He was dressed like an Onmyoji, with narrow, elongated eyes. More than that, his gaze was filled with gentleness.
He was an extraordinarily charming man. Just one look at him was enough to make people lose themselves in his tenderness.
"Lord Seimei, why didn't you keep them here?"
"It wouldn't have been that easy." The man shook his head and said, "People without hearts are extremely lethal to people like us. The Ten Reverse Dao really are enough to make one both envious and jealous."
With that, he turned and left.
I continued chatting casually with Wuxin, but my tone had changed. "Someone was watching us just now."
"It's nothing to worry about. The stronger the existence, the more wary they are of me," Wuxin said smugly.
I nodded. People without hearts could seize other people's powerful strength. Thus, the stronger someone was, the more afraid they were of people without hearts. And Heartless Power was a force exclusive to people without hearts.
Once their bodies were taken away, people without hearts remained people without hearts all the same. Those who lost their power could only let others carve them up.
Perhaps that was the most terrifying thing about people without hearts.
While we were talking, we had already left the Magic Capital.
After leaving the Magic Capital, the muddy water around us grew more abundant. Not only that, it was accompanied by terrifying low growls.
We were heading toward hell.
At that moment, we all grew tense. The slightest mistake could bring about our total destruction.
Wuxin observed our surroundings carefully before saying, "The Land of the Dead. We'll be there soon."
"That's wonderful," I said.
So we made our way toward the surrounding county towns. The Fierce Ghosts and Weird Tales here had increased by who knew how