In the northwest of the Sun Moon Empire, the vegetation took on distinctive regional characteristics as the latitude rose.
An endless expanse of coniferous forest stretched as far as the eye could see. Compared with the vibrant Star Dou Great Forest or Sunset Forest, it carried an extra air of bleak menace. This was the Evil Demon Forest, the largest gathering ground for soul beasts on the Sun Moon Continent.
In the central region of the Evil Demon Forest, a gray spatial gate silently opened, and Huo Yuhao slowly stepped out.
This was not his first visit to the Evil Demon Forest. The spot where he had appeared was the Holy Spirit Cult Headquarters, built near the forest's center.
Huo Yuhao had not visited the headquarters often. He had only stayed for a few days around that group ceremony, which had been called spiritual ascension but was really brainwashing.
The Holy Spirit Cult Headquarters was not particularly luxurious, but it was certainly spacious. It was hard to imagine that a human organization's headquarters could stand in the heart of one of the continent's foremost soul beast gathering grounds, without any concern about attacks from the other soul beasts in the forest.
Huo Yuhao walked among the buildings left behind by the Holy Spirit Cult, activating Spiritual Detection to examine the state of his surroundings.
The Holy Spirit Cult Headquarters, which had still been guarded by many powerful evil soul masters two months ago, was now deserted. Nothing remained but broken foundations and ruined walls, a scene of cold desolation.
A somewhat scrawny wolf soul beast stood atop the ruins, pawing through the rubble like a scavenger. Its cultivation was only a few hundred years, and it survived cautiously in the narrow zone between the center and outskirts of the Evil