Ye Yang felt exhausted, not because he was weak but because of the environment of forest of the Whispering Woods, which was working against him.
It was treating Ye Yang as a foreign object in its environment, which made one thing clear to him: "I have to leave this place soon."
With those thoughts in his mind, he rushed deeper, as only after crossing this place could he reach the place of abundant Yang energy.
But it was not simple. Another creature lunged at him, this time a large serpent that started rolling around him, seeing Ye Yang as its prey.
The serpent, a grotesque monstrosity of emerald scales and venom-dripping fangs, coiled around Ye Yang, its muscular body constricting with terrifying force.
Ye Yang, gasping for breath, felt his bones grinding against each other.
He channelled his Qi into his arms, pushing against the serpent's coils with all his might.
