The Dark Soul Beast didnât refine Kun Luoâs soul immediately. For the time being, he kept him imprisoned inside its stomach.
When the time was right, he would imprint a soul mark unique only to the Soul Race into Kun Luoâs soul and transform him into a soul servant.
Kun Luo was a rank ten bloodline Earth Demon Race clansman. Turning him into a soul servant would be largely beneficial to the growth of his avatar.
âPreserve his body for me.â
âUnderstood,â Curtis replied.
âBanderas, go help fight that Bone Race clansman,â Qin Lie said loudly.
âAlright!â
The golden mountain lookalike turned around and set his eyes on Gutas.
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Meanwhile, Gutas wasnât faring so well. His spikes had been taken away by the Corpse Demons, the Lizard Progenitor and the three Asura Race clansmen were holding him down, and even more Corpse Demons were swarming him.
He had spent much time to refine the bone spikes he had used to execute Death Wither. They were part of his strength as well.
But they had been taken away, so he could no longer use Death Wither. Moreover, his life-corroding power of death had no effect on the Corpse Demon. As a result, Gutas was much weaker than usual.
It was unlikely that Gutas couldâve gained a decisive advantage even if he was just facing the Lizard Progenitor and the three Asura experts alone. After Banderas had joined the battle as well, he was getting more and more hardpressed.
âDump Kun Luoâs body at the Frost Desolation Abyss,â Qin Lie instructed Curtis. His true body stayed behind while his Dark Soul Beast avatar suddenly took off to another direction.
âBloodline secret artâDark Soul!â
The Dark Soul Beastâs tremendous energy and blood fluctuations vanished bit by bit.
He was using the Soul Raceâs concealment secret art to completely cover up his soul activity.\nThe Dark Soul Beastâs giant body was also shrinking at the same time.
A while later, the Dark Soul Beast avatar had taken on Qin Lieâs appearance.
Both his energy, blood, and soul seemed to have vanished from everyoneâs senses.
âSwoosh!â
He took to the sky like an invisible light.
âThe battlefieldâs over there!â
âWeâre almost there!â
âIf we can capture those two Soul Race bastards, the Night Ghosts will be in the Soul Raceâs good graces!â
âThis is the opportunity of a lifetime!â
Three middle-aged Winged Race clansmen with aquiline nosse and sharp eyes conversed with each other while flying swiftly.
Their bloodlines were only at rank nine.
âNight GhostsâŠâ
Qin Lieâs Dark Soul Beast avatar suddenly appeared right in front of the group.
An instant later, he had transformed back into a sinister-looking beast.
A giant white bone scythe descended from the sky like it would tear apart the air itself and headed straight towards the three âwild ghostsâ.Â
âNot good!â
âItâs him!â
Caught by surprise, the three Winged Race clansmen tried to execute their bloodline secret arts immediately.
âSoul Shackle!â
Unfortunately for them, ghost flames flew out of the Dark Soul Beastâs eyes and filled up the entire sky like green lanterns in an instant.
The three Winged Race clansmenâs souls were instantly befuddled by the light of the ghost flames.
The white bone scythe seized the opportunity to slash right through them.
âCrack!â
The three Night Ghosts, former Winged Race clansmen, were cut into pieces before they even managed to scream.
âWhoosh!â
Left with only their souls, the three Winged Race clansmen tried to escape, but the Dark Soul Beast easily followed up, sucking their souls into its eerie maw.
After that, the Dark Soul Beast shrank itself yet again and concealed its energy, blood, and soul.\nHe had used Dark Soul once again.
A creature with a dragonâs head, a lionâs body, and a snakeâs tongue slowly made its way forward. It belonged to the Dragon Lion Race.
âSsss!â
His red tongue kept making hissing noises as if he was trying to detect something.
Suddenly, he stopped as the light of wariness entered his lion eyes.
âWho is it?â He stared at the sky.
There was a gray cloud right above him.
âThe Dragon Lion Race is pretty sensitive, but unfortunately for you, youâre only at rank nine.â
âBang!â
The cloud exploded and revealed Qin Lieâs Dark Soul Beast avatar. He then fell straight towards the Dragon Lion Race clansman.
âRank ten Soul Race clansman!â
The Dragon Lion Race clansman screamed in despair when he saw who his attacker was.
âCrack!â
The Dark Soul Beast devoured his three-meter tall body in one gulp before going into concealment once more.
He knew that there were other Night Ghostsâ experts moving around the area.
As he thought, a rank ten Earth Demon Race  expert and a rank ten Winged Race clansman was headed his way not long after he went into concealment.
They were followed by clansmen of the Bone, Winged, and Earth Demon Races.Â
Those were all the Night Ghosts who had invaded the Giant Spirit Realm.
âWe lost another one.â A handsome-looking Winged Race clansman frowned while flapping his wings. âThis is the sixth group we lost.â
âNeither Kun Luo nor Gutas have sent word to us yet,â a short old Earth Demon said darkly.
âSomethingâs not right.â The Winged Race expert pondered for a moment. âIf a rank ten Soul Race clansman plans to use guerilla tactics on us all day, thereâs not really much we can do against it.â
âTia, Kun Luo is my brother and a fellow who had betrayed the Earth Demon Race with me. I want him to live!â an old Earth Demon Race clansman yelled.\nThe Winged Race clansman called Tia thought for a moment. âI canât detect that the presence of that Soul Race clansman or even his soul servants. You should know that a rank ten Soul Race clansman has the ability to conceal himself and his soul servants, Xinda. It wonât be easy to find him if he refuses to show his face.â
âI want Kun Luo to live!â Xinda roared angrily.
âThere is a way.â Tia didnât get angry with Xinda. He didnât look disheartened by the loss some of their members either. âThe easiest way to lure him out is to return to where we held the giants and threaten him with their life.â
âHow do you know their lives matter to him at all?â Xinda asked.
âI know heâs here because of the giants,â Tia replied confidently.
âAlright, then weâll do what you say,â Xinda agreed.
âLet us return.â
The Night Ghosts suddenly turned back after coming to an agreement.
Approximately five thousand kilometers away, Qin Lie, the Blood Soul Beast avatar, the Lizard Progenitor, and Banderas were gathered in one place.
The dozen or so golden and silver giants were busy complaining to Banderas and Campbell about their tragedy after their bindings had been loosened.
Six Earth Demon Race clansmen, three Dragon Lion Race clans men, and two Winged Race clansmen had already been killed. Most of them had been devoured by the Blood Soul Beast.
âThey wonât be coming anymore.â
Qin Lieâs soul was connected to the Dark Soul Beast avatar, so he knew what his Dark Soul Beast avatar knew. He said, âThose Night Ghosts have changed their minds. Theyâre heading back to where they kept the giants imprisoned and waiting for us to walk into their trap. They donât wish to play hide and seek with us any longer.â\nHis Blood Soul Beast avatar inhaled deeply while he was speaking.
It was sucking in wisps of gray soul mist from the sky.
The Blood Soul Beast had been concealing everyoneâs soul presence and bloodline activity using a Soul Race secret art until now.
The two Soul Race princes at the Central World had used a similar technique to conceal their presences while they slaughtered the Ji and Ao Familiesâ denizens.
âQin Lie, the Giant Race swears to follow you to the end of our lives if you can save our people!â Banderas promised.