Three days passed in the blink of an eye. Heaven Dou Royal Academy had already prepared the provisions, Soul Tools, and Healing Pills needed for the journey.
Early that morning, before Heaven Dou City's gates had fully opened, Lin Chen led Su Qingyuan and Yue Huaxi out of the city under Sword Douluo's secret protection. Dressed as ordinary Soul Masters, they slipped out quietly and headed toward Sunset Forest.
Sword Douluo knew how perilous this journey would be. Spirit Hall would surely cast a net stretching from heaven to earth along their route, so he did not travel openly with them. Instead, he concealed himself in the void and guarded them from the shadows throughout the journey, avoiding an early exposure of their whereabouts while remaining ready to intervene in a crisis.
Holding both women's hands, Lin Chen walked steadily, avoiding the main roads and taking mountain trails. After his earlier nourishment and treatment with life force, both Su Qingyuan and Yue Huaxi had made modest gains in cultivation. Su Qingyuan had broken through to the peak of a level 39 Soul Elder, while Yue Huaxi had consolidated her cultivation as a level 42 Support Soul Ancestor. Their auras had grown increasingly steady.
"Sunset Forest is only a two-day journey from Heaven Dou City. Miasma hangs over it year-round, and it's home to all kinds of soul beasts, including plenty of highly venomous ones. It's even more dangerous than Star Dou Great Forest. We have to watch every step," Lin Chen warned as they walked, his alert gaze sweeping their surroundings.
The intelligence Ning Fengzhi had sent was no empty warning. Since Spirit Hall had set its sights on Sunset Forest, it would certainly station heavy forces along the route and inside the forest, waiting for him to walk straight