The only restriction Ye Chuqi placed on it was that it could not eat indiscriminately.
But members of the Lu Family were exempt from that rule. The beast souls that served as the source of their power were an especially important part of its diet.
These beast souls, in particular, had been entangled with the Lu Family for far too many years. They were beyond saving, so they might as well become fuel for its advancement. It would grow ever stronger and avenge them, too.
The beast soul lunged viciously at the transparent, distorted beast soul and tore into it with frenzied bites. Every bite ripped away a huge chunk of its soul body, and the same damage and pain were transmitted to the Lu Family member.
Immersed in the baptism of spiritual power, the Lu Family elder was dragged out of his crazed hallucinations and delusions by excruciating pain. The Sword Formation overhead descended right on cue.
What was coming would come.
This strike drew on all of Ye Chuqi's spiritual power. Borrowing spatial energy had even placed tremendous strain on her meridians, making her feel as though she were reliving the agony of them shattering. Fortunately, she had made considerable progress over the years. It hurt, but they did not actually break.
Still, if this all-or-nothing strike could not put him down, she had no strength left for another.
As the Sword Formation exploded, Ye Chuqi suffered its backlash as well. With a muffled grunt, she landed on the ground and propped herself up with the Greatsword. She swallowed the blood rising in her throat and watched the changes within the Sword Formation without blinking.
Although the beast soul frightened even itself when it went berserk, it had survived against all odds. Even if it now existed in