Chapter 622: Death's Forbidden Zone

Ye Yuan's words stunned Chu Shi and the others.

"Young Master Ye, what do you mean? Aren't you coming back with us?" Chu Shi asked in surprise.

Ye Yuan showed them the black mark on his hand and shook his head. "That Shangguan Yunrong placed a soul curse on me before he died. The Spirit Travel realm experts in the Hurricane Realm will surely be able to track me through this curse. They're probably already on their way. If I go with you, you won't be able to escape. They're after me. As long as I'm not with you, you should be able to get away safely."

Seeing the black mark on Ye Yuan's hand, everyone gasped.

"This... wouldn't it be too dangerous for you to go alone?" Zhu Changzhi said worriedly.

"Yeah, let's quickly notify the Alliance and have them send experts to meet us!" Qin Yan said.

Ye Yuan shook his head. "There's no time! Enough, stop fussing. You need to leave now. I have my own ways to evade their pursuit."

Zhu Changzhi wanted to say more, but Chu Shi pulled him back. "Staying with Young Master Ye would only make us a burden. He might be safer alone. Alright, let's go."

After the others left, Yuan Fei dragged Shangguan Lingyun before Ye Yuan. "Young Master, what should we do with this guy?"

Ye Yuan said flatly, "Kill him."

Shangguan Lingyun's face twisted in fury. "Ye Yuan, even if you kill me, you'll die a miserable death! Uncle Rong has placed a soul curse on you. Even if you flee to the ends of the earth, the clan head will hunt you down!"

Ye Yuan smiled nonchalantly. "You're overthinking it. A mere soul curse is troublesome, but not enough to take my life."

Soon, Yuan Fei disposed of Shangguan Lingyun. Thus fell a young genius of the Hurricane Realm.

"Big brother, where are we going now?" Bai Guang asked.

"The Boundless Forest," Ye Yuan replied without hesitation.

...

On a spirit boat millions of miles away from Red Radiance City, a black mark suddenly appeared on Ding Liang's palm.

Seeing this black mark, Ding Liang's brow furrowed.

"This is Shangguan Yunrong's soul curse. He knew that Shangguan Wenrui sent me to hunt Ye Yuan, so he sent the mark to me! It seems both Shangguan Yunrong and Lan Shun have fallen. Could Ye Yuan have killed them? That seems unlikely. According to earlier reports, Ye Yuan should be crossing his tribulation to break through to the Soul Sea realm. Even if he succeeded, he couldn't possibly be a match for Shangguan Yunrong! Unless there's an even stronger person in Red Radiance City? But if so, why hasn't any news come from there?"

Ding Liang was utterly baffled, completely in the dark about the situation in Red Radiance City.

This curse mark only provided a vague sense of direction; it didn't convey all the information.

With this curse mark, Ding Liang could find Ye Yuan, but at this moment, he didn't know if the target of his tracking was actually Ye Yuan.

However, based on the information available, Ye Yuan was clearly the prime suspect.

"Forget it. Once I catch this guy, I'll know who he is! I hope it really is Ye Yuan—that would save me a lot of trouble! Too bad the arrangements there have reached a critical point, and I keep having to pull people away. What a hassle! Ye Yuan, Ye Yuan, I knew from the start you were no ordinary fish, but your rise is a bit too fast, isn't it?"

Suddenly, Ding Liang's brow tightened as he sensed Ye Yuan racing south at an extremely fast speed.

"Heh, trying to run? As if it's that easy! With this curse mark, even if you flee to the ends of the earth, how could you escape my grasp?"

Ding Liang immediately urged his spirit boat forward, chasing south at great speed.

...

For humans, the boundless forest was extremely dangerous, but as long as one was strong enough, one could still fly over it by relying on one's own strength.

However, within the boundless forest, there was an area known as the Death Forbidden Zone, which even peak Divine Travel realm experts dared not cross, whether by land or air.

This area was very vast in size, yet it had boundaries.

Ten thousand miles south of the Northern Domain lay the border of this Death Forbidden Zone.

The Death Forbidden Zone spanned a hundred thousand miles in radius, and only beyond this hundred-thousand-mile radius was the area where humans could operate.

Of course, the length of the boundless forest far exceeded a hundred thousand miles, so the area humans could enter was still very large.

Otherwise, the Northern and Southern Domains would truly be eternally separated.

And Ye Yuan's current target was precisely this Death Forbidden Zone!

Although he did not know who the Gale Realm would send to hunt him down, Ye Yuan was certain that they would at least be mid-stage Divine Travel realm experts.

Against such experts, he was no match no matter what.

To survive, he had to risk death to find a chance at life!

When Ye Yuan reached the three-thousand-mile region, he had already put away his spirit boat and traveled on foot.

Because spirit boats pursued speed, their defenses were generally very weak. Once they entered the territory of high-level demon beasts, they were easily attacked by flying demon beasts. If the spirit boat were damaged as a result, the loss would outweigh the gain.

However, Ye Yuan made good progress along the way.

White Light followed him, radiating the might of a divine beast, causing all beasts along the way to prostrate themselves.

That might was truly like a tiger's roar shaking the forest!

"Haha, awesome!"

Although White Light's body had grown larger, he still had the heart of a child.

Teasing those low-level demon beasts, he felt very pleased with himself.

Seeing this, Ye Yuan laughed and said, "Your White Tiger clan is the king of all beasts, and look at you, so petty!"

"Hehe, big brother, you don't know how hard it was for me and my mother to survive in the boundless forest. If I hadn't met you, I couldn't even beat that Seven-Colored Cloud Python, let alone become the king of beasts! Now that I'm strong, coming back to the boundless forest, I want to make those who once bullied me grovel!"

Although White Light said this with a grin, his words revealed a hint of sorrow.

Hearing White Light say this, Ye Yuan was also filled with emotion.

He remembered when he first saw White Light, the latter was as delicate as a kitten.

Now, a few years had passed, and White Light had grown into a true king of beasts.

It was only natural that he wanted to return to the boundless forest to reclaim his dignity.

"Mm, from now on, we brothers will grow together and make all those who bully us come and grovel!" Ye Yuan said with great boldness.

"Haha, of course! With me, a divine beast, and you, big brother, a monstrous prodigy, whoever sees us will have to bow down!" White Light laughed loudly.

"Ye Yuan, it really is you! You actually killed Shangguan Yunrong, truly impressive! But today, you won't be as lucky as last time, will you?"

Just then, Ding Liang, who had been relentlessly pursuing, finally caught up!