"My lord, a great many wraiths are coming from the west." Song Wen pointed westward, his face stricken with panic.
"A mere handful of ninth-rank wraiths—nothing but chickens and dogs."
The nine tentacles on the Eagle-Headed Void Demon's tail suddenly stretched and lengthened, sweeping toward the distant wraiths.
The wraiths had no power to resist at all. In an instant, they were bound tightly by the tentacles and dragged before the Eagle-Headed Void Demon.
The Eagle-Headed Void Demon opened its sharp beak and swallowed the wraiths whole, one after another.
"Eh!"
The Eagle-Headed Void Demon suddenly cried out in surprise and turned its gaze toward the southeast.
"A wraith of the Immortal Realm has actually come! Today, I can finally have a proper feast."
As soon as it spoke, the Eagle-Headed Void Demon moved on all fours and tore through the air, vanishing into the surging source qi in the distance.
A few breaths later, fierce sounds of battle and the shrill screams of a wraith came from the southeast.
Song Wen turned his gaze toward Shadow Void and Void Dragon Vine, who were still absorbing the world's source qi, and transmitted his voice to them both.
"This Immortal Realm Void Demon has taken care of all your troubles for you. Focus on your breakthrough and do not disappoint this lord's goodwill."
Before long, the Eagle-Headed Void Demon returned, half a wraith's mangled corpse clamped in its beak.
It was badly injured. A long wound ran across its body, with pitch-black blood trickling from it; even one of the tentacles on its tail had been severed.
Though it had slain a powerful foe, its grave injuries had clearly set its fury ablaze, and a terrifying killing intent radiated from its entire body.
"Congratulations on your triumphant return, my lord. You