The Crypt Race clansman's flesh and blood melted away, leaving only a skeleton behind.
A cluster of grayish-brown soul mist that didn't disperse appeared above his head. Then, it seemed to be attracted by a strange force, and quietly flew out, escaping into the deep underground cave.
Yu Yuan, who was still roasting meat, went blank for a moment, his gaze chasing after the cluster of soul mist.
The Moon Devouring Apes, Lightning Minks, and Heavenly Star Beasts he had killed hadn't been able to develop extraordinary intelligence due to their low bloodline grades.
Without extraordinary intelligence, they could only be classified as beasts. They wouldn't have a complete high-level soul.
That was why he hadn't seen any clear beast souls after killing more than a dozen beasts and demon beasts. They had gradually dissipated into the air.
However, the level-seven Crypt Race clansman was clearly different.
That was a true intelligent being with a complete soul.
After his death, according to the rules of Haoran, his soul would slowly dissipate, flow into the depths of the earth, and merge with the Yin veins.
Eventually, it would gather at the source of the Yin veins in the Land of Terror.
But here...
The souls of the Crypt Race clansmen who had died because of the poison didn't dissipate immediately. They were still gathering and being sucked into the underground cave that led to the upper continent.
"You can see it?"
Denise put down the cooked meat in her hand and wiped the grease at the corner of her mouth. She looked surprised.
Although Yu Yuan hadn't recovered yet, his Yin Soul had just devoured many foreign souls and evil spirits with the Great Yin Soul Art and refined his soul power. Naturally, he could see the illusory souls.
He nodded slightly.
Denise and Dougart, who was behind her, had serious expressions. They found it hard to believe.
"Uncle Dougart, go to the warship first," Denise suddenly said. "I want to talk to him alone."
The tall eighth grade Star Race warrior pointed at the corpses of dead spirit beasts and Demon beasts that were tied up with bloody tendons, reminding her that Yu Yuan was not a simple person.
"It's fine. Just aim at him with the crystal cannon," Denise said again.
Dougart let out an "oh" and suddenly realized something.
"Your name is Mi Ting, right?"
Denise looked at the evasive Mi Ting. "Come here, Uncle Doggett. Get Mi Ting up too. I don't want anyone else to hear what we're going to say next. "
How could Mi Ting dare to disobey Denise's order? She walked over reluctantly.
Doggett grabbed her by the shoulder and growled as he instantly soared into the sky.
A beam of star energy shot out from the bottom of the ship and into the hovering ancient starship.
At this time, Yu Yuan, who was still eating the roasted beast meat, noticed that the remaining bones of the Crypt Tribe warrior, which had turned into a pool of blood, also had toxins precipitated.
It was exactly the same as the bones of the other skeletons near the deep cave.
There were Haoran mortals and Crypt Race members among them.
A spiritual light flashed like lightning.
"Are you feeding the souls of the Crypt Race warriors to the Other Souls in the cave?" Yu Yuan snorted softly. "But the strange thing is, why are there so many outsider skeletons that I can't identify?"
He pointed at one of the skeletons of a human that he had specially examined earlier and deliberately said this.
"You're not familiar with it because it's not a race you know. Those skeletons belong to Haoran mortals who haven't practiced cultivation. "As Denise spoke, she stared into Yu Yuan's eyes, hoping to find some clues.
She could see what Yu Yuan was doing through the eyes of the Heavenly Star Beast in the hall with the open dome.
However, she couldn't hear Yu Yuan's words, let alone know what Yu Yuan was thinking.
The first time Yu Yuan had come to this cave, he had stayed and observed one of the human skeletons for a long time. She had noticed the anomaly, and knew that Yu Yuan had noticed something.
Denise wanted to know if Yu Yuan could tell that those skeletons were actually human skeletons.
"Human skeletons?" Yu Yuan was clearly surprised. Then, he shouted again, "Human skeletons who haven't practiced cultivation? That's impossible! As far as I know, human skeletons don't leave their world. They can't go to the starry river. "
Denise took a few deep looks, but didn't see anything unusual. She thought that Yu Yuan had only noticed the difference between human skeletons and outsider skeletons.
"Let me answer your question first."
The Star Race's young lady calmed herself down. Then, she tore the cooked meat Yu Yuan handed her and organized her thoughts. After a while, she said, "That's right. There's a strange soul in this cave. My father told me that it's an Earth Devil born in some strange places in Haoran. "
I knew it!
Yu Yuan snorted inwardly, but his expression didn't change as he motioned for her to continue.
"That so-called Earth Devil has always been imprisoned," Denise explained seriously. "It's different from what you think. This cave doesn't lead to the Upper Continent. About halfway through, the hole was completely sealed. Also, this cave wasn't opened by the Crypt Race later. It existed long ago. "
"The Earth Devil is at the bottom of the cave?" Yu Yuan asked.
"Yes."
Denise looked up at the clusters of lightning vortexes. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "We didn't make these lightning vortexes. They existed before. We just added an extra barrier nearby to prevent other races from entering. We also didn't let the beasts and demon beasts inside leave. "
"Tell me about that Earth Devil." Yu Yuan cared about the main point.
"This Haoran Earth Devil is extremely cunning and vicious. We don't know how many years he's been imprisoned. In short, he can't come out. " Denise suddenly sighed. "In the past, he was so weak that his soul was almost destroyed. My father … killed some Crypt Race clansmen and fed him with their souls."
"Are you trying to pry something out of him?" Yu Yuan asked, understanding what he meant.
"It's comfortable to talk to smart people." Denise didn't hide it and told the truth. "Actually, from the moment he knew of his existence, my father had been competing with him and had come into contact with him several times. However, he sometimes pretended to be crazy. He would be awake for a while, and his soul would be in chaos for a while. "
"When he was awake, he would pester endlessly and refuse to say anything."
"My father didn't want to share the Floating Life Realm and the secret of his existence with others, nor did he want to use other methods to completely kill him. Then it became like this."
"Every time he was weak, he would get some souls to hang on to so that he could barely survive."
Speaking of that troublesome Earth Devil, Denise also felt a headache. "After I took over the Lower Land, I tried to get in touch with him, but he was still the same. There was only one time when he said that some special poisons that could distort his soul could cure him when he was in a delirious state. "
Laughing self-mockingly, Denise said, "I think it's fake too."
Pointing at the pool of blood on the ground, her expression was cold. "This guy was bewitched by him and became his slave. Those Crypt Race clansmen who live underground can't come into contact with him, but they can occasionally feel his thoughts and worship him as a god. "
"Two-thirds of the entire Crypt Race underground have been silently enslaved by him."
"But those Crypt Race clansmen are too weak. It's useless no matter how much they struggle. If Schwartz and I want to exterminate the Crypt Race, either of us can do it."
At this point, she finished the second piece of meat she had obtained from Yu Yuan.
She didn't ask for more. She took out a handkerchief and wiped her hands.
"You haven't answered my other question. Why did the bones of the human race appear?" Yu Yuan said solemnly.
"No matter how weak the mortals of the human race are, because they are intelligent beings with seven emotions and six desires, and three souls, they can become nutrients for that Earth Devil as long as they die," Denise said.
Yu Yuan nodded. "Of course I know that."
"Aren't you curious why the Floating Life Realm has Spirit Calming Grass, Flame Heart Flowers, and beasts like the Lightning Mink and Moon Devouring Ape?" Denise's expression became strange when she said this.
"No," Yu Yuan said bluntly. "It's because the Spirit Calming Grass and Flame Heart Flowers can be transplanted here. As for the Lightning Mink and Moon Devouring Ape, because they are demons, they are born with strong bodies and can adapt to the natural environment of the Floating Life Realm. But those mortals can't easily leave Haoran. Also, they have no value. I don't believe that we spent so much effort to get them just to feed that Earth Devil. "
"If it's just to feed him, the Silver Scales, Banshees, and Fire Lizards in the Floating Life Realm can do it. There's no need to go to the trouble of getting the mortals from Haoran's heaven and earth. "
This was the biggest question in his heart. It also made him very angry. He had to get to the bottom of it.
After pondering for a long time, Denise looked up at the berthed ancient starship. "Promise me that you'll help me refine the poison and stay in the Floating Life Realm for a while. Then, I'll tell you the secret."
Yu Yuan immediately felt the fear of being targeted by a crystal cannon. He snorted inwardly and said, "Okay."
"You agree?"
"Yes."
After the question and answer, Denise fell silent again, as if she was organizing her words. After a long time, she said, "The Spirit Calming Grass, Flame Heart Flowers, Lightning Minks, and Moon Devouring Apes are all species of the Floating Life Realm. Instead, it's the Heavenly Star Beasts that you're familiar with, the common medicinal plants that you recognize, and the members of other races that are outsiders. "
"The entire Floating Life Realm appeared out of thin air in our domain overnight," Nie Tian said.
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