"Screeech—!!!"
A teeth-grating sound of space tearing suddenly rang out.
The space before Yun Shan was ripped open by an invisible claw. A moment later, an utterly shrill and piercing wail of souls poured from deep within the rift, instantly resounding throughout the entire Misty Cloud Sect.
On the plaza, countless low-level disciples immediately bled from all seven orifices. Clutching their heads, they screamed and collapsed, rolling on the ground as if the wailing were trying to tear their souls from their bodies.
Even powerful figures like Yun Yun could barely avoid being affected, and only by driving their Dou Qi to its fullest to protect themselves.
"This is... the Soul Hall?!"
The Misty Cloud Sect's elders and protectors turned deathly pale, every hair on their bodies standing on end. The Soul Hall's infamy and sinister methods far surpassed those of ordinary powers.
Elder Dan's expression changed drastically. His voice carried unprecedented gravity and fury. "Yun Shan, you actually dared to collude with the Soul Hall?!"
"Heh heh heh..."
A chilling laugh, cold to the bone, seemed to come from the deepest depths of the Netherworld.
Three pitch-black chains, formed entirely from countless writhing, wailing, transparent faces twisted together, emerged from the Gate of Space.
The instant the chains appeared, the temperature between heaven and earth plunged. Black ice crystals formed in the air, and the sunlight seemed to be swallowed by an invisible force. Misty Cloud Mountain plunged into a strange gloom.
Then, three figures wrapped in dense black mist stepped slowly out of the rift, walking along the "road" paved by the Soul Chains.
The one at the front was tall and thin, shrouded in endlessly churning black mist. Only his eyes were visible, flickering with ghastly green Soul Fire.
He toyed with a miniature Soul Chain in