You can win against me countless times, but as long as you fail once, there's no chance to turn things around!
"Only by failing countless times can one comprehend the truth."
"Jie jie jie…"
Perhaps influenced by the power of the Abyss, Tang San's thoughts were subtly changing.
If he truly captured Chen Qingling, he would surely torment her in countless ways.
"Chen Qingling, oh Chen Qingling, I want you to wish you were dead!"
"Hahaha!"
Tang San laughed up at the sky, like a madman who had gone insane.
After a long pause, Tang San's face twisted into a snarl and he spoke with a chilling voice.
"Heh heh heh, Notting City, is it!"
"We'll start with this small town, and then spread across the entire continent!"
"We'll grow bigger and stronger, and create glory anew."
A murderous gleam flashed in Tang San's eyes. He had been utterly disgraced in Notting City, mocked and ridiculed by countless people.
He would make them pay the price!
"It's too difficult to transform them into Abyssal Creatures. Non-Soul Masters can't achieve a hundred percent success…"
"I can reduce the output of the Abyss's power, only affecting their minds, turning them into obedient puppets."
"Jie Jie Jie!"
The next morning.
Chen Qingling.
Perhaps it was a matter of fate, Chen Qingling and her party arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest.
Looking at the unfamiliar yet somewhat familiar scene before her, Chen Qingling's eyes were slightly dazed.
Had she been here before?
Ning Rongrong, who was beside her, also had a sense of déjà vu, but she couldn't remember it at all.
"Qingling, it seems we've arrived at the Soul Hunting Forest?" Zhu Zhuqing spoke.
"Probably…"
Before Chen Qingling could finish speaking, Xiao Wu interjected, "It's not the Hunting Soul Forest, it's the Star Dou Great Forest."
She had lived in the Star Dou Great Forest for so many years. Although more than a decade had passed, the changes were far less significant than Xiao Wu's familiarity with the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Star Dou Great Forest!"
Chen Qingling's pupils constricted slightly. She never expected to unknowingly arrive back at the place where it all began.
Thinking back to that time, she had formed a friendship with Ning Rongrong on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Sister Qingling... this is your home, isn't it?" Xiao Wu blinked, smiling.
"Qingling, do you remember?"
Ning Rongrong took a small step forward, raising her right hand slightly.
"Of course I remember. We met here, how could I forget?"
Ning Rongrong smiled. "Yes, who would have thought that after all this time, we'd return to where we started, but in a different way."
"I miss those times…"
"Don't reminisce, let's focus on the present."
"Come on, the Star Dou Great Forest won't be a problem for us."
"And… Qingling, if there's a chance, could you take us to your home? I remember you live in the Star Dou Great Forest, right?"
Zhu Zhuqing chimed in, "Yes! Yes! Qingling, I've admired your father for years, I really want to see what he looks like."
Chen Qingling frowned slightly. She felt like Zhu Zhuqing's words had hidden meanings, a deeper agenda.
Thinking about what Zhu Zhuqing had said earlier, Chen Qingling suddenly understood.
Pointing her index finger at Zhu Zhuqing, she said, "Zhuqing, you wouldn't still be thinking of recognizing my dad as your father, would you?"
Hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing immediately waved her hands, "No, really no, Qingling, you have to believe me. I really just wanted to see his true appearance."
Looking at Zhu Zhuqing, who was nervous and trying to explain herself clearly, Chen Qingling couldn't help but chuckle.
"It's no big deal, look how nervous you are, Zhuqing."
"Even if you really wanted to, maybe I could even give you a hand."
"No need, no need."
"Oh, you two stop talking. We're already at the Star Dou Great Forest, let's walk and talk," Xiao Wu chimed in, eager to enter the Star Dou Great Forest.
After all, the Star Dou Great Forest was also a home to Xiao Wu.
Over all these years, she wondered how Da Ming and Er Ming were doing?
As far as Xiao Wu knew, Da Ming and Er Ming wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer. Their great tribulation was approaching, and they weren't entirely confident they could survive it.
If she could convince them, Xiao Wu would definitely persuade Da Ming and Er Ming to sacrifice themselves to Sister Qingling.
Da Ming and Er Ming: "Sister Xiao Wu, having you is truly our good fortune!"
All along the way, Chen Qingling and her group still hadn't encountered a single Soul Beast.
The surrounding environment was eerily quiet, so quiet they could hear their own breathing.
"Strange... We've been walking for so long, how come we haven't encountered a single Soul Beast?"
"This shouldn't be right! We're in the Star Dou Great Forest, which is known as the forest with the most soul beasts on the continent, and I feel like something's off."
"You guys forgot, Qingling's luck has always been amazing. She basically never encounters a soul beast."
"Even if she does, it's always a suitable soul beast for her or you."
"Ah… right! I almost forgot about that."
After they had walked for an unknown amount of time, a soul beast suddenly leaped down from a towering tree.
Boom!
"This… is this a soul beast?"
Everyone looked at the soul beast in front of them, which was wrapped in black qi from head to toe, and immediately felt that something was wrong.
This was the Star Dou Great Forest, the paradise of soul beasts!
How could there be Abyssal power here?
This really shouldn't be happening!
But the facts were right in front of Chen Qingling and her group, leaving them no choice but to believe it.
"Qingling... it seems like this time it wasn't just your good luck. The Star Dou Great Forest has been affected by the Abyssal power."
Ning Rongrong's expression was serious.
Thinking about the people they met in the last village, although they were instantly killed by Qingling, they were probably just ordinary people before.
They might have been affected to a certain extent, but the one in front of them was a thousand-year-old Soul Beast.
Who knows if there's a world of difference between the two?
"Rongrong, you all fall back. I'll handle this Soul Beast that's been affected by the Abyssal power."
To ensure the safety of Ning Rongrong and the others, Chen Qingling stepped forward, her back wings spread open.
This time, the thousand-year-old Soul Beast wasn't affected at all.
This was enough to confirm their beliefs.
The strength of the Abyss's power depended on the strength of the host.
"Sister Qingling, you can do it!"
"Kill this soul beast affected by the Abyss's power!"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing spoke in unison, their eyes resolute.
Xiao Wu's expression was complex. She never imagined that the Star Dou Great Forest would be affected by the Abyss's power.
At this moment, she was filled with worry.
Don't know what happened in the Star Dou Great Forest while she was gone.
How were Da Ming and Er Ming doing? Would they be affected by the power of the Abyss? Thinking of this, Xiao Wu looked melancholic.
She was really worried, really scared.
If they were really affected by the power of the Abyss, how would she deal with it?
Would she have to let Sister Qingling kill them herself? At this moment, Xiao Wu's mind was in chaos, caught in a struggle between conflicting thoughts.
At the same time, Chen Qingling threw the Light Butterfly Blade, aiming at the thousand-year soul beast.
The thousand-year soul beast was directly cut in half, dead as can be, completely dead.
Although it was a one-hit kill, Qingling could feel some resistance this time, a little harder to kill than the previous one.
To outsiders, perhaps nothing seemed different, but Chen Qingling, who experienced it firsthand, could feel the difference.
"Huh... still a one-hit kill. Doesn't seem like there's been any change."
"No." Chen Qingling shook her head, disagreeing with Ning Rongrong. "There are changes, just not many."
"Let's keep going." Chen Qingling's expression was grave; she couldn't imagine the current state of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Would the Abyssal Creatures have affected all the soul beasts?
Thinking of this, Chen Qingling frowned.
Did she have to keep killing? How much karma would that create? After all, there were probably five or six soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest. She couldn't kill them all, she simply couldn't.
Even if she could kill them with a single strike, how much time would that waste?
This is inestimable.
Chen Qingling turned her head to look at the absent-minded Xiao Wu and spoke softly.
"Xiao Wu? Xiao Wu? Xiao Wu!"
"Are you alright?"
Xiao Wu came back to her senses, biting her red lips, "Sister Qingling... I'm fine... It's just..."
"It's just… I can't accept it for a while… Even the Star Dou Great Forest has been harmed by the power of the Abyss, causing Soul Beasts to become like the living dead."
"The culprit of all this is Tang San! He did it all!"
Speaking of this, Xiao Wu gritted her teeth, wishing she could cut Tang San into a thousand pieces.
No, we can't let him off so easily!
A thousand cuts would still be too lenient. We have to cripple his soul power and let the Wind Baboons defile him.
Finally, kill Tang San!
"Xiao Wu..." Looking at Xiao Wu in front of her, Chen Qingling walked forward and gently embraced her.
"Don't worry, I definitely will!"
"Let's go, we'll continue deeper."
The journey was fraught with obstacles; they constantly encountered soul beasts affected by the Abyss's power.
Without exception, they were all dealt with by Chen Qingling and her group.
"How could this be..."
"Are there really no surviving Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest?" Ning Rongrong asked, her voice filled with doubt.
Such a vast Star Dou Great Forest couldn't possibly have been completely wiped out, right?
If that were the case, wouldn't Soul Masters also be affected by the Abyss's power when they came to hunt Soul Beasts in the future?
If this continued, the entire continent would be doomed!
The more they thought about it, the more terrifying it became!
Xiao Wu looked worried. "It shouldn't be… I know a few hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts, it shouldn't be… Maybe they're hiding somewhere…"
As she finished speaking, another Soul Beast appeared, and Chen Qingling easily dealt with it with her Light Butterfly Blade.
"Qingling, we can't keep wasting time like this. We need to find a place to rest…"
"Right!"
"Xiao Wu, this is your home, you know it the best. Do you know of any suitable places to rest?"
Facing Qingling's question, Xiao Wu stroked her chin, thinking for a moment.
It didn't take long.
"Yes, there's a big cave, big enough for us to rest in."
"Great, Xiao Wu, could you lead the way for us?"
"No need to be so polite, Sister Qingling."
Then, Xiao Wu led Chen Qingling and the others toward the cave.
Before they reached the cave, they were blocked by various forces.
Xiao Wu frowned. "Strange... I don't remember any Soul Beasts in the cave before..."
Suddenly, an idea popped into her head.
Is it possible!
There are soul beasts taking refuge in the cave!
That's it, that's the only possibility.
After all, in the vast Star Dou Great Forest, how could the entire army be wiped out?
"Can you let us in?" Xiao Wu shouted.
The next second, the power in front of the cave was withdrawn, and Xiao Wu immediately led Qingling and the others inside.
The moment they walked in, the power in front of the cave reappeared.
"It's you? You're Sister Xiao Wu?"
Inside the cave, hundreds of thousand-year soul beasts were gathered, and the leader was an eight-thousand-year-old Man-Eating Ant King.
So many soul beasts in the cave made it feel especially crowded, but it was also out of necessity.
There was no other choice; it was simply too dangerous outside.
One wrong move, and falling prey to the Abyss's power would mean losing one's mind, becoming a puppet, a walking corpse.
Therefore, these soul beasts had gathered together, constantly using their abilities to protect the cave entrance, ensuring that the Abyss's power wouldn't seep in.
"You're finally back!"
Upon seeing Xiao Wu arrive, the Man-Eating Ant King was in tears.
It had been so difficult.
Enduring for so long, it was almost unbearable.
"What's happened in the Star Dou Great Forest recently?"
"Xiao Wu, you don't know. Over the past few days, a force not belonging to the continent has surged into the Star Dou Great Forest. It can penetrate and corrupt soul beasts."
"Those thousand-year soul beasts who couldn't escape and were ambushed have had their minds lost to the Abyssal power.
"You should have encountered them on your way here, Xiao Wu. They attack people and soul beasts not affected by the Abyssal power."
Xiao Wu nodded slightly.
Then, she raised her finger and pointed at Qingling and the other two beside her.
"They are my friends, friends I would give my life for."
"Humans…"
The Man-Eating Ant King fell silent.
It didn't expect that Xiao Wu would bring humans to the Star Dou Great Forest.
But then again, this was a major event concerning the entire continent, something that the soul beasts alone couldn't handle. They should face it together.
No matter what, this Abyss power belonged to forces outside of their world.
As native Soul Masters and soul beasts, they should temporarily set aside their grudges and unite against the common enemy.
Xiao Wu looked around, realizing that Da Ming and Er Ming, whom she wanted to see, weren't there.
"Where are Da Ming and Er Ming?"
"And why are they all thousand-year soul beasts? I haven't seen a single ten-thousand-year soul beast!"
The Man-Eating Ant King shook his head, "Xiao Wu, I know what you're worried about. Da… the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python will be fine."
"They took all the soul beasts of ten thousand years or more into the core area, cutting off the power of the Abyss."
"And we, the soul beasts of a thousand or a hundred years, were abandoned…"
The Man-Eating Ant King lowered its head, its tone full of sorrow, but devoid of resentment.
It knew this was a necessary sacrifice.
The core area wasn't large to begin with, only able to accommodate a portion of the soul beasts. How could it possibly hold them all?
It was simply not realistic.
"Core area…"
Xiao Wu knew very little about the core area, only that there was such a place, and she'd never been there.
Oh no, or rather, we can't go.
Xiao Wu was silent for a moment, "So, only your area is left on the periphery?"
The Man-Eating Ant King nodded, "Probably. This is where the most Soul Beasts gather. There might be some in other places, but not nearly as many as here."
"There should even be a few places that have already been captured..."
"This place will also be captured sooner or later, it's just a matter of time."
"Sister Xiao Wu... please save us!"
"We are all Soul Beasts, save us!"
Immediately, the Man-Eating Ant King took the lead in begging Xiao Wu, hoping to get the protection of the hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast.
If they were protected by a 100,000-year soul beast, they'd be completely safe here and wouldn't be conquered!
"This..." Xiao Wu sighed, "I'm sorry... I can't help you..."
"You should have seen that I have already transformed into a human, and my power as a 100,000-year soul beast is almost gone."
At this, the soul beasts in the cave were utterly despondent.
Was it the will of heaven that they should die?
Just then, Chen Qingling, who had been silent for a long time, made up her mind and spoke softly.
"I'll help you!"
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