A dark shadow in the mountains, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts of the Spirit Sea Mountain Range

The connection between the Soul-Severing Cave and the Sun Moon Emperor would have to wait until later to be explored.

For now, the group encountered something else unusual on their way to Azure Cloud Summit.

A pitch-black figure appeared along their route. It had no fixed shape and initially approached them in the form of a bird.

After its first attack, it actually changed shape, becoming a cheetah that lunged at them with incredible speed.

When several lunges failed, it transformed again, becoming a black bear that closed in to attack them head-on.

After a drawn-out struggle, they dispersed the black bear's body, finally ending the battle.

Before the scattered figure vanished completely, the dark shadow gave the group a long, searching look.

Yu Xiaogang wondered whether he was imagining things, but he felt that the shadow had been looking at him.

"What was that thing? A soul beast, or something else?"

Xu Aoxin's eyes widened. She was well-read, yet she had never come across any information about a soul beast like this.

"I... I don't know either."

Chen Ming stammered. He was a Silver Moon City local and a frequent visitor to the Spirit Sea Mountain Range.

By rights, he should have known every kind of soul beast in the Spirit Sea Mountain Range.

Only then could he know how to deal with the different soul beasts he encountered while guiding people into the mountains.

But what on earth had that thing been?

The Sun Moon Continent did have soul beasts that resembled shapeless masses like this. Mount Kos, in the continent's western region, was home to a soul beast called the Magma Monster.

That soul beast could also freely change its shape, resembling a flowing mass of magma. It was an excellent spirit ring choice for fire attribute