"Ke! Ke! Ke!"
"I never expected such a small place to have such a powerful soul body. If I capture you and bring you back to the hall, I'll surely receive a Venerable's reward!"
On the black plains, a merchant caravan of nearly a hundred people was making its way forward. Ahead of them, a mass of black mist radiating a formidable aura blocked their path. As the sinister voice emerged from within the mist, fear in the hearts of everyone in the caravan surged to its peak.
"What a terrifying aura! What kind of monster is inside that black mist?!"
"From what he said, it sounds like he wants to take our souls. What are we supposed to do?!"
"Taking our souls means killing us, doesn't it? If that's the case, let's fight him!"
"Little Brother Yan Xiao, when we were attacked by those bandits earlier, thank you for saving my life... But the mysterious thing blocking our way this time is clearly extremely powerful. When the time comes, don't worry about me. If even one of us can escape, then so be it!"
Amid the terrified cries of the caravan members, a burly man in his thirties gave these instructions to the young man beside him.
That young man was none other than Xiao Yan, who had fled Misty Cloud Mountain in a miserable state that day. At the time, after Elder Yao had spent half a month desperately treating him, Xiao Yan had endured untold hardship before finally purging Xiao Yi Xian's Woeful Poison from his body. Afterward, he felt too ashamed to return to Wutan City or face Xiao Zhan. He merely sent a letter home to inform Xiao Zhan of his current circumstances, then set off for Jia Nan Academy.
After entering the Black Region