After the meal, Samuel left with Nina. He had already gathered as much information as he could from the locals. According to them, there had been an anomaly—beasts near the outskirts of the Demon Beast Continent had recently become unusually violent and aggressive.Since there was no other useful news, Samuel decided to head straight to the Demon Beast Continent. The Beast Continent had merged with the vast Kukuphindu Forest, and one could only reach the Divine Beast Continent by traveling through it.After walking for nearly an hour, they encountered only fierce beasts. Not a single spirit beast appeared. That was normal for the outskirts—spirit beasts were rare here, and there wasn’t even one demonic beast in sight. (Spirit beasts are equivalent to qi-gathering realm cultivators, while demonic beasts are as powerful as core formation experts.)Samuel was growing bored when he suddenly heard the sounds of fighting ahead. He exchanged a look with Nina, and they hurried toward the nois

"Finally!" Samuel sighed.He had been tracking the trails of the black-robed men for an hour now and had finally uncovered their location.He leaned lazily against a mango tree while studying the hidden cave entrance. If you looked closely, you would see his eyes glowing with a deep red light — his Divine Vision.He could see the entrance perfectly. A black-robed man sat on a rock before the cave. Samuel’s gaze flickered over his heart area — it was gray-black. That was how he identified the Urgaba Cult members even without their black robes. They also carried a distinct smell.He had noticed it while fighting them in the arena, and being an expert in identifying scents, he had already memorized this unique one.After some minutes, he saw two people walk out — a burly man and an average-looking man with an ear curved so unnaturally it was hard to ignore. They were speaking in low tones.Surprisingly, the average-looking man’s heart wasn’t completely black. The dark energy was still the