"The Formless Demon Spider... and Ruthless, deeper within."
Jiang Yun frowned slightly. His gaze, sharp as two blades of cold light, first fell on the Formless Demon Spider, still at the exit of Reincarnation Road, muttering like a trapped beast, his face twisted in pain.
At that moment, the Formless Demon Spider seemed an empty shell, struggling amid endless regret and despair.
Jiang Yun then looked toward the mysterious region deep within Reincarnation Road, shrouded in endless mist as though it hid countless unknown secrets.
After a brief but fierce struggle with his thoughts, Jiang Yun made his decision. He would deal with the Formless Demon Spider, this grave threat, first.
Reincarnation Road resembled an ancient, mysterious labyrinth, seemingly abandoned for untold years, a corner forgotten by time.
But Jiang Yun knew appearances could not be trusted.
He had to handle matters one by one, teasing out every tangled thread until all was clear.
If the Formless Demon Spider went too long without news of the Emperor Jar and chose to flee, that would be a serious problem.
Jiang Yun had secretly placed a unique mark on him, but the Sea of Realms was boundless. Many of its reaches remained unexplored, untouched by any power.
Finding the Formless Demon Spider across such vastness would be no easy task.
And if he happened upon the Soul River Branch through sheer luck, the consequences would be unthinkable.
Jiang Yun could almost see that dreadful future. By then, even if he regretted it, he would have no way to find him.
Ruthless Great Emperor, by contrast, had lain hidden here for centuries.
A little more time was unlikely to change anything.
Jiang Yun weighed the matter again and again, then resolved to deal with the Formless Demon Spider first.
Meanwhile, a strange and