A dim crimson glow poured down from the heavens, draping the grasses and trees along its path in a faint red sheen—bizarre and sinister.
Lu Feng searched eastward for Chu Youwei and Xue Zier, his Soul Consciousness spreading as he once again sensed that strange red light, hazy and indistinct like a thin veil of mist.
As he ran and observed his surroundings, Lu Feng suddenly discovered something highly peculiar. This eerie red light could cling even to grass and trees, yet it had no effect whatsoever on certain soul beasts. Neither the Core Formation Realm silver tiger he had encountered earlier nor the Five Elements Realm Red Winged Wolf had been tainted by the red glow.
Just as Lu Feng privately concluded that this red light might be ineffective against beasts, he was startled to discover that ordinary animals—little birds, wild rabbits, and the like—did not avoid its illumination.
His thoughts thus shifted toward the difference between soul beasts and wild beasts. Perhaps the Beast Qi formed within soul beasts through absorbing and refining the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had insulated them from this red light.
Given Tang Yuan's unusual cultivation, that explanation also made sense.
But then he considered his own circumstances. The mysterious demon core he had refined in the Battle Realm contained terrifying Beast Qi, yet neither the Core Markings he later condensed nor the spiritual energy currently within him possessed Beast Qi...
That created another contradiction. It still did not add up.
Amid his doubts, Lu Feng suddenly sensed several black shadows swiftly running and leaping eastward from the nearby mountains.
Though those figures moved with great speed, Lu Feng recognized them at first glance. They were several more Black-Robed Moon Corpses.
Moreover, judging by their running postures, one of them even displayed