Within that terrifying Soul River water, indescribable creatures flickered in and out of sight, as though all the world's strangeness had gathered there. It was the source of all that was eerie.
Faced with such a scene, Shi Yongheng only wanted to destroy it all with the most tyrannical lightning.
However, Shi Yongheng did not strike immediately. After all, this had already happened; it was an established fact. Acting here would inevitably bring a certain backlash of Cause and Effect.
Several tens of thousands more years passed, and the two arrived at a place.
Before them lay the Soul River Ultimate Land, a bottomless abyss of darkness.
It was a crater-like terrain enclosed by sheer cliffs. The central opening was hollow and pitch-black, with dark stars rumbling as they revolved within it, while a gloomy sea of stars floated nearby.
The abyss was far too extraordinary. It was a universe, deep space, vast and boundless, hiding who knew how many strange creatures.
Of course, this was not even the most terrifying part. Along the vast surrounding cliffs were densely packed holes and caverns—black openings everywhere.
From these holes and caverns flowed springs, streams, and waterfalls. This river water was soul matter, the Soul-Light Marsh.
They converged and intertwined in the void, forming an endlessly surging river of darkness that flowed beneath Shi Yongheng and Willow Deity's feet.
That was the source of the Soul River.
Within the countless soul holes, the shadows of strange beings could be faintly seen. They resembled one rat hole after another, concealing filth and corruption in unseen darkness, enough to make one frown.
Suddenly, a blurry ancient road, carrying the aura of death and desolation, extended from an unknown place. It pierced through the boundless void and arrived here.
This was a Samsara road, connected