Jiang Ruyi had truly lived up to everyone's expectations!
That night, while the squad stayed in Stone City, she had a "sudden inspiration" and successfully advanced.
Unfortunately, only Tian Tian had witnessed it. Lu Ran and Deng Yutang did not know yet.
After all, everyone had slept in separate rooms.
At the time, Lu Ran had been in his room's bathroom, carefully washing his bloodstained clothes.
"Right, Immortal Sheep." Lu Ran's movements paused.
He frowned slightly and pondered, "As long as I go deep into the Demon Lair and travel far enough, I can reach the Stone City walls at the very Frontline.
If I happen to catch the demon army invading,
then there will definitely be Mountains of Corpses beneath the city walls!"
The more he spoke, the brighter Lu Ran's eyes became. "What is the maximum range of our soul collection?
Can I stand atop the city walls and use the military's help to harvest demon souls on a grand scale?"
That would be far, far more efficient than Lu Ran slaughtering demons himself.
A Voice Transmission suddenly came: "Being too unrestrained will expose your existence ahead of time."
"Expose me?"
Immortal Sheep suddenly asked, "Do you think we use the souls of Evil Underlings to nourish the evil sculptures in our garden?"
Lu Ran was somewhat confused. "Isn't that the case?"
"No. It is qi."
"Qi?"
Immortal Sheep said, "Although Evil Underlings are independent individuals, their lives are all granted by demon statues."
Lu Ran nodded.
Immortal Sheep said, "Every underling carries a wisp of 'qi' from the statue of the Evil True Self.
You may understand this wisp of qi as the Evil True Self's energy source.
This wisp of qi is hidden deep within an Evil Underling's soul."
Immortal Sheep's voice was hoarse and somewhat