Chapter 219: The Monsters Are Out
“Do you feel like there’s something staring at us from behind?”
Peng Yuan inquired of Wang Tian and the others beside him.
At this moment, they were walking past the grave mounds.
The surroundings were still exactly the same as before, without a hint of improvement.
In fact, with the presence of the graves, the area appeared even more eerie and terrifying.
The three in front, Qin Bei and the others, were doing fine.
After all, they were fearless; even if the environment became more sinister, Qin Bei didn’t notice much.
At one point, Qin Bei even used his soul power to scan the surroundings, hoping to catch sight of something.
Not to mention living beings, even seeing something dead would be better than the current nothingness.
But Peng Yuan was different. Naturally timid, he was also still nursing his injuries, making him very sensitive.
As they walked, he couldn’t shake the feeling that something was watching him from behind.
The chill creeping down his back made Peng Yuan too scared to look back.
Because he was genuinely terrified of seeing something he shouldn’t.
“Can you stop scaring yourself? You’re being so serious that I almost believe there’s something behind you!”
Wang Tian said to Peng Yuan, exasperated.
“But I really feel like someone is following me! My back feels icy, as if something unclean is clinging to me!”
Peng Yuan was speechless, too. He was speaking the truth, so why didn’t anyone believe him?
“Cut it out! Sure, I’m scared too and can understand your feelings. I also feel like there’s something on my back that’s chilly, but I’m not scared at all! You know why?”
Wang Tian stated with a haughty look.
“Why?”
Peng Yuan was baffled.
Why was it that he was the only one feeling scared when they had the same sensation? Why wasn’t Wang Tian scared?
However, Wang Tian’s reply completely redefined Peng Yuan’s understanding of foolishness.
“Because I radiate masculine energy! What’s there to be afraid of? Even if a ghost shows up, it’ll retreat at the sight of my aura!”
“And besides, I’m still a virgin! What ghost would dare lay a finger on me? As for my Golden Core realm cultivation, do you think it’s just for show? If something doesn’t feel right, I’ll just unleash a set of martial techniques and blast it to pieces!”
Gazing at the overly confident Wang Tian, Peng Yuan didn’t know how to respond.
He couldn’t tell whether Wang Tian was optimistic or if he himself was just being pessimistic.
Why were their perspectives so drastically different?
“I’m just asking, just throwing it out there—besides us seeking opportunities here, what do you think we’ll see? If we can actually see something, it means it’s a ghost that has cultivated into a spirit. Are you sure your Golden Core cultivation can scare it off? Blast it to smithereens? I genuinely fear you’ll wet your pants!”
Wang Tian: ???
Peng Yuan’s words stunned Wang Tian into silence.
Indeed, where were they?
The Imperial Tomb!
If something unclean was truly lurking here, it must have existed for a very long time.
In the cultivation world’s tales, ghosts that survive for ages have their own cultivation methods.
“So what do you mean by that? What’s behind me??”
Wang Tian began to feel fearful.
Because he really sensed something at his back.
This sensation mirrored Peng Yuan’s precisely.
Previously, he felt no fear at all—ignorance was bliss.
Now that ignorance shattered by Peng Yuan’s words, fear naturally followed.
“I can’t look—I’ll ask you to check what’s behind me first!”
Peng Yuan shook his head.
He genuinely dared not look.
He was just a timid little guy.
“I can’t look either! Nothing has happened so far; it seems if we don’t look, it can’t attack us. Therefore, as long as we don’t look, we can avoid any accidents.”
Wang Tian was equally lacking in courage.
Hence, he couldn’t comply with Peng Yuan’s suggestion.
The others nearby, who initially felt nothing, started sensing a chill after overhearing their conversation.
That sensation felt as if a thousand-year-old ice cube rested upon their backs.
This chill wasn’t simply physical; it targeted the heart, a cold more terrifying than any physical attack.
However, the people walking behind Peng Yuan and Wang Tian glanced at their backs and saw nothing amiss.
But then the next moment…
When Qin Bei heard the chatter behind, intending to turn around and reassure Peng Yuan and the others,
he abruptly froze.
Because he actually saw a ‘thing’ behind Peng Yuan and the others.
And it was truly terrifying.
With a green face and sharp fangs—
its ears were pointy.
The entire monster had a massive head, while the hands gripping Peng Yuan’s shoulders were small and short.
This reminded Qin Bei of a perfect match for this monster’s imagery:
the demon he had seen in cartoons on a website in his previous life.
However, Qin Bei also realized another issue: these monsters had no physical form.
They were just soul bodies.
That explained why these monsters could adhere to Peng Yuan and the others for so long, yet they were blissfully unaware, merely feeling that piercing chill.
Because Peng Yuan and the others were still in the Golden Core realm and knew nothing about utilizing soul power.
These soul-shaped monsters had been creatures in life, but now they had no clue how many years had passed since their death.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call them ghosts.
Or perhaps the very mausoleum itself was filled with spirits.
It was just that these spirits didn’t resemble the typical ghosts understood from his previous life.
Noticing Qin Bei’s gaze, the apparitions turned to look at him.
“Hehehe~”
As they lifted their heads, long fangs appeared, grinning eerily at Qin Bei.
However, this laughter was silent, for Peng Yuan and the others didn’t hear it.
They only felt their backs growing colder.
…
“Prince, why are you staring at us like that?”
Due to Qin Bei’s pause, Peng Yuan and the others also halted.
Initially, they sensed no issues, but they gradually noticed Qin Bei’s increasingly strange gaze.
Their hearts were already frightened; seeing Qin Bei’s eyes focused on them only added to their unease.
It was virtually impossible for Peng Yuan to claim he wasn’t feeling anxious inside.
Qin Bei didn’t answer the question but knit his brows.
Because he discovered these demons weren’t merely clinging to the backs of Peng Yuan and the others.
During this time, they were actively siphoning off the soul power from Peng Yuan and the others.
This was entirely different from having their spiritual energy drained.
Because spiritual energy could be replenished from the heavens and earth.
Yet soul power could not. Once drained, it truly vanished.
To replenish it, one could only use natural treasures like Soul Pearls or advance their cultivation level.
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