Yuan Ming, who had transformed into a white ape, and the four-eyed golden ape were chasing and escaping in the forest. They quickly advanced several miles and a tall and unusually large black pine forest appeared ahead.

Each of these black pines was as thick as a water bucket, with trunks presenting a dark black color like cast iron. They looked much stronger than ordinary pine trees and were very dense, making them more suitable for evading the pursuit of the golden ape.

Yuan Ming’s figure flickered and he flew into the black pine forest.

However, when the originally imposing four-eyed golden ape arrived at the edge of the forest, it stopped its figure. Its four eyes stared straight into the depths of the forest, scratching its ears and cheeks, seemingly concerned about something.

But when it saw Yuan Ming about to escape, the four eyes of the golden ape flashed with a fierce light, and it chased after him again.

After Yuan Ming had traveled through the black pine forest for a while, he suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of unease in his heart.

It was too quiet here, even giving him a feeling of being quieter than the previous mountain forest.

He had a feeling that if he continued to wander around like a headless fly, who knows what strange things he would encounter?

Just as he was about to summon the incense burner regardless of his mana and escape through the spell of driving away objects, a loud screech came from the front, breaking the tranquility of the black pine forest.

A black raven flew out from somewhere in front.

This raven was as big as a house, with black feathers all over its body, but its eyes were crimson. Its huge wings spread out to a length of two or three zhang, and it looked at Yuan Ming with a fierce gaze.

Yuan Ming’s face changed drastically, and he quickly stopped his footsteps, feeling his heart sink.

The pressure caused by this black raven was no less than that of the four-eyed golden ape. When facing the golden ape, he could still rely on the incense burner to escape into the air. But if he was targeted by this black raven, he would truly have no way to escape.

At this moment, there was a rustling sound from the trees behind him, and the four-eyed golden ape also caught up, but it also stopped its footsteps.

However, when the black raven saw the golden ape, it showed obvious anger in its eyes and let out a piercing screech.

Yuan Ming’s gaze flickered. When he was studying beast taming knowledge before, the meaning of the sounds made by fierce beasts appeared in his mind. Various signs indicated that the black raven seemed to be questioning the golden ape.

The golden ape growled from its mouth, seemingly lacking some confidence.

The black raven roared angrily, flapping its wings in anger, and a gust of wind swept through the nearby pine forest, causing withered branches and leaves to fall.

The golden ape seemed to be provoked by the raven’s attitude, and its roar became sharp. Its face was filled with a fierce light as it confronted the black raven.

On the other hand, Yuan Ming, who was the cause of all this, was abandoned by the two fierce beasts on the side.

“It seems that this black pine forest is most likely the territory of this black raven. The golden ape broke in here to chase after me. If they really fight, I can take the opportunity to escape.” Yuan Ming’s thoughts quickly turned, secretly planning his retreat.

However, things didn’t go as Yuan Ming expected. Although the four-eyed golden ape and the black raven stared at each other angrily and roared continuously, there was no sign of them actually fighting for a while.

Yuan Ming felt a sense of unease and quietly moved to the side.

As soon as his body moved, the black raven immediately looked over, opening its mouth and emitting a sharp screech. Accompanied by the sound, a visible black sound wave engulfed his vision.

The attack range of the black sound wave was extremely wide, and both Yuan Ming and the four-eyed golden ape were engulfed in it.

Yuan Ming felt a violent shock in his sea of consciousness. His divine soul seemed to be trapped inside a violently struck bell, and his body trembled along with it. His consciousness quickly became blurred.

“Oh no, it’s an attack on the divine soul!” He was shocked in his heart and quickly operated the Death Moon method to stabilize his divine soul.

The four-eyed golden ape was also enveloped by the sound wave, and its body trembled as well. However, it was able to maintain its will. Its four ape eyes suddenly emitted a dazzling golden light, and arrows of golden light shot out like swords.

The black raven hurriedly flapped its wings to dodge, but it was still hit by two golden lights. Dozens of black feathers fell, and blood flowed out, staining the nearby black feathers red.

The raven became furious, flapping its wings and pouncing on the golden ape, slashing with its two black claws.

The golden ape didn’t show any weakness. With its arms waving, it shot out golden lights like arrows, facing the raven.

Yuan Ming’s previous guess was not wrong. This black pine forest was indeed the territory of the black raven, and the golden ape also had its own territory. The two beasts lived side by side, fighting each other for many years, and had deep grievances.

The two beasts fought fiercely, ignoring Yuan Ming on the side.

Although the influence of the black sound wave had passed, his sea of consciousness still felt a violent shock, completely beyond the control of the Death Moon method. There seemed to be some problems with the operation of his mana, and the transformation technique he had cast began to collapse, causing the white ape skin to gradually fall off his body…

Yuan Ming’s heart sank. Now he relied entirely on the power of the transformation technique to barely contend with the four-eyed golden ape. Once his white ape skin fell off, his speed and defense would greatly decrease, and he would easily be killed by the two beasts in front of him.

He bit his tongue hard, using the pain to regain some of his willpower, and desperately operated the Death Moon method, regardless of everything else.At this moment, the mark of the incense burner on his right arm suddenly trembled, and a hot stream rushed out and quickly entered his mind.

Yuan Ming’s divine soul suddenly stabilized, and the situation of his sea of consciousness trembling was greatly reduced, and his consciousness quickly recovered.

“I didn’t expect that this incense burner could also help me resist soul attacks!” He was secretly delighted and quickly activated his mana to stabilize his fur transformation technique, turning around and fleeing into the distance.

In the midst of the battle between the black giant crow and the four-eyed golden ape, a hint of surprise appeared in its eyes.

Its crow cry technique had a lasting effect. If it weren’t for the four-eyed golden ape, an opponent of equal strength, it would be impossible to recover so quickly. What method did this human cultivator in front of it use?

The black giant crow emitted a crow cry towards the four-eyed golden ape, and the black sound waves surged out again, engulfing the golden ape’s body.

The four-eyed golden ape’s movements stiffened slightly, and the black giant crow took the opportunity to leave the battlefield and chase after Yuan Ming.

Feeling the black giant crow chasing after him, Yuan Ming’s heart sank. He hurriedly increased his speed and used the same method he used to deal with the golden ape, constantly changing directions, relying on tall pine trees to block the crow’s pursuit.

However, the black giant crow could fly, and the obstruction of the trees was limited. The distance between the two continued to shrink.

While Yuan Ming was feeling helpless, his field of vision suddenly widened.

He rushed out of the black pine forest in one breath, and a stream several zhang wide blocked his way.

The water of the stream was gray-white, and a coldness could be felt from a distance. Obviously, it was not ordinary water.

As the sound of the black giant crow breaking through the air approached quickly, Yuan Ming gritted his teeth and jumped into the stream, disappearing.

The black giant crow arrived like lightning and let out a crow cry at the spot where Yuan Ming entered the water.

Large black sound waves struck the water, and ripples spread on the surface, gradually dissipating after a while.

The black giant crow hovered and danced in the air, black light surging on its claws, waiting for Yuan Ming to emerge from the water and deliver a fatal blow.

But no matter how long it waited, there was no sign of Yuan Ming resurfacing. It was as if he had completely disappeared.

The black giant crow continued to hover in the air for a while before finally flying away.

The surface of the stream tens of zhang away moved slightly, and a black toad head emerged. It was Yuan Ming, who had changed his appearance to a black toad with black toad skin. He eagerly jumped ashore, trembling all over.

The water in this stream was extremely cold and contained a strange Yin energy. Even the black toad skin couldn’t isolate it, and a lot of Yin energy invaded his body.

Yuan Ming canceled his toad transformation and revealed his true form.

At this moment, his face turned pale, and there were patches of dark bruises on his limbs, a sign of Yin energy invasion.

He sat cross-legged, circulated the Nine Elements Technique, and mana flowed throughout his body, trying to dispel the Yin energy in his body.

However, the Nine Elements Technique was a wood attribute cultivation technique that could quickly restore mana and physical strength, but it was not good at expelling Yin energy. No matter how he circulated it, only a small amount of Yin energy was dispelled.

Yuan Ming became anxious and suddenly remembered something. He scratched his storage bag, and a red object appeared in his hand. It was the red curved horn he obtained from the Towering Fire Volcano.

He held the curved horn and infused mana into it.

The red light on the curved horn suddenly surged, enveloping his body, and a scorching force rushed into his body.

Since obtaining this curved horn, Yuan Ming had tried to investigate its origin, but unfortunately, he found no clues.

Such a treasure was too wasteful to be left idle. He carefully studied the curved horn and discovered that it could not only absorb scorching fire power but also stimulate heat.

The Yin energy in Yuan Ming’s body was quickly dissipated by the scorching force, and soon it completely disappeared. The trembling of his body gradually subsided, and his complexion returned to normal.

He was delighted and played with the curved horn a few times before putting it away.

“Fortunately, the Yin energy was forced out. It would have been troublesome if it remained in my body. What kind of water is this stream? It contains such powerful Yin energy.” Yuan Ming stood up and looked at the stream, then looked around.

This island not only had abundant spiritual energy but also strange and fierce beasts like the four-eyed golden ape and the black giant crow. Now, there was even a stream of Yin energy. It was becoming more and more mysterious.

Yuan Ming, who was no longer nervous at this moment, had the intention to explore this place and continued to move forward along the stream.

Not long after, the fire glutton in his spirit beast bag excitedly screamed again.

Yuan Ming pondered for a moment and released the fire glutton.

But when the fire glutton immediately wanted to rush forward, Yuan Ming pulled it back.

“Fire glutton, this island is full of dangers. We need to be cautious and not run around. If we encounter powerful beasts, I won’t be able to protect you. Do you understand?” Yuan Ming solemnly warned.

The fire glutton nodded repeatedly.

Only then did Yuan Ming let it go, and the fire glutton immediately rushed forward.

He hurriedly followed, and the two quickly advanced for about a li, and a small mountain only a dozen zhang high appeared in front of them.Huo Chaner arrived at a mountain wall, looking up and standing still. Numerous vines were seen entwining around the stone wall, with several large rocks leaning against it.

After a while, it jumped onto a large rock, scratching and clawing at a spot on the mountain wall, as if trying to break it open.

“You’re saying, there’s something strange about this stone wall?” Yuan Ming walked over.

Huo Chaner nodded its little head rapidly, letting out urgent shrieks, seemingly urging Yuan Ming to help quickly.

(End of Chapter)