After confirming that the Divine Invisibility Pill he had refined would remain effective for two hours, Lin Mo was reassured.
He boldly left the Gourd Space, emerged from the Yin Plant Division, and slipped toward the main hall.
The normally heavily guarded Netherbone Divine Hall was eerily deserted that day. He saw no trace of a soul slave along the way, as though they had all vanished from the face of the earth.
Only upon reaching the main hall did Lin Mo understand. The soul slaves had not disappeared into thin air; they had all gathered in the square behind the main hall.
Over a thousand soul slaves stood in the distance, all respectfully kneeling on one knee, their expressions solemn and their bodies motionless.
These soul slaves were either mighty cultivators at early spirit transformation or great cultivators at the nascent soul late stage. They were presumably all candidates to become Evil Generals.
Five li away from the soul slaves, over a hundred figures formed a circular formation.
The formation consisted of two rings. The outer ring held seventy Evil Generals at the spirit transformation middle stage, while the inner ring comprised the Thirty-Six Nether Guards at late spirit transformation.
Within the Thirty-Six Nether Guards stood four experts at the spirit transformation pinnacle. They were presumably the Four Baleful Stars, the highest-ranking and most powerful among them.
All the soul slaves held magical artifacts, their expressions grave as they stood ready for battle, not daring to show the slightest carelessness.
Confusion crossed Lin Mo's face. He could not understand why these people had gathered here.
Nor could he tell what bizarre ritual these soul slaves were conducting.
Just as doubt stirred in Lin Mo's heart, he suddenly sensed a terrifying surge of evil aura erupt without warning.
Nine pieces