A Tragic and Heroic Scene

Having slain three elite clowns—Ruilin, Nicola, Taitino, and the others—Ye Chen took a brief rest after the bloody battle before setting off toward a new Rubik's Cube region.

Next, Ye Chen leaped across three Rubik's Cube regions of differing environments in succession. Along the way, he found neither traces of allies nor signs of enemies.

Ye Chen did not grow restless over this fruitless situation. Instead, he continued onward with an increasingly calm mindset.

Then, after the Bloodsmith Hunter passed through another barrier, the new world unfolding before him was finally tinged with something extraordinary.

This was a vast, sprawling forest region. Mountains and peaks stood scattered here and there, while trees dominated by silver leaves formed a shimmering silver sea of woodland before Ye Chen's eyes, stretching all the way to the end of the earth.

However, what first caught Ye Chen's attention was not the natural scenery of this land, but the bizarre atmosphere permeating the entire world.

At this very moment, the air in this forest world was oppressive to an extreme degree, as though some invisible giant hand were squeezing the entire atmosphere. The instant Ye Chen arrived here, his body felt heavier and his breathing stifled; even maintaining his position in the air became somewhat difficult.

This feeling immediately made Ye Chen recall the time he had attended the Apex Hunter tea gathering at Hunter's Peak.

Back then, Hengli, the third seat among the Apex Hunters, had deliberately made things difficult for Ye Chen. Merely releasing his aura had been enough to force Ye Chen into breathing difficulty and restless unease. It was precisely the manifestation of the chasm-like difference in strength between the Fifth Nightmare Realm and the Sixth Nightmare Realm!

And now, although the pressure spreading throughout this forest sea and sky was