Dragon Baleful Ravine

Following the detour route northeast as indicated by the map fragment, Lu Chen sped through Rebirth Forest for roughly two hundred li.

Along the way, he became even more cautious, avoiding several "danger zones" marked on the map.

Some were gathering grounds for swarms of mutated Soul-Devouring Vines; others were naturally formed illusion arrays capable of bewildering the mind; still others were home to powerful and bizarre creatures of the mystic realm.

Lu Chen had no desire to stir up unnecessary trouble. He avoided whatever he could, and when avoidance was impossible, he resolved it swiftly with thunderous means, never lingering to entangle himself.

Another day passed in this manner.

At last, the dense, gloomy scenery of Rebirth Forest ahead began to change.

The trees gradually grew sparser and shorter, while the dark-gold Soul-Devouring Vines became far fewer.

The strange fragrance and frigid deathly aura permeating the air were replaced by another presence—more violent, more razor-sharp.

It was... dense Dragon Baleful Qi, so thick it was nearly impossible to disperse!

Like tens of millions of invisible blades mixed into the air, every breath felt as though tiny knife edges were scraping across his throat.

Even his Protective Qi gave off faint hissing sounds as it was slowly eroded by the Dragon Baleful Qi.

Lu Chen had no choice but to increase his true essence output to keep his Protective Qi intact.

He stopped and looked ahead.

The edge of Rebirth Forest lay right before him.

Beyond it stretched a vast ravine, as though it had been cleaved open by the colossal axe of a god!

The ravine was dozens of li wide and bottomless, its cliffs steep as blade-cut walls, a dark crimson like dried blood.

The ravine was not pitch-black. Instead, it was filled with dense dark-gold mist, so