In the abandoned manor, Ye Miaomiao clutched a dagger, huddled in a corner, trembling.
She thought she was prepared, but after witnessing one supernatural event after another in the house, she realized she had completely overestimated her own courage.
She had been back in the abandoned manor for less than half an hour and had already fainted from fright three times!
What made her even more helpless was that in her extreme fear, she couldn't think at all and couldn't find a way to escape, only wandering in the eerie house!
"Uncle? Uncle, are you there? Can I withdraw from the competition?"
Ye Miaomiao listened to the ticking of the clock echoing in her ears, looked at the dark corridor ahead, and kept murmuring Ye Ling's name, hoping for a reply.
Now, every time a ghost appeared, the scene of her parents' death would reappear before her eyes. This double torment was driving Ye Miaomiao's tightly strung nerves to the brink of collapse!
Outside the abandoned manor, Nuo Ying, hidden in the shadows, saw Ye Miaomiao's pitiful state in the house and couldn't help but sympathize with her predicament. He asked Ye Ling, "Ye Ling, can we really lure the Primordial Soul King back like this? That girl is almost developing a psychological disorder from your scaring."
Ye Ling affirmed, "Since the Primordial Soul King chose Ye Miaomiao for some reason, he won't easily stand by and watch her mental breakdown. He will definitely come."
"Moreover, if Ye Miaomiao truly cannot overcome this level of fear, then even if I forcibly elevate her cultivation, her will in the future will not be enough to control such powerful strength. Rather than that... it's better for her to remain an ordinary person."
"Let's hope the Primordial Soul King comes..." Nuo Ying sighed and looked back at Ye Miaomiao, saying no more.
After calling out to Ye Ling and Nuo Ying from her corner for several minutes, Ye Miaomiao gradually realized that neither Ye Ling nor Nuo Ying would respond. If she wanted to escape this abandoned manor, she could only rely on herself.
Ye Miaomiao's desire to escape the abandoned manor gradually overcame her fear of ghosts, allowing her to stand up from the corner again and bravely walk towards the dark corridor.
The eerie ticking of the clock, the occasional chilling wind blowing from behind, and the strange cries that occasionally appeared from the darkness kept Ye Miaomiao's nerves stretched to the extreme.
However, under this extreme pressure, Ye Miaomiao's mind became more focused than ever before, and she began to solve the terrifying puzzles that Ye Ling had set up in the abandoned manor one by one.
Time ticked by, little by little.
While being scared unconscious more than ten times, Ye Miaomiao, with her tenacious will, solved most of the puzzles in the abandoned manor, just one step away from escaping.
Nuo Ying outside the abandoned manor watched as if it were a live-action horror variety show, secretly breaking out in a cold sweat for Ye Miaomiao.
"Phew... that girl is finally about to pass. I'm almost scared to death."
Nuo Ying let out a long sigh, then asked Ye Ling again, "Ye Ling, Ye Miaomiao is almost out, and the Primordial Soul King hasn't returned. Did you misjudge?"
"Conceal your aura... I feel it!" Ye Ling immediately sealed Nuo Ying's aura with a rune and covered his mouth.
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Nuo Ying dared not be careless, holding his breath and staring intently at the abandoned manor, not daring to make a sound.
Not long after, a few special particles appeared out of thin air and gathered in front of the abandoned manor, seeming to be probing for danger.
When Ye Ling saw the power of the Primordial Soul King manifest, he did not attack immediately. He simply held his breath in the shadows, waiting for the main entity to appear.
The special powers that appeared now were clearly meant for probing.
After another ten minutes, the special particles outside the abandoned manor did not increase. Instead, Ye Miaomiao solved the last puzzle in the house and opened the door of the abandoned manor!
"Finally... I'm out!"
Ye Miaomiao pushed open the door and looked at the clear night sky, feeling an urge to cry.
She never wanted to recall the stimulating memories from inside the house again.
However, the special particles outside the abandoned manor, upon seeing Ye Miaomiao emerge, did not possess her soul. Instead, they disappeared into thin air.
Seeing the power of the Primordial Soul King vanish, Nuo Ying's pupils contracted sharply, and he immediately looked at Ye Ling, as if urging him to act quickly.
Now that the Primordial Soul King's power was about to escape, if they didn't make a move, they wouldn't even be able to capture that little bit of power from the Primordial Soul King!
But Ye Ling remained motionless, showing no intention of making a move.
Rumble!
As Nuo Ying watched in confusion, the abandoned manor suddenly began to shake. The surroundings cracked open, and countless vengeful spirits crawled out from the ground!
Ye Miaomiao, who thought she had escaped to safety, saw the vengeful spirits crawling out from all directions. Her face turned pale instantly, and her brain froze.
"No, no way?"
Ye Miaomiao looked at the evil spirits crawling towards her from all sides, feeling unprecedented fear in her heart. She began to flee the manor desperately, just one step away from escaping.
"My apologies..."
Ye Ling murmured softly, and then a vengeful spirit crawled to Ye Miaomiao's feet at extreme speed, grabbing her ankle, preventing Ye Miaomiao, who was only one step away from the manor exit, from moving forward!
Ye Miaomiao trembled all over and looked back at the vengeful spirit that had grabbed her. She saw that on its face, covered in blood and rotten flesh, a bloody hand suddenly extended from its mouth!
"Ahhhhhh!"
Ye Miaomiao screamed, her tenacious willpower completely shattered at this moment.
Boom!
In the next moment, a large amount of special particles appeared out of thin air and flew towards Ye Miaomiao at extreme speed!
Buzz—!
Just as those special particles were about to enter Ye Miaomiao's soul, the vengeful spirit that had grabbed her ankle suddenly transformed into a rune cage, trapping all those special particles!
All the vengeful spirits in the manor turned into runes, providing power to the rune cage!
"Now!"
Seeing the power of the Primordial Soul King appear, a glint flashed in Ye Ling's eyes. He instantly moved in front of Ye Miaomiao, releasing the power of the Primordial Wisdom King and frantically suppressing the power of the Primordial Soul King.
Nuo Ying also followed Ye Ling's original plan, teleporting behind Ye Miaomiao, grabbing the unconscious Ye Miaomiao, and fleeing into the distance, away from the battlefield!
Boom!!!
The power of the Primordial Soul King began to impact Ye Ling's cage. The two terrifying forces entangled wildly. The ground beneath Ye Ling's feet, as well as the abandoned manor, were annihilated in an instant!
"You scoundrel! How dare you!"
A deep voice suddenly emanated from within the rune cage, roaring at Ye Ling, "Why aren't you letting this king out?"
"After finally catching you, how could I possibly let you go?" Ye Ling sneered, continuously channeling his power to suppress the Primordial Soul King.
Countless runes condensed around Ye Ling, then attached themselves to the rune cage, transforming into a devouring domain, frantically absorbing the power of the Primordial Soul King.
Ye Ling's aura began to soar!