Nie Yun had seen this thin thread twice before: the first time in the Ten Absolutes Ancient Land, when facing that terrifying corpse; the second time in that special world within the Chaos Ocean, when facing countless corpses.
Now, as he used force to break the formation and fought against the Pill God Ruler, this thing had appeared again. Could it be that the Pill God Ruler before him was not a normal human, but... an ancient corpse?
Shaken to the core, Nie Yun stirred his mind.
"Slash!"
The Wisdom Sword emerged and slashed toward the area around the thin thread. What he severed was not the thread itself, but the Soul Force surrounding it. With one stroke, part of the Soul Force was cut away, and the thin thread was expelled from his body.
Whoosh!
Having cut off the thin thread, Nie Yun let out a breath, though his expression grew increasingly grave.
Since becoming a Ruler, the thing he feared most was undoubtedly the soul-corroding aura produced by ancient corpses. Yet this Myriad Souls Gathering Heaven Formation possessed such power, making him instinctively wary.
Could this Pill God Ruler be no normal human, but someone who had Seized Body—or even a living ancient corpse?
To the current Nie Yun, matters concerning ancient corpses were like a veil of mist: strange and terrifying.
"Nie Yun, if you had not provoked me, I would not have troubled you. But since you came here and learned something... I can only reveal my methods and leave you here forever!"
The voice continued. The Pill God Ruler strode out through the air. With a light gesture, the valley before him immediately rose into the sky, transforming into an enormous ancient ship.
Standing atop the ancient ship, he gazed calmly at Nie Yun as