The figures atop the holy mountains shone with divine radiance. They did not resemble mortals, but immortals.
As though they had noticed Shen Yi's gaze, the two of them turned to look his way at once. In that instant, Shen Yi saw a sky full of stars and an endless deep void in their eyes, and his mind nearly sank into it.
"Who exactly are they?"
Shen Yi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and did not dare look into their eyes again.
The two seemed to have little interest in Shen Yi. They were only mildly surprised before no longer paying attention to him. Each unleashed a divine ability, shaking heaven and earth. Countless wronged souls wailed, while the holy mountains beneath their feet slowly rose from the ground and vanished into the void.
"That was close! Good thing they did not notice me."
Shen Yi still felt lingering fear. Those two were far too mysterious. This was the Forbidden Zone of Life, a deadly place where magical power was forbidden, yet with a mere gesture, they could move holy mountains. He felt as though he had survived a great calamity.
"Could Little Black have been moved away along with the holy mountain?"
Worry filled his heart, but there was no path to heaven and no way to act. He could only pray that Little Black had not been on the holy mountain.
He returned the way he had come. Now that Shen Yi had been favored by the sacred medicine, he no longer feared the curse. Even the restriction on magical power within the forbidden zone had weakened its suppression over him.
When he returned to the forest, he saw that skeleton again. This time, he did not choose to detour around it. Instead, he went straight