"What exactly is going on!?"
"Reporting to the Grand Ghost King! A soul fought its way out of the bottom of the River of Life and Death and made its way to the skeletal remains outside Ghost King City. Its motives are still unknown..."
"After entering the skeletal remains, it began fighting Lord Soul-Devouring Ghost King!"
The unease in Grand Ghost King Wutian's heart grew stronger, accompanied by a vague sense of impending disaster.
Yet Soul-Slaying Ghost King, who had been about to act, dismissed the report:
"Do not worry, Chief. It is only a soul. It cannot be all that powerful. Soul-Devouring Ghost King should be more than capable of handling it!"
"Even if something unexpected happens, I can go support Soul-Devouring Ghost King after capturing Moshiluo..."
Wutian grew somewhat irritated.
He knew that souls of considerable strength did occasionally appear in the River of Life and Death.
Most had been powerful members of the Human Race in life, whose abilities had allowed them to retain some of their memories and powers after death.
Others were living people who had transformed themselves into souls through exceedingly rare secret arts to seek treasures in the Nether Realm.
The Ghost Kings were indeed capable of handling such cases.
But this time, Wutian could not shake the feeling that things were different!
Why had Moshiluo and this soul stormed into the River of Life and Death one after another, precisely when he was at his weakest?
Coincidence?
Soul-Slaying Ghost King might consider it a coincidence, but Wutian knew it probably was not!
Soul-Slaying Ghost King had no idea that Wutian was currently at his weakest. He was still basking in the joy of his Chief's ascension to Greater God.
Wutian looked at Soul-Slaying Ghost King, who was brimming with fighting spirit, but