Inside a guest room in the outer buildings of the Extremely Dark Castle.
The Scarlet Wraith slowly drifted toward the door. This was because of Su Xiao's astonishing 860 points of soul intensity, as well as the dual soul-slashing effects of his swordsmanship and Soul Core.
Although Su Xiao's soul intensity was not displayed through an active soul ability, it increased the damage he dealt to wraith- and vengeful-spirit-type enemies by roughly 500%–1200%. Combined with the dual soul-slashing effect, any wraith-type enemy that could survive one of his strikes was definitely an outstanding existence among those of the same rank.
Under Su Xiao's gaze, the Scarlet Wraith suddenly stopped retreating. Seeing this, Su Xiao sat on the bed and pointed ahead. The wraith knew fear, which meant it possessed some intelligence and would make a decent guide.
Seeing Su Xiao's gesture, the Scarlet Wraith hesitated before drifting to a spot several meters in front of him. It did not want to come closer, but Su Xiao's blood aura was simply its nemesis, like scorching red molten iron poured over snow.
Su Xiao stared at the Scarlet Wraith opposite him. It suddenly shuddered. It was truly rare to see a ghostly creature frightened to this extent.
Indeed, the situation was extremely strange. The Scarlet Wraith was clearly a ghostly creature, yet it was terrified. It was not merely because Su Xiao was a swordsmanship grandmaster. He was smiling at it as though suppressing the urge to taste its soul, while taking out a Soul Crystal and crunching it.
"I can understand what I'm saying."
Su Xiao tossed the last Soul Crystal into his mouth and chewed slowly. After a round of "friendly, gentle" negotiations, the Scarlet Wraith finally spoke. It used an ancient Void language.
After hearing its account, Su Xiao