On the second, third, and fourth days, although there were some frictions, a tacit understanding was gradually forming, and the group sped towards the Endless Forest.

Along the way, we did not consider entering towns unless absolutely necessary.

Slovic only entered once to replenish some supplies.

On the morning of the fifth day, Qin Xiao rode Ilya and the mayor atop a high mountain, gazing at the dark green forest that was almost black in the distance.

It stretches as far as the eye can see, reaching to the horizon.

"Just how big is this forest?"

Slovic rode on a strange beast that resembled a horse. "I don't know, but so far we haven't explored its boundaries. It's larger than the territory ruled by the Swan Clan."

Qin Xiao was silent for a moment, then asked, "What's the next route?"

Slovich took out the animal skin map and spread it on the back of the strange beast, while Ye Qingya held onto the other side.

"From our position, we need to enter through Entrance Number Four. It's safer and more clearly marked there, and it's also guarded by the Imperial Army."

After entering the forest, head directly to the right front. The beasts in that direction are generally at the Gold rank, and there are no strange beasts there.

One of your tasks, collecting Blood Copper Ore, is also along that route.

As Slovic finished speaking, Qin Xiao looked to his right front. The vegetation there was noticeably sparser, and there were also some bare hillsides.

However, going inside would take up too much time.

"Let's just fly there. It's not that far. It should only take an hour or two to fly there. There's no need to spend another day."

This time, Qin Xiao was adamant, and Ye Qingya and Slovic had no choice but to agree.

Qin Xiao put away Ilya and Bai Ling, then summoned Youyou.

"Yo~ Yo~"

Once the yoyo appeared, it chirped excitedly and circled around the mountain peak.

Once Youyou's excitement subsided, Qin Xiao called her over.

"Hey, grow bigger, and take us all to that place later. Be careful."

"Yes, Master~"

Yoyo responded happily, instantly growing larger on the spot into a gigantic form several meters long. With a flick of her tail, a gust of wind swept through.

"Let's go, come on up."

Qin Xiao greeted the dumbfounded Slovic and the envious Ye Qingya.

The three of them nimbly climbed onto Youyou's back; her smooth, dark blue back resembled a vast open space.

Qin Xiao sat directly next to Youyou's long horns, with his legs blocking the way on either side.

"Yo yo, let's go!"

With a deep, melodious cry, the whale instantly moved away from the mountain peak and headed towards its destination.

Aside from causing some disturbance when passing through the outposts, Yoyo's speed quickly left them behind.

As Youyou ventured deeper into the endless forest, various animal roars and bird cries rang out from time to time, as if they were angry at Youyou for provoking them.

After flying for most of an hour, Qin Xiao looked down at the mountains and forests below.

"Yo yo, fly down a little."

Slovic immediately objected, "It's too dangerous, don't go near the ground."

Qin Xiao ignored him completely. "Mayor, be on guard. I need to check the level of the beasts in this area. I need a batch of spirit crystals."

Ye Qingya nodded silently. The fusion form of the Crimson Lotus Fire Fox remained unchanged, and the fox ears on its head twitched.

"You'll regret this! You're so arrogant!"

Slovic was going crazy. Where did this little Gold One Star get such audacity!

Soon, Youyou circled around for a while, and strange beasts kept popping their heads out. In an instant, the entire forest and mountains seemed to come alive.

And the exploding beast immediately began its attack, but these attacks had almost no power when they got close to Youyou.

Moreover, Youyou directly created a three-meter-thick layer of light blue ice crystals on her abdomen, completely ignoring these ordinary attacks.

Qin Xiao used his appraisal skill to roughly appraise the exotic beasts in this area. Although their ranks varied, there were quite a few gold-rank beasts, so there must be some gold-rank beasts.

"Yo yo, activate the skill 'Silent Sea of ​​Mist' and envelop this entire area."

"Received, Master~"

With a long cry, it began to swim along the area. From the sky, as it swam, thick fog suddenly formed along the way, and grew thicker and thicker.

The fog seemed to be alive, swirling and surging through this area and the forests and mountains, without dissipating at all.

About half an hour later, the entire forest area was completely enveloped in thick fog, like a white spherical dome.

For a moment, howls echoed through the forest, but the more they wailed, the more turbulent the fog became, and it soon subsided, as if the entire forest had fallen into a dead zone.

Ye Qingya looked at Qin Xiao with a surprised expression.

"Little Qin, is that a wide-area attack skill?"

Qin Xiao nodded, "That's right, this skill is a reward for the college entrance examination competition. It can attack all living things within the fog range."

"But you're only a Gold-level One-Star, can you defeat these high-level alien beasts?"

Slovic immediately asked.

Qin Xiao casually replied, "Level isn't everything, and besides, my Youyou isn't even a Gold One-Star."

Slovic wanted to ask more questions, but Qin Xiao ignored her.

After circling in the sky for another hour, Qin Xiao once again controlled Youyou to descend.

Reaching the edge of the fog, Qin Xiao curiously clapped his hands.

As the sound was made, the mist seemed to come alive, moving and forming tiny tendrils that rushed towards the direction where Qin Xiao clapped his hands.

Qin Xiao felt a chill run down his spine and felt a bit nauseous. The mist seemed to have come alive, becoming a strange life form.

"Yo yo, the fog has dissipated."

Qin Xiao said, and Youyou immediately stopped inputting spiritual energy. The mist was blown away by the mountain wind and quickly dissipated.

Qin Xiao headed towards the directions where the commotion had been most intense.

Upon arriving at the first location, Qin Xiao and the other two jumped off Youyou's back and landed on the ground.

Youyou also shrank and followed Qin Xiao.

A huge python was wriggling slightly on the ground, but judging from the bloody holes all over its body, it probably wouldn't live much longer.

Qin Xiao reached out and used the roots of the Jianmu tree to trap the giant python. He then burrowed into the blood hole in the python's eye and pulled out a spirit crystal.

A nine-star golden wood-type spirit crystal and a scaled, fleshy corpse—a great start!

Qin Xiao immediately put away the spirit crystals and flesh and blood and continued on to the next location.

Meanwhile, on the mountaintop they had left not long ago.

A group of figures dressed in strange robes walked up from the foot of the mountain.

Upon reaching the mountaintop, they examined the traces left by Qin Xiao and the others who had set up camp.

"Your Excellency, it seems that the royal family of Argus has entered the Endless Forest."

"That's what one of the inspectors said."

On the edge of the mountaintop, a tall and slender woman gazed at the distant forest.

"Get ready, head into the forest, and we must intercept her!"