Su Mo was highly excited. As he gazed at the demonic soul within the crystal sphere, his heart brimmed with anticipation.
Whoosh!
With a sweep of his large hand, Su Mo tried to seize the crystal sphere. However, an inexplicable force on the altar bound the sphere in place.
No matter how much strength he used, he could not remove the crystal sphere.
"What's going on?" Su Mo was puzzled. After inspecting it carefully, he discovered that an invisible force from the altar was continuously flowing into the crystal sphere.
"Brother Su, this demonic soul is somewhat strange!"
At that moment, Nie Qian and Han Ying came to Su Mo's side. Staring at the demonic soul within the crystal sphere, Nie Qian spoke with a grave expression.
The two of them had already searched the entire hall. Other than this altar and crystal sphere, there was nothing else within.
"What is strange about it?" Su Mo asked in a deep voice.
"Demonic souls are like battle souls. Although they can leave their physical bodies and survive for a long time, without the nourishment of a body, they cannot live for too long. Yet this place has clearly existed for a very long time."
Nie Qian's expression grew slightly more solemn as he continued, "Therefore, this demonic soul must have died long ago. But why would a dead demonic soul be sealed here? It truly makes no sense!"
"Could this demonic soul still be alive?" Han Ying asked softly. The moment she spoke, even she could not help but shudder.
"That is impossible. This place has existed for at least ten thousand years. It cannot possibly still be alive!" Nie Qian immediately shook his head, rejecting her speculation.
Su Mo fell into thought. In his view, this had to be a