They all wore pitch-black soul armor and carried specially made soul-locking chains, soul-capturing banners, and soul-refining furnaces. Each of them was an expert in the path of the soul and skilled in capturing and refining divine souls.
At that moment, these 30,000 Soul Hunters, like a black tide, quickly gathered and arranged themselves in the void, finally forming a huge square formation under the Soul Devouring Puppet.
Everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at the gray-robed figure. It was a fear that came from the depths of their souls, an instinctive awe of higher beings.
The soul-eating puppet’s gray-white eyes swept across the formation below, and its mechanical voice sounded once again:
“Target: entire Twelfth Heaven.”
“Mission: Hunt divine souls of rank 8 or higher in the Heavenly Immortal Realm.”
“Action, begin.”
There was no pre-battle mobilization, no rousing oaths, just very concise orders.
However, the 30,000 Soul Hunters simultaneously knelt on one knee and answered in unison, their voices like a tsunami:
“According to the puppet general’s orders!”
A moment later, the gray-white robe behind the Soul Devouring Puppet suddenly opened, turning into a gray-white light curtain that stretched across the sky.
In the place covered by the light curtain, the rules of space were forcibly distorted, and teleportation channels leading to various parts of the Twelve Heavens were quickly formed.
The Soul Devouring Puppet was the first to step into the passage.
Thirty thousand Soul Hunters followed closely like a rushing black current.
As the final figure disappeared into the passage, the gray-white light curtain slowly receded, turning back into a robe and returning to the Soul Devouring Puppet’s back.
The passage closed, and the void returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.
But from this moment on, the fate of Twelfth Heaven had changed completely.
The main hall of the Evil Path Temple.
Zhan E stood in front of the palace gates, his gray eyes staring at the direction where the Soul Devouring Puppet had left, the cold smile on his lips lingering.
He could sense that with the deployment of the Soul Devouring Puppet, the teleportation arrays of the entire Twelve Heavens were being activated.
Those were the hidden teleportation array nodes that he had installed throughout the twelve heavens for countless years.
Each node functions as an eye and a channel.
Through the reincarnation network that stretches across this realm, the Soul Devouring Puppet can appear anywhere in the Twelve Heavens at any time, and can also directly transfer captured souls back to the Evil Path Palace and throw them into the Gate of Reincarnation.
More importantly, Zhan E could use this network to sense the energy fluctuations, powerful auras, and power distribution in every corner of the Twelve Heavens like a spider web covering the entire area, no movement could escape his perception.
“Finally it has started.”
Zhan E muttered to himself, his wrinkled fingers tapping lightly on the air.
Gray-white waves circled, and a three-dimensional star map appeared in the center of the waves. It was a panoramic view of the Twelve Heavens, marking the locations of major immortal sects, noble families, gathering places for independent cultivators, as well as secret and dangerous places.
Currently, more than three hundred light spots were flashing and moving simultaneously on the star map.
Each light spot represented a squad of Soul Hunters.
The brightest and fastest moving light spot was the location of the Soul Devouring Puppet.
He had arrived at the eastern part of Twelfth Heaven, a prosperous region jointly controlled by the three major immortal sects.
“Let’s start by eating the fattiest part.” A cruel glint appeared in Zhan E’s eyes. “The three great immortal sects… Hmph, they have occupied the richest region of the Twelfth Heaven for ten thousand years. It’s about time they paid the price.”
He turned and walked back to the main hall, where he sat cross-legged again in front of the Gate of Reincarnation.
But at the far end of the void, beyond the range of Zhan’e’s perception.
Inside a white jade palace suspended amidst chaotic air currents.
A blue-robed old man with an unclear face suddenly opened his eyes, a glimmer of surprise flashing within them.
“The fluctuations in the power of reincarnation suddenly increased by more than a hundredfold”
He counted on his fingers, his brows furrowing even more. “After all, there is a terrifying aura that is familiar and disgusting. Is it the demon that should have died ten thousand years ago?”
“Not even colder, even more lifeless, like a doll?”
The old man suddenly stood up, stepped out of the palace, came to the edge of the void, and looked up at the Twelve Heavens.
After a long time, he slowly exhaled a stale breath, a glimmer of seriousness flashed in his eyes.
“It seems like Twelfth Heaven, which has been peaceful for too long is about to change.”
“It is not yet known how many lives will be claimed by this storm in the end, and how many forces will be dragged into it”
He shook his head, turned around, and returned to the palace, where he began contacting some of the other reclusive old monsters.
The storm has begun, and no one can remain uninvolved.
FAQ Novel
Q: What is the ‘Puppet General’s Order’?
A: It is an edict allowing the holder to command all resources, puppets, and Soul Hunters within the Evil Path Hall, except for Zhan E himself.
Q: What kind of aura does the Soul Devouring Puppet possess?
A: It radiates a terrifying aura of a peak-level Immortal Realm cultivator, mixed with the unique death aura from the Land of Reincarnation.
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