Within the Star Dou Great Forest, lush trees blotted out the sky and sun.
Trees so thick that several people together could barely encircle them were everywhere.
Jackals, wolves, tigers, leopards, and all manner of soul beasts bounded through the woods.
Upon arriving, Tian Chen and his two companions immediately headed toward the core region.
"The Star Dou Great Forest really is different from the Far North. Not only is it teeming with life, but there are so many kinds of soul beasts here." The fallen leaves beneath Tian Chen's feet lay as thick as a layer of rotting flesh, crunching and creaking under his steps.
They had barely walked a hundred meters when a thirty-thousand-year Ghost-Faced Demon Leopard suddenly lunged out of the undergrowth, its golden slit pupils locking onto Tian Chen.
It had only just bared its fangs, preparing to pounce.
Yet Tian Chen's expression remained unchanged. He merely raised his hand, pressing his fingertips together like a blade, and a wisp of blood-red blade energy shot out.
At the sight of that lightning-fast streak of blood-red blade energy, the Ghost-Faced Demon Leopard tried to dodge.
Hiss-
The streak of blood-red light did not strike the leopard. Instead, it skimmed past its ear and cut straight through an ancient tree behind it, whose trunk took several people to encircle.
The Ghost-Faced Demon Leopard's pupils abruptly contracted. Before it could land, it was slammed into the fallen leaves along with the severed tree.
Bang! Rotten leaves flew everywhere, and the impact left the leopard utterly dazed.
It struggled to rise, yet refused to leave the entrance to its den, merely letting out low, hoarse whimpers.
Snow Empress withdrew her gaze from the distance and turned her face slightly, her silver hair resembling a stretch of frozen waterfall in the