Li Ning raised a ball of blood-colored flame in his palm and burned the Evil Venerable's shattered Nascent Soul until not a trace remained. Only then did he speak casually:
"He was merely a puppet sent to lead the charge for us. After being used for so long without accomplishing anything, he should have died long ago. Besides, the God Venerable's remnant soul sealed within the Ancient Battlefield has already vanished. Don't tell me none of you sensed it."
Li Ning's words were met with utter silence. Clearly, everyone within the Wuwang Ruins understood.
"The God Venerable's remnant soul exhausted the power of its divine soul to construct this passage solely to help us leave the Wuwang Ruins. He hoped we could escape this sunless place. Unfortunately, the Heavenly Dao threw a wrench in the works, using a fragment of the Ancient Battlefield to block the exit and forcing us into conflict with the Spirit Realm cultivators.
"We thought that as long as we killed the Spirit Realm cultivators blocking the entrance this time, we would regain our freedom. But too many old friends fell upon the Ancient Battlefield. Even in death, they remain unwilling to let us leave.
"I used the Evil Venerable's hand to cast a spell, having the remnant souls of our fallen companions suppress the immortal souls clinging to those skeletons. Yet this fool actually tried to infiltrate the Spirit Realm cultivators' encampment by fusing with immortal bones. Before he even approached the camp, the backlash exposed him. If he had not still been useful, I would have crushed him to death long ago.
"I erased him now not only because I did not wish to waste an Immortal Pill detoxifying him, but because the new puppet has already matured!"
Li Ning's words plunged the surroundings