Simultaneously, they travel through time, starting from the God Ranking.

Chapter 67 Within Shifang

Unlike what the Soul-Guiding Waves had shown, everything before my eyes was real; this was the space contained within Shifang.

The sky above this space was dark and ominous, tinged with an ominous crimson, with only wandering souls scattered across the desolate ground.

Those souls seemed to be drawn by a call, drifting towards the top of the distant cliff.

The situation in Shifang may not have been like this before, but under the relentless exploitation of the Nightmare Ancestor, Shifang is on the verge of destruction, as evidenced by the crimson sky and the barren land.

Driven by his soul, Fang Xiu flew towards the cliff and, following the flow of souls, blended into the throng of souls to move forward.

The souls in Shifang, perhaps because they had their soul power absorbed by Shifang for a long time, all looked dull and stupid, as if they were all made from the same mold.

Flying up the cliff, they saw a huge ball of light devouring the approaching souls one by one.

A twisted and sinister face appeared and disappeared on the ball of light; it was the face of the Nightmare Ancestor, who was gathering power.

That ball of light was the core of Shifang, and it was through the power of that core that the Nightmare Ancestor was able to control Shifang and draw soul power from those souls.

Seeing the Nightmare Ancestor feasting on the wandering souls, Fang Xiu began to act. The special fluctuations of his magic were particularly noticeable, and the face in the sphere of light immediately looked over.

"Hehehe, I didn't expect there would be someone who would deliver themselves to my doorstep."

A sinister laugh emanated from the giant sphere of light, followed by a plume of black smoke that condensed into a human shape.

The soul's color was an unusual purplish-black, and the Nightmare Ancestor, with a mohawk hairstyle, revealed his true form.

A normal soul should be white, but the Nightmare Ancestor's soul is this color because he was a necromancer who had devoured countless souls. With each soul he devoured, the color of the soul would become more mixed.

"Disperse!"

With just a low growl, the crowded torrent of souls was parted, revealing Fang Xiu's figure.

"Not bad, not bad at all. Such a strong soul at such a young age is perfect for me to possess!"

Upon seeing Fang Xiu's soul, the Nightmare Ancestor felt as if heaven was helping him. He had been troubled by not having a suitable body to possess, and now it had been delivered right to his doorstep.

Although the King of Bis Kingdom had a powerful body, it was not suitable for possession under Shifang's influence. The prerequisite for possession is to obtain all the memories in the soul and avoid rejection from the body. However, the King of Bis Kingdom had tens of thousands of souls inside him, and even someone as bold as Nightmare Ancestor would not have considered trying it.

Nightmare Ancestor raised his hand and set up a barrier, just in case. Long Cheng was dead, but Nightmare Ancestor had never seen his soul in Shifang. The other party must be hiding.

Within the barrier, it pierced straight into the struggling Fang Xiu's body, beginning to absorb his soul power and memories; it wanted to completely devour the soul of the boy before it.

While the Nightmare Ancestor was extracting Fang Xiu's soul power, a unique soul quietly infiltrated the ball of light that was still absorbing soul power. The soul's appearance was exactly the same as Fang Xiu's, whose soul was being extracted by the Nightmare Ancestor.

How about learning about the Soul Splitting Technique?

"Ha, you fell for it~"

Fang Xiu, who had just been wailing in pain, changed his expression, a mocking look appearing on his soul. Before coming here, how could he not have considered the possibility of the Nightmare Ancestor possessing his body? So he had Xuan Yi Zhenren conduct an experiment, and the result of the experiment...

"Damn it! What the hell is this thing?! What the hell are you?!"

The Nightmare Ancestor let out an unprecedented scream of terror. A layer of gray mist emanated from Fang Xiu's split soul. The part of the Nightmare Ancestor's body that came into contact with the gray mist was as if it had been bitten by an invisible giant maw, leaving a huge gap.

Gray Fog Space, a mutual aid and sharing platform for Fang Xiu and his friends, but is it really just a simple platform?

As a result of his attempts, Fang Xiu discovered that he could be attacked mentally, even to the point of having his soul destroyed, but his memories could not be read. The gray fog space acted as the most faithful barrier, protecting every Fang Xiu.

"Eating indiscriminately will have consequences."

Having finally recovered to this level, he suffered another severe injury in the blink of an eye. If it weren't for the strange mist, the Nightmare Ancestor would have killed Fang Xiu immediately.

While the Nightmare Ancestor was in a state of impotent rage, another part of Fang Xiu's soul had already entered the core of Shifang, where the dim space in front of him was filled with countless intricate tentacles.

"Who are you, and how did you manage to slip past the Nightmare Ancestor's gaze and enter this place?"

An old and weak voice rang in Fang Xiu's ears. The other party was the spirit of Shifang, but he was imprisoned by the Nightmare Ancestor and used to forcibly extract spiritual power.

"Fine, whoever you are, you're better than that Nightmare Ancestor. Don't resist, come with me."

After saying that, a soul tentacle grabbed Fang Xiu's arm and pulled him deeper into the depths.

A moment later, Fang Xiu arrived at the deepest part, which was also the core area of ​​Shifang.

Although I already knew about the tragic state of the spirit of Shifang, the moment I actually saw it was still shocking.

The core area of ​​Shifang is more than ten feet high. The ancient spirit of Shifang is connected by countless tentacles. Its chest and abdomen have been completely hollowed out, but it still looks like a container.

It was with the help of the spirit of Shifang that the Nightmare Ancestor was able to absorb so much soul power to repair himself. He imprisoned the spirit of Shifang here and used the remaining veins of the spirit of Shifang to absorb spiritual power, but this desperate measure also brought Shifang to the brink of collapse.

Over the years, the spirit of Shifang had secretly kept a portion of the spiritual power during the process of the Nightmare Ancestor absorbing spiritual power, intending to use it when it perished together with the Nightmare Ancestor. But now, it seems there is another option.

The sphere of light, symbolizing the core of Shifang, erupted with intense vibrations, pulling all the wandering souls from the outside world toward the core.

After only a few seconds of stunned silence, the Nightmare Ancestor realized that someone had taken advantage of his inattention to enter the core of Shifang and was absorbing the remaining spiritual energy in Shifang with that old bastard.

"Damn it! That's mine!!"

Ignoring Fang Xiu, whom he found strange, the Nightmare Ancestor immediately turned to attack the core of Shifang.

Fang Xiu's divided soul blocked the Nightmare Ancestor without hesitation; normal methods couldn't stop him, so...

boom!

Fang Xiu's split soul crashed headfirst into the Nightmare Ancestor and chose to self-destruct without hesitation.

The gray fog space is passive; unless the Nightmare Ancestor is foolish enough to repeat the same operation, Fang Xiu is far from being able to freely control the gray fog.

"Damn it! He actually self-destructed!"

The power of the split soul's self-destruction still stopped the Nightmare Ancestor. Once bitten, twice shy, especially since the Nightmare Ancestor had just suffered a great loss, so it was inevitable that he would be cautious.

The obstruction lasted only a short time, but it was enough. After absorbing the spiritual energy, Fang Xiu, whose soul had solidified, faced off against the Nightmare Ancestor, and the two were evenly matched for a time.

On one hand, it was because the Nightmare Ancestor had just suffered a severe injury and his strength had dropped. On the other hand, seeing Fang Xiu's familiar face triggered his PTSD, so he held back.

On the other hand, Fang Xiu had just absorbed a massive amount of spiritual energy, and as his soul power increased greatly, he also mastered a power called True Soul Flame.

With one above and the other below, Fang Xiu and the Nightmare Ancestor were able to fight to a draw.

"Nightmare Ancestor, your death is near!"

Just as Fang Xiu was fighting with the Nightmare Ancestor, a claw struck from behind him, accompanied by a furious roar.

The newcomer was handsome, with two horns on his head and long, flowing hair. He was none other than Long Cheng, who had been dead for a long time!

When it's time to go all in, Fang Xiu's remaining soul, along with the masked guards and the Divine Court Guards, entered the Shifang Space. Elizabeth and Xiao Hu also entered at the same time.

Upon entering the Shifang Space, Eliza's eyes rolled back and she fell into a coma. Part of her soul had been in the Shifang Space, and the fusion at this moment caused her to fall into a coma.

Eliza's entry unsurprisingly attracted Long Cheng, who had been observing from the shadows.