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Chapter 459 The Twisting Strange Tree Forest

In the dead of night, there should be some moonlight shining down, but this place is located deep in the mountains.

The shade of the trees blocked out the moonlight, and without a lamp, one would definitely stumble and fall with every step by relying on the naked eye.

Although there is much less snow in this area, the temperature has actually dropped even further.

For some reason, Yunran recalled a news report she had seen before, in which someone had died of hypothermia in a place like this.

The further they went, the stronger the stench of decay became, and the more bizarre the surrounding trees appeared.

The atmosphere had been built up to this point, and Yunran pulled her clothes tighter, as if she were genuinely a little cold.

The little paper figure led the way, carrying a flashlight. The surroundings were eerily quiet; there wasn't a single bird chirping or insect sound, only the sound of their footsteps.

The overly quiet environment made Yunran, a person of her nature, feel somewhat uncomfortable, and she couldn't help but want to make some noise.

"These trees have been thoroughly permeated by death energy, growing in bizarre shapes, and the putrid smell comes from them."

Xuan Chu was unaware that Yun Ran was not used to such a quiet environment and thought that Yun Ran was talking to him in a serious manner.

He nodded immediately: "These trees are beyond saving. They are just clinging to life by clinging to this deathly aura."

After saying that, Xuan Chu's mouth was glued shut, and he refused to say another word.

The scene immediately became quiet again.

Yunran felt once again that Tiandao Village was really outdated and couldn't keep up with the times in education, turning a promising genius into a simpleton.

Yun Ran's disdainful gaze was so intense that Xuan Chu couldn't ignore it even if he wanted to.

Then he took the initiative to say, "Why are you looking at me like that? Did I say something wrong?"

Yun Ran retorted irritably, "You people from Tiandao Village, is talking too much a crime punishable by imprisonment?"

To everyone's surprise, Xuan Chu shook his head seriously: "No punishment, but we can practice silent meditation. I have practiced silent meditation for ten years."

Yunran immediately wanted to slap herself; it was immoral to make random comments about other people's cultivation methods.

She's so damn annoying, why does she have such a big mouth and love to chatter on and on!

"careful!"

As Yunran was blaming herself, she suddenly heard Xuan Chu's exclamation.

As they drew closer to the pile of rubble, the surrounding trees became increasingly affected by the deathly and malevolent aura.

At that moment, to Yunran's side, a strangely shaped tree suddenly twisted its body.

The decaying branch hurtled toward Yunran's head with incredible speed.

At that speed, no one could possibly avoid it.

Not to mention, these branches, tainted with the aura of death, look bare and seem as brittle as those withered branches, but in reality, they are incredibly hard.

If these branches touch flesh and blood, whether human or animal, they will be drained of their flesh and blood and die on the spot.

As a result, Yunran simply tilted her head slightly and dodged the attack of the hard branch.

The little paper figures were furious when they saw that this ugly tree branch dared to attack their master right in front of them.

One of the paper figures flew over and leaped high into the air.

Then he made a sudden, powerful drop, shouting, "Hey!"

He stomped on the branch that even a knife or axe couldn't cut through, snapping it in two. He cursed under his breath, "You dog, you ugly monster, how dare you lay a hand on my master! You think you're so tough? I'll kill you!"

On the tiny paper figure's head, its features glared fiercely at the twisting tree, and as it raised its palm, crackling sparks of electricity appeared.

Apart from the paper figures that were on guard and holding lamps, all the other paper figures flew over, angrily gathering their strength to squeeze out an electric ball flower the size of a pigeon egg.

"Ugly monster, die!!!"

The electric ball flower, the size of a pigeon's egg, was smashed onto the twisted tree trunk by the little paper figures.

There was a loud 'bang'.

A burnt, rotten smell wafted through the air, almost causing Yunran to overturn her car.

"Uh (⊙o⊙)..."

Yunran quickly shut off her sense of smell, but her eyes were still stinging from the strong odor.

If she had known that these trees, struck by lightning, would emit a smell dozens of times worse than before, she would never have suffered like this.

Xuan Chu frowned and covered his nose with his hand. Unlike Yun Ran, he did not block out his sense of smell.

Just as I was about to say that something was wrong with these auras, more trees began to twist and turn.

Xuan Chu's expression changed slightly: "This is bad, these trees have gone mad! That stench from earlier was sending out messages everywhere!"

All the trees in the surrounding area came to life, not only their trunks and branches, but also their roots.

The little paper doll kept attacking the branches that were trying to sneak up on Yunran.

After looking around and realizing the purpose of the trees, Yunran's expression turned sour.

"These trees are trying to form a ball and trap us inside."

If it were an ordinary member of the Xuanmen sect, trapped in this net-like structure of branches and roots, coupled with these obviously rotten and toxic gases, they would have no chance of survival.

As the trees grew denser and denser, the pungent, rotten smell made it hard to keep one's eyes open.

Yunran took out a seemingly ordinary ribbon from her bag and tied it around her eyes. The urge to tear up from the irritation immediately disappeared.

"break!"

Hearing Xuan Chu's voice, Yun Ran turned her head and saw that Xuan Chu had his eyes closed and the small magic weapon in his hand was emitting an extremely strong light.

The entangled branches were instantly blasted open by the intense light, leaving a huge hole.

Yun Ran didn't just stand by and watch. She drew her peach wood sword, twirled it, and then swung it a few times in the air.

Several sword lights flew out, cutting the gathered trees into countless pieces wherever they went.

With the help of the paper dolls, in less than a minute, the vast and sprawling forest of strange trees was completely bare, its roots burned away by the paper dolls.

The commotion here was quite significant, causing fluctuations and twists in the surrounding air, and a new wind direction began to blow.

The original stench of decay dissipated quickly, with a gentle breeze blowing away most of it.

Yun Ran sheathed her peach wood sword and looked at the broken branches of strange trees everywhere, making it impossible to step on them. Her lips twitched involuntarily.

It's true that fighting for a moment is fun, but now things are tough ahead.

A tear rolled down Xuan Chu's cheek, and it took him a while for his eyes to adjust.