The blood was quickly refined by the Refining God Cauldron. This blood was drawn from Mortals, so it naturally held little value.
However, as the soul core was rapidly refined, a massive Mental Energy instantly surged into Qin Xuan's body.
At the same time, the Refining God Cauldron was also rapidly refining the statue.
“Not good, hurry and leave!”
Just then, Han Ye urgently spoke to Qin Xuan, wanting him to leave this place.
“What’s wrong?” Qin Xuan took out his Array Pattern Disk, vigilantly staring at his surroundings.
“Someone left a mark on this statue. Once the statue is refined, they will discover you!”
As Han Ye spoke, a glimmer flashed in Qin Xuan’s eyes. He immediately nodded and, following Han Ye’s instructions, swiftly moved his hand across the Array Pattern Disk.
Inside the Refining God Cauldron, the statue had been refined, revealing its true contents.
Inside the statue was a finger covered in black hair, sealed within.
“It’s only one finger?”
Qin Xuan was stunned, completely unprepared for such a situation.
From what he had sensed earlier, the Mental Energy within this statue was incredibly powerful.
He had originally thought the item inside would be terrifying, but after refining it, there was only a single finger.
“It seems this Corpse God is even more powerful than imagined.”
If one finger could produce such a powerful pressure, wouldn't a complete body be even more terrifying?
“Forget it, hurry and leave this place, don’t worry about anything else!”
Han Ye urgently reminded Qin Xuan.
Qin Xuan quickly picked up the Array Pattern Disk and began to teleport according to Han Ye’s instructions.
After several previous dangerous teleports, Qin Xuan was now more vigilant and knew he couldn’t delay, so he directly chose to use the Array Pattern Disk to leave.
Not long after Qin Xuan left, the space Seal was opened, and Hou Luo furiously rushed in.
“Damn it, someone actually cut me off!”
Hou Luo roared in anger.
He had already made preparations, just waiting to awaken the entity within the statue.
But now, things had turned out like this!
“All that effort for nothing, all that effort for nothing!”
Hou Luo roared furiously. He turned to look at Elder Wang, who had been drawn in by the commotion inside, and Hou Luo glared at him angrily.
“Elder Wang, is this how you stand guard?”
Looking at the chaotic underground area, Elder Wang’s face turned pale.
He had absolutely not expected things to turn out this way.
“It was Hou Yong, Hou Yong came in just now. He said he came to get the soul core, that’s why I brought this thing over.”
“Hou Yong?”
Hou Luo immediately clenched his fists, staring fiercely at Elder Wang.
“How could Hou Yong have such ability? If it were Hou Yong, he wouldn’t even be able to touch the statue, he couldn’t even defeat the spirit puppets!”
“This person must have used a spell or some other means to transform into Hou Yong’s appearance, then used the opportunity of delivering the soul core to sneak in.”
“But how did he defeat the spirit puppets? The spirit puppets’ Mental Energy is very powerful, yet this person was able to defeat them, and even take them away directly. This level of Mental Energy is not something a few juniors could achieve.”
“In my opinion, it’s probably the work of people from the other Sects and Holy Lands nearby.”
“After all, the Divine body has been divided into many pieces, and they should also have other Divine bodies in their possession.”
“Your Heavenly Fiend Sect has been planning this for so many years; others aren’t fools, so they can naturally guess.”
Just then, a hoarse voice came from behind.
Elder Wang was startled, and when he saw the ghostly figure, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
“Sect Master, this is…”
Before Elder Wang could finish his sentence, the aged voice immediately spoke.
“How interesting, Sect Master Hou, you still haven’t told the others in your Heavenly Fiend Sect about my identity?”
Hearing this, Hou Luo’s expression grew even more grim.
“Enough, what does this have to do with you? The internal affairs of our Heavenly Fiend Sect are not for you to meddle in!”
Hearing this, the ghostly voice didn’t seem to care and shook its head. Hou Luo looked down at the large pit below.
“For so many years, how many Mortals have been killed every year, how much blood has been extracted? How much manpower and resources have we expended to collect soul cores, only to end up in this situation? Do you think this is justifiable?”
Hou Luo said, looking at Elder Wang, who stammered for a long time, unable to say anything.
It wasn't just because the statue had been stolen right under his nose, but also because the entity following the Sect Master didn't look Human at all.
Although he had always guarded this place, constantly waiting to awaken the statue.
He had never seen this thing before.
And from the way the Sect Master and this thing were communicating, it seemed the Sect Master and this thing had been in contact for a long time.
“What should we do next? You tell me!”
Hou Luo coldly spoke to the ghostly figure.
“What’s the rush? You’re guarding such a good place like the Burial Spirit Land and you still don’t know how to use it?”
“You can send more Mortals into the Burial Spirit Land. On one hand, it’s to feed the Lord’s disciples and grand-disciples. Don’t worry, as long as you do well, when our Spirit Race descends, you will not lack benefits!”
Hearing this, Elder Wang on the side looked at Hou Luo in horror.
“Sect Leader, what, what is going on? How can we collude with the Spirit Race?”
“Sect Master, please quickly kill this scoundrel…”
Before Elder Wang could finish his words, Hou Luo waved his hand, and a blood arrow shot out, instantly piercing through Elder Wang’s head.
A moment later, a Mental Energy floated out from Elder Wang’s head and was directly absorbed by Hou Luo.
“Lord Envoy, I hope you will not forget the promise between us. I have now effectively betrayed the Human Race. When the Spirit Race Lord descends, please do not forget my humility and loyalty!”
Hearing this, the person named Envoy burst into maniacal laughter, his rough voice sounding like the hooting of a night owl.
“Of course, although this Burial Spirit Land has buried the Divine Lord, it will also be the Divine Lord’s first stop upon descending!”
“At that time, I will inform the various Lords of the Spirit Race of your contributions, and I will also bestow upon you a Spirit Race body!”
