He was the only one in the crowd surnamed Nie, but aside from Duan Yi, no one knew it. The others only knew him as Mi Xiang, surnamed Mi.
The Prophecy Stele had suddenly said someone was surnamed Nie—was that not practically writing out his identity in plain sight? How could they not be shocked?
Even Fu Anchao did not know that he was Nie Yun, yet this bizarrely appearing stone stele knew. Could it truly be the Prophecy Stele? Could it really foresee and know everything in advance?
Nie Yun's initially unconcerned expression immediately turned grave, cold sweat running down his back.
At his level of cultivation, he no longer sweated. This sweat had formed only because he was so tense that his mental power had seeped through the surface of his skin.
Since arriving here, he had not revealed the slightest flaw, nor had anyone called his name. Yet the stone stele had suddenly mentioned the surname Nie and even said he was a soulless person. How could he not be nervous?
Could I already have been possessed by a Yin soul? Could I no longer be myself?
Ice spread through his body as Nie Yun hurriedly swept his entire body with his mental power.
Back when he had been on the Floating Sky Continent in his previous life, he had encountered a powerful Demon Race creature capable of possessing humans without their notice. Even their self-awareness remained, yet they would be subtly influenced by the creature until they entered a state where they were no longer themselves. In other words, though they retained self-awareness, they would do many unexpected things, much like split personality... Could he have encountered such a situation too?
His powerful mental power swept through his body once, but found nothing. Nie Yun's expression