Tang Chenfeng looked at Ye Hongling, then looked around again and again. The sensation was incredibly novel to them. They clearly knew everything around them was virtual, yet it all looked so real.
Ye Hongling touched her little face, then touched Tang Chenfeng's arm in surprise. "Wow! It feels so real. It doesn't feel virtual at all—I can even feel my body temperature."
Tang Chenfeng felt much the same as Ye Hongling, but he quickly came to his senses. The assessment came first.
"Ling'er, release Life Link and connect the two of us. If we run into any strange Soul Beasts later, we'll be better prepared."
"Mm." Ye Hongling answered. She then released her Martial Soul, and her second Soul Ring shone brilliantly. Emerald-green branches wrapped around Tang Chenfeng's waist as a steady stream of life energy flowed into his body.
"Brother, what's the plan now?" Ye Hongling asked.
Tang Chenfeng said, "Let's head forward and see what we find. If we encounter Soul Beasts we can handle, kill them and earn some points. If we run into other people, though, let's try to settle things peacefully."
Thus, the brother and sister began making their way deeper into the maze.
Boom, boom, boom, boom! After walking through the passage for a while, the two heard a series of heavy rumbles.
The sound seemed to be coming from farther down the passage. When they looked closely, they saw a three-meter-tall Mu Jin statue walking toward them.
The Mu Jin statue was fully encased in armor, but its body was extremely bloated, its belly especially huge, like it had a beer gut. Even so, an intact piece of armor covered it. Its eyes glowed with mechanical red light, and it held an enormous Greatsword. In this passage, which was only about five