As he thought about it, a trace of sorrow tugged at the corner of his mouth, and he spoke bitterly, "I lost, I lost!"

Su Chen shook his head helplessly, refraining from questioning him further, and instead turned to Lien and the others. After casting a glance at Lien's complex expression, he smiled faintly and said, "I am leaving, Miss Lien. Thank you for your care. Until we meet again..."

"You're leaving?"

Lien was taken aback. "Where are you going?"

Su Chen pointed in the direction he had come from and said, "The Jade Emperor's Peak."

Lien slightly opened her mouth, wanting to speak but stopping herself. After a while, unable to muster the courage to ask him to stay, her expression changed several times before she finally spoke, a note of disappointment in her voice, "Su Chen, will we meet again?"

Su Chen was momentarily stunned, then the corners of his mouth turned up, and he smiled faintly, "We will..."

Lien pursed her lips in a smile, her mood instantly improving, "Take care on your journey."

Su Chen nodded, then started walking back the way he had come.

Roy and Gudeng watched his back silently from behind, their eyes filled with admiration, envy, and a touch of reluctance.

This "ordinary-looking" young man seemed to possess secrets that none could discern. His formidable skills and unflappable demeanor gave him an aura of mystery.

But just as Su Chen walked a dozen meters away, an icy voice suddenly rang out.

"Interested in having a duel with me?"

Su Chen paused in his steps, not turning his head, and said, "Not interested."

His figure grew smaller and smaller, eventually disappearing from everyone's sight. Bane, his arms clutching his sword, couldn't help but tense up. A thoughtful expression appeared on his cold face.

"Bane, you are no match for him."

At the side, Emperor Mo took the opportunity to mock.

Bane snorted coldly, casting his eyes toward the five members of the Trey Clan, and said casually, "If that's the case, you would be even less so..."

"You!"

Emperor Mo was furious, but seeing the Illusory Jade Celestial Snail, his expression relaxed, "Tch, I, Emperor Mo, am not going to argue with you about this."

Saying this, he proudly ran over to the Illusory Jade Celestial Snail...

The Longmen Cave was not very large; in less than half an hour, Su Chen had reached another relatively sparse forest.

He glanced at the sky; it was nearing dusk. The faint afterglow lay on the path ahead as if a golden sheet covered the ground. The surroundings were silent and eerie, with a gentle breeze adding a touch of coolness.

Having encountered multiple dangers along the way, he was now extremely cautious. Although outwardly he seemed to walk casually, internally, he remained on high alert.

The quieter the place, the more likely danger would arise.

Gaa...

A hoarse cry came from the dense canopy of a large tree ahead, instantly spreading through the forest in rippling waves. Su Chen seemed to feel a tremor in his heart. His gaze was firmly fixed on the easily embracing ancient tree.

Judging by the trunk and height, it was clear that the tree was over three hundred years old. The somewhat archaic gray bark was covered with dense striations, resembling the coarse skin of an aged elder. Some peculiar branches crisscrossed like a network, their dense leaves overlapping like countless small umbrellas, blocking most of the light from above. Most strikingly, there was a small wooden house emitting a faint glow midway up the trunk?

"When did this appear?"

Su Chen couldn't recall when this little treehouse had appeared.

He approached the large tree, each step taken with caution, unwilling to repeat past mistakes and suffer severe injuries.

As he got closer, he looked up at the small treehouse, barely eight meters above him. With his current abilities, leaping up there would be as easy as a walk in the park.

However, he hesitated, unsure whether or not to take the risk and investigate. If there were potential threats inside, could he, a newly initiated Beast Master, withstand them?

The faint glow grew brighter, almost illuminating the small treehouse as if it were a bright lamp hanging among the branches. Sensing the strange yet warm power, Su Chen's mind gradually calmed.

A voice from deep within urged him, "Go up, someone is summoning you..."

Gazing steadily at the treehouse, Su Chen took a deep breath, then kicked off the ground, shooting towards the treehouse like an arrow.

With a swoosh, a sound of breaking air, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared ghost-like at the doorstep of the treehouse. His sharp gaze swept the area, but surprisingly, he didn't see a single figure?

He knocked on the wooden door, but there was no response. Gently pushing it open, he slowly stepped inside. Immediately, a fresh and natural scent greeted him head-on. He shuddered slightly, intending to take a deep breath, but then cautiously held it in instead!

He saw a large sphere emitting white light, suspended above a wooden bed in the treehouse, the sphere about half a meter in diameter, its aura warm and righteous, and inside, astonishingly, sat a frail, white-haired elder?

Su Chen was taken aback, stepping back a few paces, his gaze wary as he watched the mysterious elder resting with eyes closed. His expression changed several times before he finally asked, "May I ask... who are you?"

Upon hearing his voice, the light dimmed slightly, and the white-haired elder opened his eyes. At that moment, Su Chen felt as though he'd been struck by lightning, his whole body trembling violently!

In the elder's eyes, two green lightning flashes suddenly passed through, making his somewhat unclear eyes immediately radiate sharp brilliance!

"Beast Soul?"

Su Chen couldn't help but exclaim softly, stepping back again, but this time, he staggered noticeably.

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