Obstacles

Perhaps Zhou You's silence lasted too long, causing Ah Rou to misunderstand something.

She suddenly spoke up to comfort her, "It's alright, Xiao You, may I call you that?"

Zhou You snapped out of his daze, "Of course." He withdrew his hand.

He had done everything he could, but the "Ghost Gate Needle" was not the kind of medical technique that could bring the dead back to life and heal the wounds; it could only temporarily suppress her injuries.

However, as long as the injuries are under control, the opponent has a high chance of surviving due to the powerful vitality of the Soul Beast itself.

The key is to avoid further aggravating the injury.

When he explored her body, he discovered a mysterious seal within Ah Rou's body, containing an immense amount of Soul Power, which possessed a natural wildness.

He had a guess about that seal; it was probably sealed inside all the energy that Ah Rou had accumulated as Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

The location of that seal corresponds to the opponent's Martial Soul...

"My situation is terrible?" Ah Rou smiled, but the smile was somewhat bitter.

Zhou You then realized the other party had misunderstood and explained, "Don't worry, as long as you avoid intense fighting for a while, your injuries will heal."

At this moment, Ah Rou sighed, "But given the current situation, not fighting is impossible."

She looked back, her voice heavy with worry, "They're here again."

"Regarding this," Zhou You said seriously, "I have an idea that might allow us to stall for time."

When Ah Rou transmitted the map to Xiao Wu, he also made a copy for himself.

Humanity's development of the Star Dou Great Forest is still very limited. The outer areas are okay, but most of the peripheral areas have been controlled by the Spirit Hall and surrounding countries, and the types of Soul Beasts and terrain distribution in these areas have been basically explored.

However, in the more advanced Mixed Zones, which are areas where Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts frequently appear, the exploration progress decreases significantly.

These areas are dangerous territories that only high-level Soul Masters dare to venture into.

Most high-level Soul Masters are very "ambitious" and don't have the leisure to do things like Xu Xiake, who deliberately marked and distinguished the terrain and features of the areas he passed through and did map surveying.

Only a few Soul Master are accustomed to keeping diaries will record their observations and experiences in the local area, but such information is often scattered and outdated.

After all, thousand-year-old and Ten-Thousand-Year Rank Soul Beasts fight each other almost every day for territory and resources, and many things recorded in the past will soon be changed because of a great war.

Therefore, the only ones who truly understand this forest are the Soul Beasts that live in it, such as Ah Rou.

She knows most of this area like the back of her hand; after all, she has lived here for a long time and has become an integral part of this forest.

Therefore, the map she provided was extremely detailed, specifying which areas belonged to which Soul Beasts, which places had natural barriers, which areas contained traps, and which were dangerous areas that even Soul Beasts dared not enter, etc.

"You want me to lead them into the territory of those dangerous Soul Beasts?" Ah Rou asked hesitantly. "That probably won't be very effective."

After all, Bibi Dong and her two companions already represent the most elite Soul Hunting lineup on this continent.

"No, this is very useful," Zhou You said seriously. "At least these Soul Beasts can buy you enough time."

"Buy time?" Ah Rou shook her head. "You probably don't understand how big this forest is. If we wander around here aimlessly, not only will we attract the hostility of other Soul Beasts, Da Ming Er Ming will also have a hard time finding us."

Zhou You smiled upon hearing this, "So we must go to a place that Xiao Wu knows."

Meanwhile, Bibi Dong and her two companions sped through the night, and were about to spot their target.

At this moment, Yue Guan suddenly said, "Your His Holiness the Pope, the location of that Soul Beast has moved again."

"Keep chasing!" Bibi Dong's face was icy cold.

Yue Guan nodded and said nothing more, but inwardly he was somewhat unconvinced, thinking that the Pope was making a mountain out of a molehill.

He's just a lowly Soul Master; it's no big deal if he gives up.

Although Yue Guang is loyal to Bibi Dong, he is a rather pragmatic person who is after the great prospect of the Spirit Hall unifying the continent under Bibi Dong's leadership.

However, he himself was not devout to the Spirit Hall, but only regarded it as a stepping stone to higher levels of power.

In this state of mind, it's difficult for him to appreciate Bibi Dong's emphasis on those "seedlings".

A Soul Master is but an ant among ants. Even if they have some Talent, death is just death. What difference does it make?

He thought to himself, rather bored.

However, the Gui Mei beside him was different. He had a strong sense of belonging to the Spirit Hall, and his goals were highly aligned with Bibi Dong's. He was truly one of their own, sharing a unified ideology.

Therefore, he empathized with Bibi Dong's feelings at this moment. A genius like Zhou You, who was destined to become a pillar of the Spirit Hall in the future, really couldn't just die in such a place without knowing why.

He seemed to sense Yue Guan's nonchalance, turned his head, and a face completely covered by a mask stared at him with a death stare.

"Okay, I got it, I'll take it seriously!" Yue Guan a bit of a headache. He could secretly grumble about Bibi Dong's orders, but he could only obediently follow his best friend's urging.

"Huh?" At this moment, Yue Guan seemed to have noticed something, which immediately attracted the attention of Bibi Dong and Gui Mei.

He explained, "The Soul Beast's movement route has changed."

Zhou You's earlier guess was correct; Bibi Dong and her group did indeed possess some means to pinpoint their location.

Yue Guan's Martial Soul is [Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum], a rare and precious medicinal herb that exists in reality.

This Immortal Herb emits a colorless and odorless pollen. Once it comes into contact with a target, Yue Guan can sense the target's location using his Martial Soul's abilities.

This perception range is very wide; at least with Ah Rou's current abilities, she can't shake him off in one go.

"Just a death throes," Bibi Dong sneered, then urged, "Speed up!"

Yue Guan could only sigh and increase his speed even further.

Soon, they encountered the first challenge that Zhou You had prepared for them.

--[Death Swamp]

This place is inhabited by a large number of plant-type Soul Beasts. Countless thick vines cover the Marsh Pool like a spider web, and even the thinnest vine is as thick as several people can hug.

Titled Douluo can naturally fly, Bibi Dong and the others planned to fly over them.

However, as soon as they reached the swamp area, they immediately alerted the local inhabitants, and the giant vines that had been quietly covering the swamp suddenly began to stir violently.

Countless thick vines transformed into giant snakes, writhing and attacking the three people in the sky.

"Get out of my way!" Upon seeing this, Bibi Dong simply waved her hand, and the Soul Power she released condensed into thin threads, easily cutting off the attacking vines.

The broken branches fell, splashing water several meters high in the swamp.

However, for Plant-type Martial Souls with extremely strong vitality, cutting a vine is like cutting off a human hair—it doesn't hurt at all.

Bibi Dong's actions only provoked more attacks from the vines. Countless giant vines Entanglement and transformed into an even larger structure, hurtling towards the three Titled Douluo.

Its force was like the sky collapsing!