At this moment, Hun Changqing was in a dense forest, surrounded by strange trees, four or five times larger than normal trees. They
were entirely black, extremely bizarre, with jagged rocks and overgrown weeds. The sky was also a dark, oppressive expanse.
Hun Changqing sighed helplessly,
"I can only say that he truly lives up to his reputation as an elder of the Soul Clan. Even the space he created is made like this. Why do the Soul Clan people like this kind of style? Don't they have any aesthetic sense?"
Hun Changqing smiled wryly and began to prepare to collect points. He was very tempted by the rewards.
Although defeating Hun Feng and Hun Yu, who were of a higher level, wouldn't be a big problem for him, he didn't intend to do so.
His strength displayed in the clan over the years had been mediocre; there was no need to attract attention before his departure.
The top three rewards, which enhanced his Dou Di bloodline, were completely unnecessary for him. He only needed his pure Taiyin True Body.
As for the Void Devouring Flame's sub-fire, it was a trap for obtaining items.
Finally, all the Soul Clan cultivators with secondary flames were controlled by the Void Devouring Flame,
and Hun Changqing wouldn't be foolish enough to covet such a thing. The reward for Hun Xuzi's alchemy was indeed quite tempting.
However, compared to the reward, achieving second place and gaining unnecessary attention seemed troublesome.
His trip would definitely cause some commotion, so the key to this trip was secrecy; ideally, the commotion wouldn't lead anyone to associate it with him.
Therefore, he had to forgo the second-place reward. Hun Changqing only needed to secure a top-ten finish and obtain a large sum of cultivation resources.
Given his previously revealed cultivation level, a top-ten finish was a given.
Hun Changqing's Battle Qi Wings—or rather, True Qi Wings—although the energy was somewhat different, Hun Changqing hadn't broken away from the cultivation system of the Battle Qi Continent; only the energy form was a bit strange.
Unfurling his true energy wings, Hun Changqing soared into the sky, flying at incredible speed above the strange forest. Simultaneously, he used his soul power to sense the movements of the magical beasts within.
Meanwhile, in another part of the strange forest, Hun Feng and Hun Yu, these two sworn enemies, encountered each other and, unsurprisingly, began fighting.
"Damn it! Hun Feng! You're only one minor realm higher than me. If I hadn't recently been practicing a new fighting technique, you would have been surpassed long ago. Let me show you my newly mastered fighting technique—Ghost Dance Soul Hand!"
In a valley, Hun Yu's roar echoed through the heavens and earth. Vast fighting energy gathered around him, and he channeled energy forward through his hands. Strands of black energy emerged from his hands, slowly coalescing into an enormous black palm in front of Soul Jade.
The palm was pitch black, shrouded in black energy, and seemed to contain countless ghostly creatures, their souls struggling, roaring, and howling—a truly sinister and terrifying sight.
Hun Feng, facing Hun Yu, also became serious upon seeing this fighting technique, his previously playful demeanor vanishing.
He knew this technique well; it was a terrifyingly powerful mid-level Earth-rank fighting technique from his clan. It
was extremely difficult to cultivate, requiring the souls of many powerful individuals, ghostly creatures, and countless precious herbs.
Furthermore, one had to endure the erosion of powerful souls and the yin energy of ghostly creatures to successfully cultivate it.
He hadn't expected that Hun Yu had actually mastered it.
"Hmph, Dark Soul Eroding Wind,"
Hun Feng coldly snorted, waving his hands, his fighting energy surging forth, and five hurricanes, each tens of meters long, condensed around him, their power terrifying.
Five hurricanes instantly met the giant black hand, but the black hand showed no fear, slapping down on two of them. The terrifying ghostly energy emanating from the hand instantly dispersed the two hurricanes.
Hun feng was startled by this and quickly controlled the remaining three hurricanes, simultaneously sweeping them towards the giant hand.
The wind-attribute battle aura of the hurricanes, imbued with the special techniques of the Soul Clan, was momentarily evenly matched with the terrifying ghostly energy of the ghost hand.
Seeing the stalemate, Hun feng became somewhat anxious and said to Hun Yu,
"Hun Yu, we've only just entered the secret realm; it's not time for us to decide a winner yet. Let's clear out the others first, shall we?"
Hun Yu, though somewhat hot-tempered, wasn't oblivious to the situation and agreed. The two then dispelled their fighting techniques.
"Indeed, we'll settle this on the dueling platform, not in this unknown secret realm. I'll defeat you in front of everyone. Let's join forces and eliminate the others first; it'll save us some trouble."
Hun Yu glanced coldly at Hun Feng and said indifferently.
Hearing Hun Yu's words, Hun Feng inwardly scoffed, but said nothing more.