Zhan Chen and the others, under the leadership of Jiang Heng, traveled all the way to the north, and encountered demon beasts and some scattered warriors many times along the way, but with the strength of the three of them, they were always able to wade through the danger without encountering too many twists and turns.

More than a month has passed in a blink of an eye, this month, the surrounding situation has changed a lot, it turns out that the place they walked through, as far as the eye can see, is all chaotic stone hills, a group of depression, the demon beasts encountered are only four or five orders, for the three of them to practice the sword is not enough to see, and now, sparse vegetation has begun to appear, and the whole area has also added a lot of vitality, not as monotonous as before. However, instead of being happy about this, the hearts of the three of them became more and more urgent. Because the enemies they encountered also became stronger, and gradually approached their limits.

On this day, Jiang Heng seemed very excited, often at a loss, incoherent, and every once in a while, he stopped and looked at the surrounding scenery in a daze. Seeing this, Zhan Chen was puzzled, so he tried to ask, "Brother Jiang, what's wrong with you?"

Jiang Heng muttered: "It's almost there, we're almost there, I'm familiar with the road here, and I'll never forget it......"

"Are you almost at the Yuanhe?" Zhan Chen asked anxiously, because these days, he has also suffered from traveling, but after walking for so many days, he has not even seen the shadow of a stream, which makes him begin to wonder if what Jiang Heng said before is something imaginary or made up to deceive him.

"Yes, we're here!" Jiang Heng sighed, pointed to a raised hill in front of him, and said, "Let's go up there and take a look." ”

So the three of them climbed the low mountain, which was not high, only about 300 meters, but standing on the top of the mountain, they could overlook a certain area around it. When Zhan Chen stood on the top of the mountain and looked ahead, what appeared in his field of vision were many tiny black-gray streams, which were like capillaries on a person's body, spread over a vast area in the distance, and evaporated gray mist into the sky all the time.

Those fogs, mainly made of turbidity such as water and earth aura, float up to a certain height and float in suspension and linger for a long time, and they are also the main culprits that cause the bottom of the abyss pond to be like day during the day.

Under the irrigation of these streams, the terrain also began to become gentle, and large areas of trees flourished here, gradually joining into sheets and bands, forming forests.

However, these forests were particularly dark and gloomy under the faint black mist, and Zhan Chen now finally understood why people called this forest the "Black Forest".

Jiang Heng pointed to the woods in front of him and said solemnly: "Zhan Chen, Zhou Ziru, our challenge to enter the Black Forest is really the beginning, you all follow me, don't run around, understand?!"

Zhan Chen and Zhou Ziru both nodded, after a month of getting along, Zhou Ziru also slowly accepted the reality of living with Jiang Heng, but he still didn't have any conversation with this demon, and his usual communication was limited to some simple responses, gestures, eyes, etc. In short, after a period of running-in, the three finally have the most basic tacit understanding.

Descending from the mountain, they continued in the direction of the Black Forest. In a short time, I really came to this dark forest.

A closer look at the Black Forest is even more eerie. The tall trees in the forest can grow up to nearly 100 meters at the highest, and the branches on the giant trees are intertwined, and the leaves are densely layered, these trees have been sucking the water of the deep river, so they are inevitably contaminated with the breath of their forests, whether it is the trunk or the leaves, they all show an unnatural gray-black.

And these behemoths are connected into a piece, which is even more aggressive; above the woods, the water vapor accumulates, under the action of low temperature, condenses into frost and snow, fluttering and sprinkling, endlessly, even more bleak, cold to the bone; in the depths of the dense forest, faintly heard the cries of mad monsters and beasts, which make people hesitate and uneasy.

Zhan Chen stood in front of the woods, and there was always a faint sense of crisis in his subconscious, which seemed to have been persuading him not to enter, however, on the other hand, intellectually speaking, he had to take risks. Because Jiang Heng said that if they want to leave this abyss, crossing the Black Forest to reach the central area will become the only way for them.

At this time, I heard Jiang Heng say softly: "Let's go." Then he walked into the woods, and with each step he walked steadily and slowly, like a tanuki creeping up on its prey, and like a thief who had broken into the house late at night, tiptoeing and cautious for fear of making any noise.

His caution also infected Zhan Chen and Zhou Ziru behind him, and the two of them also learned from each other and followed closely. No one uttered a word, not even a single sound.

In the woods, it is even more obvious, there are glorious trees in the sky, and there are dead branches and rotten leaves that have been deposited for many years, and they are piled up thickly, and people step on them and fall into them, not to mention how awkward, and in front of them there are waist-high grasses, and there are annoying shrubs, which are intertwined, hindering their progress. The three of them had to take out their swords and cut off the side branches and leaves before they could move on. However, no matter how cautious they were, they inevitably alarmed the hunters who were lurking in the bushes and grass.

Suddenly, Jiang Heng in front of him stopped and shouted, "Be careful!"

It was too late, it was too fast, and a black light shot out from the depths of the grass on the side, heading straight for Zhou Ziru's throat.

Facing the sneak attack of the comer, Zhou Ziru smiled coldly, waved the long sword, and slapped it to the ground.

Everyone looked at it, it turned out that this was actually an insect demon beast, its appearance was like a locust, it was not big, only a foot long, it was gray-brown, its six legs were strong and powerful, a pair of wings were as sharp as a blade, especially a pair of large jaws in front of its head, which were nearly ten centimeters long, and the tip was like a needle, glowing with a faint cold light.

This demon beast doesn't seem to be strong, it only has a sixth-order primary, and Zhou Ziru wanted to kill it with a sword. But Jiang Heng on the side shouted in fear: "Hell, this is a blood-sucking locust, run away!" and then ignored Zhan Chen and Zhou Ziru beside him, and took the lead in fleeing backwards.

Zhan Chen and Zhou Ziru were stunned for a moment, and then they heard a rumor in the bushes in front of them, and thousands of blood-sucking locusts flew out in an instant! Among them, there was one that was different, nearly a meter long, covered with a layer of fine carapace on its body, and it had reached the level of the seventh-order primary level, and it was obviously the leader of this group of insects.

The two of them suddenly realized that this kind of demon beast lived in groups! They immediately turned around and ran away after Jiang Heng. However, the insects did not let go, and followed them closely. Fortunately, a few people cultivated profoundly, and quickly got rid of them.

However, Jiang Heng did not dare to take it lightly, and fled all the way to the bank of the tributary of the Yuan River, and then plunged headlong into the river.

Zhan Chen and Zhou Ziru were puzzled by this, so they listened to Jiang Heng explain: "Zhan Chen, Zhou Ziru, hurry, learn from me and jump into this abyss together." ”

Zhan Chen looked at the turbid river but hesitated, and asked puzzledly: "Brother Jiang, since we have already thrown off those blood-sucking locusts, why do we still jump into this river?"

"We didn't escape, the blood-sucking locusts are particularly sensitive to the breath of their prey, they have locked us in, those beasts have always sworn not to give up until they catch their prey, if we just blindly escape, we will be chased and chased by this group of guys all day long, endlessly, only this abyss and rivers can make them retreat. ”

And at this moment, from behind Zhan Chen and Zhou Ziru, there was another sound of the swarm of locusts flapping their wings, which seemed to prove that what Jiang Heng said was true.

So, Zhan Chen and Zhou Ziru had to endure the nausea, and both threw themselves into the Yuanhe, the cold in the Yuanhe was like an ice cave, and the coldness penetrated through the flesh and went straight into the cracks of human bones, even if Zhan Chen was already a middle-level powerhouse of Emperor Wu, he was still frozen by it.

"They're coming, dive into the water!" Jiang Heng shouted again.

So Zhan Chen had to bury his head in the water, and it was another taste, and the cold and turbid river water drilled into his nostrils, which was as stimulating as chili pepper water.

Oh, I heard a buzzing sound from above, it was the group of locusts that flew in, they circled above the rolling abyss river for a while, and they really couldn't find any trace of Zhan Chen and the others, so they flew back unwillingly.

At this point, the three of them got out of the raging river and swam to the shore.

"Quack, I finally sent those plague gods away, among all the demon beasts, the ones I hate the most are insects!" Jiang Heng laughed, seemingly smug at his clever decision.

However, as the saying goes, "Happiness and misfortune do not go alone." His laughter was not over, only the sound of bubbling water could be heard behind him.

Still Zhan Chen reacted quickly, jumped ashore as soon as he could, and shouted loudly at Zhou Ziru and Jiang Heng who were still in the water: "Ziru, Brother Jiang, you should be careful! Something is about to come out from behind!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he only heard a loud "poof", and the Yuanhe River behind Jiang Heng exploded, and a giant demon beast jumped out of the water, setting off a huge wave of water, throwing Jiang Heng and Zhou Ziru into the air at once.

Fortunately, they were all Martial Emperor powerhouses, and they reacted quickly, and they both landed on the ground with a backflip, and then looked at the monster in the water. Just a face, Jiang Heng frowned sadly, the so-called happiness and sorrow, avoiding the pit and falling into the well, they were targeted by powerful predators again.

I saw that the monster was more than ten meters long, its body was thick and round, about two meters in diameter, it had no head and no feet, and only two huge mouthparts grew at the front and back ends; it was black, and it was tightly wrapped in fine scale armor, and only a small piece of its abdomen was soft and white, and it was not protected by scale armor; its body was like a leech, and it was as long as a giant python, and the most terrifying thing was that there were two rows of tiny eyeballs on both sides of its back, and these eyes were embedded in the scale armor, and it was impossible to count how many there were for a while.

"This is—Yuansuo!" Jiang Heng shouted in horror!