Chapter 122 The Mysterious Forest of Death, Electrolux's Discovery
"I apologize for keeping you all waiting. We can depart now." Yunze smiled slightly and said to the three.
Elder Sun chuckled, "No problem, no problem. Let's go then. The carriage is ready outside."
Yunze nodded, pulled Meng Hongchen to the carriage by the gate, and they climbed into the carriage together.
The carriage was quite spacious, easily accommodating five people.
The carriage was driven by the academy's exclusive coachman. Of course, the two carriages were quite high-class, not only powered by soul tools, but also ridden by top-grade thousand-year-old soul beasts, the Storm Colts.
However, Yunze was somewhat puzzled. Since the Sun Moon Empire already had the idea of using soul tools to increase speed, why hadn't they created a soul-guided carriage?
To this, Elder Jiang and the others gave a simple answer.
The Sun Moon Empire's biggest goal at present was to continuously increase its strength, thereby achieving the goal of launching a war against the other three countries and annexing the continent.
Mingde Hall's main research focus is on war-related soul tools, especially fixed-mount soul cannons, which they research and innovate day after day, year after year.
Yunze remained silent after listening.
He wasn't a particularly warm-hearted person; in other words, the better humanity fared and the stronger they became, the greater the threat to soul beasts and the far north.
But this kind of technology developed entirely for war, frankly, can sometimes be a double-edged sword.
However, Yunze also knew that his current status was lowly, and his words were meaningless. Instead of worrying unnecessarily, he should focus on improving his own strength.
The carriage was indeed very fast; it only took a little over a day to travel from Mingdu to the Luochuan Plain where the Death Forest was located, and the group carried abundant supplies, showing no signs of financial hardship even spending the night outdoors.
The Luochuan Plain is one of the three largest plains in the Sun Moon Empire. It boasts abundant Soul Beast Forests, with the Jiangliu Grand Canyon, a Soul Beast Canyon to the west containing four Soul Beast Forests, though all are small to medium-sized. The
Death Forest is located in the central part of the Luochuan Plain, at its deepest point.
It is said that since the founding of the Sun Moon Empire, few have ventured here, all repelled by the dense aura of death.
However, the Sun Moon Empire once organized an exploration team into the Death Forest, led by a ninth-level Soul Master and accompanied by six eighth-level Soul Masters, with the weakest member being a fifth-level Soul Master.
Even this formidable team failed to completely explore the Death Forest.
However, they did bring back crucial information:
the Death Forest is a unique swampy area. Despite the high concentration of death energy and marsh gas, it also gives rise to a very strange metal.
Most Soul Masters are unwilling to touch this rare metal. Having been shrouded in the aura of death for years, it contains an extremely dense concentration of death energy.
Unless one is an evil Soul Master, no Soul Master would use this metal as a material to craft Soul Tools.
And this is precisely Yun Ze's primary objective for this trip.
Of course, obtaining the soul bones of the soul beasts from the Death Forest would be even better.
The most important reason he agreed to come with Meng Hongchen was because of the existence of Ilex. With Electrolux present, there was no need to worry about the spirit ring being filled with death energy; it could be completely purified, giving Meng Hongchen a suitable spirit ring.
Once the carriage stopped outside the forest, Yunze and his group of five emerged from the carriage.
"Even outside the forest, you can feel that dense death energy. No wonder it's a notorious death ground within the empire," Elder Sun remarked with a sigh, his spirit power condensing and enveloping Yunze and Meng Hongchen within it.
Elder Wang and Elder Jiang nodded in agreement, but then asked Yunze with some confusion, "Little guy, why did you decide to come to this place?"
"You seniors should know about a special metal in the Death Forest called Necromancer's Black Gold, right?"
"Of course, Necromancer's Black Gold is a rare metal unique to the Death Forest. You wouldn't be thinking of getting some to make a soul tool, would you?" Elder Wang looked at Yunze with surprise. "Little Yunze, you probably don't know, but this Necromancer's Black Gold contains a terrifying death aura. This death aura constantly erodes a person's soul power and body, causing rapid decline in bodily functions—it's extremely dangerous!"
Yunze smiled slightly. "Don't worry, Elder Wang, I have a way to become immune to this death aura."
Hearing Yunze's words, Elder Wang fell silent for a moment, but remembering that Jing Hongchen had agreed to this trip, he didn't say anything more.
The group enveloped themselves in soul power and then entered the forest.
Just as the intelligence indicated, the entire forest was indeed a massive swamp. They hadn't been inside long when Yunze had to use his ice elemental power to freeze the swamp surface, making it easier for everyone to move forward.
"It's an extreme attribute!" With the knowledge of Elder Sun and the other two, they could naturally perceive the extraordinary nature of Yunze's soul power attribute.
Elder Sun couldn't help but sigh, "I really envy that kid Xuan Ziwen!"
Yunze chuckled, but quickly regained his composure.
About several dozen meters away in the swamp, a back covered in jet-black scales slowly swam towards them.
Was this a soul beast?
"It should be one of the most common soul beasts on the outskirts of the Death Forest. This soul beast is called the Death Crocodile. Originally, it should have been just an ordinary crocodile soul beast, but after absorbing death energy, it mutated and became what it is now. Compared to its original species, the Death Crocodile is much stronger in both vitality and overall attributes,"
said the knowledgeable Elder Wang, recognizing the soul beast's characteristics at a glance.
"Judging by its size, it should only be a little over a hundred years old," Elder Sun added.
After hearing the two elders' words, Yunze had no interest in the undead crocodile. He was too lazy to get entangled with a hundred-year-old soul beast and simply continued walking forward.
"Something's strange." Suddenly, Electrolux's voice rang in his mind. Yunze paused, then quickly transmitted his thoughts, "Elder Electrolux, have you discovered something?"
"Little Ze, observe carefully. The water in these swamps seems to be filled with a special kind of vitality," Electrolux's voice slowly sounded. Yunze frowned slightly. Water with vitality?
He pondered for a moment, then waved his right hand, instantly condensing a piece of ice on the surface of the swamp. With another wave, the ice fell into his hand.
Holding the ice, a look of horror flashed in Yunze's eyes.
Just as Electrolux had said, the water in this swamp seemed to possess life force, like the cells of a living organism!
A strange feeling descended upon Yunze in an instant.
(End of Chapter)
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