Dangerous Old Forest, Ferocious Demonic Shadow!

This was a tall, old ape whose entire body was covered with dark, bristly fur that stood up like steel needles. Looking at the group before it, the old ape's eyes flashed with a deep sense of hostility, and it emitted low growls from its throat.

This was a warning!

Looking at the ape in front of him, Xiao Chen stepped forward and gestured to the old ape, patiently miming and explaining, hoping they could provide him with some clues about Zhao Lin'er.

He knew that these intelligent giant apes could understand his meaning.

Bai He simply watched quietly, observing the communication between these two different species.

Before long, several young apes emerged from the stone forest, accompanied by a giant ape with brown fur. Now Bai He understood why the old ape had shown such deep hostility earlier; it turned out they were looking after the young apes in the troop.

After Xiao Chen's patient and continuous miming and explanation, the black-haired old ape finally managed to understand Xiao Chen's meaning and turned to leap into a primeval forest.

It was going to find other giant apes.

After waiting for nearly half an hour, accompanied by long howls, a tall Four-Armed Blood-Colored Demon Ape led more than a dozen giant apes from the primeval forest.

The Blood-Colored Demon Ape growled, circling the group several times. When it saw Bai He, especially when it saw the brilliant silver-white dragon horns on Bai He's head, a deep sense of dread flashed in the Blood-Colored Demon Ape's eyes. After taking a deep look at Bai He, the Four-Armed Blood-Colored Demon Ape turned to face Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen kept gesturing and explaining to the Blood-Colored Demon Ape, but the Blood-Colored Demon Ape still couldn't understand. It wasn't until Xiao Chen drew pictures of Zhao Lin'er and Little Pegasus on the ground that the intelligent Blood-Colored Demon Ape understood Xiao Chen's meaning.

After roaring at the group of giant apes a few times, the Four-Armed Blood-Colored Demon Ape led Bai He and the others towards a direction in the primeval forest, leaping out ahead of them all.

The Blood-Colored Demon Ape was naturally gifted, its four thick arms were incredibly agile, and it nimbly flipped and leaped between the tall ancient trees, leaving Bai He and the others far behind.

But with everyone's full effort, they could barely keep up, so as not to be left without a trace.

One could only say that it was indeed an ape to be so agile, right?

After crossing several mountain ranges, the Four-Armed Blood-Colored Demon Ape finally stopped in front of a primeval forest with rolling hills and refused to go any further.

In the primeval forest ahead, there seemed to be something that it was deeply afraid of, preventing it from entering easily.

Since the Blood-Colored Demon Ape was unwilling to go any further, Bai He and the others couldn't force it, and could only guess that there must be a dangerous presence in the primeval forest ahead.

The Blood-Colored Demon Ape let out a low growl, then suddenly took flight, its four arms grabbing thick branches, and without looking back, it turned and leaped away, disappearing into the depths of the dense forest in the blink of an eye.

"Let's go!"

Seeing that the Blood-Colored Demon Ape had left, Xiao Chen sighed, then led Bai He and turned to enter the dangerous primeval forest before them.

After crossing two mountain peaks, faint roars of beasts began to emanate from ahead. The roars were not loud, but they gave people a sense of inexplicable oppression.

Further ahead, after passing through a dense thicket of bushes, everyone began to gradually approach the source of the roars.

Along the way, they began to discover corpses one after another. The corpses were scattered haphazardly in the forest. Upon closer inspection, they were all unfamiliar cultivators. Their deaths were extremely tragic, as they had been torn apart alive.

Everywhere on the ground nearby were pools of blood, even between the branches and leaves. The pungent stench of blood permeated the forest, making people nauseous.

More and more people were entering Dragon Island, but the quality was beginning to decline. Dragon Island was not the blessed land they imagined; it was a paradise for the strong and a hell for the weak!

After walking for a while, the roars grew closer and closer. They finally approached the source of the roars and saw the truth of the tragedy that had occurred in the forest.

Ahead, a tall demonic figure was wantonly slaughtering.

The tall demonic figure emitted low roars, chasing after fleeing cultivators. With each wave of its giant claws, blood splattered everywhere.

Countless cultivators screamed as the demonic figure tore their bodies apart, blood splattering, and various red and green organs littered the ground. A thick, pungent odor permeated the surroundings.

As they got closer to the scene, the specific appearance of the demonic figure finally became clear to Bai He and the others.

The tall and sturdy figure was nearly three meters tall, with a messy mane of brownish-yellow hair draped over his shoulders. Atop his head, a pair of wolf ears stood erect, and behind him, a thick, powerful striped tiger tail swished restlessly.

"Keao?!"

Xiao Chen couldn't help but exclaim softly as he looked at the demonic figure before him.

Although his appearance was exactly as Xiao Chen remembered, his aura was now vastly different from before.

If his temperament was still somewhat human when Xiao Chen first saw him, it was now much closer to that of a beast—ferocious and cold, with green glints in his eyes and a voice like a bestial roar, as if he were a humanoid beast.

After smashing the head of the last surviving cultivator with his giant claw, the green light in Keao's eyes gradually faded, and the beast-like aura emanating from his body began to dissipate. In his mind, the bestial nature began to recede, and reason began to return.

"Who is it? Show yourselves!"

As the violent bestial nature receded, Keao's keen, beast-like senses returned. He immediately discovered Bai He and the others hiding not far away, and he instantly turned his head to look in their direction.

"Not good!"

Bai He and Xiao Chen's expressions suddenly changed; they had been discovered!

But just as Bai He and the others were about to retreat, countless thick green vines suddenly burst out of the earth, wildly forming a green wall of vines that blocked their path.

Accompanied by soft chuckles of "Hehe," a green figure emerged from not far away.

The newcomer was slender, dressed in linen clothes. His face was ordinary, but he had a head of dark green hair, and even his pupils were light green. As he passed through the dense forest, the branches in front of him automatically made way, making him seem extraordinary.

It was Yarold!

The Forest Clan's young powerhouse with dark green hair smiled lightly as he slowly walked to Keao's side.

The two of them looked at Bai He and the others with a faint gaze, and an atmosphere of chilling intent began to spread.