But neither of them could feel happy, because everyone they had brought with them was already dead.
Now, only the two of them could continue onward. They both saw helplessness in each other's eyes.
What they did not know was that by slaying that monster, many souls had been freed.
Those statues had once been living people. They had used their lives to seal the Outer Realm Demons, becoming statues alongside them.
Even if the seal failed, they would turn to dust together with the sealed Outer Realm Demons, leaving behind only the Evil Energy that was difficult to destroy.
The Evil Energy made one final struggle and gathered into that monster. After the monster was defeated, the souls that had once sacrificed their lives to resist the Outer Realm Demons were finally freed.
This also meant one thing: this ruin was not merely a ruin. It was very likely a battlefield between the Great Thousand World and the Outer Realm Demons from ancient times.
On Lan Hong and Qingyan Jing's side, they encountered a pool of blood. Calling it a blood pool was somewhat inappropriate; blood sea was probably a more fitting description.
Nearly black blood had accumulated here, and the thick stench of blood was enough to make one retch.
Qingyan Jing frowned. Faced with this scene, she felt extremely nauseated as well.
"How could there be such a blood pool here?"
"This is more than just a blood pool. The most terrifying thing here is the dense Evil Energy.
"The reason this blood has not dried up and has turned black is also because of this Evil Energy."
"Evil Energy! Those Outer Realm Demons again!"
"Many things in the Great Thousand World can be linked to the Outer Realm Demons. There is nothing surprising about that."
"Then