Sunset Forest? No, it's Tang San's private garden

Sunset Forest.

Located in the center of the Heaven Dou Empire, though not as vast as the Star Dou Forest, it was once one of the most enthusiastic adventure paradises for Soul Masters.

However, that was ten thousand years ago.

Today's Sunset Forest is no longer as prosperous as it once was; it can even be called a dead land.

High-level Soul Beasts are almost extinct, replaced by poisonous miasma covering the mountains and plains, and a suffocating dead silence.

Rumor has it that the decline here was caused by the excessive hunting of Soul Masters.

"Excessive hunting?"

Standing at the edge of the forest, Gu Yuejin looked at the sea of trees shrouded in gray mist before him, a cold sneer curling the corners of his mouth.

"This kind of nonsense only fools ignorant commoners."

As a transmigrator, he knew the truth of this place better than anyone.

Ten thousand years ago, this was indeed a treasure trove, especially the unparalleled treasure basin—the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes.

Unfortunately, this treasure land was targeted by the so-called "pure and immaculate" person named Tang San.

He not only plundered all the immortal herbs within, but he didn't even leave a few roots for future generations.

What was even more outrageous was that, to prevent others from coveting his "private garden," he tacitly allowed, and even utilized, the poison array left by Dugu Bo to turn this forest into a forbidden zone where no living being could enter.

The so-called "Ancestor of the Tang Sect," while claiming to be for the peace of the continent, was actually engaged in activities that cut off opportunities for others and hoarded resources for himself.

"To monopolize public resources and call it 'protection' is truly hypocritical."

Gu Yuejin withdrew his thoughts and glanced at Huo Yuhao beside him.

"Let's go, there's nothing much to say about these old matters."

Since leaving the Extreme North, the two had traveled at full speed, crossing the territory in just four days and arriving at this forest within the Heaven Dou Empire.

As they entered the outer area, they could still occasionally see a few low-level Soul Beasts, ten or a hundred years old, shuttling through the woods.

But as the two delved deeper, the light began to dim.

The originally lush trees became twisted and strange, and a sweet yet dangerous scent permeated the air.

A faint pink poisonous miasma, like a light veil, enveloped the surroundings.

"Master, the air here... is poisonous."

Huo Yuhao frowned. Even with his Soul Power protecting him, he still felt a tightness in his chest and a slight stinging sensation on his skin.

"A petty trick."

Gu Yuejin's footsteps didn't stop. He casually waved his right hand.

Buzz--

Brilliant blue-gold light suddenly ignited, and the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul was instantly released.

A pressure belonging to the "King of Plants" spread outwards from him.

Wherever it passed, the plants that were originally baring their fangs and claws, emitting poisonous gas, trembled as if they had seen an emperor. They retracted their branches and leaves, and even bowed their bodies, clearing a path.

"I am the Blue Silver Emperor, the Emperor of the plant system."

"In front of me, these ordinary poisonous weeds do not have the qualification to be presumptuous."

Gu Yuejin's tone was calm, as if stating a foregone conclusion.

However, he didn't rely entirely on himself.

He turned to Huo Yuhao and pointed at the increasingly dense poisonous miasma ahead.

"Yuhao, mere suppression is not enough."

"Poisonous fog is all-pervasive, and the best counter is extreme attributes."

"Whether it's Extreme Fire or Extreme Ice, it can effectively dispel these filthy things."

"Let the Ice Empress and Snow Empress come out for some fresh air, don't let them sleep in the Sea of Consciousness."

Huo Yuhao immediately understood.

"Yes, Master!"

By now, he was no longer the weak boy he once was.

His eyes instantly turned emerald green, and an aura of extreme cold erupted.

"Ice Empress's Claw!"

Although the Ice Empress's true form was not fully summoned, the extreme cold aura belonging to the overlord of the Extreme North instantly dropped the surrounding temperature to freezing point.

The flowing poisonous miasma, upon contact with this cold aura, was instantly frozen into powder and fell like dust.

The blue-gold imperial aura cleared the path, and the extreme ice protected their bodies.

The two thus forcibly tore open a gap in this poison array, a place that even Titled Douluo dared not easily set foot in.

After traveling for about half an hour.

The area ahead suddenly opened up.

The dense vegetation that was there before suddenly disappeared, revealing a huge, broken-off cavity.

Through the layers of poisonous clouds, they could vaguely see large patches of strange vegetation below.

"We're here, it's below."

Gu Yuejin stood at the edge of the cliff, looking down.

The poisonous mist below was more than ten times denser than above, exhibiting a bizarre emerald green. This was the core of the Bipure Poison Array that Dugu Bo had set up back then.

"Let's go down."

Without the slightest hesitation, Gu Yuejin picked up Huo Yuhao and leaped.

Whoosh--

The wind howled.

As the two descended a hundred meters, several emerald green vines suddenly shot out from the surrounding rock walls, attacking them like venomous snakes.

"Are these... Bipure Seven Absolute Flowers?!"

Huo Yuhao exclaimed in shock, his mental detection instantly providing feedback.

Each of these flowers emitted terrifying poisonous gas and possessed consciousness similar to Soul Beasts, understanding how to cooperate in an attack!

"Not only poisonous, but they also have brains?"

"Too bad, playing with plants in front of me, you're still too inexperienced."

Gu Yuejin snorted coldly, the Blue Silver Emperor light on his body flared, and his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone skill activated.

"Flight!"

His body moved strangely sideways several feet in the air, avoiding the frontal attack.

Immediately after, several blue-gold vines shot out like sharp swords, precisely entangling the roots of those Bipure Seven Absolute Flowers.

Devour!

The Blue Silver Emperor's innate ability activated.

"Squeak--!"

Those Bipure Seven Absolute Flowers actually let out screams like rats. Their originally verdant branches and leaves instantly withered, and their poisonous gas was domineeringly converted into pure Soul Power by the Blue Silver Emperor.

"Yuhao, activate your mental detection."

"Find the place with the densest poisonous clouds and the strongest halo, that's the entrance."

"Understood!"

Huo Yuhao closed his eyes slightly, his vast mental power spreading out like mercury.

A moment later, he suddenly opened his eyes and pointed to a sheer cliff to the lower left.

"Master! Over there!"

"There's a cluster of multicolored poisonous clouds there, and the emerald green halo is the strongest!"

"That's the place."

Gu Yuejin's lips curved slightly, and he turned in the air with Huo Yuhao, heading straight for that cluster of multicolored poisonous clouds.

Passing through the nauseating miasma, a narrow path appeared before them.

This was the only passage leading to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes.

"Be careful, this place below is the base camp for plant Soul Beasts."

Gu Yuejin reminded them and plunged down again with Huo Yuhao.

The further down they went, the more frenzied the plant attacks became.

Countless unknown vines, thorns, and flowers madly tried to stop these two intruders.

But under Gu Yuejin's Blue Silver Emperor suppression and Huo Yuhao's Extreme Ice freezing, all these attacks were in vain.

Finally.

The two broke through the last layer of mist and landed steadily on the ground.

The moment their feet touched the ground, the surrounding scenery instantly changed drastically.

It was no longer the sinister and terrifying poisonous forest, nor was it a dim and oppressive dead land.

The light here was bright, and the air was so fresh it was intoxicating.

Looking around, the area was covered with all sorts of exotic flowers and plants, some crystal clear, some colorful, each emitting a dazzling radiance.