The Secret of the Twin Swords

The old man lay on the ground, groaning in agony as the Hell-Suppressing Ghost King Scepter pierced him.

He struggled to keep his voice under control and said:

"You want to know the secret of the Heaven and Earth Twin Swords?"

Gu Qingshan said, "Of course. That's why I came."

The old man stared at Gu Qingshan and gritted his teeth. "The eternal true god spent a long time laying the groundwork to get this far. Now you're going to make everything fall apart in my hands. Afterward, the true god will certainly devour me."

"Then you'll die right now," Gu Qingshan said flatly.

Darkness and crimson welled up from the Hell-Suppressing Ghost King Scepter. They twined together, merging into a strange glow that slowly crept along the scepter toward the old man.

This was the scepter's power of Soul Dissipation.

The dead devoured by the Ghost King Scepter became nothing but nourishment for it. They could never be resurrected.

Click, click, click—

A series of sounds came from inside the Ghost King Scepter, as though it were preparing to feed.

The old man shuddered.

As one of the dead, he couldn't control the fear in his heart when faced with the Ghost King Scepter.

Suddenly, the old man broke down and wailed, "I'm just a nobody! How could I possibly know what the true god is really planning? Please, spare my life. I'll be your servant from now on!"

Gu Qingshan said without expression, "I can tell that the Soul Screamer considers this matter very important."

"That martial cultivator's only job was to hold me back. You were the one who actually set this whole thing in motion. A nobody wouldn't earn that kind of trust from those above, nor would they be assigned such an important task."

"So