A wry smile appeared on Tang Wulin's face. "In that case, this place most likely really is a taboo zone; I can't sense any life force energy from the plants on this island."

They were situated on a patch of flat ground, and not far away from them was an inky-black forest. Tang Wulin quickly made his way over to the forest before pressing his hand against one of the trees. The surface of the tree was icy cold to the touch, and not only was there no life force energy within the tree, it was releasing a powerful burst of deathly aura. If it weren't for Tang Wulin's immense life force and blood essence fluctuations, his body would've been harmed to a certain extent by this deathly energy.

"These trees are all fake. There's no life force energy within them, and they're all as hard as rocks, as if they've been carbonized," Tang Wulin said as his brows furrowed tightly.

Without the presence of natural energies,...