"Soul exhausted, spirit shattered, human heart dead, Ghost Emperor born..." The mysterious voice echoed in Xiao Yan's mind before vanishing without a trace.
Xiao Yan was immediately startled. Leaving a transmitted message directly within someone's mind was not something an ordinary expert could accomplish. The guardian within this stone tablet—the Nine Soul Tablet—was unfathomably powerful.
"Hehe, the Nine Soul Tablet is far stronger than you imagine..."
"Because there are nine of them, and they are specifically responsible for suppressing and sealing the powerful ghost creatures of the Ghost Realm..." the Golden Dragon King said.
"Could the Nine Soul Tablet be a soul body..." Hearing his grandmaster's voice, Xiao Yan muttered.
"No. The Nine Soul Tablet consists of truly powerful humans. This stone tablet is a powerful Dou Technique they unleashed, specifically meant to suppress powerful ghost creatures. Then, using secret arts, they took residence within the tablet, guarding it while also suppressing and sealing those ghost creatures..."
"Once the ghost creature breaks the seal, they will act..." The Golden Dragon King's voice carried a hint of admiration.
"So that's how it is..." Xiao Yan shook his head and watched as the white-clad woman's soul body returned to the stone tablet. Clearly, her soul body could not remain outside for long.
However, the instant the white-clad woman returned to the tablet, Xiao Yan discovered that the previously somewhat blurry stone tablet had become bright all over!
At the very center of the stone tablet...
There seemed to be a graceful figure standing there!
The figure stood with her eyes slightly closed, though tears slowly flowed from the corners of her eyes...
"Soul exhausted, spirit shattered, human heart dead, Ghost Emperor born..." After a brief moment of confusion, Xiao Yan kept muttering the words left behind by the Nine Soul Tablet.
"Soul