Hu Feng and his companions advanced cautiously through the forest. The surrounding trees grew increasingly dense, their branches intertwining so that sunlight could barely pierce the overlapping layers to cast mottled shadows below.
The ground beneath their feet was damp and soft, exuding a scent of mixed decaying leaves and earth, and the occasional chirping of unfamiliar insects rose and fell in the grass.
While keeping a vigilant watch on their surroundings, Ziyou said to Hu Feng, "Master, now that the fox spirit shares a spiritual link with you, if you formally bind it with a contract, it will be better able to assist you. I know a vicious spirit beast contract technique that can be used to bond with the fox spirit."
Chapter 337