Lei Dong's heart stirred faintly, as if he had sensed something unusual. He fixed a cold gaze on the Winged God Person. "Explain yourself more clearly." At a thought, he halted the attacks of his four Golden Core subordinates. They still surrounded the Winged God Person, though, ready to kill him without mercy at the slightest sign of trouble.
The Winged God Person's imposing aura had already faded. Facing Lei Dong's icy stare, he knew that if he failed to give a satisfactory answer, he would meet his end here. Though he was now half man and half ghost, if he could truly disregard the end of his own life, he would never have wound up in this predicament. He instinctively shrank his neck and answered obediently, "Young Master, you may not know this, but your Devil Emperor Sect stripped away my body, refined my soul, and forged me into a Soul Slave. I was sealed in the altar here on the frontier, serving as the guardian of this trial checkpoint. It was originally meant to reward the sect's most gifted talents. If someone from the sect could break through without fleeing, and instead defeat me in a straight fight, I would have the right to choose whether to acknowledge him as my master. Of course, becoming a Soul Slave is also the only way I can gain my freedom. Unfortunately, in all the time I've guarded this frontier checkpoint, I've yet to encounter anyone capable of defeating me."
The Winged God Person had spoken in an even, matter-of-fact tone, but his words sent waves surging through Lei Dong's heart. The Devil Emperor Sect. The Devil Emperor Sect. So the so-called temple had belonged to the ancient Devil Emperor Sect. Lei Dong was left speechless. He truly had an immense