Wang Heng, standing nearby, nodded in agreement.
"The Doomsday Tree is the most dangerous place we know of."
"That tree was nurtured by the lives of countless beings."
"Its roots plunged tens of thousands of meters deep into the earth.
"As long as one approached it, one would immediately enter its attack range."
"Many of our people have died there."
"Then let's go take a look," Xu Zimo said.
"My lord, we can only escort you to its vicinity. We don't dare enter," Wang Xian said truthfully.
"With our strength, entering would mean certain death."
Xu Zimo smiled.
He replied, "Don't worry. I never intended to have you go in."
"You only need to lead the way."
Only then did the two of them breathe a sigh of relief.
As they spoke, figures suddenly emerged from the fog.
"This is bad. We've stayed here too long and attracted the attention of some ghosts," Wang Xian immediately said.
Within the Heaven's End Forbidden Zone, people could not remain in one place for too long.
Their scent would spread out.
That would draw the attention of certain ghosts.
Their perception of scents was extremely sharp.
At the slightest irregularity, they would immediately pounce.
They would kill anyone who produced the scent.
Xu Zimo was in no hurry to leave.
"Don't worry, I'm here," he said.
"I'm rather curious about these ghosts."
As he spoke, several figures had already passed through the veil of fog.
Only then did Xu Zimo see their appearances clearly.
These people all retained the appearances they had at the moment of death.
Some had twisted bodies, while others were missing arms and legs.
Some even had their brains blown apart.
These were the gruesome states they had been in when they were killed.
At that moment, no matter