"What? You want us to help him exterminate a monster? What is the meaning of this? Is this big man not the helper he found?"
Qiu Yan's spiritual fluctuations scattered outward. The three human souls flying toward him first felt doubt, but then understood the cause.
"Damn it! Is this fellow trying to shift the disaster onto others? But his thinking is far too simple!"
Just as they figured it out, before they could say more, a violent gust of air erupted, enveloping the three souls. Following right behind were a thick, flesh-and-blood Yang Qi and a surging demonic wind!
Awoo!
At a single roar, a massive dark shadow lunged forward. Even the moonlight falling from the sky was drawn in, distorted, and absorbed by this massive dark shadow!
Whoosh!
Hasty, fierce winds burst from around the black shadow, screeching sharply and churning the surrounding air into chaos.
"Oh no! Has this monster gone mad, recklessly manifesting its true form right in the city?!"
Presented before the three souls was shockingly a silver giant wolf standing a zhang high and three zhang long!
The giant wolf brandished its claws!
This single swipe directly cleaved the air apart. The sharp claws scraped with a creaking sound, energy blades crisscrossing at their tips as demonic qi surged forth!
Whoosh-la-la!
Air currents, demonic qi, and flesh-and-blood vitality swept outward. A wild gale raged, forcefully blowing the three condensed human souls this way and that like snapped-string kites.
"Such dense demonic qi! It is actually a great monster that has refined the three souls! It has at least a century of cultivation! Yet this monster is far too reckless, daring to strike without even figuring things out! Simply lawless! To run amok in the city and dare reveal its true form—without waiting for the likes of us to strike, the city's earth deity will make a move in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea!"
Though it said this, the three living souls were whipped about by the demonic qi, tearing at their soul bodies. How could they wait quietly? With sharp wolf claws brandishing and attacking, the human figures within the three souls instantly formed hand seals, each splitting off a piece of living soul fragment.
Transform!
Open!
The living soul fragments twisted and shifted, turning into three character spells that released a strange power, forcibly carving out a gap within the dense demonic qi.
"Mere brute demonic strength, how can it contend with spellcrafts and techniques?! Hmm? Where has the trespassing living soul gone? In this short span of time, it has vanished without a trace! We were entangled by this demonic entity and failed to notice for a moment!"
The three souls shook off the demonic qi, manipulating the character spells as they prepared to leave the range of the chaotic airflow. But that airflow suddenly split open a large gap, parting like a window curtain, as a bloody cavernous maw lunged from within!
Awoo!
"Vile creature!"
Three intents erupted, and then three more fragments split off, turning into character spells.
Explosive Character Curse!
Rumble!
A violent explosion manifested out of thin air!
Amidst the explosive roar, more than half of the Pan Household shook as if an earthquake had struck.
Creak! Creak!
Door gates tightly shut throughout the mansion opened one after another. Masters and servants alike were awakened by this tremor, walking out the doors in nervous and uncertain shock.
"What is it? What happened?"
Pan Yuanwai also walked out from his room, walking hurriedly under the guidance of two guards. Passing through two separate courtyards, he had just stepped out of the rear residence when he noticed the wild winds in the sky and the massive, bounding, rolling figure in the front yard.
Behind him, Third Young Master Pan, who had hurried over, also saw the giant shadow under the moonlight, instantly widening his eyes and standing speechless.
Awoo!
A wolf howl soared into the sky, firelight suddenly appearing. The moonlight fell upon the front yard, illuminating the shape of the dark shadow in clear detail.
"A wolf?"
The next instant, startled cries erupted from all corners of the Pan Household. Even the usually overbearing Third Young Master Pan turned pale, instinctively screaming out loud.
"Not good!" Pan Yuanwai's expression instead shifted. "This giant wolf is suspended in mid-air with fierce winds accompanying its side. It is by no means an ordinary entity—it is definitely a demonic beast!"
His voice was low and slightly trembling, but it still possessed the flavor of one who had long held a superior position and remained calm and collected, as though as long as one followed his commands, all matters could be resolved.
He turned his head to instruct the guards beside him: "Pass down the order: the demonic beast is ferocious. None of my nephews, relatives, wives, or concubines are to approach! Furthermore, tell the servants in the mansion that whoever is willing to go to the front yard at this moment will be rewarded with ten liang of silver!"
"Father, are you trying to...?" Behind him, Third Young Master Pan asked with a trembling voice.
"Demonic beasts love to eat human flesh. As long as they are fed in advance, they will not harm others. Those servants dying for the Pan Household is their glory. Afterward, I will not treat their families poorly! This is a method combining benevolence with sternness..." Having said this, Pan Yuanwai had half a mind to instruct his son.
Just at that moment, the ground shook and the giant wolf landed. Its sole remaining left eye suddenly glanced at the Pan father and son.
That cold, sharp gaze—just a single look—made Pan Yuanwai, the guards, and Third Young Master Pan feel a chill in their hearts. Under their terror, their bodies grew rigid, making even their fingers difficult to budge.
Shiver!
"That fiend seems to have noticed me! Escape! I must escape!"
Consumed by fear, Pan Yuanwai desperately wanted to turn and run, but unexpectedly, a hand suddenly pressed against his back, shoving him forward.
Pan Yuanwai staggered forward two steps, looking back in panicked dismay with grief on his face.
"Zhi'er, you!"
"Father, I don't want to die! You have lived to such an age, you've already enjoyed everything you ought to, so it counts as having lived enough. Help your child block it."
It was Third Young Master Pan, whose mind had been thrown into complete disarray by fright. A premonition arose in his heart, turning him somewhat hysterical.
Rumble!
Suddenly, a loud crash sounded. Dust billowed thickly before Pan Yuanwai and the others, and a sickly green eye gradually grew distinct within the dust.
"Such intense mental intent—resentment, regret, anger! The Ancestral Vein Aura on his body faintly connects with this estate as well. It will just right help this general pacify the soul chaos provoked by those three human souls!"
The voice came from within the dust, low and hoarse. Then, the bloody maw broke through the dust. Amidst Third Young Master Pan's shrill screams, Pan Yuanwai, along with the guards beside him and even the stone-slab ground beneath their feet, was swallowed down by that mouth!
Only then did the thick smoke scatter, revealing the wolf body a zhang tall within. Half of the giant wolf's body was bloody and dripping, and its fur bore large patches of scorching black.
Yet, as it swallowed a mouthful, specks of thin spiritual qi gathered from all over the Pan Household. The charred areas of the wolf's body rapidly receded, its wounds healing at high speed. However, its blinded right eye showed not the slightest sign of improvement.
"Vile beast!"
The three soul shadows sprinted over, accompanied by pieces of living soul fragments that transformed into individual characters, arranging themselves in order and entangling the massive silver wolf.
Suddenly, one of the soul forms shuddered.
"Hmm? The young master's location has been invaded! It must be that disaster-bringing soul! You all suppress this wolf demon first, and I will go have a look at the young master's place just to be safe."
With those words, one of the three souls split off and flew toward the depths of the rear residence.
"Oh? I didn't expect you to actually be able to come here."
In the antique-furnished room, a faint scent of rouge diffused through the air. The handsome young man got up from the bed and looked toward the empty air.
Suspended right there was a living soul difficult for ordinary people to see.
"However, you possess courage without strategy, coming to throw your life away." The young man chuckled softly, full of grace.
The living soul hovered frozen in mid-air, bound by hair-thin silk threads that left it unable to move a fraction. The other ends of each and every silk thread extended outside the empty window and door, as though born out of thin air.
"The efficacy of the Soul-Guiding Formation Diagram is not merely limited to attracting and summoning living souls; it also possesses a soul-trapping effect. You should be experiencing that deeply right now."
At this moment, an intent emanated from the living soul bound by the fine threads—
"You are Tang Yi?"
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