Chen Lin approached the pillar and examined it closely.
After circling it twice without discovering anything, he could not help frowning.
"Surely that thing couldn't have died so easily?"
Muttering to himself, he struck the pillar twice with the Cold Moon Saber. When it still showed no response, he inwardly reproached himself for being too rash.
"Don't worry, my dear. A soul sealed inside a Soul-Sealing Pillar like this won't be so easily destroyed. Let me try again."
Yun Xiumian stepped forward, offered a few words of reassurance, then thrust her Wooden Hairpin into one of the holes in the pillar again.
This time, she chose not the smallest hole, but one slightly larger.
Buzz!
Once the Wooden Hairpin entered the hole, the pillar trembled slightly, as though unable to restrain itself, and gave off a faint black glow.
Chen Lin sighed in relief.
Although the change was much weaker than before, any response meant that whatever was sealed inside was still alive.
However, it also seemed to be weak to the extreme. The Soul-Destroying Finger had indeed worked on it.
After some thought, Chen Lin gestured for Yun Xiumian to withdraw the Wooden Hairpin, then addressed the pillar. "Whatever you are in there, if you can understand me, give me a response. Otherwise, don't blame me for showing no mercy and destroying you completely!"
With that, he extended a finger as though preparing to attack again, but did not actually strike.
If he wanted to leave, he could only try communicating with the other party.
Earlier, the other party had been so furious that he had no chance to speak. Now that it had settled down, it should be less frenzied.
If communication proved impossible, he could only try destroying the pillar to see whether anything changed. But that