"If you know your mistake, you must accept the punishment!" General Divine Might said, "Forfeit a year's salary, and before the Heavenly Battlefield opens, go reflect in the Heavenly Punishment Forest!"

Ouyang Ting felt bitter in his heart. That forest was the Heavenly Punishment Forest, the foremost of the Divine Realm's Ten Great Forbidden Lands, but he knew he had no other choice but to comply.

...

"Major General, this is as far as we can take you!" Ouyang Ting, carrying a long spear, stood on the teleportation array leading to the Heavenly Punishment Forest. His subordinate whispered, "Major General, isn't General Divine Might being too unreasonable? Clearly, it was the Heavenly Prison Guard's responsibility; why are we being held accountable?"

Ouyang Ting snapped irritably, "Do you still feel wronged? So many of us in the Heaven's Punishment Guard went to capture Tian Cang Lei, and yet he escaped to the teleportation array. If you feel wronged, do you want to accompany me into the Heavenly Punishment Forest?"

"Then we'll pass on that!" Hearing the name Heavenly Punishment Forest, the two subordinates' faces changed.

"Useless! A bunch of cowards!" Ouyang Ting waved his hand. "Tell the brothers not to slack off. I'll be back in a month, and then I'll spar with each of you properly."

Saying this, Ouyang Ting jumped into the teleportation array, a flash of white light, disappearing from the array.

...

Meanwhile, deep in the Heavenly Punishment Forest, a burst of strong light suddenly erupted from an abandoned teleportation array. A figure, crawling on the ground, appeared on the array.

This figure was Ling Feng. During the teleportation process, he forcibly altered the landing direction. Although he did not get lost in the chaotic spatial flow, Ling Feng's spiritual power suffered a strong impact!

Ugh! Ling Feng lay on the ground, retching continuously. He felt as if his head had been violently struck and then spun around thousands of times on a wheel.

The world spinning, feeling dizzy! This sensation made Ling Feng extremely uncomfortable!

"Oh right, how could I forget about this thing!" Ling Feng endured the discomfort in his heart and took out the Soul Commanding Bead given to him by Yan Feishuang from the Devil's Ring!

The Soul Commanding Bead felt smooth and warm in hand, and a steady, balanced force flowed into Ling Feng's mind, continuously soothing his damaged spiritual power.

After lying on the ground for over an hour, Ling Feng finally staggered to his feet. Although his head was still somewhat dizzy, at least now he could control his body and move freely.

"This Soul Commanding Bead is truly a wonderful item!" Ling Feng tucked the bead into his chest, allowing it to continue nurturing his spiritual power.

At this moment, Ling Feng finally had the spirit to observe his surroundings, finding himself in an unknown forest, surrounded by enormous trees, whose dense leaves even obscured the entire sky.

"Fortunately no wild beasts showed up earlier, otherwise, I would have been doomed!" Ling Feng thought with a chill, "But my priority now is to determine where exactly I am and how to leave this forest?"

Exhaling lightly, Ling Feng picked a direction and slowly groped forward. Unfortunately, he wasn't heading toward the edge but deeper into the forest.

After walking for a few kilometers, Ling Feng furrowed his brows.

Because along the way, Ling Feng discovered many animals but none were particularly strong. Could this forest be relatively peaceful?

If not, then why were there no Monster Beasts with cultivation beyond the God Realm here? Could it be... this is a territory of some exceedingly powerful beast?

As this thought emerged in Ling Feng's mind, he felt a foreboding premonition.

Ling Feng had experienced much on the Atlantis Continent and had certain insights into the distribution of Monster Beasts in forests; he felt his deduction couldn't be wrong!

"This is bad. If I continue forward and get discovered by a Monster Beast..." Ling Feng started thinking.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Just at this moment, three enormous booming sounds came from the depths of the forest, causing even the ground to tremble slightly.

At the same time, a powerful aura swept in from afar, causing alarm.

"I smell the scent of battle!" Ling Feng's eyes gleamed; he licked his lips, thought for a moment, and then cautiously continued moving forward. This time, however, he was much more careful.

After another hour's walk, Ling Feng finally approached the area where the sound originated and confirmed that a battle was indeed taking place here, a fight between two Monster Beasts with Divine Sea Realm cultivation.

When Ling Feng carefully approached and saw the true bodies of the two monsters, he couldn't help but gasp.

The two Divine Sea Realm Monster Beasts; one was a Giant Ape tens of meters tall, the other a giant lizard over a hundred meters long. At that moment, the area within several kilometers had been razed to the ground, and the devastation and blood scent in the air clearly indicated how terrifying the battle had been.

While carefully observing from a distance, Ling Feng also felt a bit puzzled.

Monster Beasts at the peak of the Divine Sea Realm had intelligence not inferior to humans. If there weren't some deep-seated grudge, why would they fight to such an extent?

"Could it be that there's something here worth fighting to the death over?" Ling Feng thought, stroking his chin.

"Stupid monkey, this is my territory, so the Seven-Color Ghost Lotus belongs to me!" At this time, the giant lizard opened its mouth wide and said, "Do you really want to fight me to the death for the Seven-Color Ghost Lotus? Have you forgotten the master's words?"

The Giant Ape wiped the wound on its arm and said coldly, "Of course, I remember the master's words. In the Heavenly Punishment Forest, Monster Beasts above the Divine Sea Realm must not fight to the death! If you give me the lotus pod of the Seven-Color Ghost Lotus, I will leave immediately, without further entangling you!"

"Pah!" The giant lizard roared angrily, "The essence of the Seven-Color Ghost Lotus is in its lotus pod. How dare you ask for it? I won't give it to you!"

"Treasure belongs to those destined!" The Giant Ape chuckled, "Don't give me that 'it's on your territory' talk. This place belongs to the master, too. Why haven't I seen you hand over the Seven-Color Ghost Lotus to the master?"

The giant lizard rolled its eyes, "The master surely wouldn't care about a little Seven-Color Ghost Lotus."

"Tsk tsk tsk, just admit you want to keep the Seven-Color Ghost Lotus!" The Giant Ape sneered, "The Seven-Color Ghost Lotus can purify our Beast Souls and give us a chance to break through the Divine Sea Realm into the Azure Sky Realm. Do you really think I know nothing?"

The giant lizard's eyes filled with anger and killing intent, "Stupid monkey, do you really want to die?"

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