The moon was dark, the wind high, and a waning crescent hung overhead.
Within a pitch-black forest.
Behind her, a wave of ghostly wails, manic laughter, and frenzied shouts rapidly drew closer.
Escaped from Spirit Hall?!
Bibi Dong had been walking along the main road, her expression vacant and numb. At the sound behind her, her face instantly changed, and she snapped awake.
As the former Saintess of Spirit Hall.
Although Qian Xunji had sealed away many of her memories concerning Spirit Hall's secrets.
He had not sealed her memories of the Fallen Soul Masters imprisoned in Spirit City.
Thus, upon hearing the sounds behind her, Bibi Dong immediately realized in terror.
It was likely that a group of Fallen Soul Masters who had escaped from Spirit City were rapidly approaching from behind.
After witnessing the darkness of the world.
Bibi Dong finally understood.
This world was not as harmonious and beautiful as it had seemed when she was Spirit Hall's Saintess.
The reason she had seen it that way back then.
Was simply because the continent's greatest power, Spirit Hall, stood behind her!
And without Spirit Hall's protection.
Even Yu Yuanzhen, the renowned sect master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, one of the Three Upper Sects, could do something so dark and utterly deranged to her.
If she encountered the Fallen Soul Masters of legend, who committed every evil and were vicious beyond measure.
Her fate would likely be even worse!
Bibi Dong clenched her teeth, terror filling her heart as she hurriedly limped toward the forest at the roadside.
She wanted to use the forest's cover to avoid the approaching Fallen Soul Masters.
But with her current speed, hobbling along on an injured leg.
Before she could even enter the forest by the road.
The group