The Naked Girl swiftly advanced and pressed her lips against Tyler's. Despite having already stepped into the Foundation Establishment Realm, with his spiritual senses sharpened and body tempered by profound qi, Tyler found himself utterly unable to dodge. A strange, soul-stirring fragrance invaded his meridians, and darkness swallowed his consciousness in an instant.
When Tyler opened his eyes once more, he found himself standing within the endless Dark Mist Forest. Here, the boundary between land and sky had long vanished, replaced by an oppressive void of blackness. Ancient trees with no leaves stretched like skeletal hands, their branches twisting in silent agony. This was the same cursed realm he had visited before, a place where souls wandered in eternal torment.
