The swamp was cold and damp.
Bai Yujun stood amid the grass, sensing her surroundings. Corpses lay submerged beneath the water, rotten evil things steeped in resentment, while whispers that muddled her thoughts sounded in her ears. She had never expected the Dragon Tomb, which appeared so peaceful and serene from the outside, to contain such a scene.
"Just how many ancient powerhouses did Xiao kill back then...?"
The remains sank beneath the water, imprisoning souls, as though they wanted to make the mausoleum seem more real.
She had lent the precious pearl to the monkey and Iron Ball. They needed its protection from soul-disrupting interference more than she did. Besides, as a dragon soul, Bai Yujun was naturally able to restrain evil things.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
Then she suddenly opened her eyes and saw the phantom silhouettes of resentful souls throughout the swamp!
The pearl above the monkey and Iron Ball's heads abruptly erupted, its rainbow light driving away the mist and creating a safe zone. The nearby phantoms hurriedly retreated from the colored radiance. They came in every strange and grotesque shape—half-human, half-beast, or wholly bizarre resentful souls—gathering around Bai Yujun's group of three.
She raised her shield, stopping the monkey and Iron Ball from making a move.
She lightly shook her head, signaling them not to act rashly.
She considered whether to use the dragon spear. The Dragon Tomb's secret realm should be able to conceal its fluctuations. After weighing it again and again, she decided to observe the situation first.
"Heh. Surrounded by enemies on all sides, a ten-sided ambush."
More and more phantoms gathered...
In the distance, Gray Shadow, hidden within the mist, laughed wildly. This was the desperate situation he had prepared for the intruders.
Bai Yujun raised