The mountain peak thrust straight into the clouds, yet inexplicable howls occasionally seeped from the cracks in its rock walls, mingling with the wind and sounding exceptionally eerie.
In the eyes of the nearby Hunters, the mountain's strange phenomena likely meant a Mountain God had died a wrongful death. They called this place "Ghost Cry Ridge," a name enough to stop a child from crying.
Yet aside from the strange sounds, Ghost Cry Ridge was strangely shunned by wild beasts. When experienced Hunters needed to avoid man-eating beasts, they would usually make a point of heading toward Ghost Cry Ridge.
That day, Ghost Cry Ridge suddenly shook as mountains swayed and earth trembled.
Flocks of birds scattered in panic, as though an indescribable terror lurked within Ghost Cry Ridge.
But in the blink of an eye, the birds acted as though nothing had happened and returned to the branches, tilting their heads as they watched Ghost Cry Ridge in the distance.
A hunter standing on a high slope ten miles away saw the peak of Ghost Cry Ridge begin to tilt, sending countless rocks tumbling from its summit.
The hunter thought the Mountain God was enraged, only to notice moments later that the peak had suddenly returned to its original position.
From then on, the heart-rending wails and wolfish cries could no longer be heard from Ghost Cry Ridge, and wild beasts gradually began appearing in the mountains.
Ren Qing hovered in midair above Ghost Cry Ridge, looking at Mu Yi's barely human form. Flesh and tree roots had become indistinguishable, her limbs twisted like ropes and tangled together with her head.
Mu Yi muttered madly, "I saw it clearly, didn't I? Don't you know what I saw?"
She desperately endured the collapse of her body. At the same time,