Bi Fan furrowed his brow slightly, feeling the black Soul Power wrapped around him. It carried a bone-deep, searing pain as it wreaked havoc on his body.
He closed his eyes and sensed it carefully. The Soul Power inside him had grown restless under the assault of the black aura, fiercely rejecting these invading enemies.
This was the first time he had encountered Soul Power with such a strong instinct to attack. The owner's soul was not only powerful but also extremely strange.
Elder Jian's voice rang low in his mind. "Bi Fan, your condition doesn't look good."
He nodded silently, though he had his own plans.
From the moment this black aura appeared, he had sensed something amiss. Mu Ziqiu's cultivated aura felt remarkably like the sensation he had experienced when fighting Void Creatures back then!
If his soul realm hadn't been strong, and if he hadn't happened to fight those creatures before, he might not have noticed.
To test his theory, Bi Fan played along. He made no attempt to break free of the chains beneath his feet or the black net restraining him. He wanted to experience firsthand what these two forces had in common and how they differed.
After Mu Ziqiu's Soul Power entered his body, it began to destroy his spiritual energy defenses and devour his flesh and blood.
As it devoured him, the black aura inside him grew more and more dominant, as if it had come alive. It ravenously treated him as a feast, filling its long-starved belly.
When Bi Fan looked up again, Mu Ziqiu's aura had quietly grown stronger. At that moment, Bi Fan was certain of the answer.
This was the unique power of Void Creatures: devouring and evolution.
But he still couldn't be sure whether it was simply due