Chapter 112: Sense of Unease

A Second Rank Spirit Pet is indeed terrifying, but Yu Changsheng isn't particularly worried either; if he goes all out, his chances of winning are still very high.

However, this is only the first round of the trial; if there's no necessity, there's no need to provoke a conflict with Miao Wenlun too early, and neither side has any conflict of interest.

As he gradually went deeper into the Forest, Yu Changsheng also discovered something different.

"This place is a bit too quiet."

Yu Changsheng frowned slightly, his Divine Sense carefully observing the surroundings, but he discovered nothing abnormal.

"Generally speaking, especially with this kind of forest terrain and dense Spirit Qi Environment, the deeper one goes, the more Spirit Beasts there should be, but along the way I've found them becoming increasingly scarce instead; birds and beasts are hard to spot."

After pondering briefly, Yu Changsheng formed a speculation in his heart.

"Unless there is an extremely powerful existence in this area, deterring all four directions, causing no other Spirit Beasts to dare set foot in this entire region."

Thinking this, Yu Changsheng's steps paused slightly; he pondered for a moment, thought it over, changed direction, and headed toward the Outer Circle of the Forest.

Although it's only the first round of the trial and there shouldn't be any uncontrollable danger, being more cautious is never wrong; this kind of unnecessary risk can be avoided if possible.

Especially for some unknown reason, he faintly felt a sense of unease in his heart; this feeling grew stronger the longer he stayed here.

As he walked toward the Outer Circle, the sense of unease in his heart lessened somewhat, yet it did not disappear completely; this couldn't help but make Yu Changsheng's complexion turn slightly grave.

This period of continuous exploration in the Forest had already yielded him quite a harvest; this place rarely sees human footprints, and Spirit Herbs grow quite lushly; at least for a period of time, he won't lack raw materials for alchemy, so there's no need to take more risks.

With powerful Divine Sense as support, many dangers can be avoided in advance, but this doesn't mean this place is completely safe; along the way, Yu Changsheng has seen the corpses of several disciples.

Either from suddenly ambushing ferocious beasts, or from poisonous gas hidden in the clouds and mist that arrives at unknown times, silent and odorless, killing invisibly.

After about two hours, Yu Changsheng made a discovery, then rushed swiftly toward the East.

In his Divine Sense, over there in the East, there were fluctuations of Spell Techniques, and not just one; it looked like several people were fighting.

As he drew closer, the scene in his Divine Sense gradually became clear and concrete.

It was precisely a giant Yuntai, entirely snow-white, square, roughly thirty zhang long and wide, three zhang high; mist faintly surrounded it, and rows of profound patterns were engraved on its body, flashing with inexplicable halos of light.

Besides that, a thin blue Light Curtain enveloped the Auction Stage, preventing the surrounding mist, poisonous gas, and other things from invading, forming a relatively safe Space around it.

"Yuntai!"

And at this moment on the Yuntai, just as Yu Changsheng sensed, there were three people fighting each other, Spell Techniques unceasing; all were middle-aged in appearance, two men and one woman, attacking ruthlessly without the slightest restraint; judging by their state, they had already been here for a while. And on the Yuntai, besides these three, there was also a disciple's corpse of unknown identity; judging by the death state, the face was livid, the whole body stiff, obviously struck by a violent poison, quite miserable.

"Two at Qi Refining Ninth Layer, one at Qi Refining Eighth Layer."

The ones at Qi Refining Ninth Layer were precisely those two male disciples; one wore a Blood-colored Robe, full of murderous aura, and his Spirit Pet beside him was a First Rank Ninth Layer Cloud Goose! The other male disciple looked somewhat younger, wore a cyan robe, also at Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivation base, Spirit Pet a First Rank Ninth Layer Earth-Splitting Rat.

As for that sole female disciple, her looks were passable, skin fair and delicate, maintained very well; her cultivation base lagged somewhat, merely Qi Refining Eighth Layer.

But one doesn't know how she nurtured it; a large cyan snake protected its master beside her, the snake body coiled, dark green Snake Eyes flashing with cold light, faintly flicking its Snake Tongue; observing its aura, it had already reached First Rank Peak! It was precisely because of this that for the time being, the three could do nothing to each other, mutually probing with attacks while guarding against each other, none daring to go all out, forming a subtle balance.

"A First Rank Peak Biluo Snake. Mastery of Wood Attribute Spells, simultaneously highly poisonous, physical body also extremely robust — wait, it seems to be a mutated variety? Quite rare."

Yu Changsheng, secretly observing, was thoughtful.

"If it can be devoured, it can let my Red Tempered Snake advance another Step!"

At this time, the situation on the Yuntai shifted slightly; perhaps realizing this couldn't continue, the cyan-robed disciple spoke first, addressing the Blood-colored Robe person: "Chen Shixiong, how about this: we join forces to eliminate this slut first, then decide ownership of the Yuntai; otherwise, with such a poisonous snake eyeing us covetously nearby, who knows when it might deliver a fatal strike, that would be bad."

Hearing this, the Blood-colored Robe disciple pondered slightly, eyes narrowing slightly, sizing up the Biluo Snake, a trace of wariness flashing in his eyes; after a moment he nodded lightly, saying somewhat hoarsely: "Alright, then as you say, first take down this woman and then talk; didn't expect you, Wang Xinyu, to hide so deeply; previously I underestimated you."

Wang Xinyu's complexion changed slightly; expression unchanged she retreated half a step, a cold light flashing in her eyes, coldly laughing:

"Truly shameful, you two; two Qi Refining Ninth Layer bullying me, a little girl at Qi Refining Eighth Layer, still needing to join forces — if word gets out it'll invite ridicule. What, could it be you're afraid of me?"

"Think what you want; when you ambushed Wang Ran before, weren't you also quite shameless? Able to attack your own fellow disciple without the slightest hesitation — if we're talking shameless, who can compare to you?"

The Blood-colored Robe was unmoved, pointing at the corpse lying not far on the Yuntai, his murderous aura beginning to gather.

Wang Xinyu was instantly rendered somewhat speechless; the latter two exchanged a glance, and in an instant both their figures erupted, shooting toward Wang Xinran while their Spirit Pets, the Cloud Goose and Earth-Splitting Rat, also very tacitly attacked the Biluo Snake.

"Cloud Goose! Earth-Splitting Rat! Hold down the Biluo Snake!"

Two clear shouts, and the next second the Cloud Goose and Earth-Splitting Rat were entangled in combat with the Biluo Snake, merely interfering from time to time, no substantive all-out clash erupting.

The two's thinking was very simple: a First Rank Peak Biluo Snake, and a mutated variety at that — neither of the two alone was a match for it if released singly; but Wang Xinyu herself only had Qi Refining Eighth Layer cultivation base; since that was so, they'd first entangle the Biluo Snake, and eliminating its master first was the priority.

Especially since ordinary Beast Tamers' own combat power isn't that outstanding; with the advantage in Realm, the two joining forces were confident they could take down Wang Xinyu before long, at which point the Biluo Snake would naturally cease to be a threat.

(Chapter End)