Chapter 99: Misty Forest, Undead Creatures!

Chapter 99: Misty Forest, Undead Creatures!

Qing'er's safety is not a big problem, with Dugu Bo and Ning Rongrong around.

At present, the Spirit Hall has not completed its strategic layout, so there won't be any major actions for now.

As for Qing'er's alchemy, Su Ye successfully fused a ninth-grade soul-generating grass. Although her spiritual level hasn't broken through to the Lingyuan realm, she has reached the Linghai realm.

Regarding her cultivation, Su Ye was generous and gave her half of the Yin-Yang Wuji Gong. The Nether Soul power of the Nether Spirit Cat is of pure yin attribute. Yin-Yang Wuji Gong is only suitable for her to practice at night to cultivate the "yin" side.

However, after his transformation, with the rich heaven and earth energy near the courtyard, plus Yin-Yang Wuji Gong, it should not be a problem for her to upgrade ten levels in a year.

Zhu Zhuqing is now level 42, and she may have even broken through to the Soul King by the time they meet again.

[Note: There was an error in the previous chapter where Zhu Zhuqing was referred to as a Soul Master. This has been corrected.]

A few days later.

Outside the window, the sun was bright, and the clouds were layered like fish scales, neatly arranged in the sky.

Inside the room, a woman dressed in white stood in front of Su Ye. Her beautiful face and hair looked like white daffodils. Zhu Zhuqing was tidying up her clothes, her delicate face full of reluctance.

"I know you're strong. There are probably not many people on the entire continent who can be your opponent, but you must be careful about everything."

"Especially your temper. You always talk nonsense. You never know when you'll make someone angry and they'll want to kill you."

"Of course, I'm not asking you to avoid causing trouble. If you're bullied, you don't have to swallow your anger. Your strength is your strength, and you can do whatever you want."

"..."

Her words were full of earnest advice, showing the girl's attachment and concern for him. As she spoke, Zhu Zhuqing's bright eyes filled with mist.

They had known each other for a long time, but had rarely spent time together. Most of the time, they focused on their strength.

If possible, Zhu Zhuqing truly didn't want to separate from Su Ye. After all, he was the only sincere relative she had now.

But Zhu Zhuqing also knew that she couldn't stop him, and neither could Su Ye. They were both the kind of people who pursued strength, and they both needed to focus on their own growth, even if it meant putting their feelings aside.

"Okay, stop tidying up."

Su Ye held Zhu Zhuqing's hand. He had already tidied it several times. It wasn't embroidery, and no matter how much he tidied, it wouldn't make much of a difference.

Knowing that she was deliberately wasting time and didn't want him to leave, Su Ye understood this intention.

"If I leave earlier, I can come back earlier."

"Then I can come back earlier to serve you, right?"

Su Ye smiled, deliberately emphasizing the word "serve."

Zhu Zhuqing blushed for no reason, her mind racing with thoughts of what he meant by that.

This guy… always knows how to torment her!

She looked at Su Ye, her face a mixture of love and annoyance. He used to be more serious, but now that they were close, he had become so unscrupulous. It was so frustrating.

Zhu Zhuqing crossed her arms and grumbled, pretending to be indifferent.

"Hmph, you're so sentimental. Who wants to keep you here?"

"Go!"

"It's better if you leave. Out of sight, out of mind. No one will bother me while I make medicine in the future."

"Yes... is that so?" Su Ye's mouth twitched. His expression fell, and he sighed dramatically, like a wilted eggplant.

"In your heart, I'm just disturbing you while you make medicine here..."

"In that case, I'd better leave early."

Su Ye spoke in a tone that was both light and a little sad.

"It just so happens that I have a lot of things to do. I wanted to handle them separately, but now it seems better to do them together."

"This way, you can make medicine with peace of mind without me disturbing you for a long time."

"If I happen to die in the City of Slaughter, it might be for the best. After all, a scourge like me is only trouble when I'm alive, don't you think?"

After saying that, Su Ye turned and walked toward the balcony. With his Ice and Fire Golden Phoenix, he could fly away at any time.

"No!!"

Zhu Zhuqing rushed out to the balcony, grabbed Su Ye's hand, her face filled with panic.

"I… I didn't mean that."

"I just said it out of anger. Don't take it seriously."

Holding onto his wrist tightly, Zhu Zhuqing felt her heart almost stop. Her once rosy face had turned pale with panic. How could she dislike his noise?

What she liked most was his noise. It made her feel happy. Su Ye's eyes tilted, and his gloomy face suddenly changed, replaced by playful eyes and a smirk.

"Tsk tsk, sharp tongue but soft heart!"

"You say go…"

"You bastard! You just know how to tease me!"

"You can't joke about these things. Do you know I almost thought you really weren't coming back?"

Su Ye didn't dodge, smiling with a triumphant look as he let her punch him. The warm breeze in his heart seemed to blow through him.

He gently wiped away the tears from the corner of Zhu Zhuqing's eyes, his expression becoming more serious.

"Okay, I really have to go."

"I'm afraid if I stay any longer, seeing you like this, I might never leave."

"Well, come on, say goodbye."

Su Ye tilted his face, making his intentions clear.

"No!" Zhu Zhuqing bit her lips shyly, looking reluctant.

He had tormented her before, and now he wanted her to kiss him? No way.

"Hurry up."

"Don't blame me for using the Su family's family rules!"

Su Ye spoke intimidatingly, without anger, but with a dangerous glint in his eyes. His hand slowly rose.

"Hmm..."

Zhu Zhuqing bit her pink lips hard, standing on tiptoe. She wanted to give him a quick peck, but was instead pulled into Su Ye's arms.

"Remember, take care of yourself."

Zhu Zhuqing's heart softened, and before she could feel touched, Su Ye lightly patted her butt twice.

The taps were not strong, but they had a teasing effect.

"Let's go!"

Su Ye let go of her and took a step back. His smile was as warm as the sun in the sky. He made a cool gesture with his fingers, and wings spread out behind him.

The wind and waves suddenly appeared, blowing Zhu Zhuqing's snow-white skirt. She was left standing alone on the balcony, staring at Su Ye's receding figure.

"Come back soon..."

Zhu Zhuqing whispered to herself, unwilling to leave. She stayed on the balcony for a long time, watching him leave.

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After half a month of travel, Su Ye finally arrived at his destination—Death Canyon.

The cliff was hundreds of meters high, and below it seemed to be another world. Layers of mist covered the area, and you could vaguely make out the tips of large trees, indicating a forest below. The cliff appeared suddenly, as though someone had torn a huge hole in the ground. The sight was truly awe-inspiring.

The cold wind blew from the mist, causing Su Ye to shiver. The Yin-Yang Wuji Gong automatically activated, and a golden light isolated his aura.

"Such a strong smell of death!"

"Could this place be connected to the Rakshasa God?"

Su Ye stood at the edge of the cliff, thinking deeply.

Since he gained a body invulnerable to water and fire, Su Ye had ignored extreme temperatures. However, the breath coming through the rift was directed at the soul, making him feel uncomfortable.

Luckily, the Yin-Yang Wuji Gong is pure internal energy, effective at curing diseases and exorcising evil spirits, so it could restrain this undead aura.

Su Ye also felt that this deathly aura had a suppressive effect on strength. While it had little effect on him, it would be overwhelming for low- and mid-level soul masters.

The only thing related to such deathly aura in Douluo World was the Rakshasa God, so Su Ye immediately thought of that.

But after a few moments of thought, he discarded the idea.

"No! No!"

"There's the underworld in Douluo World, and even the Hades!"

A faint light flashed in his eyes, and Su Ye began to open his mind.

During the Peerless Tang Sect period, Huo Yuhao's mother was resurrected from the underworld. And in the Dragon King Legend, the seventh soul skill of the Hades of the Holy Spirit Church was "The Advent of Hades," with an image resembling a god wearing a crown.

Since these things existed, the underworld must exist as well.

"The God Realm is eternal light. Even the Rakshasa God, the God of Evil Thoughts, is a god born of evil, an attribute of the God Realm. After all, where there's light, there's darkness."

"If the God Realm and the Underworld are in a corresponding relationship, then the Underworld represents death and darkness. Logically, the strength of the Underworld should be comparable to that of the God Realm."

"But… the mainland has never mentioned anything about the Underworld."

Su Ye couldn't help but laugh. Who would win in a fight between Heaven and the Underworld?

One is creating the Conferred God List, and the other is marking off names in the Book of Life and Death.

Ultimately, the Underworld would win, right? It's fast, and its army keeps coming!

"Is it because the God Realm holds all the elements of creation, making the Underworld a subsidiary existence?"

Su Ye was puzzled but decided to move forward.

Swish!

With a thought, the Golden Phoenix of Ice and Fire flapped its wings, cutting through the mist. A hole opened up in the fog, which quickly closed behind him.

Surrounded by mist, the surroundings seemed unchanged, but the eerie, creepy energy felt unsettling, as though a skull's eye was watching him.

Finally, Su Ye landed on the forest floor below the cliff. At his feet, pieces of white bones littered the ground, with bite marks scattered across them.

The trees around him were not green but pitch black. It was clear these trees had never seen the sun, and the atmosphere was heavy. The visibility was only around five meters, and the whole forest felt suffocating.

Suddenly, a dangerous hiss echoed from the fog. Blood-red eyes appeared in the air, making the hairs on Su Ye's neck stand up.

Boom!

Su Ye's soul power flared, and fiery red energy erupted from his body, dispersing the fog in a radius of dozens of meters.

He saw a giant black snake wrapped around a tree, its tongue flicking as it prepared to strike.

The snake, as thick as a thigh, had bone-like horns on its head. Its body was blurry, with no scales, looking like a ball of pure black.

Swish!

The giant snake lunged forward, its head straightening like a javelin.

Su Ye was surprised that it didn't flee. He had unleashed his ultimate fire soul power, but this giant snake, just a few hundred years old, still dared to attack.

With a sizzling sound, the snake's head was sliced off and fell to the ground with a plop, its black blood dripping from Su Ye's ice sword.

But what was odd was that no soul ring appeared. Instead, a gray flame appeared, burning the snake's body and revealing its white bones.

The snake's empty eyes suddenly flickered with two eerie lights.

"Can it transform into an undead creature after death?"

Su Ye was intrigued. This was an interesting discovery.

Without fear, he swung his ice sword again, and the giant snake's skeleton was sliced into several pieces.

Though it had become an undead creature, only its skeleton remained, and its strength was greatly weakened, far weaker than it had been alive.

The eerie light in its skull faded, and an invisible force seemed to leave. The air fluctuated slightly.

Su Ye's colorful pupils gleamed with interest. His enhanced vision allowed him to see at the cellular level.

A gray mist drifted out from the snake's skull, floating deeper into the forest like a ghost. The remaining soul power seemed to be pulled away by some unseen force.

"Sure enough… this forest is different!"

Su Ye's heart raced. The ability to absorb the soul power of dead soul beasts was no ordinary phenomenon. It felt like the devouring power of the Rakshasa God.

But instead of chasing it immediately, Su Ye decided to proceed cautiously.

"First, I need to find the Thundering Hell Vine, the nemesis of the undead, the power of lightning. Then we can explore further."

Swish!

With a thought, Su Ye's golden phoenix wings flapped, soaring through the mist, heading deeper into the eerie forest.flying away at a high speed like a rainbow

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