CHAPTER 822: CHAPTER 816: HEAVENLY FURY FOREST

Heavenly Fury Forest.

Ye Xuan and his three thousand troops did not stay long in Thunder City before setting out with their forces.

The Heavenly Fury Forest is one of the oldest regions on the Divine Demon Battlefield, filled with countless dangers, and the battleground for the fight over the Night Key is set here.

Soon, Ye Xuan and his people saw, scattered over the ground miles away, skeletal remains covered by plants, difficult to notice without careful observation.

Among these skeletons were some extraordinarily large bones and some mechanical remains, possibly remnants of war machinery.

"These bones are shattered, almost as if something forcefully splintered them."

Ye Xuan said, "It seems to be an ancient war chariot. What could tear it apart?"

Tearing apart and destroying are different matters. Destroying is not difficult, but tearing apart is much harder.

Luo Qing pondered, "The Heavenly Fury Forest is a dangerous place. It’s said that powerful plant life might exist here."

In the Ancient World, strange lifeforms of all kinds can survive; plant life is particularly troublesome. Their attacks are all-encompassing, leaving no room for escape. Once entangled, survival is slim.

"I have an ironclad chariot that can be used for temporary shelter if we encounter troublesome plant life."

Luo Qing stated.

"Have everyone stay in place and await orders. Only those with War General level strength will proceed with us." Ye Xuan commanded.

The skies above the Heavenly Fury Forest were filled with purple flows; the higher the altitude, the denser the purple flow, and within it, purple currents flickered. Powerful enough to be life-threatening even to Saint level individuals, if one gets caught in it without evading, it would mean certain death.

"Something’s here, be careful!"

Ye Xuan suddenly halted, his keen senses detecting a disturbance rapidly sweeping up from underground in the distance.

The hundred War Generals behind him also quickly drew their weapons,

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh...

Suddenly, innumerable sounds of things breaking through the air emerged as black vines shot towards them with such speed that some had no time to react, being directly ensnared and dragged away.

"Heavens, how can there be Destructive God Vines? Run quickly!"

The vines immediately took several War Generals away, shaking the military morale and spreading panic.

"It’s the Destructive God Vine! Get into the chariot quickly." Luo Qing summoned the ancient war chariot, resembling a gigantic steel beast, about a hundred meters in size, enveloped in metal.

Ye Xuan frowned slightly, swinging his sword to slice through several vines, but the dense array of vines filled the sky, appearing endless.

Not intending to entangle with the vines, Ye Xuan moved swiftly into the chariot.

Pop! Pop! Pop!

Once everyone was inside the chariot, the vines swarmed over densely, slapping against the chariot. However, the chariot’s material was exceedingly tough, showing no fear of the vines’ attack.

"Too many vines, severely affecting our speed."

The chariot’s structure was quite unique, even as Ye Xuan and the others stayed inside, they could still observe the outside scene.

"That’s not a problem."

Luo Qing abruptly activated a mechanism, and the next moment, tongues of fire burst out from the cannon ports outside the chariot, engulfing the vines, immediately igniting large swathes of them.

From underground came what seemed to be a keening wail, and the Destructive God Vines quickly retreated, clearly fearing the fire.

"These Destructive God Vines can threaten even Saint-level experts, but their nature is to fear fire. Even ordinary flames can intimidate them, as long as the amount is sufficient."

Luo Qing explained.

"This chariot is powered by Spirit Crystals, and the fire is produced using the energy of Spirit Crystals to ignite it. However, each fire spray consumes a great deal of Spirit Crystals. The chariot can help us break through the Destructive God Vine’s area, and after that blast of flame, they likely won’t dare emerge again."

"It seems you are well prepared." Ye Xuan looked at Luo Qing in surprise. Luo Qing seemed to have considerable knowledge of the Divine Demon Battlefield, and his methods were not something ordinary people could match.

After passing through the region of Destructive God Vines, the front seemed much calmer, and Ye Xuan’s group put away the chariot and continued forward.

Though the ironclad chariot had thick defenses, it moved too slowly.

"According to the map, we should be close to the area where the Night Key is located."

Ba Zhuo glanced at the map, then reported to Ye Xuan.

"There should be demons active nearby. Be cautious."

Ye Xuan looked at the distant scene, where the environment looked ominously dark with a slightly sinister and eerie aura.

Between that dark region and them was a dark cliff, seemingly bottomless.

"You two go ahead first."

Ye Xuan gestured to Ba Zhuo and Luo Qing.

At his words, the two did not hesitate and immediately used their movement technique to dart across.

They had considerable trust in Ye Xuan; otherwise, they wouldn’t blindly follow orders.

The two crossed steadily, without incident. However, soon, a commotion rose from the abyss.

Shing!

Suddenly, a shadow swiftly emerged from below the abyss, compromising two War Generals behind Ye Xuan and dragging them into the abyss.

One reacted quickly, cutting off the tendril binding his right leg, but just when he severed it, the tendril wrapped around his body and pulled him down.

Screams abruptly rang out, gradually fading into the abyss.

Shing Shing!

In an instant, dozens of shadows shot out from beneath the abyss, enveloping the group, forcing everyone to draw their weapons and form a defensive formation.

Even so, some couldn’t react in time and got ensnared by tendrils, falling into the abyss.

"Everyone, charge across the abyss, I’ll cover the rear!"

Ye Xuan’s expression darkened; the risks in the Heavenly Fury Forest were excessive, and before even encountering demon armies, they had already taken significant losses.

The War Generals, hearing this, burst forth with full effort, aiming for the opposite side of the abyss.

However, the black tendrils didn’t cease, but instead pursued them like a storm, following closely.

"Damn it!"

Many showed fearful expressions; being caught meant certain death.

But just as the tendrils were about to overtake, a figure suddenly appeared at the rear of the group.

"A thousand swords to assault the heavens."

Ye Xuan uttered four words, and the next moment, thousands upon thousands of Sword Qi converged, raining down and severing tendrils. Black fluid splattered everywhere as chunks of flesh fell.