Abyssal Sea, seafloor.
"King, Master of Silent Ice Mountain was besieged and slain by a cultivator squad led by the Red Cloud City Deputy City Lord, 'Nine-Headed Serpent Ancestor.'" The five Abyssal Attendants all lowered their heads respectfully. One of them reported, "The cultivator squad succeeded in the siege because one of them was an exceedingly terrifying cultivator, skilled in soul techniques. Once unleashed, its range spanned a full million kilometers. Everything within the range of that soul technique was affected... the ordinary Chaotic Origin lifeforms all suffered a severe loss of strength, and the guard squad failed to properly protect their king. Only then did Master of Silent Ice Mountain ultimately perish."
"A soul technique?"...