Long Aotian’s face darkened, and he thought to himself: What Yuan Gungun said makes sense. If this is a trap, acting separately would undoubtedly be a trap. He pondered for a moment, and finally gave up his previous idea.

At this time, Han Yu also spoke: “I just tried to use my mental power to explore, and found that the exploration range is no more than ten meters, not as far as the naked eye.

You are right, we seem to be suppressed by a mysterious force here, a force that is absolutely beyond human power to resist.”

He paused, with a hint of thought in his tone: “But I think this shouldn’t be a pure cage. There must be other mysteries.”

Han Yu continued to analyze, “Since this force is beyond human power, it must not have been created by the Sun Moon Empire. The level of soul guides is far from this level. Even the legendary tenth-level soul guide cannot cover such a large mountain range.”

His tone became more and more certain: “So, I infer that this place should be formed naturally, and the Sun-Moon Empire just mastered some method of activating or controlling it. Since it is formed naturally, it may not be a dead end. There will always be a way out.”

Long Aotian nodded, indicating that he agreed with Han Yu’s point of view. He looked around, his eyes full of caution: “I agree with Gun Gun’s opinion. In this case, we must not disperse.

Everyone should concentrate their efforts and search in one direction. Even if they will go back to the same place, they should carefully observe the surrounding environment and look for clues.

There will always be different discoveries, and then we can go deeper step by step based on the clues. Although this is a stupid way, it is the only way at present.”

Du Bu Si had been listening quietly. He nodded slightly, indicating that he agreed with everyone’s opinion. Then he said, “Okay, everyone, eat some dry food to replenish your energy, and we will set off later.” After that, he turned to look at Han Yu and said, “Han Yu, come with me, I have something to ask you.”

“Yes.” Han Yu responded respectfully, then quickly followed Du Bu Si’s steps and walked to the side. The two of them talked in a low voice, and Du Bu Si asked with concern: “How is your body recovering?”

Han Yu quickly replied: “There is no problem anymore.”

Du Bu Si nodded slowly, with a trace of inquiry in his deep eyes, and said thoughtfully: “That’s good. Regarding the girl with the Holy Angel Martial Spirit you mentioned, how is she doing now? You…you didn’t really kill her, did you?”

He paused, a hint of worry revealed in his tone. After all, the owners of the Holy Angel Martial Spirit were extremely rare on the continent, and it would be a pity if one died.

Then, Du Bu Si changed the topic to the strange ability that Han Yu had shown before, and asked, “By the way, Han Yu, what was the strange ability you showed in Xishan before?

That power… I have never seen it before, and it seems to be completely different from any soul skills we know of.”

When Han Yu heard this, his heart was shocked. Various scenes of the fierce battle in Xishan flashed through his mind quickly. His thoughts were in a mess and for a moment he even forgot about Ye Guyi’s matter.

Only then did he remember that he had not yet explained to Du Bu Si the ins and outs of undead magic.

“Teacher, regarding the ability I used yesterday…” Han Yu took a deep breath, organized his words, and said slowly, “You can understand it as my second martial spirit, but it does not come from our world.”

He decided to tell Du Bushi the truth about the existence of Alex and the magic of the dead. At this point, he could no longer hide it.

So, Han Yu recounted the origin of Alex and how he acquired the magic of the undead as concisely and clearly as possible in a way that Du Bu Si could understand.

In this process, he tried his best to avoid using those professional terms that were difficult to understand, and instead explained them in more understandable language.

Even the well-informed Du Bu Si showed an expression of disbelief after listening to Han Yu’s story. He stared at Han Yu blankly for a long while, as if he was looking at a monster from another world.

“Magician…a profession from another world?” Du Bu Si muttered to himself, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

He patted Han Yu’s shoulder helplessly and said earnestly: “Han Yu, although you are lucky to have obtained this power, you must also understand what evil soul masters mean in Douluo Continent. The collusion between the Sun Moon Empire and the evil soul masters will inevitably cause public outrage in the entire soul master world.

And your ability… is too easy to be mistaken for the means of an evil spirit master.”

Han Yu nodded solemnly, indicating that he understood Du Bu Si’s concerns: “Teacher, I understand what you mean. I will never use this ability easily, and I will never show my true face to others.

The Han Tangwu who participated in the Mingdu Soul Mentor Elite Competition is not the real me.”

Hearing Han Yu’s assurance, Du Bu Si heaved a sigh of relief and said, “It’s good that you understand. Your Sharingan martial spirit is already strong enough, so just focus on cultivating it.

As for Miss Ye Guyi, can you release her now?”

Han Yu tried to communicate with the Undead Demiplane, but soon shook his head helplessly: “No, teacher, there is an invisible force here that hinders my connection with the Undead Demiplane, I can’t release Ye Guyi.

However, under the protection I set up, she is temporarily safe in the demiplane and will not starve to death for ten days or half a month.”

Du Bu Si pondered for a moment, then nodded slowly. His deep gaze fell on Han Yu, and he praised: “You did a great job on this matter. You remained calm in the face of danger and handled it properly.”

He paused, his tone becoming more serious, “If we can leave here,” his eyes flashed with a trace of determination, “we must protect this child with the Holy Angel Martial Spirit.”

He reached out his hand and gently patted Han Yu’s shoulder, “In the future, she will definitely become one of the main forces against the Holy Spirit Church and shoulder the responsibility of protecting the continent.”

Du Bu Si stared at Han Yu and said word by word: “Han Yu, you must always remember that no matter what you have been through, no matter what has happened, no matter if the road ahead is smooth or thorny, no matter if you are praised or slandered, you must keep your heart, understand?”

Han Yu felt the teacher’s heavy expectations and nodded vigorously, her eyes full of determination. “I will, teacher.” She answered in a clear and firm voice.

Du Bu Si smiled with relief, nodded again, and turned his gaze to the dense vegetation around him. His tone was solemn: “Now we are in this desperate situation, we must be careful and cautious, and we must not take it lightly.”

He said to Han Yu with concern: “You should also go eat something. Keep your strength so that you can better cope with the next challenge.” The gap that was not big to begin with was completely dissipated in the frank communication between the master and the apprentice, and Du Bu Si’s mood also improved a little. He turned around and called everyone to gather, preparing to reorganize the team and find a way out.

Walking back to the Benti Sect camp with Han Yu, I saw that everyone in the camp had finished eating and drinking, and were sitting together discussing their current predicament in a low voice.

Du Bu Si looked around at everyone, pondered for a moment, and began to arrange the next action plan.

He divided everyone into two groups. One group was made up of the participating members of the Body Sect, led by him personally; the other group was made up of the remaining personnel including Gao Dalou, led by another four Titled Douluo from the Body Sect, one of whom was the strongest Golden Body Douluo.

Du Bu Si explained the action plan in detail: “We will split into two groups and take care of each other. We can’t get too far apart.”

He pointed to the dense vegetation around him and said, “Wherever we pass, try to leave traces on all the more obvious plants as marks of our exploration.”

“This is the last resort.” Du Bu Si added, “After all plants have left traces, if we find plants without traces, that’s a new direction. We can only slowly explore in this way.”

After receiving the order, everyone quickly formed a team and set off.

Du Bu Si led Han Yu and others walking in the front, while Jin Shen Douluo led the second group in the middle. The two groups kept a certain distance, echoed each other, and moved forward cautiously.

They do not move very fast because they have to carefully observe their surroundings and leave marks on plants.

Although there was no thick fog in the space five meters above the ground, there was a light mist. Coupled with the obstruction of dense vegetation, the line of sight was only a few dozen meters.

The dense tree canopy blocked the sunlight, and the deep forest seemed eternal, filled with a suffocating silence. The air seemed to be solidified with an invisible pressure, which was so oppressive that it made people breathless.

The fallen leaves made a slight rustling sound underfoot. This slight sound was particularly clear in the silent forest and intensified the surrounding silence.

The branches of the trees are intertwined, like ghostly claws, stretching out in the gray mist, as if they will catch any travelers who stray into them at any time.

Long Aotian tightly grasped the sword in his hand, and beads of sweat oozed from his palms. He regretted his previous recklessness and underestimated the weirdness of this forest.

If the team dispersed, even a determined soul master would probably collapse in this eerie silence. He secretly glanced at his companions, and everyone’s face was full of solemnity, and they were obviously infected by this weird atmosphere.

They walked slowly along the rugged road, and time passed by minute by minute, as if it had stopped. An hour passed, and the surrounding scenery remained unchanged, as if they were trapped in an infinite maze.

Han Yu followed Du Bu Si closely, observing the surrounding environment vigilantly, not daring to relax at all. Suddenly, he felt something unusual. “Teacher,” he whispered, “Do you feel that we don’t seem to be going back?”

Du Bu Si stopped and looked around, his deep gaze seemed to be able to penetrate the thick fog. “I noticed it too,” he murmured, “the terrain of this area is different from the place we circled last night.”

A glimmer of hope ignited in everyone’s hearts. Not turning back meant that they were gradually moving away from that strange area and approaching the edge of the forest. As long as they persisted, they would eventually get out of this maze-like forest.

They continued to move forward, and another hour passed. Du Bu Si carefully observed the surrounding trees and terrain to confirm that they did not take the same route twice.

Along the way, they did not see any familiar scenery, and they left special marks on the trees they passed by and did not find any duplicate marks.

Although they could not fly and their mental power could not detect long distances, they would be satisfied as long as they could keep walking like this and eventually get out of the forest.

At noon, the fog became even thicker, visibility was less than ten meters, and the surrounding air became colder and damper, as if saturated with some unknown chill.

Du Bu Si ordered everyone to rest on the spot, and they quickly set up a temporary camp according to the same pattern as last night.

The presence of many people also showed its advantage at this time, and each other’s company dispelled some of the fear. In this dead forest, the presence of their companions made them feel a little comforted.

The soul masters who had storage soul guides took out dry food to replenish their physical strength. However, Han Yu and others were a little embarrassed, because their storage soul guides were filled with precious rare metals…

They can only have something to eat if they get some food from several disciples of the Body Sect.

Du Bu Si bit off a piece of chicken leg, grease dripping from the corner of his mouth. He said vaguely, “According to the area of ​​West Mountain in Mingdu and our current speed, although we are moving a little slowly now, as long as we don’t go back, we will be able to get out of this hellhole in one day at most.”

He threw the cleaned bone away casually. The bone rolled twice on the ground and was covered with mud.

Long Aotian frowned, his worry hard to conceal, he said in a deep voice: “I hope so. But…” His voice got lowered, the ending tone drawn out, with a hint of unfinished meaning.

Long Aotian did not continue speaking, but everyone present knew the concerns hidden in his words. Since the Sun-Moon Empire had gone to great lengths to lead them to this place, they must have some ulterior motive.

How could this place be simple? A shadow was cast over everyone’s heart, and a feeling of uneasiness was spreading.

Du Bu Si glanced at Long Aotian, with a hint of impatience in his tone, “There is no but. Now we can only take it one step at a time.

Our dry food and drinking water are enough to sustain us for ten days. If we still can’t find a way out in ten days…” Du Bu Si didn’t finish his words, but a fierce light flashed in his eyes, and he looked up at the sky, as if he was thinking about something.

His meaning was very clear. If he really couldn’t find a way out, he would rather fight to the death and force his way through the blockade of the sky. Perhaps, he could find a glimmer of hope.

Everyone was silently digesting Du Bu Si’s words, when suddenly, a strong sense of crisis struck their hearts, and a warning sign suddenly appeared! (End of this chapter)