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Chapter 494 The Newborn Ghost

Inside the empty underground cavern, the scalding magma continued to boil, showing no sign of the great battle that had taken place. Only the cracks in the hard black stone on the walls bore witness to the battle that had taken place.

At the entrance of the cave, in the wide passage, the red crystal dragon Isaac closed his eyes, and a dense spiritual power overflowed from his body, his target being a soul crystal in front of him.

As he continued to absorb the power of the Soul Crystal, Isaac's overflowing spiritual power could be seen increasing and changing at a visible speed.

Beside him, Bai Ling, who had shrunk from a ten-meter-long winged white tiger to a kitten, floated quietly in the air. Her golden pupils showed her seriousness at this moment. With her there, no threat could possibly come here.

On the other side, in the center of the cave, under Hanhan's skill [Gravity Control], Ye Mo and Xiao Liu'er floated beside the mysterious "island" and carefully observed it.

Ye Mo was very curious about something that the detection function couldn't find.

However, in other words, if the detection function is useless, no matter how much he looks, he will find it difficult to discern what makes this "island" so extraordinary.

"Little Willow, Xingli, you should go and rest. Hanhan, Youyou, and I will probably be staying here for a while longer." After Ye Mo couldn't see anything special about the "island" from any angle, he turned to Little Willow and said this.

"Okay." Xiao Liu wiped her eyes with her hand, yawned, and then looked at Xing Li on Ye Mo's shoulder.

Despite being the weakest among those present, Xing Li still obeyed Ye Mo's words. With a flash of silver light, her star-like snake body immediately arrived at Xiao Liu'er's neck and coiled around her.

Xiao Liu'er had anticipated this and didn't feel uncomfortable at all. She then flew towards the entrance of the cave with Xing Li.

After Ye Mo saw that Xiao Liu'er had gone far away, his gaze turned to the "small island" with a serious expression.

"The only information I obtained from investigating it is its name—'Heart of the Mysterious Netherworld'. From this alone, there isn't much useful information to be gleaned. I only know that it is definitely related to the Mysterious Netherworld Underworld or the Mysterious Netherworld Ghost Spirits, but I don't know the specifics."

Shaking his head, Ye Mo looked at Bai You beside him and said, "Youyou, why don't you use your mental power to test it and see if it can react?"

Bai You nodded, his gaze fixed intently on the "island" below. In the next instant, a powerful spiritual force surged forth, reaching out to touch and explore below.

For this item called "Heart of the Mysterious Netherworld," brute force is definitely out of the question; it might even destroy it. The same goes for energy-based contact. Unless there is absolutely no other way, Ye Mo would never use destructive methods of probing.

Therefore, in the current situation, it is most appropriate to use mental energy to touch it. After all, it is just some mental energy, and if anything is wrong, you can just cut off the mental energy.

A short while later, under the solemn gazes of Ye Mo and Hanhan, Bai You's spiritual power roamed and touched the "island" at will, but the "island" remained unmoved, just like real earth and stone.

"Is mental power useless?" Ye Mo murmured. In his gaze, the "island" was still the same as before, constantly emitting slight vibrations, and occasionally wisps of gray-black mist would overflow and gather above the island.

Xiao Liu'er's actions did not change the "island" in the slightest.

He had also investigated the mist emanating from the "island," but unfortunately, the investigation yielded little information. He only knew that it was an energy mist mixed with necromantic power and spiritual power, and it wasn't particularly peculiar.

Just as Ye Mo was pondering, the tremors on the "island" suddenly intensified. At the same time, a blue light suddenly shone from the center of the largest wisp of gray-black mist that had gathered above it. Then, the mist condensed into a ball and began to rise into the air.

"What's that? Silly boy, stop it!" Ye Mo was taken aback, then shouted loudly.

Although he couldn't determine what the mist was because it was moving too fast, it was clearly something unusual, and stopping it was definitely the right thing to do.

Upon hearing this, Hanhan pondered for a moment, then, based on his understanding from countless battles, raised his bear paw towards the cloud of mist. Instantly, the pure energy gathered in the air transformed into a barrier, blocking the cloud of mist above.

When the gas ball hit the energy barrier, it bounced back like a rubber ball. At this moment, Hanhan regained control of the energy and, with the exquisite control brought by the [Lightning Control] skill, forcefully transformed the pure energy into a box, trapping the gas ball firmly.

Although this box, condensed from pure energy, has extremely low defensive capabilities—it could probably be shattered by some decent third-tier spirit pets—at least it is not something that ball of energy can break.

Moreover, the mass of energy didn't seem to intend to break free of the cage; once trapped, it simply stayed inside, motionless.

"Hanhan, you did a great job! Let me see what this ball of gas is." Ye Mo smiled approvingly after seeing Hanhan's series of actions.

But just as he was about to investigate the mass of energy, Youyou suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

"Ah, hiss." Bai You's eyes widened, her lips twitched, and her gaze toward the "island" below became incredulous.

"What's wrong, Youyou?" Ye Mo immediately turned his head and asked Youyou with concern.

"Ye Mo, that thing is a bit strange. It can actually devour my spiritual power. The spiritual power I just released was swallowed by it." Bai You gritted her teeth, looking at the "island" below with indignation. She didn't know how long ago it was when she suffered such a big loss.

"It can actually absorb spiritual power?" Ye Mo frowned and took out a potion from the contract space and sent it to Bai You. "Youyou, this is a potion to restore spiritual power. Take it first."

Bai You accepted the potion without hesitation and swallowed it in one gulp. Her previously weakened mental energy immediately began to recover.

At this moment, Ye Mo's wariness became even more pronounced as he looked down at the "island." However, he could only discern the name of that "island" after all; even after looking at it countless times, he couldn't figure out anything else.

After sighing inwardly, Ye Mo turned his gaze back to Hanhan. He hadn't yet seen what the ball of energy that had trapped him earlier was.

"Huh? What!!!" Ye Mo's pupils widened, and the shock on his face was visible to the naked eye.

Under his detection ability, the information of that cloud of energy was revealed. Although the amount of information was not much, the content was extremely shocking.

[The embryonic form of the Xuanming Soul]

[Rank: Second-order - Third-order]

[Description: A nascent soul born from some kind of power. If it absorbs enough death power, it will successfully transform into a complete Xuanming Ghost Spirit.]

That wisp of mist was actually the initial form of the Xuanming Ghost Spirit. This amount of information was far too shocking for Ye Mo.

Although there are many possibilities for the birth of necromancy, such as an ordinary skeleton, if it stays in a place with a strong aura of death for a long time, it may turn into a necromancy skeleton or a skeleton ghost or other necromancy creature.

But this is a Xuanming Ghost Spirit! In the entire Yanhuang, this is the only place where a Xuanming Ghost Spirit has been found. Thinking of this, Ye Mo became excited and called out to Bai You beside him, "Youyou, how is the recovery? In a moment, inject your necromantic power into that cloud of mist."

Bai You sensed Ye Mo's excitement and immediately raised her eyebrows, following her master's gaze to look curiously at the cloud of mist from which a blue light was emerging.

"I'm almost fully recovered, let's begin now."

Bai You didn't ask any further questions. Instead, she followed Ye Mo's instructions and directly mobilized the necromantic power within her body, continuously injecting it into the cloud of mist.

In response, Hanhan opened a small opening in the box trapping the mist, allowing the necromantic power to flow in. However, he was now more focused on the mist, determined not to give it a chance to escape.

However, the cloud of mist clearly had no intention of escaping. After coming into contact with Bai You's pure necromantic power, it expanded continuously, like a starving ghost.

Time slowly passed, and the necromantic power was continuously absorbed by the nascent form of the Xuanming Soul, causing its size to expand from the size of a basketball to the size of a refrigerator.

At this moment, the aura emanating from the nascent form of the Xuanming Soul became increasingly powerful, and an extremely faint spiritual fluctuation began to emanate from within it.

"It'll be here soon." Ye Mo's eyes lit up as he looked expectantly at the nascent soul form.

Hanhan and Baiyou, who were standing nearby, were also focused on it, curious about what could be so exciting for their Master.

Soon after, under the watchful eyes of Ye Mo, Hanhan, and Bai You, the nascent Xuanming Soul Spirit, which had already grown to the size of a large refrigerator, finally began to change. As if it had absorbed enough energy, the gray-black light suddenly shone brightly, while its large mist continuously contracted and gathered.

rustling—

After emitting a sound like autumn leaves falling, the light faded, and the previous cloud of mist transformed into a humanoid ghost-like creature. Its energy body was surrounded by gray-black, and ghostly blue flames flickered in its eye sockets.

[Mysterious Netherworld Ghost General]

Growth Level: Advanced Elite Level 6 (Level 36)
Race level: Commander level 45 (level )
Attributes: Necromancer, Spirit

Life Strength: ...

……

It turned out to be a real Xuanming Ghost Spirit, and not just an ordinary Xuanming Ghost Soldier, but a Xuanming Ghost General who led the race.

Seeing this, Ye Mo was surprised, as were Hanhan and Xiaoliu'er.

What they had just seen was a cloud of mist, but it turned into a Xuanming Ghost General, a complete undead creature, right before their eyes.

"Awooo!" The newly born Xuanming Ghost General roared, its gaze shifting for a moment before being drawn to Hanhan and Ye Mo.

Driven by instinct, the Xuanming Ghost King did not hesitate at all. It swung its claws, and three necromancer blades directly attacked Ye Mo and the other two.

"Hmm?" Ye Mo was slightly taken aback, his eyes narrowing instantly. Bai You, standing to the side, shook his head indifferently, remaining unmoved by the incoming attack.

Seeing this, the simpleton moved his bear paw slightly, and several bolts of lightning shot out from the void, shattering the Necromancer Blade and quickly trapping the newly born Xuanming Ghost General.

"Awooo!" The trapped Xuanming Ghost General roared continuously, its desire to attack showing no signs of diminishing, as if launching an attack on Ye Mo and the others was its greatest instinct.

"Isn't this just like those Xuanming ghost spirits? They're all brainless things." Ye Mo shook his head. He had initially thought that he could communicate with or subdue this Xuanming ghost spirit because he saw that it was born from Bai You's infusion of necromantic power.

The result was the same; they were no different from the lowly spiritual spirits within the Xuanming Underworld.

Even so, there is still one extremely important point to check. After thinking it over, Ye Mo turned to Hanhan and said, "Hanhan, take care of it."

Zizizi!
With lightning flashing, Hanhan didn't hesitate at all. The lightning that had trapped the opponent surged violently. In the flash of lightning, the roaring Xuanming Ghost General didn't last a second before being annihilated in the void.

As the body of the Xuanming Ghost General dissipated, a gray-black soul bead fell from it, and Hanhan skillfully controlled gravity to lift it into the air.

Ye Mo, who was standing to the side, saw the Soul Bead appear and his eyes lit up. His face was full of excitement. "Hahaha, just as I thought, the Soul Bead really did drop."

If the newly born Xuanming Ghost drops a Soul Pearl, then its significance is completely different.

However, the most crucial thing now is whether that "island" can be moved. Otherwise, if it can't be moved, or if it loses its previous abilities after being moved, then this thing will be of little use.

Ye Mo pursed his lips, took a deep breath, his eyes brightened, and he said with determination, "Hanhan, try to lift that 'island'."

"Aww." Hanhan nodded, his palm facing the "island," and the skill [Gravity Control] was instantly applied to it.

Boom boom boom!
The earth trembled, the magma lake churned and boiled, and the "island" at the center began to rise slowly.

Soon, scalding blackish-red lava flowed down from the "island," revealing its complete form to Ye Mo and the others.

It was a huge oval-shaped stone sphere, but it looked as if a large part of it had been cut off, with most of the bottom missing, like a potato that had been sliced ​​open, resembling a small hill.

The stone sphere was not perfectly formed; its surface was covered with many grooves and protrusions, vibrating like a heart, from which grayish-black mist continuously emanated.

"The Heart of Xuanming! Could it really be someone's heart?" Ye Mo muttered to himself, his eyes grave. Although he knew the name of the half-stone sphere was "The Heart of Xuanming" when he investigated it earlier, he hadn't considered the possibility of it being related to a heart.

After all, among extraordinary treasures, there are far too many rare and precious materials named after the heart, but the actual heart is actually very rare, because the hearts of most extraordinary beings are not considered particularly precious treasures.

After thinking it over, Ye Mo shook his head and gave a self-deprecating laugh. Right now, he only thought that the stone sphere might be the heart of some being, but he had no idea what it actually was.

The most important thing now is to see if the incomplete [Heart of the Mysterious Nether] still has any power after it is taken out.

(End of this chapter)