Chapter 88

"Yōmeyō battlefields, soul-devouring beasts, third stage, fourth stage..."

Qin Lie and Gao Yu, among others, listened attentively to Liang Zhong’s explanation, their expressions gradually becoming more solemn.

Tu Ze, Zhuo Qian, Na Luo, Yan Ziqian, Xiong Ba, and others seemed to have a slight understanding of the origins of the soul-devouring beasts and had heard some information about the Yōmeyō battlefields. By the time Liang Zhong was halfway through his introduction, they were already feeling cold inside, their faces pale, much more frightened than Qin Lie and Gao Yu.

"Regarding the Yōmeyō battlefields and the soul-devouring beasts, Sister Qian... do you know anything about them?" Qin Lie whispered.

After Tu Ze and Zhuo Qian arrived, he had proactively moved closer to Tu Ze’s side and was now standing next to Tu Ze and Zhuo Qian.

He knew that Zhuo Qian was born in the Senluo Hall and had grown up there, so he believed that Zhuo Qian should have some understanding of the Yōmeyō battlefields and the Senluo Hall.

Indeed, Zhuo Qian nodded lightly, her bright face clouded with worry. "Around the Spirit Realm, there are many scattered small spaces. In those small spaces, there are many terrifying evil beings, powerful alien races, and fearsome beasts. These spaces are said to exist relying on the Spirit Realm, so they have passages to the Spirit Realm. These powerful evil beings, terrifying alien races, and beasts always want to invade the Spirit Realm and dominate its vast territory."

"The Yōmeyō Realm is one of the small spaces around the Spirit Realm, where evil beings are active. The Yōmeyō battlefield is the passage between the Yōmeyō Realm and our world. To prevent the evil beings from the Yōmeyō Realm from entering, the Senluo Hall, Qisha Valley, and Shadow Tower, among other Black Iron-level forces, send people to the Yōmeyō battlefield to kill the evil beings trying to enter the Spirit Realm through it."

"The Yōmeyō battlefield is the passage connecting the Yōmeyō Realm and the Spirit Realm. For hundreds of years, the Senluo Hall, Qisha Valley, Shadow Tower, and other Black Iron-level forces have sent countless warriors into it. The battles between warriors and evil beings in the Yōmeyō battlefield have never ceased, and many warriors have died there..."

"The soul-devouring beast is said to be a spirit beast from the Yōmeyō Realm. It is a very terrifying spirit beast with the ability to evolve rapidly. As long as it consumes enough souls, the soul-devouring beast can quickly break through its limits and enter a new stage."

"A third-stage soul-devouring beast has the ability to split its soul, forming many sub-souls to hunt for food. However, as long as the main body and main soul of the third-stage soul-devouring beast are destroyed, all the sub-souls will die as well, so a third-stage soul-devouring beast is relatively easy to kill."

"However, once the soul-devouring beast breaks through to the fourth stage, it gains even more terrifying abilities: even if the main body and main soul are destroyed, the sub-souls can survive! A fourth-stage soul-devouring beast becomes very difficult to deal with. Even if the main soul and main body are killed, as long as one sub-soul escapes, the soul-devouring beast can still quickly recover by consuming souls!"

"Therefore, killing a soul-devouring beast is relatively easy before it reaches the third stage. Once it breaks through to the fourth stage, the difficulty of killing it increases several times!"

Zhuo Qian’s voice was initially not very loud, but when she noticed that Liang Zhong had stopped speaking and gestured for her to speak louder, her voice gradually became more forceful.

Thus, Xiong Ba, Na Luo, Yan Ziqian, and others also heard clearly and gained a deeper understanding of the terrifying nature of the soul-devouring beasts in the Yōmeyō battlefield.

"A third-stage soul-devouring beast is not yet powerful enough to directly extract the souls of spirit beasts and warriors. It can only wander around through sub-souls and quietly absorb the souls of newly deceased warriors and spirit beasts," Liang Zhong added. "Once the soul-devouring beast breaks through to the fourth stage, it can directly extract the souls of low-level warriors and spirit beasts. Warriors in the Body Refinement and Origin Opening stages, and first and second-stage spirit beasts, if they have not practiced special spirit techniques or possess specialized soul-protecting spirit artifacts, will have no resistance against its sub-souls and will be instantly killed by the absorption of their souls!"

Upon hearing this, everyone’s faces became even more grim, and their eyes showed clear fear.

"To put it this way," Liang Zhong took a deep breath and said with a strange expression, "if this soul-devouring beast breaks through to the fourth stage and enters Ice Rock City, Red Flame City, or Water Moon City, within a few days, these three cities will become ghost towns, and all the warriors and civilians will be devoured of their souls and die!"

At this moment, Tu Ze, Na Luo, Xiong Ba, and others felt a chill run through their bodies, their eyes showing signs of trembling.

—They finally deeply understood the terror of the soul-devouring beast.

"Fortunately, this soul-devouring beast has not yet broken through to the fourth stage," Liang Zhong continued. "Our mission this time is to kill this soul-devouring beast. It is currently deep in the stone forest..."

Liang Zhong briefly explained the situation and then gave orders to Tu Ze, Na Luo, Xiong Ba, and Yan Ziqian, instructing them to work together to clear the outer areas of spirit beasts, killing as many as possible to reduce the pressure on them.

"We have set up an array to exterminate the soul-devouring beast at its lair, which has caused the spiritual energy in that area to become extremely dense, attracting many spirit beasts to gather nearby. This was unexpected. Now, we need to take advantage of the soul-devouring beast’s breakthrough to enter and activate the array, using it to destroy the soul-devouring beast at the critical moment when it is trying to break through to the fourth stage."

"The spirit beasts gathered in that area have blocked the path, and we cannot afford to waste too much energy on clearing them. Therefore, we need your assistance to either lure them away or kill them. In short, before we take action, we need the number of spirit beasts in that area to be greatly reduced, to give us time to enter and to avoid wasting too much energy on the spirit beasts, allowing us to enter the soul-devouring beast’s lair more easily."

Liang Zhong clearly explained the situation and then assigned the areas for clearing to the four groups, instructing Tu Ze and the others to take action.

"Before we enter, we have nothing to do. Can we also go and clear the spirit beasts?" Qin Lie asked Liang Zhong.

Liang Zhong looked at Xie Jingxuan and, seeing her nod, said, "Yes."

Thus, Qin Lie and Gao Yu, along with Tu Ze and the others, followed the guidance of the Senluo Hall warriors and headed to an area where spirit beasts were gathered to begin the clearing operation.

"Sir, should we also help? If we help, the efficiency will be much higher. Most of those guys are in the Body Refinement stage, and there are few in the Origin Opening stage. They will find it very difficult to do this," Ban Hong asked.

Xie Jingxuan sighed lightly and shook her head. "I just observed for a while and found that the soul-devouring beast could start its advancement at any time, perhaps even soon. No one can say for sure. If you join the battle, you will expend spiritual energy and lose your fighting strength, and it may not recover in a short time."

"When I activate the array, I will need you to protect me with all your strength, so you must maintain your best condition. If you waste your energy on the spirit beasts and the soul-devouring beast happens to start its advancement when I activate the array, and your strength does not recover in time, I will not be able to successfully activate the array, and the mission will fail."

"Understood," Ban Hong said, looking ashamed, and then instructed his subordinates, "Sit and meditate, maintain your best fighting condition, and be ready for a life-or-death battle at any time!"

"Understood!"

...

"Zhuo Qian, you lived in the Senluo Hall for a while. Do you know the identity and background of that woman?" Tu Ze suddenly asked on the way to the stone forest.

Qin Lie, Kang Zhi, and others also looked at her.

"I don’t know," Zhuo Qian shook her head. "The Inspection Department in the Senluo Hall is the most mysterious institution. Even in the Senluo Hall, few people know the internal situation. When I was young, my father would scare me by saying that the Inspection Department would come to catch me. The Inspection Department... is a place that makes Senluo Hall warriors shudder, and few dare to inquire about its internal affairs."

"That woman is really beautiful," Kang Zhi’s fat face was filled with a grin. "If I could marry her, I would die a happy man."

"Indeed, if I could marry her for just one day, I would feel that my life was worth it," Han Feng agreed.

"You might die, but you will never touch that woman..." Zhuo Qian looked at them coldly. "Anyone who holds a high position in the Inspection Department has absolutely gone through the most bloody and cruel trials! The number of people, or evil beings, she has killed might be more than they have ever seen!"

"Even the most ordinary war generals in the Inspection Department need to train in the Yōmeyō battlefield for at least two years. Ban Hong is a minor leader in the Inspection Department, and even he calls her 'Sir'... No one knows how many years she has spent fighting evil beings in the Yōmeyō battlefield."

Zhuo Qian snorted and said, "The next time you see her, keep your eyes on the ground and be careful not to die for no reason! The people in the Inspection Department can kill Senluo Hall war generals without any reason, let alone you from subordinate forces."

Kang Zhi, Han Feng, Chu Peng, and others were frightened by her words, finally coming to their senses.

"Qin Lie, be careful with that woman. You must not offend her. No matter what reason she needs your help, you must take it seriously and not make her unhappy," Zhuo Qian turned her head and said seriously. "Even if she kills you for no reason, the Nebula Pavilion might not be able to seek justice for you."

Qin Lie’s face twitched, and he said bitterly, "Understood."

On the other side, Gao Yu, upon hearing this, also showed signs of fear, seemingly truly understanding the terrifying nature of the Inspection Department.

"Ao wu!"

A roar from a spirit beast suddenly came from the stone forest ahead, and the unique sour smell of a spirit beast wafted out.

"Hou!"

"Hao!"

Different angry and agitated roars echoed, and the agitated roars of second-stage spirit beasts made Qin Lie, Tu Ze, and others change their expressions.

"From the roars alone, there are at least six second-stage spirit beasts. This is a joke, how are we supposed to clear them?" Kang Zhi was shocked.

Everyone quickly stopped, feeling a chill run through their bodies, and looked fearfully in the direction of the roars.

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