Xue Huan was the only human on the boat, so all the vengeful spirits rushed towards her, like a group of starving dogs pouncing on a piece of fat meat.

Baili Hongguang growled angrily, and the fangs at the corners of his mouth and ten sharp nails appeared at the same time, trying to tear off the layers of vengeful spirits covering Xue Huan.

However, those vengeful spirits had no physical form, and what they wanted to eat was not Xue Huan's body, but her soul, so they scrambled to squeeze into her body.

Baili Hongguang, who had already squeezed in, couldn't reach Xue Huan at all because he was concerned about her body, and those outside, after tearing off one layer, were quickly covered with more.

Looking at Xue Huan who was completely overwhelmed by the vengeful spirits, Baili Hongguang was extremely angry, and his eyes turned as red as blood.

Seeing this, the old skeleton sighed and stopped trying to stop the evil spirits because it was no use.

However, what the two did not expect was that the next moment, a burst of blazing flames suddenly erupted from Xue Huan's body. Under that light, the resentful spirits that had originally invaded her body instantly melted away like snow exposed to the scorching sun.

It is not accurate to say that it melted, but rather it was burned like fuel, and in the end only wisps of black smoke were left, dissipating in the air.

Not only her body, but also the resentful spirits outside her body that were clinging to her were affected. Each one was like flammable paper, with a layer of flames on the edges, and the flames were spreading rapidly towards the center.

They screamed and tried to escape, but it was too late.

The flames on Xue Huan's body suddenly spread out, burning them all into black smoke, which finally disappeared without a trace.

But that’s not all.

Thinking of everything she had experienced in the illusion, Xue Huan wished she could burn all those evil spirits to ashes!

The Soul Flame Art was fully operational, and her entire soul turned into a ball of blazing fire, which immediately left her body and sank into the dark river.

Wherever it passed, the river water boiled violently and bursts of black smoke rose up. Those were the vengeful spirits that were burned to ashes.

The vengeful spirits were angry, unwilling, and desperate, but it was of no use.

Xue Huan showed no mercy.

Under the powerful threat, the remaining vengeful spirits gathered together and turned into an extremely huge upgraded vengeful spirit, hundreds of meters tall. Xue Huan's soul fire was as small as a match in front of it.

However, although it is small, it is quite powerful.

When the huge vengeful spirit swung its palm towards her, Xue Huan did not retreat but advanced, shooting out like a meteor and passing through its palm.

Just like a piece of extremely hot charcoal passing through a snowman's palm, no matter how big the snowman's palm is, it will only be burned by the charcoal fire.

The core of those vengeful spirits is actually some residual soul fragments. When the gloomy aura wrapped around them is burned into smoke, the soul fragments inside turn into nourishment for Xue Huan's soul.

If her soul that was operating the "Soul Flame Art" was a furnace, then those soul fragments were the sawdust added into it.

One or two pieces were of little use, but with more pieces, the fire in her soul burned even brighter.

In other words, when dealing with evil spirits, not only does she not consume any energy, but she can also obtain supplies.

But the vengeful spirits are constantly being weakened.

As one side gained strength while the other lost strength, Xue Huan finally killed the huge vengeful spirit.

At this time, the originally dark river water became clear. Although it was not as clear as a mirror, it was much better than before.

The fishy smell was much lighter.

At this point, the anger in Xue Huan's heart finally subsided, and it fell into her body like a meteor, and her body and soul became one.

When she opened her eyes, she saw two shocked faces.

The old skeleton said, "In the past, those who made a sound and were sought out by vengeful spirits all died without exception, their souls being devoured by the spirits until nothing was left. But who would have thought that when it came to you, you actually wiped out those vengeful spirits. Haha..."

He laughed out loud, looking happy.

Because he had also died at the hands of a vengeful spirit!

It's just that he was lucky, and his bones were not completely corroded by the water of the Black River. Instead, he got a little chance and survived in the world as a skeleton.

He had also thought about revenge for himself, but he and those vengeful spirits were both yin-attributed creatures. At most, he could disperse them but could not completely destroy them.

Moreover, he died in the Black River and was born in the Black River. The Black River is the place where he depends on for survival. Without this Black River, he will fall apart and disappear completely, but those resentful spirits are part of the Black River.

Without those vengeful spirits, Heihe would no longer be Heihe.

Ironically, he was killed by those vengeful spirits, but after coming back to life, he had a symbiotic relationship with them.

However, when he saw Xue Huan destroying all those evil spirits, he felt more happy!

He has had enough of this kind of life as a skeleton. The reason he didn't die was not because he was greedy for life, but because he couldn't solve the problem himself.

When they reached the shore, the old skeleton made a request to Xue Huan: "Can you burn my old bones? When you get out of here, find an open area and scatter my ashes. That way, I will die without regrets."

Xue Huan agreed.

A small white flame popped out from her fingertips and fell on the skeleton old man like a flower.

The old man's body quickly burned, from bottom to top, turning into ashes bit by bit.

When the burn reached his waist, the old man told Xue Huan: "Be careful of the ghost-eye butterflies. Don't get contaminated by the powder on their wings."

As he finished speaking, his entire body was burned to ashes.

Xue Huan collected his ashes and placed them in a small porcelain jar.

As the old man disappeared, his small boat and the bamboo pole that supported the boat also disappeared.

Baili Hongguang didn't feel anything about the old man's complete demise. Seeing Xue Huan looking at the river with a melancholy expression, he was puzzled, "What's wrong?"

Xue Huan shook her head and looked away, "Let's go."

It has been seven days since she entered the secret realm, and she has only just passed the first level. She doesn't know whether she can find Huang Quan in the remaining time.

Baili Hongguang asked, "Which way are we going?"

As a zombie living in the outer ring of the secret realm, this was her first time crossing the river to the inner ring. She had never been curious about the inner ring before, so she had never thought about crossing the river to take a look.

In front of the two of them was an endless dead forest, dark and gloomy, with a thin layer of mist covering the forest. From time to time, the sharp cry of crows could be heard from inside, and vultures that specialized in eating carrion were circling above.

This kind of environment is naturally unfriendly to humans, but Baili Hongguang does not feel uncomfortable at all. After all, she is a zombie, and she feels like a fish in water.

Xue Huan had no idea what to do, so she randomly chose a direction: "Let's go east."