Published: November 30, -0001
"Grievance Soul Qi?" Qin Chen was taken aback.
"It's the formless Grievance Soul that forms between heaven and earth, specifically devouring human essence blood. This person seems to have a demon creature on him that can absorb that Grievance Soul Qi, strengthening itself. Young friend, you must have encountered it before," the old man explained.
Qin Chen immediately understood that what the old man was referring to was likely the Yin Soul Beast.
Qin Chen was stunned.
How could this old man, who had been deep within this palace, know that there were many Yin Soul Beasts in the outside world?
Moreover, at this moment, Qin Chen suddenly realized why he felt a sense of familiarity with the bloody aura surrounding the old man and the stone platform.
It was clearly very similar to the aura left behind by the dark red Yin Soul Beast.
Back when Qin Chen was in the Black Death Marsh, he had once slain a dark red Yin Soul Beast, which left behind a blood-colored crystal after it was killed.
At that time, Qin Chen thought that it was the blood crystal of the Yin Soul Beast, but later he discovered that the black Yin Soul Beast didn't possess such a blood crystal; only the more powerful dark red Yin Soul Beasts had it.
But if it were a blood crystal from a blood beast, then any blood beast should have one, and not just the weak ones lacking it while the powerful ones had them.
"Could it be that those blood-colored crystals are the essence blood crystallized after the Yin Soul Beasts devour human essence?"
Qin Chen's heart jolted.
This wasn't impossible.
Back then, he hadn’t deliberately broken that blood-colored crystal, but still sensed a trace of bloody aura. He hadn’t paid attention at the time, but now that he thought back, that aura was extremely similar to the bloody aura in this space.
Could it be that there are many essence blood crystals left by dark red Yin Soul Beasts here?
Qin Chen was stunned once more.
What did the old man need so many essence blood crystals for?
At this moment, Qin Chen's heart began to harbor doubts.
He carefully looked at the old man and immediately noticed something strange.
The old man was surrounded by a strange seal. At first, he thought it was a seal set by the old man to prevent his soul from dissipating.
But upon closer inspection, the structure of these seals didn’t resemble any ordinary seal.
Having studied seals and formations for many years and having some understanding of secret patterns, he had never seen any seal shaped like this; it resembled...
A seal?
A flash of insight struck Qin Chen. He suddenly realized that this wasn’t a seal at all, but a complex sealing technique. Initially, he hadn't seen it, but when he woke up to the truth, he increasingly felt that the old man was enveloped by a layer of sealing.
This old man was not trapped here by choice, but rather sealed within.
But who on earth sealed him here?
If there was really a seal around him, why hadn’t he mentioned it before?
Cold sweat drenched Qin Chen's back.
Although he didn't understand why the old man lied, his sense of unease intensified, and he no longer wanted to stay here.
He had already experienced possession before; this old guy could communicate freely in his mind, and he might very well be able to possess him. With such a terrifying existence, Qin Chen couldn’t guarantee that he would be able to resist if the old man really decided to take action against him.
At this moment, Qin Chen was thoroughly suspicious of the old man and even wanted to leave immediately. However, he knew he could not do that; if he acted too hastily, he might alert the old man and provoke an immediate attack.
Feigning shock, he said, "So it turns out that the technique you practice is so terrifying? Unfortunately, my cultivation is too weak to inherit your legacy. However, you can rest assured, I greatly admire you, and once I exit, I will definitely find a suitable successor for you."
After saying that, Qin Chen picked up the black slave and placed him on the stone platform, preparing to teleport away.