The howl was shrill and soul-shaking. Several cultivators present heard it and could not help shuddering as a chill suddenly swept through their bodies.
The howl came so abruptly that it seemed to have sounded at the same time as the shout just now.
Stirred by that shout, everyone present had almost locked onto the strange transparent object that had suddenly appeared.
Yet under everyone's divine sense, the scarlet object that had solidified after flashing into view slammed into Ancestor Lin Shuo's soul-body, and a burst of bloody light suddenly exploded outward.
Anyone could tell that the blood was not from the solidified scarlet object, but from a cultivator's blood spraying out.
Everyone was shocked. As a soul-body, how could Ancestor Lin Shuo possibly spurt blood?
The answer was soon revealed. With a startled cry, everyone completely understood what had happened: "Senior Brother Kui has fallen!"
Kui Yu was one of the five cultivators from Youfu Palace, and one of the two cultivators standing in front of Ancestor Lin Shuo.
The shout of warning just now had also come from Kui Yu.
However, the place where Kui Yu had stopped just moments ago was now occupied by Ancestor Lin Shuo, who should have been the one struck by that strange object.
As for Kui Yu, who had been standing there moments earlier, he had appeared where Ancestor Lin Shuo had previously stopped.
It seemed as though Ancestor Lin Shuo and Kui Yu had suddenly undergone a spatial transformation, abruptly exchanging positions.
It was not merely an appearance. In the briefest flash of lightning, Ancestor Lin Shuo and Kui Yu had truly exchanged positions.
That exchange allowed Ancestor Lin Shuo to escape with his life. Kui Yu, who had suddenly appeared before the scarlet attack, had no time to react and