Chapter 7

Li Si watched Chen Hui walk out of the private room, a hint of surprise and doubt suddenly appearing in her eyes. She felt that today's Chen Hui was different from usual. However, she quickly composed herself, knowing that in three days, Chen Hui would completely disappear from her world.

"Brother... you were too rash. Once you step into the Martial Hall, the match can only end with one's life or death," Chen Yan's questioning voice echoed as they walked out of the Hongbin Restaurant.

But Chen Hui's mind was not on Jiang Linjun. He replied indifferently, "I'll leave first. See you at the Martial Hall in three days."

With that, Chen Hui quickly disappeared into the crowd, vanishing in the blink of an eye.

"Hey, Chen Hui, are you going to the No Return Forest..." Chen Yan shouted in the direction Chen Hui had disappeared, but before she could finish, Chen Hui was already out of sight.

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As night fell, the crescent moon hung high in the sky, and the dark road was devoid of any pedestrians. Apart from the occasional roar of beasts in the distance, everything was eerily quiet.

Further ahead, the roars became more frequent. This place was the No Return Forest, which many people dared not approach.

The No Return Forest was divided into the inner and outer regions, covering an area of several million square kilometers. It was home to countless beasts. Even in the outer region, there were many powerful beasts, and sometimes even high-level beasts would appear.

Beasts were ranked from first to ninth level, corresponding to the levels of human warriors. Above the beasts were the more powerful mystic beasts, which were incredibly strong, with even the weakest being comparable to human martial masters, making them the absolute rulers of the No Return Forest.

Beasts were ferocious and bloodthirsty, and they hated humans. If someone entered the No Return Forest without sufficient strength, they would almost certainly die.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in the vast night, and under the moonlight, the person's face became visible. It was Chen Hui, who had left Qiulang City to head for the No Return Forest.

"Up ahead is the No Return Forest. I can already sense the location of the Wu Xu Sword, but the No Return Forest is filled with beasts, so I must be extremely cautious. Otherwise, I will surely fall into an irredeemable situation."

Even though Chen Hui had seen much in his previous life, he did not dare to be the slightest bit careless. This body only had a third-level peak yuan force cultivation. Even if he had been a ninth-level peak warrior and an excellent swordsman in his previous life, he would have no hope of survival against a high-level beast.

After a while, the No Return Forest was in sight. Chen Hui did not pause for a moment, carefully advancing forward.

The roars became more frequent, and although he had not yet seen any beasts, the atmosphere still made Chen Hui's expression serious.

However, he did not stop, as he had already sensed the location of the Wu Xu Sword. In his previous life, the Wu Xu Sword had been with him for a long time, and although he had never wielded it, the soul connection between them still existed.

Chen Hui had been to the No Return Forest before, so he was familiar with the path. After identifying the surroundings, he finally entered the No Return Forest.

"The Wu Xu Sword is two kilometers ahead, but to cross these two kilometers, I must be extremely cautious." Chen Hui's footsteps made no sound, and his aura was completely concealed.

Although Chen Hui had no experience crossing dense forests, his previous sect had taught him techniques for avoiding beasts in the forest. Using these techniques, Chen Hui made his way through the forest without incident, crossing nearly two kilometers in less than half an hour.

At this point, Chen Hui could clearly sense the presence of the Wu Xu Sword. Not only could he sense it, but the Wu Xu Sword also seemed to feel a connection to his bloodline, occasionally emitting a faint but excited sword cry.

Chen Hui suddenly stopped, his gaze fixed on the base of a large tree.

At the base of the tree, there were many weeds and fallen leaves, but Chen Hui immediately confirmed that the Wu Xu Sword was hidden beneath them.

"Wu Xu..."

Chen Hui couldn't help but call out softly.

Whoosh!

As soon as Chen Hui spoke, a sharp sword aura erupted in front of him. The sword aura scattered, and the large tree was instantly reduced to countless pieces of wood, flying in all directions.

At the same moment, a green sword shot towards Chen Hui.

Chen Hui reached out and caught the green sword, his face filled with excitement.

The Wu Xu Sword, with its fluid and natural blade, contained profound sword intent and emitted a powerful sword aura.

To the naked eye, the Wu Xu Sword looked no different from an ordinary long sword, except for its ancient and heavy appearance.

"Wu Xu!" Chen Hui could clearly feel the blood-like connection between himself and the Wu Xu Sword.

The Wu Xu Sword also trembled continuously, emitting faint sword cries.

After the fall of the Wu Xu Sect, they were destined to rely on each other.

"Ao..."

At that moment, a loud roar suddenly came from the side, and a black beast with a foot-long horn on its forehead emerged, its eyes glowing with a sinister light, fixed on Chen Hui.

"A third-level peak unicorn!"

Chen Hui's gaze fell on the beast, immediately recognizing it as a third-level peak unicorn. His eyes became sharp, "Wu Xu, this is our first battle together. In my previous life, my weakness may have disappointed you, but in this life, we will fight side by side."

Boom...

Chen Hui's aura rose sharply, and a sharp sword intent emanated from his body. In the next moment, his figure shot forward like a cannonball, and the Wu Xu Sword slashed down.

This attack was incredibly fierce. The unicorn, standing not far away, reacted, but just as it was about to dodge, the Wu Xu Sword landed on its head, leaving no room for resistance.

Pfft...

Blood and white matter flew out, and the third-level peak unicorn was defeated in one move by Chen Hui.

Crack...

Suddenly, a faint cracking sound came from the unicorn's head.

"Is this... the beast core shattered?" Chen Hui could tell that the sound was from the unicorn's head, where the beast core was located.

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