All that could be seen ahead was darkness. It was daytime, yet this world seemed to have instantly turned into night. All the light had vanished, and the only thing in the entire world was the cracked hole in the ground that emitted a golden glow. The hole was enormous, as if it had been shattered by something, with golden cracks extending outwards in all directions.

Looking down from above, the land below resembled a golden spiderweb, the light emanating from the cracks illuminating the surroundings clearly. The sky was filled with countless semi-transparent ghostly figures, far more numerous than those seen in the Forest of Vengeful Spirits, flitting about everywhere. Moreover, from the golden opening, even more ghostly figures continued to emerge, as numerous as the crowds during the Spring Festival travel rush.

What... is going on?!

Youyou was stunned. The soul beast that had arrived first had already started working. It raised its hand and summoned large swaths of Yin energy, forming one complex array after another, like a large net trapping all the ghosts inside.

Then, with a swift turn, he conjured dozens of clones and began capturing a large number of ghosts. Once in his hands, the ghosts automatically transformed into strands of black thread that flowed into his body, presumably being devoured.

So... these are all remnants of souls?

You You was startled. Upon closer inspection, he realized that even with dozens of clones of the soul beast, there were simply too many ghosts here. His collection speed couldn't keep up with the continuous stream of ghosts emerging from the cave entrance. As the number of ghosts increased, they became increasingly uncontrollable. The trapping formation set up by the soul beast began to shake.

"Feng Rong, help me!" You You turned to look at Feng Rong.

He nodded, and in a flash, he transformed into a giant fire phoenix and soared into the sky. The next moment, flames filled the sky, and vast expanses of red lotuses bloomed. An additional layer of protection was added to the soul beast's trapping formation, and countless red lotus petals fell, landing on the ghosts. The red lotuses, which had previously been able to deliver vengeful spirits, seemed to have lost their power now.

None of the countless ghosts showed any sign of disappearing and heading to the underworld; in fact, many lotus petals couldn't even touch the souls of those ghosts.

“No, these ghosts are too special; they don’t have the slightest bit of resentment.” Feng Rong flew back and explained in a deep voice, “I can only trap them with true fire; I can’t completely deliver them from suffering, and I can’t hold on for long.”

How could this be? Youyou was stunned. Could it be that only soul beasts could deal with these ghosts?

She looked up at the soul beast that had summoned dozens of clones in the air; it was clear that it was also having some difficulty dealing with them. Perhaps because it had too many souls, its clones were dwindling in number, many of them beginning to overlap and disappear. In less than half a moment, only a few figures remained, collecting souls.

"Soul Beast, how can we help you?" Youyou had no choice but to ask loudly.

The spirit beast, while grabbing the ghost beside it, replied, "Seal the gap!"

"A gap?" Youyou was taken aback and turned to look at the large golden hole in the middle. "Fengrong, go to the middle!" After saying that, she flew directly towards that direction, and the two of them arrived above the hole in a moment.

The chilling aura around them intensified, as if it could freeze blood. Crucially, this aura didn't emanate from the constantly emerging ghosts; rather, it seemed to be seeping from deeper within the cave.

How can such a big hole be sealed? A whole bunch of sealing techniques flashed through Youyou's mind. She couldn't find a suitable one among the sealing techniques she had seen before. She should have brought Yuan's father with her.

"Feng Rong, do you have any way to seal it?" She had no choice but to look at the person next to her.

Feng Rong frowned, and after a moment replied, "I can try the sealing technique, perhaps..."

"No!" Before he could finish speaking, the soul beast flashed past, and all his clones had vanished. He grabbed a nearby ghost, and while doing so, looked at You You and said, "He can't... but you can!"

"Huh?" Youyou was taken aback, but she didn't know any formations! The soul beast didn't explain, but simply raised its hand and tapped her forehead, as if transmitting something to her.

Youyou instantly felt a flood of information rushing into her mind. It was clearly a technique, but it was completely different from the cultivation methods and manuals she had read before. It was fundamentally different. Rather than a technique, it was more like... a rule.

She instantly understood what was going on.

Chaos!

This means the gap in the underworld has been opened for reincarnation. These are not ordinary ghosts, but rather purified souls awaiting rebirth. No wonder Feng Rong's red lotus couldn't deliver them, and there was no trace of resentment in them—they were already souls that had been delivered. It's just that, for some reason, the gap in the underworld opened, allowing them to enter the human world prematurely.

Youyou was stunned for a moment, and before she could think about it, more and more ghosts appeared in front of her. After understanding the message from the soul beast, she nodded and said, "I'll give it a try!"

After saying that, he flew straight down. Following the method the soul beast had just taught him, he took a deep breath, stretched out his hand towards the cave entrance, mobilized the power within his body, and then released it in an instant: "Netherworld Seal!"

As soon as she finished speaking, something emanated from her body and swept outwards in all directions, covering the entire area within sight in a short time. The cracks that had been expanding in all directions not only stopped, but also began to close and disappear rapidly as if something had been filled in, even the large hole in the middle was getting smaller and smaller.

In less than two minutes, the large golden hole had completely disappeared, and a pit two or three meters wide appeared below Youyou, looking like a pool of water, but it was dry, and the ghosts that had been continuously emerging from it no longer came out.

It's sealed off!

Youyou breathed a sigh of relief and quickly turned to wave at the two people in the air, "It's all done!"

Feng Rong and the soul beast then flew down. Perhaps because the large hole had disappeared, the remaining ghosts in the air stopped running around and instead drifted aimlessly. Things were finally under control.

“Soul Beast, you should have a way to take these ghosts back to the Underworld, right?” Youyou asked, pointing to the sky.

"Yes!" The soul beast nodded and turned to continue collecting the ghosts. But after taking just one step, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind it.

Glug glug glug glug...

Youyou: "..."

Feng Rong: "..."

Their gazes instantly shifted downwards, landing on the soul beast's belly.

Is this... because I ate too much again?