Hearing that Shi Yan wanted to help them capture the dead souls, Tie Mu's group of five didn't feel happy. Quite the contrary, they were frightened.
"That place's too dangerous. We shouldn't go there. We can find another chance to capture the dead souls. If we lose our lives, it will be tragic." Tie Mu shook his head continually. He didn't want to go there, as if he was really scared of that area.
Shi Yan was surprised. "What are you afraid of after all?"
"That place has not only low-level dead souls, but also some higher-level ones. If we go there, we can't endure it," Tie Mu beamed a forced smile.
"Shi Yan, don't take risks. It's easy to deal with the low-level dead souls, but it's hard to deal with the high-level ones. You shouldn't go there," advised Cherry.
People living in the Dead Soul Mountain range all knew how dangerous the dead souls were. The low-level dead souls were still manageable, as a Pantheon Divine Pellet could resist their soul erosion. However, the high-level dead souls could ignore the protective effect of the Pantheon Divine Pellet. They could directly pierce through the warrior's Sea of Consciousness to erode his soul.
If a warrior wasn't at the Spirit Realm, it would be really difficult to resist the erosion of the high-level dead souls.
Whether it was Cherry or Tie Mu, they had only the Sky Realm cultivation base. Once they encountered a high-level dead soul, even if they used the Divine Coiling Pellet, they couldn't prevent the dead soul from eroding their souls. When their souls were eroded, they couldn't even release half of their energy. They could only watch the soul attack of the high-level dead soul, and eventually, their souls would perish.
Thus, when she heard that the area had high-level dead souls, Cherry was scared, and didn't dare to go there.
Because Shi Yan had the Nine Serenities Soul Devouring Flame and the Five Devils, he wasn't afraid. Hearing that the five people of Tie Mu's group didn't want to lead the way, Shi Yan frowned, contemplated for a while, and then said, "Forget it. You guys show me the direction. I'll go there alone to check."
"Don't take risks," advised Cherry.
Shi Yan's face was indifferent. He wasn't moved, as he was still persistent.
Tie Mu thought for a moment. Under the temptation of the three dead souls, he couldn't help but point to the shadow of a mountain in the southwest, and said, "There's a hidden cave over there, behind a dense pine tree. When you go there, be careful. There are dead souls at the entrance of the cave, and it's eerie inside. There must be more dead souls gathered there."
As the other four disciples of the Divine Radiant Cult heard that Shi Yan wanted to go on an adventure, they didn't have the intention to accompany him. Their faces were respectful, but they still kept a certain distance from him.
"How about you?" Shi Yan looked at Cherry and smiled. "Are you afraid of high-level dead souls?"
"I'm just an alchemist?" Cherry nodded, talking calmly. "Fighting isn't my specialty, especially fighting the dead souls. I can't help you much."
Alchemists were indeed inferior in terms of martial techniques and strength. Their understanding and refinement of the soul were even more inferior to martial artists who focused on cultivation.
In the Dead Soul Mountain range, some high-level dead souls loved to trouble alchemists.
Since alchemists didn't have a strong willpower, as long as they had a chance, they could attack the alchemist's soul easily. It was much easier than dealing with ordinary warriors.
As Cherry didn't want to go, Shi Yan wouldn't force her. He nodded and smiled. "Alright, you stay here for now. After I catch the dead souls, I'll come and find you."
"You should be careful. It's just a low-level dead soul. High-level dead souls aren't easy to deal with." Cherry couldn't persuade him, so she could only advise him begrudgingly. "And, although the high-level dead souls rarely appear, it doesn't mean that they don't exist in the Dead Soul Mountain range. If your luck isn't good and you encounter the high-level dead souls, I advise you not to try your luck. Run away at your fastest speed. Don't linger. The stronger the dead souls are, the more they can't stay too far away from the dead souls' evil lair. As long as you run fast enough and stay far away from the dead souls' evil lair, the high-level dead souls won't be able to chase after you. "
"Are there any obvious differences between the highest level of dead spirits and ordinary dead spirits?"
"Yes, but we can't see it," Cherry shook her head. "According to my teacher, only when the cultivation base of the soul reaches a certain level can we use the Soul Consciousness to sense the difference between the high-level dead souls and the ordinary ones. Warriors who are lucky enough to encounter the high-level dead souls can't leave alive. One or two lucky ones won't tell them the details of their observation. Thus, outsiders can't know the details. "
Asking was useless. Shi Yan smiled, but didn't say more. He waved at Cherry and flew towards the direction Tie Mu had told him.
That cluster of gray clouds looked like a gray gauze curtain, which could block people's sight. Shi Yan released his Soul Consciousness, but he found that his sensing ability was weakened. He could only sense the soul fluctuations within one hundred meters around him. His Soul Consciousness couldn't sense anything further than that.
He gradually became vigilant, and his speed gradually slowed down. He silently observed his surroundings, and from time to time, he would look under him.
Sometimes, he looked down from time to time. Bone-picking grass grew thickly in the valley underneath him. They were like Death Sickles, waiting to harvest the lives of those who fell.
In the shadow of the mountain ahead of him, the cluster of gray clouds became thicker, which hindered his sight and Soul Consciousness more.
Waves of ghastly and gloomy aura quietly spread out from the front. It was like numerous icy cold and soft pale little hands were fiddling with one's body, causing one's hair to stand on end involuntarily, and a chill ran down one's spine.
Taking a deep breath, Shi Yan didn't hurry to get deeper. Instead, he used his soul to summon the Earth Flame, letting it move in front of him to prevent the dangerous dead souls from coming out.
The Earth Flame was like a small sun, releasing scorching light and heat, which drove away the cold Yin energy. It turned into a beautiful fire line, leading the way.
Shi Yan used the Dark Light Shield and the Star Shield, activating the double defense. He gathered his energy discreetly, following the Earth Flame at a moderate pace.
Fifteen minutes later, he arrived at the place Tie Mu had mentioned, the shadow of the mountain.
A pine tree as thick as five people's waists gradually appeared on the cliff. Under the shadow of the pine tree, it was like a monster that devoured everything. It was extremely ferocious and frightening. Waves of gloomy aura slowly flowed out from behind the cover of the pine tree. From time to time, one could see spots of pale green light. They were like ghost flames, drifting everywhere and suddenly disappearing.
The flying speed of the Core Flame suddenly slowed down to the extreme. It was moving extremely slowly like a snail.
"There's something …" The Earth Flame was intelligent. As soon as it sensed something strange, it immediately sent the message.
"Yeah, I know there's something. Can you sense it? What is it?" Shi Yan answered.
"I don't know. I have never seen this kind of creature. It doesn't have a real body. It's evil and aggressive. It wants to occupy everything …" The Earth Flame wasn't sure, so its explanation was vague.
"Buzz Buzz Buzz!" The Five Devils hovering around Shi Yan suddenly became excited. They were like five tentacles from his body. Half of them were coiling around his waist, while the other half was probing forward like strange snakes.
"Swoosh!"
The Ice Cold Flame turned into a bunch of white light, flying out from the Blood Vein Ring and condensing into an Ice Crystal, covering his left arm. It sent out its soul message, "It's a kind of evil soul. I have never seen it before. It shouldn't belong to this continent. This kind of evil soul is bloodthirsty and has a strong desire to occupy. It seems that it can corrode the souls of creatures. I can only sense this much. More than that, I don't know. "
Shi Yan knitted his eyebrows tightly. He became more cautious. Just like the Earth Flame, he slowed down his speed.
Eventually, he bypassed the pine tree and saw a hidden cave under the roots of the pine tree. The entrance of the cave was very small, only as big as a door. It was dark inside, and he couldn't see anything inside. He could only vaguely see a misty green light. The green light was very gloomy. It was the same as the atmosphere here, giving people a depressing feeling.
"Swoosh swoosh swoosh!"
The Five Devils were like beasts smelling the blood. They turned into a bunch of gray smoke and quickly got into the cave.
Shi Yan's face changed. He wanted to stop them, but it was too late. He could only speed up, rushing towards the cave.
"Don't go!"
The Earth Flame and the Ice Cold Flame sent a message at the same time. They were extremely frightened.
At the same time, the Five Devils, who had just gotten into the cave, returned at a faster speed. It seemed that they had seen something extremely terrifying. They showed themselves one by one, trying their best to get back into Shi Yan's body.
However, there seemed to be an extremely strong suction force in the cave that was pulling their bodies. They struggled with all their might, but they were unable to rush out of the cave.
The green light suddenly brightened up inside the cave. Under that strange, gloomy green light, Shi Yan could finally see the scene inside the cave.
Countless gloomy green dead souls were gathered inside the cave. There were dozens of them at the entrance of the cave.
Deeper inside, the dead spirits were like green dye, all sticking to the mountain walls, swelling up as if they had just woken up from a deep slumber, inflating and expanding like a balloon.
In the deepest part of the cave, countless lumps of meat could be vaguely seen. The lumps of meat were full of small holes, from which blood was gushing out. Countless dead warriors' bodies were piled up under the lumps of meat. The bottom of the lumps of meat reached into the middle of the dead bodies, as if they were absorbing some kind of power from the dead bodies. The dead souls in the cave were gathering around the lumps of meat, as if they were protecting them.
All of a sudden, a flow of evil, gloomy aura emitted from the deepest part of the cave. The green light at the entrance of the cave became more dazzling.
Concentrating, he found that the dead souls at the entrance of the cave were like a spider web. They were connected by many green silk threads. While the dead souls were swelling up, they started to release the evil energy that could corrode the soul. That evil energy was invisible to naked eyes, but it still rushed into his Sea of Consciousness.
In just a blink of an eye, he was brought into an illusion. He felt that his body was being bitten by countless blood-sucking dead souls, trying to drag him into the cave.
The Earth Flame suddenly exerted its power.
The Earth Flame, which was only as big as a palm, suddenly released an extremely scorching flame. A sea of fire flooded into the cave.
Countless dead souls screeched, as if they were being burned by the Earth Flame. Seizing this chance, the Five Devils struggled hard, rushing out of the cave and entering Shi Yan's Sea of Consciousness immediately.
As soon as the Five Devils entered his Sea of Consciousness, Shi Yan didn't hesitate, running away as fast as he could. The Star Light and the Electric Shift combined their powers, turning into a beam of starlight.
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