered, they intended to trick that wicked old woman, so they deliberately chose a dangerous formation.
There's no need for that now; naturally, we should take the safer route.
After only half a day inside the formation, I felt that same deathly aura again.
She was somewhat surprised. Logically speaking, since she had absorbed all the death energy inside and even burned the bone pit, any remaining death energy should have gradually faded away.
But we've only been inside for a short time, and we've already sensed it, and it's quite a strong feeling.
This feeling doesn't seem very good.
Mu Jinning, dragging two clones along beside her, frowned slightly: "Ranran, I feel like something's not right?"
Zhong Ran frowned slightly and said softly, "I don't know, let's go in and take a look."
She also vaguely sensed that something was wrong; the deathly aura seemed to be getting stronger.
Or is it that the deathly aura is most concentrated in this direction?
After entering from here, it only took two days to pass through the formation. The deathly aura inside was extremely dense, and the area was shrouded in a gray mist.
It not only affects people's vision, but also blinds their senses.
"This is the death aura? It's really unsettling."
The old man with completely white hair and beard frowned deeply: "As expected of the Forest of Death, how can there be such a dense aura of death here?"
Zhong Ran looked at the group and couldn't help but ask, "Have I not yet asked for your names, seniors?"
We don't know what we'll encounter next, and constantly calling someone "senior" can easily cause confusion.
The old man spoke first: "My surname is Yu, you can just call me Old Man Yu."
The old woman's surname was Yin, and the others were surnamed Lu, Zhou, and Cui.
Zhong Ran glanced at the senior surnamed Cui again, and realized that he was definitely not from the Cui family of Tianluo City, because she had not seen this senior before that day.
Seeing her looking at him, Old Master Cui nodded slightly: "I am Cui Jingyun's grandfather. He sent a message home saying that you might be in danger, so I rushed over."
Zhong Ran quickly cupped her hands in thanks: "Thank you, senior."
Old Cui nodded slightly, which was taken as acknowledgment of her thanks.
"Seniors, as you can see, the death energy here is dense and unfavorable to us, but for some evil cultivators, this is their paradise."
“I am very grateful to all the seniors who were willing to risk their lives for my brother. If you want to quit now, I can send you away.”
As for waiting here, she couldn't guarantee that she could find this way again after going in.
"What are you saying? We're not like that." Old Yin was surrounded by a faint aura, and deathly energy couldn't get near her.
"We still have the ability to protect ourselves."
I didn't dare come in back then, because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to get in or get out.
"In that case, let's go straight inside."
Seeing that they had said that, Zhong Ran didn't linger and headed towards the central area. Everyone followed, but they couldn't go fast even if they wanted to.
The deeper you go, the denser the deathly aura becomes.
Moreover, in less than half a day, they encountered an attack from bone people and bone beasts.
What surprised her even more was that these bone people and bone beasts seemed to be much stronger than the ones they had encountered before.
However, the five seniors were not ordinary cultivators. They were powerful and scattered those bone people and bone beasts with a single blow.
"Senior, after these bone figures are broken up, the bones will fly away and then reassemble."
Zhong Ran loudly reminded them, and then, after she finished speaking, the scattered bones had already reassembled.
There was no need to fly back; they simply reassembled here and then rejoined the battle.
This time, Zhong Ran was certain that there had indeed been a mutation in the Forest of Death.
Previously, when they came in, bone beasts rarely came in such large groups; they were only encountered deep inside.
But even now, while we're still on the outskirts, they're already in large groups, and extremely powerful at that.
What's even stranger is that they were always blown apart and flown away before reappearing, so they only gradually discovered this later.
But now, these skeletons have reassembled and are continuing to fight.
"It is this death energy that sustains them; the death energy is the link between them."
"Young friend Zhong, you should be very experienced with these things, but can you burn away this deathly aura with fire?"
Fire is yang energy, while death energy is yin energy; they are mutually destructive.
Zhong Ran and the others were able to get out of here alive because they had been warned that these bones could regenerate, which meant they had obviously encountered this before.
Since you've encountered this before, you must have relevant experience.
Zhong Ran nodded, and after they broke the bone people and bone beasts apart, she burned them all.
At the same time, she retreated and secretly cultivated, absorbing the death energy.
However, the deathly aura was too dense, and there were powerful figures present, so she didn't dare to make any big moves, resulting in her slow speed.
However, the skeletal people and beasts continued to appear, which made Zhong Ran's mood quite heavy.
"Ah Jin, I have a feeling something's happened here. Could it be related to Xiao Yan?"
Could it be that Zhong Yan's arrival in the Underworld alerted some high-ranking officials, prompting them to send powerful figures to strengthen defenses here?
If that's the case, wouldn't Zhong Yan be in great danger in the underworld?
Mu Jinning didn't know about this either, so she could only say, "We'll go join the battle too. Ah Sheng, you and Xiao Qingtian keep an eye on them."
The two clones are still too weak, and they're causing a lot of trouble here.
However, Zhong Yan secretly cultivated in the side, without being discovered by the powerful figures.
The powerful figures were too busy to pay him any attention.
With Zhong Ran and Mu Jinning joining the battle, things became much easier.
Both of them used fire, and the fire temperature was particularly high, which surprised even Elder Yin and the others.
"Have you been to the Divine Fire Nest over there?"
Divine Fire Nest? Could it be referring to that area of fire veins from back then?
"It seems so. These flames have acquired the aura of divine fire. Perfect, let's burn them."
Honestly, if you had divine fire, why didn't you make a move sooner? Did you want those old guys to have fun fighting like that?
Zhong Ran and Mu Jinning exchanged a glance. Since they had both said so, there was no need for further hesitation.
Moreover, fire is indeed more effective in this situation.
Anything stronger than their cultivation level is more useful.