Chapter 3339: Yin Soul Siege

Everyone realized that leaving here now would be difficult.

Not to mention leaving, even fighting would be affected. The gravity here is too strong; the Monster Beasts can still support themselves after revealing their true forms, but others must use True Essence to shield their bodies for smooth movement.

Piao Yun asked Xiao Yunfang and the other women of Ye Liuyun whether they should summon Ye Liuyun.

Lei Ming immediately called out, "Hey, don't disturb little brother yet; it seems there's no danger here. Let's scout first. Since we came for adventure, we can't call little brother before encountering any danger!"

Hearing that, the other women felt that Ye Liuyun had protected them too much and that they should face some danger themselves.

"Let's venture and try; we'll find a way out ourselves!" Feng Wanru also agreed with Lei Ming's suggestion.

So everyone cautiously explored in one direction. Qiong Qi voluntarily took on the Team Leader role, walking at the front of the group.

After Shi Yuan's Physical Body petrified, its combat power was least affected, so it stayed beside Qiong Qi to clear the way for the group.

"There's no Fire Flame Power here; how did this water vapor appear?" Qiong Qi was also very curious about this.

The entire Xingqiu's mist was quite dense; even Lei Ming's Golden Pupil could not see far, as if the water had been absorbed by the core and then turned into vapor drifting upward.

However, the group's Divine Sense probes were hardly affected; so far they had indeed found no danger and sensed no elemental forces. Qiong Qi also found no trace of any Formation laid on this Xingqiu.

They had roamed this misty Xingqiu for two days, encountering no danger, but they saw many dry corpses.

Many dry corpses still wore their Storage Rings, and their bodies bore no wounds, unlike battle scars.

"Is this Xingqiu absorbing moisture and turning it into mist? Could these dry corpses have been dried out by the planet?"

"If we never get out, will we end up like them?"

A Tang family disciple asked anxiously.

They now rely on True Essence to stay mobile; once True Essence is exhausted, their bodily moisture might also be absorbed by this Xingqiu.

Qiong Qi thought for a moment, set up a Formation that enveloped everyone. This Formation could counteract gravity, allowing the group to relax a bit.

With this Formation's protection, everyone felt at ease, at least for a short time they were safe. The True Essence they consumed could also be restored here.

But just as they exhaled and wanted to rest, distant Yin Soul howls and roars rose again.

"Yin Soul's voice!" Those who often follow Ye Liuyun could tell it was a Yin Soul.

Qiong Qi hurriedly set up another Defense Array against Spiritual Soul Attack. As soon as the Formation was completed, the group's Divine Sense detected Yin Souls surging from all directions, raising a swath of Black Fog and ominous wind.

Had Qiong Qi not drawn the Formation so swiftly through the air, those Yin Souls could have rushed into the array.

These Yin Souls' realms were not low; in life most were Ninth Realm Martial Cultivators, and even Yin Souls of the unified Eighth Realm were rare.

Once the Yin Souls arrived, they began frantically attacking the Formation.

"Zhu Que, this is your chance!" Qiong Qi reminded Zhu Que.

Zhu Que wore a happy grin. Since arriving here he had never manifested his true form; he couldn't fly anyway, and taking form was slower than walking as a human.

Now seeing so many Yin Souls, he immediately released a Soul Flame, igniting them. Any Yin Soul burned by the flame wailed miserably as it turned to smoke and vanished. The remaining Yin Souls, however, continued to bombard the Formation heedlessly.

Qiong Qi was also busy repairing the Formation. The Yin Souls' realms were high, so the Formation's pressure was great. Yet with Qiong Qi's constant repairs, the Yin Souls could not break through the Formation.

Zhu Que burned for half a day, also absorbing a lot, and finally could not absorb any more.

Yet the number of Yin Souls did not decrease.

"Where did these Yin Souls come from? Are they all Martial Cultivators trapped here to death?"

"Are these Yin Souls being controlled by someone to attack us, or are they attacking us of their own accord?"

The group speculated wildly. However, they lacked the ability to capture these Yin Souls alive or communicate with them, so they could only kill them.

Long Nv, seeing that Zhu Que stopped absorbing, released a golden spear from the Sea of Consciousness that specifically kills Souls. This was a Soul‑killing treasure given to her by Ye Liuyun, a third‑tier Void artifact.

The golden spear worked equally on these Yin Souls; a single thrust could pierce a string of Yin Souls, annihilating them all.

Xiao Lanbing took out a Soul‑Stabilizing Pearl, which had some effect on nearby Yin Souls. But through the Formation, its effect was much weaker, and several times the Yin Souls broke free.

The Thunder and Lightning Power in the Demon Lion Wind‑Thunder Fan also attacked Yin Souls; each swing could obliterate several strong Yin Souls.

Qin Mengxi and the Tang family disciples also joined the fight, using Buddha Light Power to attack the Yin Souls, which was equally effective.

Zhu Que felt deep regret as he watched. Yet the Yin Soul count here was still large, so he promptly refined the recently absorbed Yin Souls, preparing to absorb another wave.

A day later, the Yin Soul count had dropped considerably; Zhu Que acted again, burning them all with fire until none remained.

The group all let out a sigh of relief.

"Finally it's quiet!"

Though these Yin Souls could not reach them, their wails and cries irritated everyone. Now that it was quiet, they all felt much more relaxed.

After a while, Lei Ming suggested, "Shall we rest a bit and try going out again? We can't just stay here forever."

The group unanimously agreed to go out and investigate again, to locate where these Yin Souls had been hidden; perhaps they could find a way out by passing through them.

But after leaving the Formation, they hadn't gone far before being besieged by Yin Souls again.

Qiong Qi once again hurriedly set up a Defense Array, shielding everyone inside, and blocked this wave of Yin Soul attacks.

However, this time the Yin Souls attacking them, upon seeing the Formation defense, did not strike but instead scattered far away, surrounding them.

"These Yin Souls must be commanded by someone!"

This time everyone realized that these Yin Souls knew to encircle without attacking; that couldn't be their instinct.

Yet this time the Yin Souls did not attack, but many Skeleton Puppets and stone puppets rushed forward, assaulting the tangible Defense Formation they had set up. Moreover, these puppets were all of the unified Ninth Layer Summit realm.

These tangible attacks placed even greater pressure on the Formation.

Luo Yu released a second‑tier Void Puppet Beast to melee those puppets. The others stayed within the Formation, attacking those puppets from range.

Outside, strong Yin Souls guarded, and they dared not rush out of the Defense Formation lightly.