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A vast expanse of the black forest resounded with a deafening blast, as a tremendous blood light soared into the sky, strikingly visible.
After a while, the blast subsided, and tranquility returned to the area.
In the depths of the forest, a tall, slender youth clad in a blood-colored robe stood in a clearing. On his sleeve was embroidered a blood flame symbol, the mark of the Blood Flame Sect.
A black bear with a massive hole in its head lay dead on the ground, lifeless.
"There are way too many fifth-level Monster Beasts here!"
The youth in the blood robe muttered to himself, his expression turning cold as he released a brilliant blood light from his right hand, striking at a certain point in the void.
As the Void Fluctuation arose, a blood-colored giant hand materialized and struck down at a spot on the ground.
The ground shook violently, revealing a hundred-zhang-wide Yellow Giant Ape with bared teeth and an angry grimace.
