At the sound of Black Sea's name, Gu Qing Shan drew a deep breath.
So that was it.
Everything made sense now.
He had to save her.
She was now his only hope against the Soul Screamer!
"Thank you for telling me all this."
He thanked Xuan Ya with utmost sincerity.
--If Xuan Ya hadn't told him of her own accord, he would have had to work very hard to learn these things.
After all, they were the absolute secrets of Soul Calming Village.
The end of the Inner World, the fall of the Seven Gods, Black Sea's departure—these were secrets no ordinary person could learn. In all of Soul Calming Village, probably only the royal family and the Guardians knew about them.
"She says she's grateful to you. This is all the help she can offer."
Xuan Ya nodded and continued.
Ye Feili listened and repeated her words:
"After the Four Gods spread the word, everyone now believes that after death, their souls will be taken away to enter a true paradise in heaven."
"But they don't realize it's all an illusion created by the monster."
"In fact, whenever anyone dies now, the monster devours their soul."
"The royal family once ruled the entire world, but now it has dwindled. It's no match for the Four Gods, let alone that terrifying monster. All it can do is cling to life."
Gu Qing Shan interrupted Ye Feili and asked in confusion, "If that monster is so powerful, why hasn't it wiped out the royal family?"
"Because it used a strange method to infiltrate Soul Calming Village. It devoured the Law of Death that governed Soul Calming Village and replaced it with itself. That was how it finally managed to enter this world."
"It controls the fate of every soul after