"He won't die!" Upon hearing Ye Yuqiao say that, Chen Hao and the others were all stunned.

Ye Yuqiao's bright pupils instantly narrowed as she looked towards the distant massive round mass of gas and explained, "Didn't you see clearly? That Soul Devouring Beast has a gaseous body. In ancient times, most creatures survived by absorbing the spiritual qi from heaven and earth, and the Soul Devouring Beast was the only one among these creatures that existed in a gaseous state. As long as the gas in its body is dispersed or evaporated, it can quickly absorb gas from the environment and be reborn. It's precisely because of this that it managed to avoid the massive fissure that occurred on the land of the mortal world ten thousand years ago!"

Ye Yuqiao's explanation left everyone mired in shock.

"Yuqiao!" Tang Jing finally spoke after a long silence, "How do you know all this? So impressive!"

"Uhh!" Ye Yuqiao was taken aback, unable to come up with a good excuse to fend off Tang Jing, and hastily squeezed Chen Hao's hand hard.

Startled by Ye Yuqiao's intense squeeze, Chen Hao woke from his thoughts, opened his mouth wide and let out a "Ah". Then, he explained on behalf of Ye Yuqiao, "My girlfriend has always been knowledgeable; you all know that."

"Alright then!" Tang Jing said with a somber expression.

Xie Xiaofeng's gaze shifted thoughtfully before he leaned in and asked Ye Yuqiao in a low voice, "So, does that mean its immortality is just as unsolvable as Chen Hao's?"

Ye Yuqiao shook her head slightly and said coldly, "This bastard's immortality relies on the enchanted power on his left eye. As long as there is a power that surpasses the enchantment, he can be killed. But the Soul Devouring Beast's immortality is natural, and even the most powerful force can't do anything about it! Unless!"

Seeing that Ye Yuqiao stopped just as she was about to reveal something, Xie Xiaofeng quickly asked, "Unless what?"

Ye Yuqiao glanced at Chen Hao, then said, "Unless I go back and check my references to see if there's any way to deal with it?"

"Sigh!" Xie Xiaofeng sighed in disappointment, the corpses strewn about the street causing him great anxiety. "Does that mean we are helpless against it for now?"

Ye Yuqiao gave a nod and then took two steps forward, holding Chen Hao's hand, her eyes constantly observing the Soul Devouring Beast. Seeing that it didn't move and a wisp of green smoke was moving in and out of its nostril-like black spots as if it were snoring, she said, "It looks like it's fallen asleep after a full meal! I guess it will sleep for two or three days. We need to come up with a way to deal with it before it wakes up. Otherwise, once it awakens, I'm afraid it won't be long before the souls of everyone in Y City are devoured by it!"

"And what about the people whose souls have already been devoured by it?" Tang Jing asked as she looked at the bodies on Tonghua Street.

"These people had their Yin Souls devoured by the Soul Devouring Beast. If we can find a way within one day to make the Soul Devouring Beast spit out the souls, this bastard might let the souls resurrect; otherwise."

There was no need for Ye Yuqiao to continue, as everyone had already guessed what the consequences would be.

Chen Hao squinted at Ye Yuqiao from the corner of his eye, looking slightly displeased. Ye Yuqiao had called him a bastard twice!

Suddenly, at that moment. A long string of fire talismans spiraled into the night sky, heading straight for the sleeping Soul Devouring Beast.

"Damn it!" Chen Hao frowned with a tense voice, "It's the Onmyoji from the Association casting spells to deal with the Soul Devouring Beast! Quick, stop them, don't let them wake up the beast!"

"Right!"

The five of them hurriedly ran forward.

After taking a couple of steps, Ye Yuqiao suddenly grabbed Chen Hao's hand and urgently whispered, "Wait!"

"What's going on?" Chen Hao's pace suddenly slowed, and after a few more steps, he stopped.

"Don't you remember it?" Ye Yuqiao asked.

"It?" Chen Hao sounded utterly surprised, his face blank. "Are you talking about the Soul Devouring Beast?"

Ye Yuqiao blinked, then remembered that this Chen Hao was not the same Chen Hao from before. Startled for a moment, she said, "Over twelve hundred years ago, I sealed this Soul Devouring Beast in this vicinity."

"Twelve hundred years ago!" Chen Hao exclaimed. In his heart, he couldn't help but calculate that ancient people generally lived to be forty or fifty years old to be considered long-lived, plus the eighteen years spent in the Netherworld waiting for reincarnation. That meant twelve hundred years ago would have been about a dozen lifetimes ago.

What would my previous incarnation have been doing twelve hundred years ago? Chen Hao wondered.

Ye Yuqiao nodded thoughtfully and said, "At that time, I was passing by this place and found this Soul Devouring Beast attacking the city, so I casually sealed it beneath the city wall."

"With just a wave of my hand, I could have sealed it!" Chen Hao murmured softly, his heart filled with amazement.

"After more than a thousand years, this Soul Devouring Beast has suddenly been released; it must be Qian Feng's doing!" Ye Yuqiao said with a cold expression, an imperial authority prevailing on her face. "Had I known this, I should have eradicated it in the first place."

"Eradicated?" Chen Hao was shocked again. "Didn't you say that the Soul Devouring Beast cannot die?"

Ye Yuqiao shook her head and explained, "Actually, I wanted to tell you just now how to get rid of the Soul Devouring Beast, but I was afraid it would arouse their suspicion, so I didn't mention it. You still haven't learned one move in the Nether Eye Power; once you master that skill, you can deal with the Soul Devouring Beast."

"Are you talking about the Nether Acupoint?" Chen Hao's face lit up with excitement. "Once I learn that, I can kill it, right?"

"Not kill it, swallow it. I originally didn't use the Nether Acupoint to swallow it because I disliked its ugly appearance. If you swallow something with the Nether Acupoint, it will be absorbed into your body."

"Swallow it?" Chen Hao rolled his eyes, wondering what sort of move the Nether Acupoint could be, that it could swallow a creature as massive as the Soul Devouring Beast; moreover, what would he look like if he absorbed the Soul Devouring Beast into his body?

"Chen Hao! What are you standing there for?" At this moment, Xie Xiaofeng, who had already run a few hundred meters ahead, turned around and called out to them in alarm.

Chen Hao waved to Xie Xiaofeng, shouting, "Wait, we're coming!"

"There's one more thing," Chen Hao's gaze returned to Ye Yuqiao. "Haven't you always been in the Netherworld? More than a thousand years ago, what were you doing in the mortal world?"

Two blushes suddenly crept over Ye Yuqiao's face as she stammered, "Back then... I... I..."

"Moo!"

Suddenly, a sky-shattering howl echoed between heaven and earth, and the sleeping Soul Devouring Beast awakened, its pair of black spots that resembled eyes flickering with a faint cold light.

Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao were startled and looked up at the sky together. They saw that after waking up, the Soul Devouring Beast exhaled a puff of green smoke directly at the Onmyoji below its feet.

"This is bad! They don't realize that this green smoke will consume their Yin Souls!" Chen Hao exclaimed anxiously.

Next, everything happened just as Chen Hao had anticipated: The Onmyoji of the Yin Yang Master Association didn't think to evade the green smoke and had their Yin Souls consumed, collapsing to the ground.

Meanwhile, two hundred meters ahead, Xie Xiaofeng, Tang Jing, and Tang Chao immediately halted and swiftly took cover behind a pillar of a large building by the roadside.

"Moo!" The howling of the Soul Devouring Beast became angry, as if it were venting its irritability from being disturbed.

Chen Hao suddenly couldn't help but smile, thinking that this irritable nature seemed a bit like Ye Yuqiao.

"What are you laughing at?" Ye Yuqiao looked at Chen Hao and asked, unable to help slapping his arm. She thought he was mocking the blush on her face just now.

"Moo moo!"

The ground shook, and the mountains trembled!

The decibel level of the Soul Devouring Beast's roar suddenly increased, turning into an angry bellow, shaking the entire Y City.

Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao turned their gaze towards the Soul Devouring Beast and noticed that the cold light in its eyes was now brighter, and green smoke was continuously exhaled from its nostrils.

Moreover, the Soul Devouring Beast was glaring at them angrily!

"Has the Soul Devouring Beast recognized you?" Chen Hao asked urgently.

"Hmm!" Ye Yuqiao frowned, her eyes wide as she stared back at the Soul Devouring Beast.

The Soul Devouring Beast lowered its head, and the ball of green mist rushed quickly toward Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao...

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