Swordsman the Wanderer
Ch 265's. Soul Forest
In the already surging fury, Tong Li then raised a hand, wanting to smash the human head in front of him, but before he could do so, he wanted to crush the human head in front of him, he saw the human lifting one finger and gently patting the hand in the air.
The huge stretch of trees that lined up in front of them collapsed one after another as if endless, further and further away from what their eyes could see.
Tong Li's mouth glared and his mouth agape, his fists frozen in the air while his entire body stiffened on the spot, staring foolishly at the endless rows of huge trees that had already fallen down.
The mocking laughter of hundreds of his comrades suddenly came to a halt and got stuck in their respective throats. The only sounds around the place that were heard came from the crackles and hiss of fire as oil dripped from the roasted meat that Zhang En was burning.
Zhang En opened his mouth, then biting the meat muttered, "Uhhhhh... It tastes good."
His voice seemed to attract the attention of all the beastmen who were standing and made them regain consciousness. Gawking towards Zhang En, their eyes now looked trembled, respectful, and slightly worshipped.
Compared to other races, beastmen held great respect for strength and worshipped powerful figures.
Zhang En then went back to biting the grilled meat in his hand, he did not know why, after finishing training in the Lightning Canyon made him crave the roast as if he had not eaten it for many years.
“Is your head harder than those trees?” Zhang En suddenly asked and made a sound.
Tong Li's face turned pale, he then knelt down without a second thought, his forehead smelling the ground while prostrating repeatedly in front of Zhang En, “Young Master, Tong Li has already been rude and has just offended you, pity Tong Li who has no eyes and does not see the prowess of the Young Master."
Fellow Tong Li also knelt down, showing Zhang En the proper respect.
Zhang En glanced at the surrounding beastmen, saying "You guys better stand up now."
If he had really been angry before, none of these beastmen would have had a chance to stand up again.
Tong Li's face immediately beamed with delight, respectfully obeying Zhang En's words, the other beastmen also stood up. Tong Li then stood beside Zhang En.
"Who is the leader of your group?" Zhang En asked.
Hearing Zhang En's question, the beastmen named Huo Wing came out of the line and stopped not far from Zhang En and introduced himself, "Master, my name is Huo Wing, the leader of a small part of the beastmen tribe."
"Goodpah.. You sit there." Zhang En pointed to where he was referring to.
Huo Wing was slightly overwhelmed at Zhang En's attention. Confused, he waved and shook his head, "No, no, no, Young Master, I just stand up is fine."
"If you say sit, sit." Zhang En expressed his intention.
Looking at Zhang En's demeanor, Huo Wing thanked him and sat down as if a needle had pierced his butt.
“No need to be too nervous, I just have some questions for me to ask you.” Zhang En said.
"Your Young Master!" Even so, Huo Wing could not stop the trembling feeling in his body.
The Beastmen Race was born with a strong physique as well as a stocky body, among their races that had short bodies still exceeded about two meters, while the taller ones reached two and a half meters or three meters.
Just based on their physical superiority alone, humans do look weak when compared to their race. Moreover, the overall strength of the human race that existed in this Wind Eye Continent could be said to be extremely weak and negligible, so it could not blame the beastmen race for underestimating the human race.
However, Zhang En knew, this herd of beastmen belonged to the bottom rung of the beastmen hierarchy.
The Beastmen Race was made up of many tribes, even hundreds, and the stronger ones among them were the Lion Tribe, Tiger Tribe, Wolf Tribe, Snake Tribe, Fox Tribe and there were five other tribes, so in total there are ten strongest tribes of this Beast Race or Beastmen Race.
"Is Tiger City still far from here?" Zhang En spoke.
“True Young Master, if not mistakenly no less than a hundred miles away after crossing the Soul Forest is Tiger City.” Amier respectfully replied.
Zhang En asked the next question, "Does the Hundred Tiger City belong to the Tiger Tribe?"
Huo Wing replied, "True Young Master..!The City of Hundred Tigers belonged to the Tiger Tribe. The Tiger Tribe had twenty-five cities under their control and this Hundred Tiger City was only one of them. However, the Hundred Tiger City was a very important and strategic city.
Zhang En nodded in understanding.
The Tiger Tribe was among the ten strongest beastmen tribes, their forces could not be underestimated, this was clearly seen from the twenty-five cities under their control.
Then, Zhang En asked about the City Leader of the Hundred Tigers and the question regarding the Tiger Tribe. In the end, Zhang En learned that Huo Wing was only a low-ranking captain in one of the small tribes of beastmen, things he knew were still very limited.
Speaking of the Hundred Tigers City, Huo Wing's face shone like it was adoring, "The leader of the Hundred Tigers City is Lord Goodman, one of the ten experts of the Tiger Tribe! I heard from our Family Head that Mr Goodman can flatten mountains with one punch!” Its effects.
Zhang En laughed silently, anyone expert can do this easily once they step into the realm of the God Hermit. Moreover, the beastmen race was known for its incredible strength, so such strength was not strange at all to him.
After asking him everything he wanted to know, Zhang En fell into thought of many things.
From Huo Wing's reply, although the beastmen tribe was strong in the Wind Eye Continent, there were many internal struggles going on between their races. For example, the Lion Tribe and Tiger Tribe are always at war.
From the information Huo Wing had said, he once again confirmed that they had great respect for the Beast God and it was the sacred beliefs and beliefs of all the beastmen tribes. In the beastmen race, anyone who dared to desecrate the Beast God, disrespecting the Beast God, would be treated as a sinner and villain of the entire beastmen race.
The legendary Beast God Scepter represented the Beast God.
For the past ten thousand years, the beastmen tribe believed that whoever obtained the Beast God Scepter would become the reincarnation of the Beast God, the Beast God, that person would once again lead the beastmen to conquer the Wind Eye Continent and awaken the glory of their race in the past.
Since the Beast God Scepter was said to possess such Power, passing through the Hundred Tigers City, he wanted to see if he who held the Beast God Scepter was truly respected by the beastmen races as they said.
“Young Master,” Seeing Zhang En speechless, Huo Wing called out to him carefully, “Will Young Master go to Hundred Tigers City? Coincidentally, all of us here are from the Hundred Tigers City, can we come along with Mr?”
Within the Soul Forest, there was a kind of strange soul creature that had a tendency to devour the blood and flesh of its prey while it was still alive. If they could travel together with an expert like Zhang En, their chances of escaping the Soul Forest would be assured.
Zhang En knew at a glance what Huo Wing was thinking, but he nodded in agreement.
Seeing Zhang En agree to travel with them almost made him jump for joy. He, Tong Li and the others quickly paid their respects.
The night passed peacefully. The next morning, the emerging sunlight began to illuminate the Wind Eye Continent.
However, the Soul Forest still felt cold and dark.
Sunlight could not penetrate this gloomy and dark ground.
Zhang En then stood up, saying, "Let's move now...!"
"Well...!" Answer them simultaneously.
Zhang En walked over and took the lead in front as they entered deeper into the Soul Forest. Actually, the forest was not big, at most half a day was enough for the group to pass and get out of there8.