The Elf Queen's Defeat? A Tainted Soul!

The Elf... Queen?

Bai Xuan raised an eyebrow, a flicker of surprise crossing his mind.

He truly hadn't expected Liu Mufei to summon an Elf Queen.

But none of the offerings used as a medium should have had anything to do with the Elf Queen—

Could it be... because of Xi?

Because she was a World Tree!?

"Well... that explains it," Bai Xuan murmured. He turned to Liu Mufei. "Are Ghost Gods all souls?"

"Yes."

Liu Mufei nodded slightly. "A Ghost God's power is too great. This world has no vessel capable of holding her, so she can only descend in the form of a soul."

"Can they still use their full strength?" Bai Xuan pressed.

"Not all of it, but she should be more than capable of handling the situation before us." Liu Mufei looked up at the figure on the Throne. Her voice was calm, though a trace of gravity lay beneath it. "She's no weaker than an A-Rank Anomalous Calamity. It's just that—

"Her energy supply is limited. She can't fight for long."

"A-Rank..."

Bai Xuan narrowed his eyes.

In other worlds, a being at that level would be a Demigod at the very least, powerful enough to shake the heavens and earth. Like the Light Pope, Isia, she could determine the course of an entire world.

But...

His gaze returned to the Elf Queen.

She still sat with regal poise upon the vine-entwined Throne, eyes closed and face as tranquil as a lake. He couldn't detect even the slightest rise and fall of breath. It was as though she had sunk into eternal slumber.

"Is something... wrong with her?" Bai Xuan turned to Liu Mufei, questioning her with a look.

Liu Mufei had noticed it too.

Even a soul shouldn't have been completely unresponsive.

She immediately