As the Blood Demon's figure vanished, the smile on Su Jiu's face disappeared without a trace, leaving only endless coldness.
At last, Qi Song could no longer hold back. "Where exactly did these demonic beasts come from?"
Qi Song's question was precisely what everyone wanted to ask. They had remained silent because they did not dare ask Su Jiu.
They had never expected Qi Song to ask, so this came as a very welcome surprise.
Those two were friends, after all. Surely Su Jiu would explain things properly to Qi Song, and they, too, wanted to know the true reason these demonic beasts had formed.
Su Jiu glanced indifferently at the wall beside her. "It's explained very clearly up there. These are records of how low-level demonic beasts are formed. Just like the person you saw with your own eyes today, once a cultivator accidentally absorbs a demon crystal, they immediately become a demonic beast.
"No matter how powerful they are, in the eyes of demons, demonic beasts transformed from humans are the lowest of the low. Both these statues and the person you saw today are almost all such beings."
"He mentioned the disappearance of cultivators who entered the Inner Region of the Hongsheng Heavenly Road. Putting that together with what was recorded on this wall, I understood the reason.
"They died in the Inner Region of the Hongsheng Heavenly Road because of some unforeseen incident. On the brink of death, they entered into a contract with the Palace, allowing them to prolong their lives in this manner.
"Of course, not everyone qualifies for this contract. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many Blood Demons in this blood pool.
"The Palace probably selects only the four strongest to become statues. The other dead people are all reduced to Blood Demons.