The deeper they ventured into the Star Dou Great Forest, the fewer the once-noisy beast roars became.
Ancient trees shrouded the sky in darkness, and the air was filled with a suffocating heaviness.
The humus beneath their feet was soft and spongy, and now and then, they stepped on dry bones left behind by unknown soul beasts.
"The outskirts were as lively as a market, but this deep inside, it's more like a ghost town."
She Xian crouched in the middle of the group, a blade of unknown wild grass hanging from his mouth as he muttered under his breath.
The surrounding trees were so thick that it would take more than a dozen people to encircle them, yet there was not even a hundred-year small fry in sight.
Deep within his spiritual sea, Little White's gentle, soft voice quietly rang out.
"Husband, I believe that the stronger a soul beast is, the more intelligent it becomes and the stronger its territorial instincts are."
"And the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest are the domain of ten-thousand-year soul beasts."
"They mark out their territories. How would low-level soul beasts dare to run wild within them? Naturally, it seems deserted."
She Xian grinned. "My Little White really knows a lot—gentle, considerate, and learned."
The moment that thought arose, another female voice, incomparably proud and cold, pierced through with deep disdain.
"Hmph, that foolish snake knows only this much."
The Queen Medusa's phantom slightly raised her brow within his spiritual sea, her gaze icy.
"At the height of my power, ruling this Star Dou Great Forest would have been effortless."
She Xian silently rolled his eyes.
This queen really was arrogant.
It was undeniable that, at the height of her power in the Tagore Desert, the Queen Medusa had been a