"Enemy attack!"
Under the dim lights, blood splashed, painting a scarlet arc across the walls, and the entire defensive system of the underground Yankui workshop was activated.
Amid the piercing alarm, the guards who had been patrolling elsewhere immediately went on alert, seized their respective Dharma Artifacts and equipment, and began racing toward the coordinates provided by the grand array.
But they were far too slow.
At this moment, Cang Linzu took a deep breath.
Behind him, a black shadow boiled and rose into mist, swirling around him before condensing once more, nearly solidifying into a form like a suit of armor.
Cang Linzu's Ketu Star Fate corresponded to the remnant of earth from Zhenxing, standing opposite Rahu.
Fire was the Heart Soul; what remained was ash, and ash was matter. Thus, Huo Qing, bearer of the Rahu Fate, cultivated "Vegetation Wither-Flourish Returning Flame and Earth," corresponding to the strengthening of the physical body—namely [Qi Refining and Body Condensation].
But Zhenxing was earth, the foundation of physical images; what remained was the nether, dwelling place of souls. Thus, Cang Linzu, bearer of the Ketu Fate, could sense and commune with wandering souls and step into the underworld. His Innate ability to commune with the nether could link to souls, walk through shadows, and even control them, devouring wandering souls for his own use. He was a Ghost God Sovereign walking among mortals—namely [Spirit Fusion and Spirit Transformation].
Yet Cang Linzu had not chosen to delve deeper down the path of Ghost Gods. If he had to put it into words, he disliked commanding others, and he disliked devouring wandering souls to strengthen himself—he was an exceptionally pure martial artist. He only wished to grow strong himself, to walk a righteous path that he acknowledged and that all others acknowledged, and