Chapter 7: Six Years Later

Chapter 7: Six Years Later

Six years later, in the Phantom Forest of the southern border of the Haoyue Kingdom, which was a mandatory route for returning to the Haoyue Kingdom.

The Phantom Forest was a forbidden zone of the Haoyue Kingdom, filled with towering trees and exotic flowers and plants. Because the area was permeated with poisonous miasma and crawling with magical beasts, ordinary people or those with a cultivation level below the fifth stage of the Golden Profound Stage did not dare to enter recklessly.

At the foot of a steep cliff, where the scenery was beautiful, two little boys who looked exactly alike—one dressed in black and the other in white—stood there. Looking closely, they were two identical little boys, roughly five years old, with features that were extraordinarily exquisite. In particular, their bright eyes were even more watery and soulful than a girl's. Their jade-like, finely carved appearance made one unable to look away, as if gazing at a piece of peerless craftsmanship that one could never tire of seeing.

In the green forest spread everywhere, the black and white clothing formed a sharp contrast.

"Brother, the nine-headed hydra magical beast in front of us is at the Saint Beast Stage. Do you have a way to deal with it?"

The little one in white looked at the drooling nine-headed hydra with a face full of fear, his small hands nervously clutching his brother's arm. In reality, he was feeling extremely smug in his heart; this magical beast was about to become a soul under his brother's blade. His fearful expression was nothing more than a way to let the nine-headed hydra feel a moment of triumph.

The nine-headed hydra had a serpentine body with nine heads. The snake heads were competing with one another, eager to devour the delicacy before them. Hearing the little one's words and seeing their fearful expressions, the beast became even more arrogant.

"With a cultivation level of only the fifth stage of the Earth Profound Stage, you dare to enter the Phantom Forest? However, it has been a long time since we have eaten food as tender as you two. Today is truly good luck! To encounter two little brats like you, though you are too small—not even enough to fill the gaps between my teeth."

The largest snake head of the nine-headed hydra spoke with a mix of pride and regret, its thick, foul-smelling saliva being utterly nauseating.

"Never mind a Saint Beast Stage magical beast; even a Heaven Beast Stage magical beast, I can kill without fail."

The boy acting as the older brother spoke with an arrogant tone, his face dark as he narrowed his eyes at the nine-headed hydra. He did not even take a Heaven Beast Stage magical beast seriously, let alone a Saint Beast Stage one. Despite his small body, a sinisterness flashed across Bai Xi's face that was extremely inconsistent with his age. If anyone else saw him like this, they would not believe that the person before them was merely a five-year-old child.

"Brother, then make sure your strikes are precise. If that mysterious spiritual herb on the cliff can be refined into a Mysterious Spirit Pill and given to Xin'er to eat, Xin'er will be able to run and jump around again in a month."

"A month?" The boy frowned, clearly very dissatisfied with this one-month timeframe.

"Brother, Xin'er's body needs to be nurtured slowly. At least for this month, we won't have to worry about Xin'er falling ill."

"I will deal with the nine-headed hydra. You go to the cliff to get the Mysterious Spirit Herb. We cannot make Mother wait too long, otherwise, she will be angry."

"Understood!"

The conversation between the two brothers clearly provoked the nine-headed hydra.

"Hmph! Such boastful nonsense. Two little brats actually want to kill a Saint Beast Stage magical beast like me."

The little boy in black gave a faint smile that caused hearts to sink into a panic. His small body stood straight, and in an instant, he released the profound qi of the fifth stage of the Golden Profound Stage.

Suddenly, the nine-headed hydra recoiled a few steps, its face turning pale with terror. It looked at the tiny frame before it as if seeing a ghost; it was truly defying the heavens—this child actually possessed a cultivation level of the fifth stage of the Golden Profound Stage...

"By killing you, I can just enough to advance to the sixth stage of the Golden Profound Stage."