This remnant corpse could barely be called a corpse. It was merely some irregular chunks of flesh that still retained a trace of spirituality, and under the "erosion" of the Law of Darkness, they were continuously "disappearing" at a rate visible to the naked eye.
"Big Brother, a thief has broken into our territory."
A cold glint flashed in the four-armed man's eyes. He raised his head toward a stretch of empty space, his lips moving slightly as he spoke.
As soon as he said this, the surrounding void was violently torn apart once more. A burly man in purple robes, his muscles knotted like iron and his frame like a tower, stepped out from within. His eyes were deep and somber, and when he saw Jingkong's "remnant corpse," his expression gained a measure of gravity.
"There are no traces of battle nearby. This spirit slave... was likely killed by a delayed spirit talisman, then the Law of Darkness was used... to destroy the evidence..."
Purple Blood Demon Venerable narrowed his eyes. After sweeping the Solitary Spirit Mountain Secret Realm with his vast divine sense, he reached his conclusion.
"A delayed spirit talisman? The Law of Darkness? Why would this person go to such unnecessary lengths?" The four-armed man, Phantom-Armed Demon Venerable, was briefly stunned upon hearing this.
Yet not long after those words left his mouth, realization struck him. In an instant, he understood the "cunning" of the person who had killed Jingkong.
Had he not been close to Jingkong, noticed the spirit slave's death at the first possible moment, and rushed over in an instant... he likely would have found it difficult to see the "Law of Darkness" winding around Jingkong's remnant corpse.
If he had arrived even a little later—
Only the aura of the "delayed spirit