134 LUMINOUS MOUNTAIN VALLEY

The group started to venture to the Luminous Mountain Valley with high spirits. They entered the dense congregation of trees, thrilled.

They walked for several meters before they reached the depths of the mountain valley. When they arrived at the very heart of the place, the sight that welcomed them amazed the group and make them gasp in awe.

The place looks much larger inside though it was relatively darker. Because the thick canopy of the trees in the area blocks most of the light from coming in.

Yet despite the lack of light, the place still has its own kind of liveliness. It does not appear gloomy at all as compared to other places when there is an absence of light.

Human-sized mushrooms were scattered in the area and each of them was brightly colored and appears to glow in the dark.

Also, there were small flying insects circumnavigating all over the area. No matter where their gaze landed, they will see butterflies, dragonflies, damselflies, and fireflies, name it!Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click www.novelhall.com for visiting.

These flying insects from afar look no different from tiny neon-colored led lights shining in the dark.

From the occasional small gaps between the overlapping branches of the trees, rays of light pass through it. Speck of dust that appears to be dancing gracefully under the spotlight can be seen within those rays of lights that managed to penetrate the thick canopy of trees.

Everything within their sight fits perfectly and there is nothing that appears to be out of place at all.

The whole place seems to leap out straight from a fairytale book!

"Woah... This place is so beautiful..."

Chan Gu offered his sincere compliment while looking around.

Despite their amazement, the groups didn't stop by to immersed themselves and admire the beauty of the place. They still continued to move forward while observing the wonders of the surrounding.

"Pssshhh.... psshhh...pssshhhh"

All of sudden, the wind whistle as if something fast was coming on their way. They felt goosebumps and cold sweat drenched their back.

"Crap! where under attack!"

Long Fuzi shouted in panic.

Before they could even react, something that looks like needles rained on them. The needles shoot at all direction and the group was caught off guard.

Each of them crushed a pearl-like object and in an instant, a protective shield enclosed them. His action was swift but some needles still managed to prick them.

The shower of needle-like objects continued to rattle on the protective shield creating a sound reminiscent of rain pattering on a gazebo. They move forward warily with the protective shield around them

"The heck!"

They did not expect that they will be attacked by Barnacle Trees even before arriving at their destination.

Barnacle trees are a sentient mystical tree that spits needles as a form of retaliation to intruders. Although being pricked with its needle won't pose any threat, still being pricked by many needles all at the same time definitely doesn't feel good.

Among the group, only Mu Lingxi remained unscathed, while the rest of her friends resembles a cactus. Not even a single needle pricked her, and of course, it was all thanks to her cat, Janus.

Janus remains on his guard ever since they arrived at the Living Mountain Valley. Thus he was able to sense that something is amiss right before they got under attack.

He managed to transform in his panther form and leaped to a safe distance before the needles rained on them.

Since Barnacle Trees were stationary in nature and they have no way to move on their own, the range of their attack was  also bound to be limited to a specific area

This works in their favor because if these Barnacle Trees were capable of moving around, then their group might really end up incapacitated by the sheer volume of needles that will rain on them.