772. Affection

"Tap."

"Tap."

The instant the Dao Domain spread outward, the rustling from the forest fell silent.

Xu Yuan walked toward Tianyan, his footsteps whispering softly.

As he moved, the sea of forest below seemed to undergo some kind of blight, rapidly sweeping outward from him in every direction.

The sea of flowers withered dry, ancient trees turned to sand and collapsed, and countless birds and beasts silently became shriveled corpses.

The entire mountain range became a dead zone as its vitality was drained away, yet amid that stillness, boundless life was brewing.

Xu Yuan walked slowly, speaking as though making idle conversation:

"A Dao Domain called life, yet it blooms flowers of death. If I could, I truly wouldn't want to use this."

Tianyan's golden eyes fixed on every one of Xu Yuan's movements, her voice cool. "Because it makes you look like an inhuman monster?"

"No."

Xu Yuan shook his head and smiled. "I rather enjoy being watched as though I'm some villain. I simply don't want to use it because this is Sword Sect territory. Dirtying the host's grounds is always irritating, but now I can only apologize."

As he spoke, His cloud boots stepped over shattered wood chips, and the hem of his blood-red robes swept across the black earth, leaving a splash of vivid crimson behind.

Blood seeped with every step.

Tianyan's eyes narrowed slightly at the sight.

This was the Black Death Fungal Mat belonging to the Strange Ghosts?

They quietly sprouted from the dead earth, multiplying at terrifying speed beneath the nourishment of boundless vitality. Like locusts, they spread through the surrounding mountains and seas, devouring everything and dyeing the already-dead forest a bewitching blood-red!

Seeing this change, no one at the viewing grounds spoke another word.

If the battle between the Heavenly Oversight