Cooperation, Ferocious Souls Run Rampant

"This is it." Haoyang stood before the altar, his gaze solemn.

"The seal is weaker than I expected; it's a good time to make my move."

"Great God, are you really going to break the seal?" Ling Taixuan swallowed hard.

"That Old Devil is too fierce."

"What's there to be afraid of?" Haoyang sneered. "With me here, he won't lay a hand on us."

He turned to the remaining five Lower God and said calmly, "You five, go up and stand at the five corners of the altar."

The five Lower God were deathly pale and trembling all over.

They knew they were the sacrifices.

"Great... Great God, please, have mercy on us!"

"We are utterly loyal to the Heavenly Hao Alliance!"

Haoyang's eyes turned cold. "Loyalty? Then use your lives to prove your loyalty."

The War God Xuanjie stepped forward, his fierce aura pressing down. "Go up yourself, or should I throw you up?"

The five Lower God, their faces ashen, knew they couldn't escape. They could only tremble as they walked up the altar and stood in the five corners.

"Let's begin." Haoyang formed hand seals and chanted an ancient incantation.

Golden runes flew from his fingertips and landed on the altar.

The crimson runes were activated and slowly lit up.

The five Lower God let out painful screams as their divine bodies began to melt, transforming into pure divine power and soul, which were absorbed by the altar.

The crimson light on the altar grew stronger, and the sealing pillar began to shake violently.

"Use the gods as sacrifices, use blood as a catalyst, open the seal!" Haoyang shouted, pressing down with both hands.

A crisp snapping sound.

A huge gap appeared on the sealed pillar of light.

"Roar!!!"

A deafening roar erupted from the depths of the pillar of light.

A terrifying storm of spiritual energy swept through the entire cave, and everyone felt excruciating pain in their souls, causing them to retreat in panic.

Within the pillar of light, the enormous black shadow slowly rose to its feet.

The black shadow was about ten feet tall, its body formed from countless ferocious souls. Its face was blurred, with only a pair of scarlet eyes, like two balls of blood fire, staring intently at Haoyang.

"Haoyang, you brat..." The hoarse voice was like sandpaper scraping, extremely grating.

"You dare to break my seal? Aren't you afraid I'll devour you?"

The voice of the Ten Thousand Souls Old Devil was filled with endless ferocity and madness.

"Old Devil, how have you been?" Haoyang stood calmly in place. "I'm not here today to fight you, but to make a deal."

"A trade?" The Ten Thousand Souls Old Devil chuckled eerily. "What good trade could I possibly have with you?"

"I will help you completely break the seal and set you free. In exchange, you must do one thing for me," Haoyang said slowly.

"What is it?" The Ten Thousand Souls Old Devil suddenly became interested.

"Once we're out there, let loose and cause as much chaos as possible," Haoyang laughed.

"If you accomplish this, I will break all the seals for you, allowing you to see the light of day again."

After hearing this, the Ten Thousand Souls Old Devil was incredulous. "That's all?"

"That's it." Haoyang nodded.

The Ten Thousand Souls Old Devil chuckled eerily, "I agree! Once we're out here, I'll turn the world upside down."

"However," he changed his tone, his voice turning fierce, "If you dare to deceive me, I'll take you down with me even if it means being sealed away!"

"I never break my word," Haoyang said calmly. "These five Lower God are merely a deposit. After the matter is settled, I will send you ten more gods as sacrifices."

The Ten Thousand Souls Old Devil chuckled with satisfaction, "Good! Good! It's a deal!"

Haoyang nodded slightly and said, "Remember, don't attack the seal with all your might right away. Slowly widen the gap, release the evil spirits little by little, and gradually increase the commotion."

"I understand, I don't need you to teach me," the Ten Thousand Souls Old Devil chuckled.

The deal was done, Haoyang lingered no longer.

"Let's go."

He led the group and quickly retreated from the Ten Thousand Souls Cave.

As soon as we left the valley, a cacophony of ghostly wails and wolf howls rose and fell behind us.

Countless black, malevolent spirits surged out of the valley, spreading outwards like a tide.

Wherever it passed, vegetation withered, living beings perished, and even the land turned grayish-black.

Ling Taixuan glanced back, still shaken. "Great God, this... this won't go wrong, will it? What if the old Old Devil goes out of control..."

"Don't worry," Haoyang sneered, "He's still waiting for me to break the seal for him; he won't do anything reckless."

"Now, it's our turn to act." He turned to look in the Luozhen Province, a ruthless glint in his eyes.

"Li Yunjing, I'd like to see when you'll arrive."

"By the time you get to the Ten Thousand Souls Cave, your Luozhen Sect will already be gone."

Without lingering, the group circled around and stealthily made their way towards Luozhen City.

Meanwhile, the malevolent spirits within the Ten Thousand Souls Cave are spreading outwards at an extremely rapid pace.

The evil spirits spread faster than expected.

In just two days, the area within a hundred miles of the Ten Thousand Souls Cave became a ghost realm.

Some mortal villages and towns that had recently migrated there were slaughtered, cultivators were devoured, and countless mortals died tragically.

The malevolent energy was so intense that it blotted out the sun, preventing even sunlight from penetrating.

The news reached Luozhen City on the morning of the third day.

"Sect Leader! Something terrible has happened! There's trouble on the Luozhen Province!" Mo Xuan rushed into the Qingwei Hall with an urgent report in hand, his face grave.

Li Yunjing took the urgent report, glanced at it quickly, and his brows slowly furrowed.

The Ten Thousand Souls Cave, where malevolent spirits emerge and slaughter living beings, a hundred-mile-long ghost realm...

"The Ten Thousand Souls Cave," Li Yunjing murmured the name, his eyes turning cold. "They've come after all."

He had suspected Haoyang's disappearance was suspicious before, and now it seems that the other party's backup plan was this Ten Thousand Souls Cave.

"Senior brother, do you know this place?" Mo Xuan asked in surprise.

"I don't know, but the Moon God should be from the Corpse Path. Go and invite the Moon God over," Li Yunjing said calmly.

A moment later, Wangshu rushed over.

Her expression changed instantly upon hearing the news.

"The Ten Thousand Souls Cave? How could it be the Ten Thousand Souls Cave!"

"What's wrong?" Li Yunjing asked.

"The Ten Thousand Souls Cave is a forbidden place that sealed away evil spirits in High Antiquity times. The Ten Thousand Souls Old Devil inside is High Antiquity evil demon with extremely strong divine soul power, which devours the souls of living beings." Wangshu spoke very quickly.

"How could this demon, sealed away for so long, suddenly break free?"

She looked up abruptly at Li Yunjing: "It was Haoyang! It must have been Haoyang! He broke the seal!"

Li Yunjing nodded slightly, his expression calm. "Most likely, he deliberately released the evil spirit to create chaos."

"Senior brother, what should we do?" Mo Xuan asked.

Li Yunjing remained silent for a moment, then slowly stood up and walked to the window.

Outside the window, the Luozhen City was peaceful, with pedestrians coming and going on the streets and children laughing and playing.

He remained silent for a long time before slowly asking, "How many mortals are there in Luozhen Province right now?"

Mo Xuan was taken aback. "This... there are probably about five million mortals in Luozhen Province."

"Millions of lives," Li Yunjing said calmly. "If we don't go, these millions of people will become food for the evil spirits."

"Luozhen Province Luozhen Province only recently established, and mortals are an indispensable part of it."

The mortals of Luozhen Province were all recruited by Li Yunjing from several Dao Realm controlled by the Luozhen Sect.

In addition to cultivators, ordinary people are also indispensable in a state.

Therefore, these millions of ordinary people must be saved.

"Senior brother, could Haoyang have other schemes, and this is just a way to attract attention?" Mo Xuan asked worriedly.

Wangshu chimed in, "Elder Mo is right. Although Haoyang is the Sun God, he is full of schemes and tricks. Sect Leader, you must be careful."

Li Yunjing smiled faintly, "It's alright. In the face of absolute strength, no schemes or tricks will work!"