The atmosphere in the main hall was silent.
Everyone looked at Li Shouhu's suppressed soul and fell silent.
"Are you truly the Qiongqi Mountain Master?"
Wang Zhiwu wore a doubtful expression.
Naturally, he had heard of the Qiongqi Mountain Master's formidable reputation. Within the Eternal Heaven Domain, he was indeed renowned far and wide.
And naturally, everyone knew that the Qiongqi Mountain Master was a Heavenly Sovereign!
Yet now, such a Heavenly Sovereign had suppressed the soul of someone suspected to have come from the Other Shore of Destiny. Who would dare believe it?
The Qiongqi Mountain Master smiled. "As genuine as they come."
Wang Zhiwu frowned. "If so, then you've hidden yourself deeply indeed. Don't tell me you also came from the Other Shore of Destiny."
Everyone's eyelids twitched. That really was possible.
The Qiongqi Mountain Master neither confirmed nor denied it. He merely said to Su Yi, "When I captured this man, he was preparing to leave the River of Destiny..."
The Qiongqi Mountain Master concisely recounted what had happened, then said, "Since this fellow regards fellow Daoist Su as prey, his departure from the River of Destiny this time was most likely part of some scheme."
After a pause, he continued, "However, this is merely the soul of a Great Dao Avatar. If you Soul Search him, you are destined to find nothing. You might even suffer backlash."
Su Yi understood what the Qiongqi Mountain Master meant.
The gap between his cultivation and Li Shouhu's was indeed far too great. If he attempted Soul Searching, it would be no different from lambs to the slaughter.
"I have imprisoned him, but I can only hold him for one month at most."
The Qiongqi Mountain Master said, "If you do not know how to deal with him, I can