Seeing this, I started to panic.
"Uncle Yu!"
"Senior Yu!"
Mao Jing and I spoke at the same time, wanting to go support him.
But Uncle Yu said nothing. His hand seals remained unchanged as he merely shook his head slightly, signaling for us not to come closer.
Clearly, Uncle Yu's cultivation was still lacking.
Using this technique to activate the Nine Nether Soul-Devouring Wheel had taken too great a toll on him.
Looking again at the Nine Nether Soul-Devouring Wheel on the stone, it merely glimmered with a faint light, without much of a reaction.
Uncle Yu steadied himself and took a deep breath. Then he formed another hand seal and shouted:
"Reveal your true form and heed my command. Edict!"
Uncle Yu recited another line, but then with a "pfft," he spat out another mouthful of blood. This time, blood even ran from his nose. The seriousness of the situation was obvious.
Mao Jing and I both frowned.
Uncle Yu was forcibly activating the Nine Nether Soul-Devouring Wheel!
Uncle Yu gritted his teeth and held his body steady.
But this time, the Nine Nether Soul-Devouring Wheel, which had only been emitting a faint glow, suddenly let out a clear metallic "ding."
It sounded like two silver coins striking each other, a lingering chime...
At the same time, the runes inside the Nine Nether Soul-Devouring Wheel abruptly burst forth with strange white-yellow wisps of energy.
As that energy spread, the entire Nine Nether Soul-Devouring Wheel seemed to be lifted up, hovering slightly above the ground.
And that wasn't all.
Immediately after, something eerie happened.
The Nine Nether Soul-Devouring Wheel suddenly began to spin like a roulette wheel.
As it continued rotating, it also gave off a faint, humming wind noise.
But it spun faster and faster.
The humming grew