Chapter 411: Like A Shadow (1/2)

Chapter 411: Like A Shadow

“No one got away, did they?” Qin Yan asked with a frown. “After all, this is the Realm of Dark Underworld, and we’re on the Flame God Sect and Spirit God Sect’s turf. If they discover us so early, we’ll probably get into trouble.”

Worry could be seen on the faces of the people from the Realm of a Hundred Battles.

The Flame God Sect and Spirit God Sect were among the most famous and powerful Qi warrior sects in the Domain of the Falling Stars. However, since they were from the five most influential forces in the Realm of a Hundred Battles, they didn’t fear them.

It was just that they hadn’t brought many men with them, and their primary goal was to explore the Phantasms’ relic Cao Qiushui had discovered and find out about the secrets that were hidden there, not to start an inter-realm war with the Flame God Sect and Spirit God Sect.

Therefore, their plan was to avoid alarming the Flame God Sect and Spirit God Sect, quietly finish their exploration, and then evacuate without creating a stir.

With a smile, Cao Qiushui pointed at the corpses on the ground and said with a reassuring tone, “It’s no longer a problem; everyone that saw us is here. Even though the Realm of Dark Underworld is quite vast, and many parts of it are rarely visited by humans, it’s inevitable that we will run into patrolling members of the Flame God Sect and Spirit God Sect.

“As long as we march carefully and avoid contact with their Worldly realm or Profound realm experts, we’ll probably be fine.”

Qin Yan nodded. “I hope so.”

As a special organization from the Realm of a Hundred Battles, the Water Moon Chamber of Commerce had business relationships with almost every major Qi warrior sect in the Domain of the Falling Stars, including the Flame God Sect and Spirit God Sect.

They didn’t want to jeopardize their business relationships with them by getting caught exploring and plundering valuable legacies from their territory.

However, they wouldn’t mind secretly taking out one or two of their patrol teams if doing that could let them avoid future trouble.

Cao Qiushui’s eyes swept across the large crowd. Seeing that the Dong Clan, the Gu Clan, the Pill Pavilion Sect, and the Water Moon Chamber of Commerce had all brought Worldly realm experts, he felt rather confident. “Let’s move out, everyone! The Phantasms’ relic is in a secluded region. I don’t think others have discovered it yet.

“From what I could tell, I was probably the only one who had.

“It’s just that, for some reason, phantasm Qi has appeared in that region recently. The appearance of phantasm Qi could attract some unwanted attention and expose that relic.

“Plus, some Specters appeared out of nowhere and started roaming about in that region.

“Those Specters were quite powerful, I wasn’t confident that I would be able to defeat them with just me and my people. That was why I asked you guys to come.”

Dong Mingxuan was taken aback. “Specters?!”

Nie Tian, who hadn’t spoken much along the way, was also deeply surprised.

The Ghost Sect in the Realm of Flame Heaven was a sect that excelled at refining and manipulating Specters. He had spent some time in the Ghost Sect, and Li Jing had told him a bit about Specters.

The so-called Specters were none other than souls that lingered in heaven and earth. They could either be discarnate souls of dead humans, spirit beasts, or other living species.

Once soul-possessing beings died, if they possessed limited strength and didn’t practice soul magics, their souls would soon dissipate from this world.

Only those who were skilled in soul magics would be able to remain in soul form after their fleshly bodies perished.

However, these kinds of souls couldn’t be categorized as Specters.

Specters referred to the discarnate souls of deceased living beings that didn’t dissipate due to a special environment or some other profound reason.

Most Specters didn’t possess their own will or intellect, and they didn’t have any memories of their past lives.

Normally, they would just roam about and hunt down living beings, following their nature.

For those who practiced certain types of soul incantations like the disciples of the Ghost Sect, Specters were something they could manipulate and make use of.

Disciples of the Ghost Sect practiced many soul-related magics and incantations that would allow them to refine Specters and use them to strengthen themselves, or they could seal Specters in special containers and put them to use at critical times.

The Ghost Sect was only one of the sects in the Domain of the Falling Stars that refined and used Specters.

“Yeah, Specters... powerful Specters,” Cao Qiushui said with a somewhat grim expression. “As you know, the Phantasms are a strong outsider species that is very good at using soul magics and controlling Specters. Since this realm used to be inhabited by Phantasms, and we’re going to a relic left by Phantasms, it’s normal that Specters will start to appear in that region.”

“You’re right,” Dong Mingxuan said, his eyebrows knitted. “Phantasms are indeed good at refining and controlling Specters. They carry a unique bloodline and possess special talent that allows them to do so. I’ve heard that Phantasms appeared in the Realm of Split Void not long ago.

“The sudden appearance of those Phantasms in the Realm of Split Void, the appearance of phantasm Qi in the relic here, and Specters that appeared out of nowhere...

“I have a feeling that there’s a connection between these two incidents, and also, that we might run into Phantasms while we explore this Phantasms’ relic.”