Shen Luo controlled Ghost Vine Venerable as he battled the eagle-shaped demon soul, only to find that he could not get close at all. The creature wore a smile the entire time, and with every beat of its wings, surging wind blades swept forth, driving him back step by step.
Just where did these creatures come from? Shen Luo wondered in alarm.
As he glanced at the stone statue behind him from the corner of his eye, a wind blade suddenly struck him, sending him flying backward. He landed directly in front of the statue.
Ghost Vine Venerable approached the female stone statue and murmured, "Forgive me."
As he spoke, while no one was paying attention, misty clouds and flowing water rippled across the Free-and-Easy Mirror in his sleeve. A ray of light emerged, enveloped the statue, and pulled it into the mirror.
Ghost Vine Venerable then rushed forward again and resumed fighting the eagle demon soul.
Inside the Free-and-Easy Mirror, Shen Luo, Nie Caizhu, and Fire Spirit Child appeared before the stone statue.
"You shameless wretches! Do you know you have committed a grave mistake? Send me back at once, or if the demon souls escape and Wu Luo succeeds, blood and chaos will sweep through the Three Realms once more..." The stone statue flew into a rage upon seeing them.
"Circumstances forced us to resort to this. Please forgive us. We truly do not know what is going on. We clearly came here to undergo a trial and receive the legacy left behind by Senior Hou Yi. How did we end up releasing demon souls?" Shen Luo kept his explanation as brief as possible.
"You are not Wu Luo's lackeys?" the stone statue asked.
"Who is Wu Luo?" Shen Luo frowned.
"You... Sigh... This is indeed Lord