Extreme Yin Valley was shrouded in rolling black clouds. Countless ghosts howled and shrieked, mixed with True Man Ji Yin's furious roars.
"Give me back the Mysterious Pearl!" he cried, transforming into a stream of Yin Energy and rushing toward the Nine-Headed Lion.
The Nine-Headed Lion took a closer look. His opponent had come to life through a chance encounter with the Yin Energy of Heaven and Earth. Though he was merely an ordinary stream of Yin Energy, the Power of Creation within the Mysterious Pearl was evident.
The Nine-Headed Lion stared at True Man Ji Yin, who had transformed into Yin Energy, and said, "Your cultivation is too weak. The Mysterious Pearl would only gather dust with you, so it chose to follow me of its own accord."
True Man Ji Yin said, "Bullshit! I've been refining the Mysterious Pearl for hundreds of thousands of years. What trick did you use?"
As the Nine-Headed Lion spoke, he formed a Hand Seal. Countless black threads appeared at once, binding True Man Ji Yin layer upon layer. He held up a soul and said, "Guess what's inside this soul."
True Man Ji Yin struggled within the black threads, but couldn't break free of them, though they seemed so weak. At the Nine-Headed Lion's words, he froze. "Your Spiritual Sense is inside it."
The Nine-Headed Lion clapped. "Clever. The souls and Fierce Ghosts you devoured all contained my Spiritual Sense. That's how I gradually learned the Mysterious Pearl inside out. What a treasure."
True Man Ji Yin asked indignantly, "How did you control it? The Mysterious Pearl has my Spiritual Sense in it."
The Nine-Headed Lion said smugly, "You were too greedy. You devoured too much Spiritual Sense and didn't have the chance to refine it all. It was only a matter