Chapter 413: Chapter 407: Yellow Springs Road, Guiding the Restless Souls

The battle between the World Honored and Wu Nengsheng destroyed a full third of the Ten Thousand Mountains.

The number of beings that died in this battle is beyond counting.

Logically, the number of remnant souls here should be extremely terrifying.

However, even counting the remnant souls Lin Yuan obtained when he first came here and snuck up to kill that evil cultivator, it definitely doesn’t account for one-tenth of the total number of remnant souls here.

Now, the question arises.

Where did the rest of the remnant souls go?

Lin Yuan began to share the memories of Black and White Impermanence and Ox Head and Horse Face, attempting to find the reason within them.

After a careful search, Lin Yuan indeed found clues.

When Black and White Impermanence and Ox Head and Horse Face capture remnant souls, all the souls instinctively avoid a certain area.

It seemed that area was a forbidden zone.

You must know, these remnant souls lack rationality, they only have instincts.

The fact that they actively avoid it suggests that there is something within that area extremely terrifying for these remnant souls.

"Eight hundred miles to the west, that area has issues," Lin Yuan muttered to himself.

Immediately, he and Kong Aotian went together to that region.

"I want to see what it’s all about!" Lin Yuan made up his mind internally.

His purpose in coming to the Life and Death Trial Arena this time was for the remnant souls here.

If he only gets such a small amount of remnant souls, wouldn’t he have come here in vain?

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In the central area deemed forbidden by the remnant souls, a fat, bloated remnant soul like a giant was continuously devouring other remnant souls.

These remnant souls have no awareness, only instincts.

Logically, such mutual devouring shouldn’t appear!

Yet, the fact is laid before their eyes, that fat, bloated remnant soul repeated the devouring action.

What’s most unbelievable is the other remnant souls just kneel in front of it, allowing themselves to be devoured without any resistance.

Now, there is only one possibility left, this special remnant soul has developed an awareness of mutual devouring.

No wonder, Black and White Impermanence and Ox Head and Horse Face capture fewer and fewer souls.

A majority of souls gathered here, even devoured by this special remnant soul.

The souls became scarce on the outskirts, naturally difficult to apprehend.

At the same time.

Lin Yuan and Kong Aotian approached this region slowly, and upon arriving there, they saw the remnant soul resembling a giant and clusters of ordinary remnant souls kneeling there.

That bloated remnant soul resembling a giant extended densely packed arms like centipede tentacles from its body.

These arms swiftly grasped nearby remnant souls, then attempted to shove them into its mouth.

"With just one mouth, grabbing so many remnant souls at once, can he fit them all in?" Kong Aotian asked in confusion.

However, the next moment events changed and Kong Aotian realized how shallow his knowledge had been.

Just then, on the body of the bloated remnant soul resembling a giant, dense cracks split open, like mouths.

For every hand extended from its body, a crack opened.

All the remnant souls were shoved into these cracks.

These cracks devoured the remnant souls just like how flytraps catch flies.

Though many remnant souls were kneeling there, if the situation continued like this, it wouldn’t take long before all remnant souls would be devoured.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan decided to stop it from devouring these remnant souls further.

Lin Yuan and Kong Aotian stood behind the bloated remnant soul resembling a giant, yet it made no reaction as if they hadn’t been noticed.

It still repeated its devouring action without interruption.

Lin Yuan grasped Zhong Kui’s Ghost-Slaying Sword tightly and swung it forward fiercely.

Surging blood-red sword energy burst forth, the energy contained the power to annihilate everything.

The next moment, the sword energy hit the bloated remnant soul resembling a giant, causing its mountain-like massive body to tremble slightly.

Then, the bloated remnant soul resembling a giant glanced at Lin Yuan, but didn’t move, turned back, continued the devouring action.

However, upon seeing its appearance, Lin Yuan was greatly shocked.

It wasn’t just Lin Yuan who was shocked; Kong Aotian’s expression mirrored Lin Yuan’s exactly.

"He..."

"Is he Wu Nengsheng?" Kong Aotian asked tentatively.

Just now, Lin Yuan and Kong Aotian saw clearly that face was indeed Wu Nengsheng’s.

Only, this remnant soul was even more bloated and fat than Wu Nengsheng.

Moreover, the remnant soul’s state was obviously abnormal. Firstly, it didn’t recognize Lin Yuan; secondly, after being attacked, it didn’t retaliate.

It seemed only the awareness to devour other remnant souls remained.

"Could it be Wu Nengsheng’s remnant soul?"

"This isn’t right!"

"A senior told me remnant souls have no awareness, why does he have the awareness to devour other remnant souls?" Lin Yuan asked in confusion.

If Wu Nengsheng hadn’t died and was alive, he would have recognized Lin Yuan just then.

If it were only his remnant soul, he shouldn’t have any awareness.

For a moment, Lin Yuan was stunned there, not knowing what to do!

Undeniably, this remnant soul resembling Wu Nengsheng indeed fooled him.

After pondering for a bit, Lin Yuan suddenly had an idea.

"Brother, let’s head to the other side!" Lin Yuan called to Kong Aotian.

Soon, Lin Yuan and Kong Aotian came to face the remnant soul that resembled Wu Nengsheng, separated by the kneeling remnant souls.

Lin Yuan figured it out; he came here for these remnant souls, not to fight with Wu Nengsheng’s remnant soul.

Since that’s the case, there’s no need to repeatedly strike at that remnant soul.

Moreover, even if they won the fight, there wouldn’t be any benefits.

Lin Yuan thought, you devour remnant souls, I collect remnant souls, let’s just see whose speed is faster.

Now, all these remnant souls are gathered, Lin Yuan didn’t need Black and White Impermanence and Ox Head and Horse Face to apprehend them one by one, that was indeed too slow.

Lin Yuan directly used the ability of his Yellow Springs Road Tattoo; suddenly, a bridge appeared connecting Lin Yuan’s soul to the Eighteen Layers of Hell and reality.

On Yellow Springs Road, gusts of eerie wind wafted over, emitting a faint light.

This eerie wind, this faint light, seemed to have an unparalleled attraction to the remnant souls.

Originally, those remnant souls kneeling before Wu Nengsheng’s remnant soul now stood one by one.

Then, with dim eyes and an ambiguous expression, they walked towards Yellow Springs Road.