Chapter 1667: Smile Always (Third Watch)

Suddenly, it turned its body and looked towards Liu Bianhuang.

Having consecutively used soul defense laws twice, faint residual fluctuations surrounded Liu Bianhuang, making him stand out more than the others.

Liu Bianhuang's expression drastically changed.

Damn it!

He no longer possessed any laws to defend against soul attacks, only laws for escaping.

But if he used them, the Death Soul would completely fixate on him and pursue him.

Wouldn't that benefit everyone else?

Especially Jiang Fan!

This scoundrel had used his life-saving law to escape danger, and now he wanted to use him again to get away?

Why should he?

With a flash of fierce light in his eyes, he pulled out a blood-red token from his robe, his gaze cold.

On it was a character for "Blood," filled with a murderous aura.

The moment this item appeared, Jiang Fan felt a series of heart palpitations.

At the same time, an identical "Blood" character appeared uncontrollably on his forehead!

The mark of the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis!

That token made the mark within Jiang Fan's body resonate, causing it to surface!

This was a mark containing the power of the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis.

Although faint, at this moment, it was like a bright lamp in the dark night, visible no matter how far away.

As expected, the Death Soul also noticed it.

It decisively turned, its blood-red eyes precisely locking onto Jiang Fan!

Liu Bianhuang revealed a sinister sneer: "You still won't die this time?"

Young Master Xiang, Yun Wanxiao, and Tian Jian watched silently, unmoved.

They all possessed some life-saving methods that could help Jiang Fan, but why should they?

They had all just met; there was no need to waste precious life-saving laws on him.

The Death Soul raised its scythe and let out an excited shriek.

Jiang Fan's heart sank to the bottom.

He coldly glanced at Liu Bianhuang, then at Tian Jian and the other two who intended to escape by his demise, and finally at the various realm contestants in the distance, faintly hoping for his death.

With a resolute mind, he took out a black lotus leaf.

It was precisely a leaf from the Black Lotus of Salvation!

The Great Laughing Wine Sacrificial of Myriad Demon Great State had personally inscribed a law upon it.

That was... "Always Smiling!"

Jiang Fan said coldly, "Don't blame me, everyone. If we're going to die, we die together!"

Having said that, he decisively activated the "Always Smiling" law inscribed on it.

With a whoosh, the law swept across a vast area, sparing no one.

Young Master Xiang and the other three surrounding him were the first to be affected.

Although they were Great Venerables of the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, the influence of the inscribed law on them was much weaker.

But caught off guard, they were still affected.

Young Master Xiang smiled faintly and said, "I..."

Although he quickly recovered from the law's effect, he had already spoken aloud, revealing his presence!

Yun Wanxiao and Tian Jian also simultaneously laughed aloud.

Once they regained their composure, their expressions all drastically changed.

Liu Bianhuang burst into loud laughter: "Hahaha, Jiang Fan of the Central Plains..."

The next moment, his smile froze.

His face was filled with terror.

If even those of the Five Decays of Heaven and Man were affected like this, what about everyone else?

No matter where they hid, they were all affected by the law.

"Hahaha, Jiang Fan of the Central Plains, I'll remember you, hahahaha..."

"I don't want to laugh, I just want to cry, hahahahahahaha..."

"Stop it, I don't want to laugh, hahaha, I really don't want to laugh, hahahahaha..."

The entire area was filled with laughter, a lively mix of joyful sounds.

Anyone unaware would have thought it was a New Year's celebration.

Among them, Jiang Yitian's laughter was the loudest: "Hahahaha, Jiang Fan, I truly owe your ancestors for eighteen generations, meeting you has made this life complete, hahaha, hahahahaha..."

The overwhelming cacophony momentarily bewildered the Death Soul, unsure which target to choose first.

But soon, it locked onto Liu Bianhuang, who was closest to it.

It turned and instantly slashed with its scythe.

Liu Bianhuang was terrified to the extreme and decisively activated the life-saving trump card in his hand.

A mass of mist, imbued with a law, burst forth, enveloping him.

As the scythe cut through the hazy figure within the mist, the mist suddenly dispersed, and the figure vanished.

Only a scream echoed from the horizon.

Clearly, although Liu Bianhuang was fast, his soul was still wounded by the scythe.

Seizing this opportunity, Jiang Fan decisively rode the white tiger and fled.

Young Master Xiang, Tian Jian, and Yun Wanxiao also teleported away.

The contestants from various realms, still laughing uncontrollably in the distance, ran while laughing, occasionally cursing.

The Death Soul looked around, unsure who to pursue.

However, this indecision did not last long.

Because shadows, like intersecting light and darkness, rushed in from all over the hunting ground.

Several unfortunate contestants crashed into the shadows and immediately screamed before perishing.

Jiang Fan's scalp tingled.

The laughter in this place had actually attracted so many Death Souls!

There was no way to hide like this.

He asked the white tiger beneath him, "Is the entire hunting ground full of Death Souls?"

The white tiger nodded its large head as it ran, but then, after thinking for a moment, shook its head.

Jiang Fan pondered, was there a safe place?

Could it be the original Bronze Land?

No, that wasn't right. Even the old trickster White Tiger could ambush contestants there, so there was no reason the Death Souls couldn't go.

Suddenly, he remembered the "no entry" symbol the white tiger had drawn before.

His eyes narrowed, and he asked, "Are you talking about that forbidden area?"

The white tiger heavily nodded its head.

Jiang Fan became serious.

Back then, the white tiger had drawn three pictures, and it was clearly more afraid when facing the forbidden area than when facing the Death Souls.

Evidently, the forbidden area was even more terrifying than the Death Souls.

Should he really seek refuge there?

His light pillar was now almost identical to Young Master Xiang's, perhaps even slightly more.

As long as he could find a place to hide and stay put, there was great hope of ending the Desolate Ancient Hunt as the first-place winner.

Running around aimlessly like this, he would sooner or later encounter more spirits.

He asked again, "What if we stay around the forbidden area and don't rashly approach it?"

The white tiger hesitated for a moment before reluctantly nodding, indicating that it could be attempted.

Jiang Fan's eyes lit up. "Let's go! To the forbidden area, quickly!"

Man and tiger sped like lightning towards the deepest northern part of the garden.

An hour later.

At the end of the world, an ancient high wall appeared.

It was the boundary of the hunting ground.

Below the high wall was a bottomless black river, seemingly connecting to the void beyond.

Near the long river, faint figures could be seen, indeed the powerful individuals from various realms who had also fled here.

It turned out they, too, had realized that this forbidden area was the only safe place and had successfully reached it.

Jiang Fan stared at the long river, a puzzled expression on his face. "They call it a forbidden area, but it doesn't seem to pose any danger."

This was different from the forbidden area he had imagined.

There were no proper restrictions, nor any fierce creatures guarding it.

Those who had arrived first also looked relaxed, showing no signs of tension.

It was truly unclear why this place was called a forbidden area.

In any case, they had successfully escaped here.

Along the way, they had relied on the Heaven-Monitoring Mirror to surveil their surroundings in advance, allowing them to conceal their presence whenever necessary and only move after the shadows had moved away.

This was why it had taken so much time.

Even so, there were two extremely dangerous instances where they were almost unexpectedly enveloped by the shadows.

Fortunately, they arrived safely, escaping danger.

However, at this very moment, the figures beneath the high wall suddenly froze, and Jiang Fan's heart skipped a beat as he immediately realized something was wrong!