The heat around them began to dissipate the moment they entered the forest.
It was not merely because the trees blocked out the sunlight. They could feel the surrounding environment slowly absorbing the heat brought by the sun.
"There are no powerful Soul Beasts or groups of Soul Beasts nearby that can threaten us. We can move a little faster."
Le Bai reminded them, "But be careful of poisonous creatures such as insects and snakes that may be around. Tang San should know more about those than any of us."
"Leave it to me!"
Tang San took a small bottle from the Storage Soul Tool at his waist and said with great confidence, "I guarantee that no non-Soul Beast poisonous creature will dare approach us!"
Flender and Zhao Wuji listened and watched in silence. They said nothing and took no particular action.
They began venturing deeper into the forest.
Unlike the outskirts, the vegetation within the forest was much denser. All kinds of plants intertwined in tangled masses, leaving no "path" in the usual sense.
And as they gradually went deeper, they lost track of the direction they had come from. As far as the eye could see were identical trees, weeds growing everywhere, and unfamiliar plants.
The group's pace gradually slowed.
Fortunately, just as Le Bai had said, they did not even encounter any hundred-year Soul Beasts. There were only ten-year Soul Beasts slightly stronger than ordinary wild animals, let alone groups of Soul Beasts.
Things were going too smoothly, and some of them inevitably began to relax.
Le Bai noticed and promptly warned them, "Watch out! A Soul Beast close to the thousand-year level is approaching three hundred meters ahead. It probably hasn't discovered us yet, and it isn't moving quickly. Should we try to make contact, or