They traveled with their eyes closed, ate with their eyes closed, and dealt with all kinds of unexpected situations along the way with their eyes closed.
At first, the two of them still needed to use a tree branch for guidance. By now, they could do without one and manage simple travel and daily activities.
The two walked slowly through the forest. The farther west they went, the shorter the surrounding trees became.
Before long, they would likely leave this forest behind. Beyond it lay the Gobi and desert.
Swish!
Just as Zhao Mu and Dugu Bo continued onward, a rustling sound came from the nearby bushes.
Suddenly, a black shadow burst from the undergrowth and pounced straight at Zhao Mu.
Although his eyes were tightly shut, Zhao Mu could still roughly determine where the sound had come from.
His right hand curled slightly into a claw and slashed diagonally at a forty-five-degree angle.
With the Nine Yin Bone-Clawing Skill and the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Right Palm Bone's phantom bone reinforcing it, a Darkborn Demon God Claw swiftly tore through the air.
The Darkborn Demon God Claw overlapped with the black shadow and instantly ripped it apart.
Only then did Zhao Mu and Dugu Bo realize that the shadow had been a Shadow Leopard soul beast.
Soon afterward, more rustling sounds came from the bushes.
Then, an elderly couple led several young men and women around seventeen or eighteen years old as they leaped out from the brush.
The only girl among them immediately spotted the Shadow Leopard that had been torn apart on the ground, and fury surged within her.
"Ah! Who stole our soul beast again?! Why?! Why does someone always kill the soul beasts we've set our sights on?!"
The girl had short purple hair and