Chapter 4271: Black shadow
Editor: Henyee Translations

These white bones corresponded to different living beings.

There were humans, beasts, and some from half-humans and half-beasts. The corresponding remains of practically all the races that could be found in the universe could be found here.

How had these living beings died?

If they had been killed by someone, why had they been hung on a tree? Could it be some kind of ceremony of the natives?

Or perhaps, these trees… were man-killing demonic trees in the first place?

It was possible.

Ling Han’s eyes swept over them. Remains hung on every tree. Only the amount differed.

A feeling of danger rose up in his heart, but he did not have the slightest intention of retreating. His figure flashed through the air, and continued onwards.

Everything was peaceful.

Ling Han was astounded as he flew through the air. He hadn’t come across any danger at all, so could it be that all he saw were illusions?

Kuang!

Right at this moment, a blood-colored bolt of lightning suddenly struck directly at him. Its speed was astonishingly fast, and as soon as the light was seen, it had already struck Ling Han’s head, instantly blasting him down from midair.

Thankfully, though the speed of this lightning was fast, its destructive power was only so-so. Ling Han did not land completely on the ground. He adjusted his position, and maintained the height of his flight.

Where had this lightning struck from?

Ling Han looked up at the sky. Most of the clouds here were dusky, but a few of them were blood-red. It was one of those clouds that had shot out blood-colored lightning, almost blasting him out of the sky.

Could it be that those corpses on the tree were the living beings that had been struck down by the lightning, and coincidentally hung on the trees?

He had not even finished the thought, when he heard a sharp cry, and a dark cloud appeared ahead of him.

No, it wasn’t clouds; it was birds!

A large flock of strange birds, all with three heads, were flying towards Ling Han at an extremely fast speed.

In just a short while, they had already drawn close. They stretched out their claws that were like Divine Metal, flickering with the cold light of metal, as they grabbed out at Ling Han.

Peng!

Ling Han exchanged a blow with a strange bird, and was already aware that the strength of this strange bird was inferior to his, but the problem was that it was not just one, but rather a whole flock of them!

With so many strange birds attacking him at the same time, even Ling Han wouldn’t be able to block them. He would be torn to pieces.

Ling Han hurriedly descended, but before he had even landed on the ground, those trees actually stretched out their branches towards him. They were like chains, wanting to entangle him.

‘F*ck! I’m surrounded by enemies!’

No wonder this place was called hell. It was really too unfriendly.

Ling Han channeled the Heavenly Dao Flames, and began a battle with these Tree Demons. Boom, the flames blazed, making the Tree Demons very wary, and not daring to push him too far.

However, was there no end to this?

In the sky, the three strange birds circled around and didn’t go away. Below him, the Tree Demons waved their vines and attacked endlessly, as if they wouldn’t give up unless they killed him.

Who was afraid of who!

Ling Han’s left hand channelled the Heavenly Dao Flames, while his right hand stimulated the Destructive Energy. He had now grasped five corners of the Destructive Energy Spirit Diagram, which was more than half, and was enough to unleash the might of the Destructive Energy.

Boom!

This high-level energy was too terrifying. Even if it was limited by Ling Han’s cultivation level, it still exploded with terrifying might, blasting those Tree Demons until they uprooted themselves and fled in all directions.

However, these creatures were really hard to deal with. Even if they fled, the other Tree Demons still blocked his path, and pushed him to the extent that he had to get serious.

After battling continuously for two days, even Ling Han felt a sliver of weariness.

His mystical power was still endless, but his spirit was weary.

Right at this moment, a sheet of darkness swept over from the distance.

This place was indeed very dim, but it was only dim, and not complete darkness. However, what swept over was pure darkness, as if it had swallowed up the forest in the distance, and nothing could be seen.

Boom! In an instant, the three-headed strange birds hovering in the sky all descended in panic, landing on the tree branches one after another. Meanwhile, the Tree Demons also became quiet, no longer attacking. It was as if they had become ordinary trees.

Ling Han couldn’t help but feel surprised. What did this darkness mean? It actually made the strange birds and Demonic Trees become so obedient?

He had not even finished the thought, when the darkness was already surging over fiercely, drowning Ling Han completely.

It was pitch black.

This was Ling Han’s only feeling. In this kind of darkness, he really couldn’t even see his own fingers. Even if he ignited the Heavenly Dao Flames, he still couldn’t see any light.

All of a sudden, he felt a terrifying chill, as if something was crawling on his back. A cold chill shot over, causing his hair to stand on end.

What the hell?

“Scram!” he shouted loudly. The Primal Chaos Extreme Lightning Tower appeared, instantly releasing streaks of Primal Chaos Qi. Even this darkness could not conceal the brilliance of the Origin Gold.

Ling Han turned his head slightly, and saw a head lying next to his left ear, but this really was just a head. It was incredibly black, and his features and hair could not be seen at all.

When Ling Han looked over, this head immediately cracked open, revealing a blood-red area, as it bit out at Ling Han.

Hehe.

Ling Han blew the Great Emperor Horn, and an invisible wave rippled out. That head immediately raised its neck, and howled at the skies, but did not release the slightest sound.

He took advantage of the opening to shake, and sent the other flying.

It was a human-shaped black shadow, but it seemed to be made of pure darkness. It only had the outline of a human figure. It had a face but no facial features. It had hands but no fingers, and looked indescribably evil.

Ghost?

Ling Han shook his head. Though this was very similar to a Yin soul, there was a sliver of life about it. It was not something from the Netherworld.

The black shadow faltered for a moment. What was going on? Why did he have to imitate the howl of a wolf?

It should be known that it couldn’t even make a sound, so why would it have the urge to bark like a wolf?

“Who cares what you are? I’ll blast you apart!” Ling Han shouted loudly. Boom, Destructive Energy surged all over his body.

Shua, shua, shua! More black shadows appeared, as if there were endless black shadows hidden in this darkness. All of them were staring at Ling Han.

All of a sudden, they all launched attacks at Ling Han.

“Let’s see if you’re ghosts or not!” Ling Han unleashed a murderous aura attack. Weng! The movements of the black shadows faltered, and even their faces twisted.

They didn’t have facial features, so their entire faces were twisted, making for a very strange sight.

“Just take on the barrage of murderous aura!” Ling Han charged over, swinging his fists in a series of punches.

Boom! Destructive Energy surged, and he unleashed his full battle prowess.

Even the Demonic Trees and the strange birds were very wary of these black shadows, but they were completely restrained by Ling Han. Under the barrage of the murderous aura, their battle prowess was greatly weakened. Then, with a blast from Destructive Energy, they dispersed one after another.

However, the darkness was like a tidal wave, and there was still no end to this black shadow.

Ling Han finally understood why the Demonic Trees and the strange birds had to retreat. That was because there were really too many black shadows, and no one could stop them. That was because most of them were in the skies. Thus, when they landed, they could dodge for a while. As long as they did not make any noise, they would not attract any aggro.

However, even though he knew this, he had no intention of fleeing.

Wasn’t this kind of bloody battle what he desired?

Only in battle would he be able to grow rapidly.

‘Come!’