He had to gather them as quickly as possible and finish everything before the others caught on.
Dark, unfathomable Dou Qi instantly condensed into a pitch-black mass. For a moment, it churned like a boiling black swamp. Then several black limbs stretched out. From a distance, Hun Mang now looked like an enormous jet-black spider, with his body at the center of the creature he had conjured.
"Soul Spider Trace-Seeking!"
At Hun Mang's low shout, streams of black Dou Qi surged and leaped like living things. They turned into fine, resilient spider silk and spread wildly in every direction from him, searching for the remnants of Dou Di soul power in the area.
Hun Mang had barely begun his search and had collected only a few fragments of the Spirit Emperor's remnant soul when Yao Lao, who had been watching his every move, arrived.
Yao Lao swept a cautious gaze over the area. From Hun Mang's actions, he quickly pieced together what the man intended.
"Attacking even your allies without a second thought. The Soul Hall is still the Soul Hall—not one of you is any good!"
As an opponent in a battle to the death, Yao Lao could hardly stand by and let Hun Mang have his way, even if Hun Mang was tampering with the Spirit Emperor's remnant soul.
Bone Spirit Cold Flame appeared at once. At Yao Lao's command, flames carrying an extreme chill shot forth. Rather than attack Hun Mang himself, they landed ahead of his spreading webs, freezing and breaking the strands that connected them.
Hun Mang had naturally noticed Yao Lao's arrival, but he had ignored him. Yao Lao, however, had no intention of leaving Hun Mang alone.
The work of steadily gathering the Spirit Emperor's remnant soul fragments had been interrupted, and every