"Were you trapped here by that Sovereign Realm powerhouse?"
She was very resistant to that Sovereign Realm powerhouse, likely due to some past grievance. Chu Lingwei slowly shifted to the side. If it were to attack them, she and her second senior brother would have room to react.
"It's quite impressive that you've made it this far," the Ninth-Rank Soul Devouring Divine Lion said, looking at Chu Lingwei. It noticed her subtle movements but didn't point them out, changing the subject instead. "However, it's a pity..."
"A pity for what?" Chu Lingwei had a feeling they wouldn't get out so easily.
"For you to leave, one must stay behind." The Ninth-Rank Soul Devouring Divine Lion wasn't in a hurry, fixing its gaze on Chu Lingwei and Nangong Luo. "Only one person can leave here safely. Think about it, who will be the one to depart?"
Chu Lingwei's heart sank. As expected, their simultaneous appearance here boded no good.
"Why should we believe you?" Nangong Luo's eyes held a hint of a sneer. It was merely a wisp of a remnant soul, yet it dared to try and sow discord between them. How laughable.
"Believe it or not, only one person can walk out of here, without exception."
The Ninth-Rank Soul Devouring Divine Lion let out a hearty laugh. It had been here for ten thousand years and had only seen four people appear in this place. Those four had long since become sustenance for its remnant soul, yet it wasn't in a hurry to see them die so quickly, preferring to watch them tear each other apart.
"Consider it carefully."
After saying this, the Ninth-Rank Soul Devouring Divine Lion vanished from its spot.
Chu Lingwei tried to track it with her divine sense but found no trace of it.
"It's useless. It's a remnant soul, already fused with this place. As long as it wishes, we won't be able to find it," Nangong Luo said, looking around. This place seemed to be a void. As long as they didn't find an exit, they wouldn't be able to break free from its current state.
"Does it want to see us slaughter each other?" When the Ninth-Rank Soul Devouring Divine Lion appeared, Chu Lingwei had seen madness in its eyes. It might have been driven insane by everything here.
"Junior Sister, I probably won't be able to leave," Nangong Luo said, sitting down on the ground with a bitter smile. "Little Junior Sister, this is my storage bag. If you get out, take these to the Nangong family."
He would no longer be able to stand behind the Nangong family, supporting them. All he could do now was entrust what he possessed to them.
"Second Senior Brother, don't say that. We will definitely get out," Chu Lingwei said, refusing to accept the storage bag Nangong Luo was offering. She absolutely wouldn't stand by and watch her second senior brother die.
Nangong Luo smiled and shook his head. This was a void, and if they relied solely on their own efforts to find an exit, who knew when that would be.
Now, only one person could be saved, and Nangong Luo was determined to send Chu Lingwei out of here.
"Let's try to find the exit first," Nangong Luo said, remaining seated. The power within him showed signs of awakening, and his expression turned grim.
"Second Senior Brother, quickly take this." Chu Lingwei hurried to Nangong Luo's side and handed him a Spiritual Power Condensation Bead. It was imperative that Nangong Luo's body remained intact and was not corrupted.
"What is that in your hand?"
Before Chu Lingwei could feed the Spiritual Power Condensation Bead to Nangong Luo, the Ninth-Rank Soul Devouring Divine Lion reappeared. Its eyes were fixed on the bead in Chu Lingwei's hand, filled with greed.
"Do you want it?" Chu Lingwei didn't retract the Spiritual Power Condensation Bead. Instead, she stood up and looked at the Ninth-Rank Soul Devouring Divine Lion. "If you want it, tell us the method to leave this place."
"I told you, you have no way of leaving this place." Taking advantage of Chu Lingwei standing up, the Ninth-Rank Soul Devouring Divine Lion suddenly attacked her.
The power of a Ninth-Rank spiritual beast made Chu Lingwei unable to control the spiritual power within her body.
"Little Junior Sister, be careful!" Nangong Luo exclaimed, summoning his Warm Jade Hao Tian Fan and fanning it towards the Ninth-Rank Soul Devouring Divine Lion.
Although the Warm Jade Hao Tian Fan was a divine artifact, Nangong Luo's spiritual power was limited, preventing him from unleashing its full might. He and the Ninth-Rank Soul Devouring Divine Lion were propelled by spiritual energy, thrown in opposite directions.
"Die."
Chu Lingwei seized the opportunity to stand up, gathering all her spatial power with the Profound Sky Burning Fire, and unleashed it towards the Ninth-Rank Soul Devouring Divine Lion.
The Ninth-Rank Soul Devouring Divine Lion was struck hard, its body slowly becoming weaker. Its lower half began to lose its form and become transparent.
Seeing this, Chu Lingwei's face lit up. It was merely a remnant soul, not as powerful as a true Ninth-Rank spiritual beast.
Not wanting to miss this chance, Chu Lingwei stood up, gripping the Ice Jade Cold Frost Sword, and flew towards the Ninth-Rank Soul Devouring Divine Lion.
Nangong Luo got up from the ground and saw his junior sister already entangled with the Ninth-Rank Soul Devouring Divine Lion. His junior sister was at a disadvantage. Gritting his teeth, he decided it didn't matter if he was consumed by the power within him; he wouldn't be killed by a mere remnant soul.
"Break."
Nangong Luo flew to Chu Lingwei's front, shielding her. He combined his spiritual power with the Warm Jade Hao Tian Fan and struck the Ninth-Rank Soul Devouring Divine Lion again.
"You dare! Since that's the case, not one of you will live." The Ninth-Rank Soul Devouring Divine Lion was enraged. Truly enraged. Never before had a mere human cultivator caused it such a disadvantage.
The entire void instantly turned dark. Chu Lingwei lay on the ground, and suddenly, her vision brightened. Countless Ninth-Rank Soul Devouring Divine Lions and Nangong Luos appeared before her, channeling their spiritual power to attack her.
Soul Devouring.
These two words suddenly appeared in Chu Lingwei's mind. Soul Devouring could not only devour a person's soul but also induce hallucinations, making one fight against themselves.
"Second Senior Brother."
The Ninth-Rank Soul Devouring Divine Lion likely intended to use this method to make her and Nangong Luo kill each other, reaping the benefits.
"Little Junior Sister, hurry and go."
"Little Junior Sister, be careful ahead."
"Little Junior Sister, Second Senior Brother can't hold on."
Streams of Nangong Luo's voice emanated from the Nangong Luos surrounding her. Chu Lingwei quickly blocked their attacks, realizing they were trying to confuse her judgment.
"Human cultivator, as long as you kill your second senior brother, you can leave this place and receive the inheritance," the Ninth-Rank Soul Devouring Divine Lion's voice echoed in Chu Lingwei's ears. "With this inheritance, you can break through to the Sovereign Realm and become the strongest existence on the Xuan Tian Continent."
"Is that how you died too?" Chu Lingwei chuckled, quickly analyzing the expressions of the figures before her. What worried her most was that one of these figures might be the real Nangong Luo, and she feared accidentally harming her second senior brother.
"What did you say?"
Her words had clearly angered the Ninth-Rank Soul Devouring Divine Lion, as Chu Lingwei had guessed.
"Did I say something wrong?" Chu Lingwei smiled. "You are merely a remnant soul. It seems your utility has been exhausted, and you were killed here by that Sovereign Realm powerhouse."