The Ghost Domain Forest was a dangerous place in the Eastern Emperor Region. In the human world like the True Martial Emperor Palace, it was difficult for the demon race to gain a foothold. Only some ominous beasts, nether beasts, etc. that couldn't transform into human form and were naturally inferior to the demon race would be distributed in some deep mountains and wild forests. The gathering place of ominous beasts like the Ghost Domain Forest was very rare.
Whether it was nether beasts or ghost beasts, as long as they couldn't transform into human form, they were actually collectively referred to as ominous beasts. The Ghost Domain Forest covered millions of miles, even tens of millions of miles. There were countless ominous beasts living in it, but in the Ghost Domain Forest, there were also ghost beasts. Long Chen hadn't seen ghost beasts yet, so he didn't know what their characteristics were, but he guessed that it had something to do with the black miasma in the Ghost Domain Forest all year round.
This black miasma had a certain degree of poison. If one stayed in this place for a long time, his body would have a certain degree of change, of course, in a bad way.
In the Ghost Domain Forest, all the trees were very tall. The ground was covered with black tree roots, rocks and broken leaves were everywhere. Long Chen walked for a while, and the shortest tree he encountered was dozens of meters high, basically reaching hundreds of meters. It was very terrifying, it would take several people to encircle the trunk, or even dozens of people to encircle it.
The canopy was dense and wide, and everywhere was densely packed with leaves. Sunlight basically couldn't penetrate through. Under the canopy, it was very dark, like walking in a trance in the night.
The Ghost Domain Forest had a territory of millions of miles. The core area was occupied by the sixth grade ominous beast, the Ghost Demon Corpse Flood Dragon. As long as he didn't go deep into this place, Long Chen basically wouldn't be in danger here. Even if he accidentally encountered danger, if it wasn't the Ghost Demon Corpse Flood Dragon, he could still use the Blood Escape Technique to escape. Now that Long Chen's True Essence had skyrocketed, coupled with the upgrade of the Blood Escape Technique, there was basically no problem.
In the Ghost Domain Forest, there would be a layer of blue flame every thousand meters. This was the characteristic of the Green Flame Mansion. This blue flame's temperature wasn't high, but it was extremely corrosive, burning a distance of hundreds of meters. If one wasn't in the God Martial Realm, it was basically not easy to rush through. The blue flame couldn't burn the trees, but it had a fatal threat to humans or beasts.
The deeper the blue flame, the harder it was to pass through.
However, these flames were nothing to Long Chen's current body.
It was already late at night, and waves of ghostly wails and wolf howls resounded in the Ghost Domain Forest. In fact, with the cover of the tall trees, there was no difference between day and night in the Ghost Domain Forest.
At this moment, there was a group of people passing through the raging green flames, fleeing towards the outside of the Ghastly Domain Forest. This was a hunting team. The Ghastly Domain Forest had a large number of demonic beasts, their fur, beast souls, and other precious materials. There were also spirit medicines that alchemists needed. As long as they could get their hands on them, they could sell them for quite a bit of wealth. From there, they could buy even more cultivation resources to strengthen themselves.
This group of people should be the hunting team that entered the Haunted Abyss Forest. At this moment, they were fleeing in a sorry state. Their faces were filled with fear and panic, as if they had seen the most terrifying thing in the world. Their clothes were ragged and dirty, and many of them even had bloodstains on their bodies. It seemed that they had already experienced a battle.
At the front of the group was a man and a woman. It was a middle-aged man and a young woman. They were probably father and daughter. Their clothes were slightly more expensive than the others, and it was obvious that they were the leaders of this group.
At this moment, the young woman's clothes were also extremely dirty, and her delicate face was filled with fear. She staggered as she ran. If it wasn't for the man beside her constantly supporting her, she would have already fallen behind.
"Father, what should we do? What should we do? That Corpse Devil is about to catch up. It has already remembered our scent. Even if we run back to Dongfeng City, it won't be of any use."
The middle-aged man had a thick beard. At this moment, his face was gloomy. He was immersed in his journey, and his eyes were constantly flickering with various kinds of lights. It seemed like he had been struggling for a long time. The screams of fear behind him finally made him make a decision.
"I'll stop you, my good daughter. You take them and escape, the further the better. Once we get out of the Ghastly Domain Forest, you guys will split up and escape."
As soon as the middle-aged man said this, many people objected to it.
The young woman objected, "No, if we do that, you'll definitely die."
"That's right. Lord, if you stay, you won't be able to defeat that Corpse Devil. Corpse Devils have boundless power, and their bodies are incomparably strong. Many people's attacks were ineffective against it, and then they were torn apart."
When people said the word torn apart, they all felt their blood run cold because they had seen their companions being torn apart by the Corpse Devil. If it weren't for the fact that there were more than ten companions who were willing to stay and fight against the Corpse Devil, they wouldn't have been able to escape to this place. However, the Corpse Devil's sense of smell was very sensitive. It could remember everyone's scent, so even if they escaped now, after they got out, they would still endlessly chase after them.
The person who was called the lord of the city smiled and pretended to be under no pressure. He said, "You're looking down on me too much. I'm at least in the ninth Tian Qi layer, and I'm a retired centurion of the Netherworld Army. In these years, I've seen all kinds of battles. Insignificant Corpse Devils can't do anything to me."
"But … I've heard that Corpse Devils that have been poisoned by corpse poison can only be completely destroyed by cultivators of the Divine Martial Arts layer. Otherwise, they simply can't be killed …"
In the process of escaping, one of them said cautiously.
Hearing the three words "Divine Martial Arts layer", many people's faces turned deathly pale. Dongfeng City was only one of the thousands of small cities of the Green Flame Mansion. How could there be cultivators of the Divine Martial Arts layer in Dongfeng City? Only if they went to the Middle City would there be cultivators of the Divine Martial Arts layer, but if they went to the Middle City, they would probably all be dead.
"No matter what, I have to take responsibility for this decision. I brought you here, and now I'm going to let you go back safely," said the middle-aged man resolutely.
After saying that, he prepared to go back and stop the pursuing Corpse Devils. At that moment, the young woman's gaze pierced through the forest and she suddenly found a ball of fire in the distance.
"Father, there's someone there."
The fire he found was not a green flame, but a man-made fire. The smell of barbecued meat passed through the huge forest towards them.
The middle-aged man was also attracted by the fire. This person was so daring, daring to use fire to roast ferocious beasts in the Ghastly City forest. If he wasn't a strong cultivator, then he was an idiot. The middle-aged man hoped that he was a super strong cultivator, and that was his last hope. Otherwise, he would have to do it himself and pay with his life.
"Let's go that way."
The middle-aged City Lord made a prompt decision and led everyone towards the fire. When they got closer, they found that the smell was getting stronger and stronger. After passing through the thick black forest, they came to an open space with a radius of more than 30 meters. They saw a very speechless scene. This open space was artificially cleared. The originally uneven ground, stones, and fallen leaves had now become flat ground. Looking at the lines on the ground, it had been cut by a sword.
In the middle of the open space, two huge iron thorns were holding a huge wild boar monster that was about 10 meters long in the air. Below it was a raging fire that was roasting it. This wild boar had such a huge body, it was at least a fifth rank Emperor level beast, but it had become someone's meal. It could be seen that the roasting technique was quite good. The wild boar's golden meat and the tempting smell made everyone's mouth water.
Under the wild boar, a young man was sitting there, controlling the fire. Next to him was a cute black Kitten. It was drooling as it looked at the food on its head. Several times, it wanted to rush up and bite the food, but it was stopped by the young man next to it.
Seeing this scene, the people who were fleeing looked at each other. Many of them were completely disappointed. They thought that there was a peerless cultivator here, but they didn't expect it to be a little kid. They were completely disappointed. In this way, they could only continue to flee.
"City Lord, don't count on him. He's just a stupid kid. Just because he has a little ability, he's arrogant in the Ghastly City forest. Such a person won't live for long. Let's leave quickly," said one of the men.
"Father, let's go. If we don't leave now, it'll be too late."
To their surprise, not only did the middle-aged man not leave, he even walked towards Long Chen. Everyone could only follow him helplessly. When they arrived in front of the young man, the middle-aged man actually knelt down with a flop.
"City Lord."
"Father."
Everybody didn't understand what he meant. It was just a kid who didn't know the immensity of the sky and the immensity of the earth. Was it worth it for him to do that? Besides, if they continued to waste time there, more people would die. He wasn't helping them, he was harming them.
The middle-aged man was the strongest cultivator there. He had broken through to the ninth Heaven Martial Realm. He was close to the God Martial Realm. He already had a preliminary understanding of the God Martial Realm's power, the God Martial Spirit and so on. He was eighty percent sure that Long Chen was a very young cultivator of the God Martial Realm.
"Young hero, I'm the city lord of the East Wind City, which is three hundred miles away from the Ghastly City. These are my subordinates. We were hunting in the Ghastly City, but we didn't expect to encounter the demonic corpse. Now, the demonic corpse has already remembered our smell. No matter where we run, we'll die. You're a peerless cultivator. If possible, please help us.
I'll be very grateful. "said the middle-aged man very sincerely.
"Father, are you kidding me? Do you think he's strong? He's just a stupid kid who doesn't know the immensity of the sky and the immensity of the earth. How can he compete with the demonic corpse? Don't be fooled by his appearance.
Let's go. "said the young woman while looking at the young man with disdain.