Lin Bai, stepping on his flying sword, rushed in the direction of the Soul Snatcher Leader’s escape. Three hours later, Lin Bai still couldn’t find any trace of the Soul Snatcher Leader in this wilderness.

"This person’s cultivation in movement techniques and hiding methods is truly clever; even I can’t find them!"

"It seems the assassins of the Faceless People are not mere pretenders!"

Lin Bai said lightly.

At this moment, Lin Bai saw rows of yellowish woods appearing between the mountains ahead, but there were no green leaves.

Lin Bai controlled his sword to take a look, wondering if the Soul Snatcher Leader was hiding in this Yellow Wood Forest.

But just as Lin Bai stepped into the forest.

Suddenly.

Lin Bai felt a strong life-and-death crisis.

When Lin Bai turned around, a large dirt-colored snake leapt from the ground, charging at him with its blood-red mouth wide open. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

This dirt-colored snake perfectly blended with the terrain, and Lin Bai had not noticed it. Now it suddenly attacked, catching Lin Bai off guard.

Fortunately, the snake’s cultivation was not high, only first layer of the Death Reversal Realm.

Lin Bai was about to draw his sharp sword to slay the snake.

At that moment, a loud shout came from afar, "Brother, be careful!"

As he spoke, a burly strong man, wearing tiger skin on his lower body and bare-chested, revealing solid muscles and perfect lines, ran fiercely towards them, punching the snake on its head.

With a bang!

This strong man was full of power; with one punch, he smashed the snake’s head into pieces!

Only then did Lin Bai realize that the strong man who saved him was at the seventh layer of the Death Reversal Realm!

After the strong man killed the snake, over ten young men and women quickly gathered behind him, their cultivation not very high, only at the Great Perfection of the Yin Saint Realm.

Looking at them, they seemed to be disciples of some family!

Seeing the strong man kill the snake, Lin Bai smiled, clasped his fists, and said, "Thank you, brother, for your assistance!"

The strong man laughed, "Haha, it was nothing!"

The dozen or so young men and women behind the strong man looked at him with bright eyes, saying, "Ban Ye Mentor is really amazing, to kill the Yellow Spotted Snake of the Death Reversal Realm with one punch!"

"Yeah, if it were us meeting the snake, we might have had to struggle for a long, long time. Didn’t expect Ban Ye Mentor to kill it with one punch!"

"Truly amazing!"

"I hope I can be as strong as Uncle Ban Ye someday, so I can explore the Northern Continent!"

The young men and women said softly.

The strong man Ban Ye smiled helplessly and said, "It was just that this brother attracted the attention of the Yellow Spotted Snake, allowing me to sneak attack and succeed with one punch. Otherwise, it would have taken more effort!"

"By the way, little brother, why are you alone here?"

"Do you know that the Yellow Forest in front of you is one of the most dangerous places within a million miles of Black Water City?"

Ban Ye looked solemnly at Lin Bai and said.

Lin Bai frowned, glanced back at the Yellow Forest, and chuckled, "I came from another place, got lost on the way, and accidentally came here. If not for brother’s reminder, I wouldn’t have known this Yellow Forest is so dangerous!"

"Sir, what’s dangerous about this Yellow Forest?"

Lin Bai asked curiously.

Ban Ye looked at the Yellow Forest in front of them with a solemn and slightly cold expression.

Before he could speak, the ten or so young men and women behind him said, "You haven’t heard of the Earth Snake Forest? What a blind warrior!"

"Hmph, hmph, lucky we met. Otherwise, he’d already be the dung of those Yellow Spotted Snakes!"

"Thank goodness you met Uncle Ban Ye!"

The young men and women said one after another.

Ban Ye said, "Little brother, the dead wood forest in front of you, we call it Earth Snake Forest. A species of social demon beasts named Yellow Spotted Snakes live here!"

"The snake I just killed!"

"In Earth Snake Forest, the number of these Yellow Spotted Snakes is extremely large, possibly numbering in the tens of thousands. It’s rumored there’s even a Snake King at the Wending Realm among them, incredibly powerful!"

"Many people from Black Water City who’ve entered here by mistake were killed by Yellow Spotted Snakes, becoming their food!"

"Today, I also brought the younger family members out to see the world, just visiting the outskirts of Earth Snake Forest, and dared not venture too deep!"

Ban Ye spoke solemnly.

Lin Bai suddenly understood and nodded, "So that’s it, this deadwood forest is so perilous, good thing I ran into big brother, or it would have been trouble if I’d walked in."

Lin Bai looked back at the deadwood forest, feeling no ripples in his heart.

Even if Lin Bai walked in, with his current seventh layer of the Death Reversal Realm cultivation, he was confident he could retreat unscathed even encountering the Snake King.

Lin Bai said this to Ban Ye because he didn’t want to expose too much strength while traveling, to avoid attracting unnecessary attention!

Ban Ye, the strong man, said, "Little brother, are you heading to Black Water City?"

Lin Bai’s eyes twinkled as he smiled and asked, "How did Big Brother Ban Ye figure that out?"

Ban Ye laughed, "Haha, within a million miles, there’s only Black Water City. If you’re not going there, what are you doing here?"

"Besides, we’re not far from Black Water City now, only seven days away!"

Lin Bai chuckled, "Yes, I was planning to head to Black Water City, but didn’t expect to get lost."

Ban Ye said, "The Northern Continent’s terrain is complicated, with endless deserts and mountains; indeed, it’s easy to get lost. We just plan to return to Black Water City as well."

"If little brother wants to go to Black Water City, we can take you along!"

Lin Bai nodded and smiled, "Thanks a lot, then."

Lin Bai indeed wanted to find a city to gather information about the Northern Continent, especially to know where the Sword God Family was located.

Otherwise, Lin Bai would be wandering around the Northern Continent like a headless fly, with no idea when he’d find the Sword God Family!

"Then let’s go!" Ban Ye said with a smile.

Lin Bai nodded slightly, deciding to follow Ban Ye to Black Water City for now!

But just as Lin Bai and Ban Ye were about to leave Earth Snake Forest, a fierce tremor came from deep within it, spreading an overwhelming aura.

This aura surged like a tsunami, shaking everything.

Lin Bai and Ban Ye both looked back in shock.

This sight frightened Ban Ye, his face turning solemn.

"There are others!" those ten young men and women exclaimed as they looked towards the Earth Snake Forest.

"Someone stumbled into Earth Snake Forest?" Ban Ye said in surprise.

Lin Bai turned and saw a disheveled, panic-stricken old man in black clothes running out of the Earth Snake Forest, as if fleeing for his life!

Seeing this old man in black, Lin Bai immediately sneered, "Soul Snatcher Leader, you really did escape into Earth Snake Forest!"

This fleeing old man in black was indeed the Soul Snatcher Leader whom Lin Bai was chasing!