After leaving the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the two did not head straight to Shrek City. To fulfill the condition he had promised Bi Ji, Mu Feng went to the Star Dou Great Forest with Di Qiuli.
In the outer region, after sending the Black and White brothers back to the merchant association, Mu Feng and Di Qiuli set off toward the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest.
The core region and the outskirts were two entirely different worlds. Traces of human Soul Masters could still often be seen on the outskirts, but the deeper they went, the denser the forest became. Towering ancient trees blotted out the sky and sun, leaving only scattered flecks of sunlight visible through gaps in the leaves.
For anyone else, merely walking through the core region would have been extremely dangerous. No one could guarantee that a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast would not suddenly spring out the next moment and tear a hunting party of human Soul Masters to shreds.
But Mu Feng had Di Qiuli beside him. She merely let a little of her aura as the Emperor Auspicious Beast leak out, and many Soul Beasts fled at the first hint of her presence. As a result, Mu Feng encountered no Soul Beasts foolish enough to get in his way, sparing him the trouble of taking action.
However, while Di Qiuli's aura had not drawn any foolish Soul Beasts, it had drawn someone else. As they walked through the dense woods, Mu Feng suddenly stopped.
"What is it?" Di Qiuli bumped into Mu Feng's shoulder beside her and asked in confusion.
Mu Feng looked ahead and saw a figure in a black robe standing in the distance. At the sight of that tall figure, both of them already knew the