Su Qingmei was being dragged like a lowly dog by the creature. Its grip was like iron as it pulled him deeper into the inner region.
"Let me go, you bastard!" Su Qingmei shouted, struggling violently. "I don't know what you're trying to do, but if I ever regain my cultivation, I swear I will kill you!"
The creature ignored him and continued dragging him across the cold stone floor.
Moments later, three more of the creatures entered the chamber, each dragging another captive. They threw the bodies forward like discarded sacks.
Mo Xuan was the first.
Behind him came Bai Lu and He Sun.
All three struggled fiercely against the creatures holding them.
Hidden behind a massive stone pillar, Ye Heimin and Wang Fang watched everything unfold in silence.
"What exactly are these creatures?" Wang Fang whispered, his brows tightly furrowed. "I don't understand. Why would they separate souls from human bodies? I thought they were going to kill them… but it's different. They're pulling the souls out, storing the bodies somewhere, and sealing the souls inside jade bottles."
Ye Heimin quietly turned back toward the shadow where he had been searching earlier.
"Wang Fang," he whispered.
"What?"
"I found something before they came in."
"Huh?" Wang Fang turned toward him.
Ye Heimin held up a small book.
"A book?" Wang Fang asked skeptically.
"Yes," Ye Heimin replied. "I was searching for an exit when I saw it. Something about it… drew my attention."
Wang Fang took the book from him.
The cover was ancient, its edges worn and cracked by time.
"This book looks old," Wang Fang muttered.
"You're thinking the same thing I did," Ye Heimin said quietly. "That's exactly why it caught my attention."
"Let's check it."
Wang Fang slowly opened the book.
The moment the pages spread apart, both Wang Fang and Ye Heimin's eyes widened.
At that same moment, Su Qingmei suddenly lashed out.
He smashed his head forward, slamming it into the creature's face.
Bang!
He did it again.
Bang!
And again.
The creature let out a shrill sound and hurled Su Qingmei away with terrifying force.
His body smashed into a rock pillar.
Cracks spread along the stone.
Su Qingmei staggered to his feet, barely steady.
The creature rushed forward and punched him brutally.
One punch. Two. Three.
Each strike landed with crushing power.
But when the next punch came, Su Qingmei suddenly deflected it.
His arms shot forward.
He grabbed the creature's head with both hands and slammed its skull down onto his knee.
Crack!
The creature staggered backward.
Su Qingmei's eyes flashed.
"I was right…"
He whisper, Whenever he struck their heads, their healing slowed dramatically. The damage became difficult for them to recover from.
But the creature suddenly roared.
Its two mouths opened wide, beginning to grind together.
A terrifying vibration filled the chamber.
The sound rolled through the hall like the march of a million soldiers.
The walls trembled.
The ground shook.
Su Qingmei's heart sank.
"Damn… I've made it angry."
His eyes widened.
"It's about to use a soul attack!"
He prepared to rush forward and stop it.
But suddenly,
A shadow burst from behind the massive pillar.
Wang Fang.
In his hand was a long, sharpened piece of stone.He lunged forward with explosive speed.With all his strength, he thrust the stone directly into the creature's mouth.
The jagged rock pierced through and burst out from the other side.
As Wang landed on his foot, without hesitation, with perfect calculations, Wang fang bent low and kicked both of the creature's legs in three sixty degree.
The creature lost its balance and fell backward.
Wang Fang rose, At that moment he bit the tip of his finger.A drop of blood appeared.
With two fingers stained in blood, he stabbed them into the creature's forehead.
Then he pulled them out, And stabbed again into its chest.
His voice rang out clearly, as he charts a spell.
"Blood as seal. Soul as blade. Heaven witness.Spirit collapse.Flesh refine.Origin condense.Return to pill."
His blood-marked fingers pierced its brow and heart.
The chant fell like judgment.
The creature start behaving aggressive as it trembles violently.
Its body began collapsing inward, as if crushed by invisible force.
Soul and flesh compressed together
Its entire body shrank…
Condensing.Hardening.Until finally,it turn like a halo milky way, then A single dark pill dropped onto the stone floor, as Silence filled the chamber,Everyone stared in shock.
"What…?"
Wang Fang slowly raised his head and looked toward the remaining three creatures.
They showed no fear. Wang Fang thought as he narrowed his eyes towards the book, "so it was true."
Minutes earlier, when Wang Fang and Ye Heimin had opened the ancient book, the first thing they saw on the page was a drawing of the exact same creature.
Their shock was overwhelming.
Below the illustration were ancient words.
"You who have found this book… listen carefully."
In ancient times, a meteor descended from the heavens like divine judgment.
It tore through the sky and crashed upon this world, shattering mountains and boiling oceans.
As millions of years passed, the meteor no longer remained an outsider. It fused with the planet itself, becoming one with its veins and spiritual currents.
Its core transformed into a supreme treasure, vast and immeasurable, buried deep beneath endless layers of stone and time.
From the remnant qi left behind by the meteor, mixed with the planet's spiritual energy, water, and drifting sands, a strange lifeform was born.
They are called the…
Tri-Void Soul Devourers.
Within the Ghost Realm, they appear weak, like newborn creatures.
Yet their soul attacks rival those of Foundation Establishment cultivators.
When several gather together, their combined power can reach the level of Late Core Formation.
So for you who read this record, your cultivation is sealed. And escape is impossible. But do not despair.
To break the first of the three chains sealing this place, you must refine one Devourer into a forbidden pill.
These creatures are nothing more than condensed qi, spirit, water, and sand, corrupted by endless years.
Use two fingers. Bite the tip.
Mark its forehead and chest with blood.
Then chant:
Blood as seal. Soul as blade. Heaven witness. Spirit collapse. Flesh refineOrigin condense. Return to pill.