After a shake, I was upside down in Xiezhi's body. I shook slowly, lost my balance, and couldn't stand up at all. Then, a strong Gas directly pushed me out. suck. "Wang Niu" Xiaomei's nervous voice clearly reached my ears. In an instant, I saw a dazzling light, and before I could react, I fell heavily to the ground. "Wang Niu, are you okay?" Seeing this, Xiaomei ran to my side and helped me up. I shook my head and looked at my hands and feet. They were already covered with scars. This Xiezhi was pretty serious. "You can see, Xiezhi seems to be dying." The woman's happy voice reached our ears. We looked over and saw Xiezhi fell to the ground, with his stomach empty. Seems a bit scary. I walked over carefully and saw Xiezhi motionless. His whole body fell to the ground, and his eyes were wide open. I moved Xiezhi, but there was no reaction at all. My nervous heart immediately relaxed. At this time, I felt a coolness around me, which seemed to come from Xiezhi's body. "Wang Niu, please leave quickly." Xiaomei reminded me. I immediately left the side of Xiezhi and stood together with Xiaomei and the others. For some reason, thick smoke came out of Xiezhi's body. I was extremely surprised. What was going on? What happened just now? No reaction. "Look, Xiezhi is about to release his soul, which means Ghost Gate Sect Master is about to disappear," the woman said. When Xiehun disappeared, I was shocked and looked at the woman. The woman's expression was very excited. At this moment, I suddenly felt that my heart was being sucked deeply by something, with a slight sense of pain. This feeling began to continue, and I didn't have time. After saying this feeling, I saw Xiezhi's body disappearing and turning into a ray of light staying in place. "This is the remnant soul" Xiaomei shouted in surprise. I was stunned for a moment and walked towards Xiaomei. At this time, the light that stayed in place began to shake violently for some unknown reason. Xiaomei and I called each other and looked at each other. Suddenly, the light on the ground The beam of light rushed towards me unexpectedly and entered my body. In an instant, I felt as if my body was being burned by a fire, creating a burning sensation that kept spreading throughout my body. It was very uncomfortable to go up and down. Xiaomei saw the look on my face and asked me what was wrong. I took off my clothes and Xiaomei screamed. At this time, my skin turned red. Looks red.
"How could this happen?" Xiaomei seemed startled.
"That's not a remnant soul; it's the lingering spirit of Xiezhi after death," the woman said.
As soon as the woman's words fell, it felt like something was about to explode within me, forcing my body to tilt back toward the sky.
Not only that, but everything around us began to shake violently, as if an earthquake had struck.
"Run! This place is going to collapse!" the woman shouted, grabbing Xiaomei and pulling me along with her.
Within seconds, the area crumbled down, but fortunately, we all managed to escape from inside.
"Wang Niu, are you okay?" Xiaomei looked at me, her eyes filled with deep concern. I took a deep breath and felt a bit better; I shook my head at Xiaomei to indicate that I was fine.
At that moment, a warm sensation surged in my chest, as if it were trying to draw all the strength from my body.
"No, that's definitely a remnant soul," Xiaomei seemed to be contradicting the woman's words, muttering to herself.
I glanced down at my chest and saw a red dot appearing there. I was somewhat surprised, thinking it was an illusion. Wasn't it said that the remaining two remnants were on the Ghost Gate Sect Master? How could one be on Xiezhi?
"What is going on?" I asked Xiaomei.
Xiaomei was also taken aback by the appearance of the red dot, seemingly pondering where things had gone wrong.
"No, no, it seems we made a mistake," the woman suddenly became particularly agitated.
Seeing her excitement stirred a sense of foreboding within me; it was possible that everything we had discussed before was wrong.
Suddenly, a loud crash drew our attention back. We all turned toward the source of the sound and saw that the place where the Ghost Gate Sect Master resided had completely collapsed, releasing thick black mist.
"We need to hurry and leave; otherwise, we won't be able to get out later," the woman urgently pulled Xiaomei and me along as she ran forward.
But before we could run a few steps, a thick black mist surrounded us, encircling us completely.
“Not good, the Ghost Gate Sect Master is here,” the woman's face turned pale in an instant.
Before our eyes, figures from the Ghost Gate Cult emerged from the black mist, wielding sharp weapons and casting dark glances at us. The Ghost Gate Sect Master floated down from above, his gaze fixed ominously on us.
My heart sank; what was happening? Wasn't it said that if the divine beast died, the Ghost Gate Sect Master would perish as well?
“Ah, the King of the Earth,” the Ghost Gate Sect Master glared at us with a sinister expression.
A chill ran through my body; he actually recognized me.
“You, how...” The overwhelming sense of shock shattered my fleeting feeling of victory.
“Surprised by this unexpected outcome?” The Ghost Gate Sect Master mocked me.
I was momentarily speechless, overwhelmed by a feeling of being unable to respond.
Suddenly, the Ghost Gate Sect Master's gaze shifted to the woman beside me. I saw a cruel glint in his eyes. In an instant, I watched as sharp blades formed from the black mist struck her. She staggered for a moment, and then her entire body ignited in flames. A massive spark erupted around her, and before I knew it, she exploded into ashes that scattered into the air. She was dead.
The ashes transformed into scattered starlight in the sky. My heart jolted painfully, causing me to frown.
What was happening? Why did I feel sorrow over her death?
The cold laughter of the Ghost Gate Sect Master echoed in my ears, sending shivers down my spine. Xiaomei's astonished voice reached me. “That was the Twelfth Fragment of the Soul.”
“What do you mean?” I turned sharply to Xiaomei.
Her eyes were wide with shock, and her face had turned grim.
“That woman was the Twelfth Fragment of the Soul. With her death, your identity is lost forever.” Xiaomei's tone carried an endless sorrow.
"It’s impossible! Didn’t you say that the Ghost Gate Sect Master was the one? How did it turn into her? And what’s with the divine beast? What is going on?" Xiaomei's words struck me like a heavy blow.
Before Xiaomei could respond, the cold voice of the Ghost Gate Sect Master echoed, "Heh heh, all of this is just your naivety. I merely set a small trap, and you fell right into it."
Her words sent a chill down my spine.
"I’ve known for a long time that this woman is the remnant soul of the King of the Earth, which is why I kept my eyes on her. The King of the Earth will eventually come to find her. The moment you came into contact with her, I had already marked you. I just didn’t want to act against you then; after all, it’s better to fish with a long line. Heh heh, who would have thought I’d actually catch something? Truly, heaven is aiding me! Once you’re dead, the entire Three Realms will belong to me! Ah ha ha!" The Ghost Gate Sect Master was filled with delight.
"No, this can’t be! How could she be a remnant soul? No, there must be some mistake!" Xiaomei's emotions grew increasingly agitated as she struggled to believe what the Ghost Gate Sect Master had said.
The Ghost Gate Sect Master looked at Xiaomei and mocked, "You still don’t know, do you? The reason I could set this scheme in motion is thanks to you. If you hadn’t told the King of the Earth that I was just two remaining fragments of his soul, this plan might not have succeeded. Ha ha."
Xiaomei froze for a moment, a deep sense of guilt washing over her face. She turned to me, her eyes brimming with tears.
"I'm sorry, I didn’t mean to." Xiaomei looked at me with remorse.
I felt a pang in my heart as well; after all, the current situation wasn’t solely caused by Xiaomei.
"Heh heh, since you are so sentimental, why not let me be a good person and send you both to hell together?" As she spoke, a ball of Black Light appeared in the Ghost Gate Sect Master's hand, growing larger by the moment.
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