Secrets of the Haunted House: A Remnant Soul in the Underground Palace and Annihilation Sword Intent

Pushing open the creaking wooden door, they were met by a gust of wind carrying mildew and a faint, chilling air. The small courtyard was overgrown with weeds and littered with broken stones. Its only stone house looked ready to collapse, its walls covered in withered vines as though they could cave in at any moment.

Bao Bao huddled fearfully behind Li Wuyang, its tentacles tightly clutching the hem of his clothes. The Great Elder and Jiyun remained calm as they carefully sensed the flow of energy around them. Aidera stayed behind on the starship to stand guard, not entering this obviously troublesome residence.

"Woooo..."

The moment they stepped into the courtyard, the faint crying became much clearer. It sounded as if a woman were sobbing sorrowfully deep within the stone house. Her voice was ethereal and distant, carrying a grief that pierced to the bone and made their scalps prickle.

"Playing tricks." Li Wuyang, in his child form, curled his lip. Now that he possessed a Chaos Dao Body, he was exceptionally sensitive to the nature of energy. At a glance, he saw that this was not a true ghost, but an extremely pure remnant will filled with unwillingness and resentment. It had attached itself to some special object or terrain here, gradually forming a peculiar field over countless years.

The Chaos Imprint between his brows flashed faintly, and a thread of Chaos Qi spread outward. Like spring wind melting ice and snow, it instantly dissolved the cold field of resentment, and the crying abruptly ceased. Even the temperature in the courtyard seemed to rise somewhat.

"Just a lingering obsession. It poses no real threat," Li Wuyang said indifferently, walking toward the stone house.

The inside of the stone house was even more dilapidated. Furniture lay scattered about at