Douluo Continent: Starting from Killing Arou with a Single Sword.

"Why is it getting quieter and quieter?" Ma Hongjun shivered and muttered to himself, "It's a bit cold. The Star Dou Great Forest is so strange today."

After resting for a while, they set off again. The Star Dou Great Forest was not a safe place, and they wanted to hunt for spirit rings as quickly as possible and return to the academy.

But they'd been walking for half a day, and still hadn't seen a single thousand-year-old soul beast. Along the way, not only were there no living creatures, but the air itself was suffocatingly quiet. It was that sticky, unpleasant dampness. Yet, the places they'd passed through were incredibly dry.

Ning Mumu had already sensed something was wrong; her eyes were filled with vigilance. She had spent some time in the Star Dou Great Forest and had even slain many soul beasts, so she still had her confidence. Even with this group of people here, she wasn't sure how many she could protect.

However, when faced with a challenge, Ning Mumu can only remain still to avoid alerting the enemy.

"Mu Mu," Qian Renxue said, pulling the girl's hand with a serious expression, "Something's not right here."

Logically, if they had kept moving forward, they should have reached the middle of the Star Dou Great Forest long ago. However, they hadn't even seen a trace of a soul beast, which was illogical.

"Don't worry, sister." Ning Mumu's voice was gentle and calm, which put Qian Renxue's mind at ease.

"Let's rest for a bit," Ning Mumu said, urging everyone to stop. The Star Dou Great Forest was no small danger, and with the Dean and Zhao Wuji absent, their combat strength was only average. Even with Qian Renxue's protection, they were still no match for high-level soul beasts.

Ning Mumu had a premonition that something was bound to happen soon, and it wouldn't be easy to deal with.

Subconsciously, Ning Mumu looked at Xiao Wu. The usually sweet-looking girl suddenly gave her a strange smile, tinged with smugness and mockery. Her lips moved, as if to say, "Ning Mumu, you're finished."

Ning Mumu's lips twitched. She just hoped that the original female lead wouldn't mess things up; she didn't want to clean up the mess.

Suddenly, something unexpected happened.

A sandstorm raged around them, quickly obscuring their vision and making it impossible to see clearly. The thick sand stung their faces as it brushed against them.

Before anyone could react, the roars of the soul beasts came from all directions. Each roar was like a death knell, sending chills down everyone's spine.

"ah--"

Someone had been attacked; agonizing screams pounded in everyone's ears. Accompanying them were the rustling sounds of flesh tearing and bones shattering. Most of the people in the group had seen blood before and knew the attacker was likely dead; a chill ran down their spines, fearing they would be next.

"Concentrate and stay calm," Ning Mumu's voice pierced through the yellow sand, dispelling some of the fear in everyone's hearts. "Everyone, be careful, listen for sounds to locate yourselves, hold onto the people next to you, and don't separate!"

Everyone here is a smart person, so they naturally put aside past grievances and helped each other. After all, when faced with a real life-or-death situation, petty squabbles are nothing.

Right now, a fierce wind is blowing, yellow sand is obscuring their vision, and their companions have died tragically. They were just a few students with slightly better talent, and they all knew that this time, their chances of survival were slim.

Ning Mumu held Qian Renxue's hand with her left hand and Ning Luoluo's hand with her right, her eyes showing only calmness and no panic.

Not to mention the demons, monsters, and perilous secret realms she encounters on every mission in the cultivation world, even in the Douluo Continent, she has faced countless evil soul masters, so naturally she will not panic.

She calmed herself slightly, and with a thought, the Seven Kill Sword appeared in her hand.

"A thousand sands and ten thousand fogs, all are illusions—break!" Ning Mumu chanted the incantation softly. When she opened her eyes again, the surroundings were clear.

Before everyone could even feel a flash of white light, the surrounding environment was completely revealed.

However, at this moment, everyone would rather be blind.

Who could understand? The moment they opened their eyes, they were surrounded by a dense swarm of soul beasts. Black ones, red ones, disgusting-looking ones—snakes, tigers, pigs, crocodiles, birds, eagles… Everyone shuddered involuntarily.

"Ouch, damn it!" Ma Hongjun suddenly yelled, then jumped up, saying with disgust, "Why would I drag along such a jinx like you!"

Tang San, who was being pointed at, narrowed his eyes and remained silent. He blamed himself for misjudging the situation and dragging Ma Hongjun into it.

"Stop shouting," Ning Mumu said in a deep voice, "How do we deal with these soul beasts?"

How to solve this? Destroy them! Everyone looked helpless. The sky and the ground were full of soul beasts. How could they escape? By burrowing underground?

Ning Mumu's expression was solemn. Not to mention that there were a great many of these soul beasts, the weakest of them was actually a thousand-year-old soul beast, and the strongest soul beasts could even be tens of thousands of years old.

A flawless version after careful inspection!

If it were just Ning Mumu alone, she could easily escape. But with over a dozen people, even if she had three heads and six arms, she wouldn't be enough. What should she do?

Just when everyone was at a loss, Tang San suddenly cried out in alarm, "Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu is gone!"

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"Could she be the person who just called out?" Ma Hongjun asked, stunned.

"Are you stupid? It was a boy yelling just now!" Dai Mubai gave Ma Hongjun an elbow strike, which sobered him up considerably. The atmosphere of fear also lessened.

Meanwhile, Xiao Wu, who had disappeared, was observing them from a short distance away. The girl's face was full of mockery. How come she hadn't realized before that she had such a good temper? She had actually been able to tolerate that fatso for so long. Having powerful backers was definitely an advantage; it would be more interesting to kill them all.

Posted in a hurry

Babies, I promise I won't abandon this project.

I only have my phone for six hours a week, and I have a lot to do, so I can't update regularly. I'm sorry, I'll definitely finish updating it when I go home for winter break.

Thank you for reading, baby!