Fu Chao took a pitch-black jade box from his robes. Strange blood-red runes were carved across its surface, and wisps of demonic qi seeped from it.
"This box has a seal on it. Three of our people passed out as soon as they touched it."
Fu Chao lowered his voice. "Even stranger, there's been a baby crying inside it the whole time."
Li Yunjing started. He recognized the runes on the box.
They were the Soul Locking Curse, used by the Nether Ghost Sect in ancient times to seal the souls of the living!
"Everyone, back away!"
Li Yunjing formed a hand seal and summoned nine Thunder Talismans to circle the jade box. Then his fingertip suddenly swept across the runes on its surface.
The black jade box trembled violently. From inside came the harsh sound of fingernails scraping against it.
With a click, the lid suddenly sprang open.
Thick black mist gushed out like ink, and within it appeared the phantom of a curled-up baby.
Half a moon-shaped jade pendant was embedded in the baby's brow. It was exactly like Princess Yuehua's pendant!
"This is..."
Fu Chao staggered back three steps.
The baby suddenly opened its eyes. Its pupils were an eerie, blood-red.
It grinned, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth, and let out a shriek that sounded nothing like a human voice. "Li... Yun...jing..."
Boom!
Li Yunjing reached out and seized it. Samadhi True Fire blazed in his grasp, and before long, the baby had turned to ash.
"So that's how it is!"
Li Yunjing suddenly understood. "He Bao wasn't the Demon God Main Soul at all. He was merely a vessel that nurtured this remnant soul!"
"Damn! This is freaky as hell!"
Fu Chao jumped in fright and couldn't help swearing.
"Exactly! We may have taken Ghost