In the wilderness of the desolate mountains, a hazy mist permeated the air. The road twisted and turned, and when looking into the depths, it seemed cool and empty.

The roars of beasts echoed across the sky for a long time. No matter when it happened, there was never any peace. It seemed to be compatible with the void.

As his gaze wandered over the green leaves of the barren mountain, Lin Xing's eyes turned and a vicious look appeared on his face.

"Let's march." He'd given the order and was the first to set foot into the mountain, disregarding everyone's persuasion.

As the great army reached the mountain, the rumbling sound of footsteps almost drowned out the beast's roar. In the depths of the forest, a pair of blood-red eyes could be seen, eyeing them from afar like a tiger eyeing its prey.

When Lin Xing decided to move the army into the Spirit Metamorphosis Mountain, he had already fallen into a quagmire. If he wanted to pull them out, it would be extremely difficult.

The Giant Spirit Army would not dare to advance, and they would not stay here forever either. As time passed, they would definitely withdraw, and at that time, it would be his chance to turn the tides.

In his heart, he didn't know whether to thank Ye Feihua or hate him. It seemed like he was going to die, but there was a slim chance of survival.

"No one is allowed to fall behind. Count the number of people every four hours." Lin Xing gave the order solemnly.

Afterwards, the great army continued to advance towards the center of the Shrek Mountains. This ancient mountain was endless, and there was practically no end to it. There were beast roars everywhere, but the strange thing was, they still hadn't found a single spirit beast.

They saw a few stalks of refined grass and wood that seemed to have smelled the scent of fresh blood. They bared their fangs and brandished their claws as they bit towards the soldiers. All of them were cut into two pieces by the soldiers.

This place was full of oddities, and everyone had no choice but to focus all of their attention.

After four hours, Gao Yan went up to report the number of people. When he said this, even he was shocked.

"Brother Wake Up, ten members of our army have gone missing."

"Missing?" Lin Xing frowned as he sat on his steed, his facial expression changing drastically.

"Yes, it's gone missing. It's just like it disappeared into thin air."

After four hours, all sorts of beast roars could be heard, but the number of spirit beasts they encountered along the way could be counted on one hand. One had to admit that this place was extremely strange and frightening.

"Set up camp here. "Give the order that the saber will not leave his side and be ready to fight at any time." Lin Qi slowly said.

The goal of the huge army of 100,000 was too big. When they had just entered, the powerful spirit beasts had already noticed them. Thus, Lin Xing did not bother observing the terrain and immediately set up camp there. This was because it was impossible for the huge army of a hundred thousand to conceal themselves to perfection. Not to mention that this was the spirit beast's territory, so he knew every tree and grass like the back of his hand.

Four hours later, Gao Yan reported back, "Twenty more from our army have gone missing."

His face was gloomy and unnatural. He had disappeared mysteriously without a trace. It was just as the saying went, it was easy to dodge an arrow when it was open, but difficult to defend against an arrow in the dark. An uneasy feeling arose in his heart.

Suddenly, Lin Xun hurried over. Just as he got close, he said, "There is a Yin Sect disciple's corpse in front of us. I got someone to carry it back. "

As he said this, two soldiers carrying a corpse walked over from a distance. Lin Xing was greatly alarmed and quickly stepped forward to investigate.

This corpse's face was completely unrecognizable. Its head was severely deformed, and up to now, blood and brain matter had flowed everywhere. This caused the surrounding air to be filled with a pungent smell.

From the looks of its death, it seemed as though it had been slapped to death by a spirit beast. Even though his face was completely unrecognizable, and even Lin Xing couldn't recognize him, based on the nether energy he exuded, he was able to determine that this person was an expert at the Dao Reaching Realm.

An expert of the Dao Seeking stage had died on the spot, causing the entire army to become restless and terrified.

"It seems like Ye Feihua's business didn't go as smoothly as she thought." Lin Qi muttered to himself. His eyes trembled as he took in a deep breath.

Turning around to look at the gathered soldiers, he said, "Soldiers, I hereby swear that from now on, I will not let anyone disappear without a reason. I, Lin Xing, will bring you all back safely."

All the soldiers lowered their heads and did not say anything. No one gave a reply, and their expressions were all ugly.

Arriving here, there was an army on the outside and fierce tigers on the inside. They entered deep into the quagmire and were trapped in a dangerous situation. How could it be as easy as Lin Qi said it would be?

Seeing this, Lin Qi sighed in his heart. There was no point in speaking any further. In order to convince the soldiers, they must show their true capabilities.

He walked up to an ancient tree and sat down with his eyes closed, as if he was resting. When the soldiers saw his actions, they also became unwilling to leave. Only after Gao Yan's persuasion did they disperse.

The curtain of night descended once again on this piece of land. Tonight's moon was incomparably large, and the moonlight that scattered down was abnormally cold. It shone on the skin of a person, as if a layer of white frost had descended.

The cold wind blew gently, and a cold breath came out from the ground. Even though Lin Xing was in the Acupoint Charging realm, the spiritual energy in his body was boundless, causing him to shudder in fear.

He took the lead to watch the night. Other than a few soldiers patrolling the camp, most of them had already fallen asleep. The four elephants were no exception.

"Phew …"

Suddenly, a gust of cold wind blew in front of Lin Qi, sweeping away the two leaves. At this moment, a faint cry for help came from a nearby tent.

He quickly opened his eyes and slapped the ground with his palms. His figure was extremely nimble as he rushed towards the source of the cry for help.

Before he could get close, a black shadow flashed by with lightning speed. In the blink of an eye, the shadow submerged into the forest and disappeared without a trace.

He did not hesitate to follow up. Although the figure was extremely fast, he managed to catch a glimpse of a soldier in the mouth of the man. Although his breathing was weak, he did not die.

They charged into the forest, which was covered by a large area of dense forest. The place was dark, devoid of any light, and filled with an incredibly cold aura.

With a flip of his right hand, a black ancient lamp appeared out of nowhere, and a bone-chilling flame rose up, lighting up the surrounding area.

With a tap of his finger, the black lamp automatically opened up a path. All of the surrounding spiritual plants quickly retreated, not daring to touch it.

The black shadow continuously jumped about in the forest, occasionally sticking its head out. Its body was nimble, like a fish swimming in water. Lin Xing urged the black light to chase after it.

After blowing out a breath, the light suddenly expanded greatly, and the black shadow that was currently moving entered his eyes.

The black shadow's entire body was covered in long black hair. It had the figure of an ape, the facial features of a tiger, and it walked in a human-shaped posture. In its right hand, it held a bone that was extracted from an unknown spirit beast. On his left hand, five sharp fingernails pierced into the back of the soldier, carrying him in a bloody fashion.

The bone blade in its hand was extremely sharp. Subconsciously, it slashed lightly, causing an ancient tree to fall down, blocking Lin Qi's path.