Within Evernight Forest, ancient trees stood in profusion, towering into the clouds.
Although Lin Ye had only just entered Evernight Forest and had yet to reach its depths,
the surrounding trees were already exceedingly old. Their luxuriant branches and leaves overlapped in layer upon layer, blocking out the sunlight and leaving the forest dim and shadowy.
In the gloom, only strange luminous plants stretched their bodies, giving off faint glimmers of light that looked particularly eerie.
"Rustle, rustle, rustle..."
With a sharp iron sword strapped to his back, Lin Ye slowly walked through the forest. Every step he took onto the thick layer of fallen leaves and dead branches produced a series of sounds.
Since entering Evernight Forest, Lin Ye had been walking for over ten minutes and had ventured nearly a thousand meters inside.
At last, soul beasts began appearing in his field of vision.
They were merely ten-year soul beasts, and non-aggressive herbivores at that—Sprout-Horned Deer with buds growing from their antlers, Golden Squirrels dwelling in the trees, Three-Tailed Black Oxen with three tails...
Still, the appearance of soul beasts added a touch of color and life to the tranquil forest,
which greatly improved Lin Ye's mood.
"Meow~"
Suddenly, from a low clump of bushes not far ahead, accompanied by a cat's cry, a cat-like soul beast with a pale purple body and deep-purple patterns in its fur sprang out.
After emerging from the bushes, the cat soul beast abruptly stopped. Letting out another "Meow~," it curiously tilted its head and turned its deep emerald eyes toward Lin Ye.
In the dim forest, the cat soul beast's emerald pupils glowed with a faint green light, making it look somewhat unsettling.
But Lin Ye was not afraid. He knew the name of this cat soul beast.
It was a