938: Darkness descends, my name is Night Tree
Barren Domain.
Unknown area, in a river at the foot of a mountain.
“...”
Xie Weilou slowly opened his eyes and stood up.
He looked around, seeing a dense forest with mountains rising in the distance, but Lin Qinghuang was not here.
The great vicious beast that attacked earlier directly shattered space with terrifying power. Even though he and Lin Qinghuang entered the spatial rift immediately, they were still greatly affected.
“What exactly is the origin of that great vicious beast?”
Xie Weilou's expression was extremely solemn.
The Bronze Cursed Man was terrifyingly abnormal, even more extraordinary than the King of Evil Spirits. All along, whenever it made a move, there was no enemy it couldn't defeat.
Yet, that great vicious beast could make the Bronze Cursed Man feel threatened, which was truly frightening.
Xie Weilou took out a jade talisman and asked, “Qinghuang, are you there?”
A moment later.
Lin Qinghuang's voice came through: “I am! How are you?”
Xie Weilou said, “I'm fine, but I'm currently in a dense forest and need to explore for a bit. Are you injured?”
Lin Qinghuang mused, “I wasn't injured. I'm currently in a large canyon. The map I gave you earlier marks a place called Shuofeng Plain. Let's meet there then.”
Xie Weilou said, “Then we'll meet at Shuofeng Plain.”
With that, he put away the jade talisman.
Lin Qinghuang possessed three ultimate emperor artifacts; in this Barren Domain, self-preservation should not be a major problem.
“Roar!”
Just then, a black giant python in the river suddenly lunged out, its gaping maw open, biting at Xie Weilou, attempting to swallow him whole.
“Hmph!”
Xie Weilou snorted coldly, and a surge of Power of Time erupted from him.
Boom!
As soon as the black giant python approached, it was affected by the Power of Time. Its body rapidly withered, and its flesh and blood continuously dissipated.
In the blink of an eye, this black giant python was instantly reduced to ashes.
“Roar!”
Around the dense forest, roars echoed. Numerous Yao Beasts sensed danger and fled, not daring to approach.
Xie Weilou paid them no mind. He took out the jade talisman given by the Marquis of Eight Desolations, injected a stream of power into it, and a bloody light instantly appeared, pointing in a certain direction.
This jade talisman was unaffected in the Barren Domain; as long as he had it, finding Marquis Zhenyu shouldn't be a problem.
“...”
Xie Weilou put away the jade talisman and rushed out of the dense forest.
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Evening.
On a mountain, in an abandoned dilapidated temple.
Xie Weilou lit a bonfire, and a wild rabbit roasted over the flames. Oil dripped into the fire, making crackling sounds.
The sun slowly set, the sky gradually darkened, a full moon rose, and stars began to appear.
Xie Weilou sat in the dilapidated temple, holding fine wine in one hand and a rabbit leg in the other, leisurely enjoying them.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the bright full moon and countless stars in the sky were obscured by dark clouds. The sky turned pitch black, and gusts of cold wind swept in, constantly battering the temple door.
The bonfire flickered, its color gradually turning from crimson to somewhat black.
“Roar!”
In the mountains, numerous wild beasts roared, fled, and trembled in fear.
“The aura of darkness, how interesting.”
Xie Weilou took a sip of wine, glanced outside the dilapidated temple, and fully released his Divine Soul.
Under his Divine Soul, he could see waves of Black Mist sweeping in, continuously eroding the mountains and forests, devouring everything around.
Numerous wild beasts fled frantically. Any that were enveloped by the Black Mist instantly transformed into grotesque, terrifying Dark Monsters.
The darkness spread extremely fast. The numerous wild beasts on this mountain were instantly corrupted, turning into Dark Vicious Beasts.
“Roar!”
These Dark Vicious Beasts roared incessantly, merging with the dark mist, and charged wildly towards the dilapidated temple.
It was as if where there was darkness, light was not allowed to exist; the appearance of a bonfire had become the original sin.
Xie Weilou casually extended his hand, and Dark Divine Fire appeared in his palm. He uttered a single word faintly: “Scram!”
Boom!
The Dark Divine Fire instantly erupted with terrifying might. The flames flickered, and an aura of annihilation permeated, surging in all directions.
Centered on the dilapidated temple, the dark mist within a ten-li radius was instantly suppressed and dissipated, as if it had encountered the most formidable suppressive force.
And those wild beasts corrupted by darkness immediately stopped, the Dark Power on them quickly dissipating, their eyes revealing a bewildered look.
“Awoo!”
Outside the dilapidated temple, a wolf howl echoed.
“...”
Xie Weilou put away the Dark Divine Fire and continued to enjoy his wine, an aura of the Dragon Transformation Realm emanating from him.
Bang!
Not long after, the dilapidated temple door was pushed open. A woman dressed in animal skins and carrying a bow entered the temple with a Silver Wolf.
The woman had long green hair, sparkling eyes, a faint scratch on her face, and a string of pendants around her neck.
“Outsider, Dragon Transformation Realm!”
When the woman saw Xie Weilou, a hint of wariness appeared in her eyes.
She had seen the firelight here, thinking there might be tribespeople, so she rushed over, only to find an outsider.
Outsiders and people of the Barren Domain were easily distinguishable, with clothing being the most obvious difference.
Generally, outsiders wore luxurious and noble attire, while people of the Barren Domain dressed more primitively and simply.
When Xie Weilou saw the woman, a smile appeared on his face. An individual from the Barren Domain had arrived; it seemed his luck was good, and he could ask for directions.
This woman also exuded an aura of the Dragon Transformation Realm, indicating she was also a Cultivator.
His gaze fell upon the pendant around the woman's neck. He stared at the string of pendants for a moment, a strange look in his eyes.
“I am Xie Weilou, I accidentally strayed into the Barren Domain and intend to rest here for a while. May I ask for your esteemed name, miss?”
Xie Weilou smiled and cupped his fists.
The woman's expression remained wary. She sat down with the Silver Wolf five meters away from Xie Weilou and said, “My name is Night Tree!”
The Barren Domain was unpredictable and dangerous, but there were always outsiders who would enter it in search of Opportunity.
However, most of them ended up dead, so she wasn't too surprised by the appearance of an outsider in the Barren Domain.
The person before her exuded an aura of the Dragon Transformation Realm. This level of cultivation was not considered very strong in the Barren Domain.
“Woof...”
The Silver Wolf stared intently at the rabbit meat in Xie Weilou's hand, its tail wagging constantly, saliva dripping from its mouth, appearing very eager.
“...”
Xie Weilou smiled and tossed the rabbit meat to the Silver Wolf.
“Awoo!”
The Silver Wolf immediately opened its mouth and swallowed it whole.
“...”
Night Tree raised an eyebrow at the sight but said nothing more.
She looked at Xie Weilou: “The darkness attacked just now, but then inexplicably retreated. Do you know why?”
Xie Weilou shook his head: “I am an outsider, I don't understand the matters of the Barren Domain. I did see a Black Mist attack just now, but for some reason, that Black Mist inexplicably disappeared.”
Night Tree heard this and didn't think much of it; it was normal for an outsider not to understand the situation in the Barren Domain.
Xie Weilou looked at the pendant around Night Tree's neck and said with a smile, “The pendant around your neck depicts a woman's face, and I happen to have met this woman; she is my friend...”
The pendant around Night Tree's neck was a human figurine, with very lifelike facial features.
Upon seeing this pendant, he immediately thought of Yan Ruyi; the face on this pendant was identical to Yan Ruyi's!
“Impossible!”
Night Tree immediately shook her head upon hearing this.
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