Wolf Valley (1)

"Are there vengeful spirits here?" Little Wolf Langyue asked, startled by the question.

"Ah, yes, I am a member of the Soul Clan, and I am very sensitive to souls. Therefore, I can clearly sense that there are vengeful spirits of wild boars, wolves, and snakes here, in enormous numbers, countless." Fanxin nodded and said.

"Oh, I just felt a bit eerie, nothing else. Could that eerie feeling be caused by a vengeful spirit?" Langyue asked.

"Yes, they are closely related. Okay, wait a moment while I hold off those wolves," Fanxin nodded and said.

Upon hearing this, Langyue nodded slightly and asked no further questions. She immediately activated her power, creating several giant wolves that surrounded Fanxin to prevent the wolves from rushing over and attacking Fanxin.

Fanxin immediately sat down, then probed his mind with his spiritual power, summoning a soul body he had condensed. A moment later, a transparent shadow appeared beside Fanxin, sitting cross-legged on the ground with Fanxin.

This shadow could only be seen by Fanxin; Langyue couldn't see it at all. If Fanxin were to use his soul to attack Langyue now, Langyue wouldn't know how to retaliate.

However, Fanxin wouldn't do that, because his soul body wasn't strong enough yet, its strength wasn't even half of Fan Xin's. To ask him to attack others now would be suicidal. Even if others attacked randomly, they might still manage to hit him.

After his soul body sat down cross-legged, he began to unleash his soul special skills.

After forming the hand seal, he drew a beam of light from his palm and projected it out, covering the mountain of bones in front of him.

Enveloped in light, countless shadows immediately emerged from within the Bone Mountain, including snakes, wolves, elephants, and so on.

"Wow, there really are moving souls! Why can I see them now?" Langyue scanned the surroundings and discovered countless shadows. It knew that these must be the souls that Fanxin had mentioned. It was a little confused. Before, it couldn't even see half a shadow. But now it could see them all. It was puzzled.

"Hehe, that's because I cast Light of Purification. This light can purify those vengeful spirits, allowing their previously invisible souls to appear. However, they can only appear for a moment; after a while, they will completely disappear," Fanxin said with a smile.

"Oh, where do they go after they disappear?" Langyue asked curiously.

Upon hearing this, Fanxin paused for a moment, then said, "I don't know either. It's probably another world of the dead, but I don't know the specifics."

"Sigh, it's so profound, I don't understand it at all," Langyue said, Langyue.

"I don't understand either, but we'll understand after we die," Fanxin said helplessly. Life and death are ethereal things, even water cannot fully comprehend them. To truly understand them, one must experience them firsthand. However, his life has only just begun, so naturally he hasn't experienced any of that. Therefore, he doesn't know anything about it.

"Alright, I'm not talking to you anymore. Focus on protecting the surroundings and don't let the wolves get close," Langyue warned. He was currently purifying the vengeful spirits and had no time to protect himself. Therefore, Langyue had to take on this responsibility. If he was half-hearted, it would be all over.

"I understand, don't worry." Langyue nodded and said.

After receiving Langyue's affirmative answer, Fanxin stopped talking nonsense, closed his eyes, and devoted himself wholeheartedly to the purification of his soul.

"Someone can actually sense souls? That's amazing! Hey, shall we go ask him for help?" The moment Fanxin closed his eyes, his soul heard a faint voice, filled with admiration and surprise. These voices were none other than the souls that Fanxin had purified.

"Great, great! This way, that big bad guy might be wiped out!" an elephant nodded and said.

"That's right, we must get rid of that big bad guy. He's hiding inside the tower, manipulating everything from behind the scenes. He's despicable. We're already dead, but we absolutely can't let his evil scheme succeed. Otherwise, who knows how many of our kind, or even those of other species, will be killed by him and have their souls devoured," a snake chimed in.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" said a giant vulture.

"Okay, let's go."

At the vulture's command, countless vengeful spirits rushed towards Fanxin, and soon they entered Fanxin soul body. Moments later, Fanxin's soul body underwent a great change, becoming more robust and sturdy.

Fanxin being sensed all this, he was immediately startled. He had originally intended to purify those souls, but unexpectedly, they rushed into his own soul body.

"What's going on? Why can they talk?" Fanxin was puzzled, although he had seen animals talk before.

He already had three companions: Langyue, the Little Black Cat, and Xiaojin. However, he had never witnessed such a wondrous sight before—all the animals could speak. Yet, he had just sensed that not only snakes, but also elephants, wolves, and others—they could all speak; it was truly unexpected.

"They still want my help, but what exactly?" Fanxin asked, full of doubt, placing his hand on the soul's body. Then, he probed it with his spiritual power, intending to find out.

"Hey, you're in! Come on over, we need to talk to you."

As soon as Fanxin Xin condensed his spiritual power into the shape of a small person and entered his soul body, countless wild beasts surrounded him, completely enveloping him. They then whispered incessantly in his ear.

Fanxin rubbed his ears and said, "Alright, can you send out a representative? You're all talking, who am I supposed to listen to!"

"Alright, I'll speak. You all listen up, and stop talking nonsense." The giant vulture pushed aside the beasts and shouted. As it spoke, it glanced at all the beasts with a sharp look in its eyes, and the beasts slowly shut their mouths.

"Ah, tell me, why can you speak?" Fanxin asked, puzzled.

"We're not just talking, we're communicating with our souls, understand?" the vulture said. "When a soul is powerful enough, it possesses special abilities."

"Oh, so that means your soul is very powerful, right? But as far as I know, vultures are just ordinary birds, right? They're stupid, how could they possibly cultivate their souls?" Fanxin asked again.

"You little brat, who are you calling stupid? Let me tell you, I'm not stupid at all, I'm very smart!" The vulture seemed to have its tail stepped on when Fanxin called it stupid, and immediately became dissatisfied, shouting loudly. Its voice was very shrill, making Fanxin's ears very uncomfortable.

"Okay, okay, okay, you're smart, I'm stupid, alright? Hurry up and tell me! I can't hold on much longer!" Fanxin said.

His soul is not strong enough yet, and he cannot allow his soul body to stay outside for too long, otherwise it will be damaged. Therefore, he must use it quickly so that he can return his soul body to his brain to recuperate as soon as possible.

"Looks like you're quite weak. Fine, I won't bother with you then." The giant vulture shook its head helplessly and said, "We came here to find you so that you could subdue this tower. If you can't subdue it, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"What do you mean?" Fanxin asked, taken aback.

"Hmph, the original name of this tower is Wolf Valley, the burial ground of the Wolf God Clan. After they died, they returned to Wolf Valley. Over countless years, wolf bones slowly accumulated. Because the Wolf God Clan possessed a special power, the wolf bones changed and gradually formed a giant tower."

The giant vulture said, "Wolf God can summon wind and rain, stir up the heavens and earth, and possess extraordinary power. They are not to be underestimated. The Wolf Valley formed from their bones, though inanimate, is also incredibly powerful."

"This place was originally the resting place of the Wolf Clan, but someone with ulterior motives wanted to use it. He wanted to awaken the deceased Wolf God to serve him. So, he secretly sneaked into the Wolf Valley found the altar there. He offered his own body as a sacrifice and finally obtained the Wolf Valley."

"That person sacrificed his body to the Wolf God, so he was left only with his soul. A soul can't do anything, and if it's exposed to the elements for too long, it will dissipate. So, he's been hiding inside. However, hiding inside is useless to him, because a person's soul also has a lifespan."

"To prolong his life, he recklessly created illusions to lure ignorant beings into them. He then killed these beings, devouring their souls to slowly replenish his own. However, because animal souls are very weak, he needed a vast number of animals. Do you see those mountains of animal bones? That's how he got them."

"However, this is far from enough. Awakening the Wolf God is no easy task. To this end, he specifically sought out powerful individuals to take control of the Wolf Valley. Then, he slowly influenced them, making them evil and brutal. In this way, they would slaughter indiscriminately, seizing flesh and souls."

"Someone once obtained the Wolf Valley used it to wage wars everywhere, drawing countless lives into it. In the end, they all perished, their flesh and souls taken away. When one controller died, another would take their place, and the cycle continued until the last controller was killed and the Wolf Valley was abandoned on a deserted island, where things finally became a little quieter."

"However, many members of the Wolf Clan also entered. That evil fellow's scheme failed, because this was the Wolf God's habitat, and it naturally wouldn't kill its own offspring. Even if that evil fellow tried to influence things from behind, it was useless. So, although many Wolf Clan died, some still managed to escape. This was the only time that any living being escaped from here."

"You now possess Wolf Valley, but we are concerned that you might be used by that guy and eventually manipulated into doing his bidding. Therefore, we have come specifically to remind you."

The giant vulture said, "Actually, we've done this before. Unfortunately, the souls of those controllers weren't strong enough to hear us, leading to tragedy after tragedy. Your soul is strong, which relieves us. With our warning, you shouldn't become that guy's puppet."

"I see. So what should I do?" Fanxin asked upon hearing this. He wanted to obtain Wolf Valley power. Therefore, he would inevitably have to fight the person who was secretly controlling everything. If he didn't understand his opponent and didn't know their weaknesses, he might end up dying a violent death.

"First, you must have a wolf with you. That way, that guy won't be able to use the Wolf God's power, because the Wolf God won't kill its own offspring or its Wolf Clan friends," the giant vulture said. "You have a Little Wolf with you; that Little Wolf is special. Having it with you will greatly increase your chances of winning."

"Ah, I understand. Is there anything else?" Fanxin asked.

"The second one is devouring our souls. Your soul is too weak. That guy has existed for countless years, who knows how long, many times longer than yours. He's incredibly powerful. If your soul isn't strong, you won't be able to defeat him," the giant vulture said.

"Oh, but I can't bring myself to just devour it like that," Fanxin said helplessly.

If it were just one or two souls, he could bring himself to do it. But now there are millions upon millions of souls; he dares not lay a hand on them. He doesn't want to become an executioner.

"Heh, our true souls were devoured by that bastard long ago. What we are now are merely the remnants of countless of our kind."

The giant vulture said, "To be precise, we can't be considered souls, but rather the origin of souls—a pure Soul Power. It's just that our consciousness exists within this power. Once you purify us, our consciousness will immediately disappear, leaving only Soul Power. Therefore, you have absolutely nothing to worry about."

"Oh, I see." Fanxin nodded slightly in response.

"Yes, it's impossible for the soul of a living being to live that long; we ourselves have been dead for countless years," said the giant vulture.

"Okay, I'll do it. Do you have any other suggestions?" Fanxin nodded and asked again.

That's all the advice we can offer; this is all we can do to help you.

The giant vulture said, "We came here to warn you not to be controlled by that evil person hiding in the shadows. Now that you know this place is unusual, you'll probably be more cautious. Well, we should be going now. Goodbye."

As they spoke, countless orbs of light suddenly emerged from the animals, and they quickly left their Fanxin souls and bodies. Once outside, they slowly dispersed and finally vanished completely into the air.

Within the Fanxin soul's body, there are many unconscious orbs of light. They slowly disperse, transforming into countless stars, and then merge into Fanxin soul's body, becoming one with it.

"My soul body is slowly getting stronger; this is indeed Soul Power." Fanxin sensed it and clearly felt that his soul body had become stronger. He was very happy. If he had to cultivate slowly, he didn't know how long it would have taken. But this time, he saved a lot of time.

"I've heard there's more up there. If I absorb that Soul Power, my soul might grow to a very powerful level."

Fanxin clenched his fists and said firmly, "Thank you to all the creatures who died here. Don't worry, I will take care of that bastard for you."

Then, without further thought, Fanxin immediately absorbed his soul body into his brain, allowing it to rest there. Then, he slowly opened his eyes.

"Fanxin, you're finally awake! What were you doing? I called you but you didn't respond. Did something happen?" Fanxin breathed a sigh of relief as soon as Langyue opened her eyes.

A long time has passed since Fanxin closed his eyes. It thought something had happened to Fanxin and kept calling out to Fanxin. But Fanxin didn't respond. If it hadn't sensed Fanxin's pulse and breathing, it would have been really worried.

"No, I was listening to a story. That's why I lost track of time," Fanxin said with a smile and a shake of her head.

"A story? What story?" Langyue asked curiously.

"The story of your Wolf Clan," Fanxin said with a smile, "Alright, let's not talk about it now. I'll tell you when we get back!"

"Alright, there are more and more wolves around us now. We must break through as soon as possible, otherwise we'll be in trouble." Langyue nodded and didn't linger.

Because there were already hundreds of wolves gathered around them, drooling and staring at them with red eyes. If they showed any weakness, those wolves would definitely rush over and attack.

"Don't try to break through, just deal with them," Fanxin said with a smile.

"Hmm, do you have a way to deal with them?" Langyue asked curiously. The reason why wolves are so difficult to fight is that its weaknesses are unknown. If it did, the Wolf Clan wouldn't have suffered so many losses.

"Well, it might be frustrating for others. But for me, it shouldn't be difficult," Fanxin said. He was skilled at using his soul to launch attacks, and as long as he purified the soul enveloping the wolf, the wolf would be no threat.

"Since there's a way, that makes things easier. Tell me, what do I need to do? I'll do my best." Langyue nodded firmly upon hearing this. Most of its people had died inside, and it desperately wanted revenge. This might be its chance.

"You create the giant air wolf to suffocate those wolves inside, and then leave the rest to me," Fanxin said.

Although Langyue didn't quite understand how Fanxin intended to deal with the wolves, it didn't ask further. Following Fanxin's instructions, it created more than a dozen enormous air wolves, which swallowed the surrounding wolves whole. Afterward, it drained all the oxygen from the air wolves' bodies.

"What should I do next?" Langyue asked.