The Deep Well was circular and wide enough for one person to descend into. The blue stone blocks lining it felt chilling to the touch, their cold penetrating to the marrow.
Standing beside the Deep Well, Han Shuo could sense the rich water essence within it. Two sinister, cold presences had already begun stirring inside, though he did not know whether they had sensed the presence of the living.
Finding a deep well in such a place, with a Water-Extreme Land beneath it, left Han Shuo both astonished and inwardly overjoyed. If all the Five Elements Corpses could be refined, they would possess extraordinarily wondrous and terrifying power when arranged in a grand formation. He had already located an Earth-Extreme Land and a Wood-Extreme Land. With this Water-Extreme Land added to them, he was another step closer to success.
As Han Shuo silently rejoiced in his luck, Phoebe suddenly frowned. "It seems to have gotten colder. What exactly did you mean when you said this was a Water-Extreme Land?"
Two bone-piercing streams of cold suddenly spread out of the Deep Well. Its previously calm waters abruptly began gurgling and splashing. Clouds of white mist drifted up from its depths, scattering through the courtyard like clusters of clouds.
"They're coming!" Han Shuo snorted coldly, reached out to grab Phoebe, and said gravely, "The Water Demons have come out to cause trouble. Be careful!"
Water essence was abundant in a Water-Extreme Land. If someone drowned in such a place, their soul would not immediately disperse into the world. Nourished by the water essence, a soul that knew how to absorb even a little of it would become a peculiar being known as a Water Demon.
After absorbing water essence, a Water Demon's soul grew vastly stronger. Through special abilities, it could manipulate