At daybreak the next morning, the sun rose, piercing through the clouds, and sunlight cascaded down from the sky, illuminating the vast rainforest below.

At this time, Thunder God, Qin Yang, Jiang Huo'Er, and the group of seven had already entered the Wild Elephant Rainforest.

In the tropical rainforest, due to abundant rainfall and adequate sunlight, the vegetation was exceptionally lush. The top layer consisted of towering trees reaching several dozen meters in height, followed by smaller trees, vines, shrubs, and brushwood. With such a rich plant resource, the animal species were naturally diverse, including poisonous snakes and insects, although the venomous creatures were relatively scarce in the outer areas.

The group of seven moved quickly, traversing through the dense rainforest.

More than half an hour later, the seven had arrived at the third village.

The village before them was not large, with only about a hundred households, and most of the houses were made from sturdy wood, nestled harmoniously and quietly between the dense forest and rivers.

However, at this moment, the faces of Qin Yang and the group of seven appeared grave, as the village showed no signs of life. As they reached the village entrance, they discovered the bodies of four young men.

The four young men were wearing Qing Bu Miao clothing, holding spears, with Miao Blades hung at their waists, indicating they were likely the village's guardians, meant to ward off wild beasts.

The clothes of the four corpses were intact, without any wounds on their bodies, their eyes hollow, lying on the ground.

"Miss Yun Luo, did they die from some Gu?"

Thunder God examined them but found nothing, then turned his gaze to Yun Luo and asked.

"It wasn't from Gu poisoning."

Yun Luo shook her head, her voice crisp like a tinkling spring, just hearing it made one feel pleased.

Qin Yang's eyes narrowed slightly, his Divine Sense spread out, scanning the four corpses on the ground. The bodies showed no damage to either their skin or their internal organs.

"Indeed, these people had their souls extracted."

Qin Yang's expression darkened, he thought to himself.

On the Immortal Yuan Continent, some Ghost Cultivators and Evil Cultivators extracted souls from mortals to refine certain Ghostly Evil Artifacts, unexpectedly, such things existed on Earth too.

"Qin Yang, do you know how these people died?"

Noting the change in Qin Yang's expression, Jiang Huo'Er asked, looking at him.

"They were likely killed by having their souls extracted."

Qin Yang replied.

Hearing this, everyone's faces changed.

"Haha, ridiculous, having souls extracted? Do you think this is a ghost story?"

Murong Xuan glanced at Qin Yang and sneered mockingly.

"Do you think everyone is as ignorant as you? The vast multiverse, even Earth is but one Plane within it. There are many things you don't know."

Qin Yang retorted coldly.

"You..."

Murong Xuan's expression darkened, this guy dared to defy him and talked nonsense about the vast multiverse.

On the side, Yun Luo gave Qin Yang a surprised look, then pondered and said, "Young Master Qin Yang is correct, they seem like they've been subjected to Witchcraft, having their souls extracted."

Upon hearing this, Thunder God and the others turned their gaze to Yun Luo in unison, clearly not expecting her to agree with this notion.

"Sister Yun Luo, is there really such a thing as a soul?"

Teng Feng blinked and asked.

"Yes, there should be. As long as there's life, there's a soul, residing within the flesh and body. However, my knowledge is limited; our Black Miao race is only proficient in Gu Techniques, while the White Miao people are quite adept at Witchcraft. It's said they have witchcraft that can extract a person's soul."

Yun Luo nodded slightly and said.

Seeing Yun Luo also saying this, Murong Xuan's face turned somewhat unsightly.

"So, it wasn't the Black Poison Gu King that killed this third village?"

Thunder God asked in surprise.

At this moment, the entirely black spider on Yun Luo's shoulder let out a chittering sound.

Yun Luo glanced at the spider on her shoulder, shook her head, and said, "No, there has indeed been a presence of black poison here."

"Moreover, the aura of black poison has indeed entered this village."

Yun Luo gazed into the village, a hint of cold light in the depths of her clear eyes.

"Let's go, we'll go see more inside the village."

Thunder God said with a serious expression.

Then, the group of seven all entered the village, where they occasionally saw bodies lying on the ground. Judging by where the corpses fell, many of the people had their souls extracted while trying to flee. A rough estimate showed that souls were extracted from no less than three to four hundred people.

The group of seven passed through the village and reached the southern exit of the village.

"The aura of black poison is still ahead."

Yun Luo gazed forward, further ahead lay deeper into the rainforest.

"Following this path should lead first to the fifth village, let's go, epidemic prevention personnel will soon enter this village, and there will be people to handle the bodies. Right now, our priority is to capture or directly kill the Black Poison Gu King as quickly as possible."

Thunder God said in a deep voice.

Now, guided by Yun Luo, the group of seven headed into the depths of the Wild Elephant Rainforest.

Ten minutes later, the seven arrived at the fifth village. Like the previous village, there were also four young men holding Miao Blades standing at the entrance, all dressed in red Miao clothing, with bows and arrows on their back, and laughter and conversation could be heard from within the village.

"Are you adventurers in the tropical rainforest?"

A young man said enthusiastically, standing guard at the village entrance not to prevent strangers from entering, but to prevent wild beasts from entering the village.

"Yes."

The seven, including Thunder God, looked at each other and nodded. It seemed this village had not been attacked by the Black Poison Gu King.

"Come, have a drink in our village."

The young men enthusiastically invited them in. Miao people are very hospitable, believing "no ceremony is complete without wine," and since it's rare to see outsiders, they naturally invited them in as guests upon seeing them.

Unable to refuse, Thunder God and others entered the village to drink a cup of wine.

"Young man, apart from us, have there been any other visitors recently?"

Thunder God asked.

"No, just two months ago, three people came here to explore, and they visited our village too."

The Miao youth said with a smile.

Communication between the various Miao villages around the tropical rainforest was scarce, so the villagers did not know what had happened in the last few days.

After drinking the wine, Thunder God and the others didn't linger and left the village, continuing into the rainforest guided by Yun Luo.

Since the fifth village was relatively deeper inside, the group spent about ten more minutes walking inward. By then, few people ventured in such depths of the rainforest, and poisonous snakes and insects became more common.

Hiss! Hiss!

On the trunk of a vivid green vine plant, a fully green snake lay coiled. Its head suddenly lifted like an arrow loosed from a bow, shooting towards Qin Yang.

Whew!

Qin Yang waved his hand, a Fireball flew out, burning it to ash. This was the third aggressive venomous creature Qin Yang had eliminated.

Other members, such as Thunder God, Jiang Huo'Er, Man Shan, and Murong Xuan, had also faced several attacks.

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