Chapter 1392: Letting Loose (1/2)

Netherspirits had a strong and deep-rooted fear towards their superiors.

Every Netherspirit had heard stories about the five evil gods and their tremendous contributions to their people since they had been little, and knew by heart every detail of the great battles they had fought alongside their mightiest leader before they had perished, and their souls had scattered across two worlds.

All of them knew how mighty and formidable they had been.

Their legendary deeds hung high in the heavens of the Netherspirits’ history like bright, ever-shining stars that guided their people generation after generation.

“Lords!”

The Netherspirits, who commanded countless evil spirits and vicious souls, couldn’t summon even the slightest will to fight them.

As soon as a slight wisp of fighting will rose in their hearts, it was forcibly scattered by some mysterious power.

The Netherspirits exchanged glances, and saw helplessness and uneasiness in each other’s eyes.

Wisps of soul will flashed across their minds like invisible lightning bolts.

They soon reached a mutual understanding.

FIZZ!

Like plumes of smoke, they flew off and vanished into the distant starry river.

Since they didn’t dare to fight the evil gods, they could only leave.

However, as they flew away, they let out calls in peculiar soul voices, as if to send out messages.

The five evil gods, which had been born in the Spirit Pearl and took orders from Nie Tian, seemed to be attracted by their soul calls, as they spread out to chase after them.

“Master, this doesn’t seem good...” The Spirit Pearl’s soul secretly reminded Nie Tian. “This is their ancestral land. By staying here, they’ll be able to gather their scattered soul and memory fragments. If they stay by your side the whole time, you may still be able to restrain and control them.

“However, if they get too far away from you and me, your profound connection with them may break. Then, after they gather all of their soul fragments and recover their memories fully, perhaps they’ll be able to break free from your flesh aura restrictions completely, and regain their freedom with the help of other Netherspirits.”

By saying these words, the Spirit Pear’s soul wanted Nie Tian to issue another order to call the five evil gods back.

Nie Tian’s expression gradually changed as he sensed his soul and flesh aura connection with the evil gods.

As the distance between him and the five evil gods grew greater and greater, his soul connection with them and his flesh aura constraints on them became weaker and weaker.

At the same time, they gathered more and more memory and soul fragments.

As time passed, he came to the shocking realization that he had to maintain his control of the five evil gods by keeping them from getting too far away from him!

Without any delay, he focused his soul awareness and sent out orders.

Seconds later, with a deeply grim expression, he sent the Spirit Pearl’s soul a soul message. “It seems I was too late.”

The Spirit Pearl’s soul let out a soft sigh from within the cyan pearl, and then fell silent.

Pei Qiqi and Mo Heng didn’t know any of this. They still looked around with calm expressions, assuming that the five evil gods would soon return after chasing the Netherspirits away.

“No wonder they’re considered the five most powerful evil gods in their history,” Mo Heng said, looking impressed. “Netherspirits have an extremely strict hierarchy. Those Netherspirits’ fear and reverence towards the evil gods are so deeply rooted in their souls and bloodlines that they couldn’t summon even the slightest will to fight them.

“Only after they rise to the evil gods’ heights will they be able to overcome that fear and reverence.”

Pei Qiqi pondered for a moment before saying, “Senior Mo, it’s said that you went to the Domain of Endless Thunder to help defend the Mo Clan and the Heavenly Thunder Sect against Yuan Jiuchuan and other crooked human forces, but disappeared soon after that. How did you end up here, guarding this portal?

“Also, you said that Sectmaster Ji Cang of the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace is also in this world. Is that true?”

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

As the Netherspirits retreated, the five evil gods chasing after them and the sea of countless evil spirits and vicious souls they commanded also withdrew like an ebbing tide.

Luo Wanxiang from the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace went with them.

Soon after his battle against Mo Heng had ended, he had secretly backed away and vanished into the sea of swarming evil spirits.

Since Mo Heng had to look after Nie Tian and Pei Qiqi, he didn’t go after him.

Perhaps to Mo Heng, this vice sectmaster of the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace was nothing to be feared.

Nie Tian took a deep breath and said, “I can only roughly sense the direction of those five through my flesh aura connection with them now. They should still be able to receive my orders. However, since they’re getting farther and farther away from me and growing stronger by the second, they can defy my orders now.”