Chapter 407 - 135: I’m Doomed! The Two Mothers Have Finally Met

Chapter 407: Chapter 135: I’m Doomed! The Two Mothers Have Finally Met

When there was no reaction from the depths of the ruins, he remained unfazed. He simply took a small bottle of Moon Essence from his Space Ring, followed by a few stalks of Soul Nourishing Grass he had specifically tasked someone with acquiring from the black market, which were known to nourish remnant souls.

The ruins were silent.

Lynch waited patiently.

After a good while, an invisible wave of Spiritual Power swept over them. The treasures in Lynch’s hand were instantly wrapped up by a force and whisked away, vanishing without a trace.

Only a cold huff remained in the air.

It was the voice of the Song of Elune.

Ever since the incident at the Moonlight Well base, the priestess had been ignoring Lynch, clearly still angry with him.

Although she had accepted the gifts this time and her anger seemed to have subsided slightly, her tone was still cold. "Are you going to check the entrance to the sanctuary ruins?"

"Yes, Mother," Lynch said respectfully.

"Be careful." The Song of Elune’s voice grew more solemn. "Back when the Abyssal Demons attacked the sanctuary, I activated its final defensive weapon and killed many of them and their minions. The outside world is now a polluted wasteland. Some powerful beings still roam there, but they have long since lost their minds to the corrosion of the Abyssal Demonic Qi."

"Thank you for the warning, Mother." Lynch’s heart tightened, and he bowed respectfully.

Afterward, led by the cleanup team’s captain, Lynch and his party navigated a winding series of moss-covered corridors, finally reaching the sanctuary entrance, which the cleanup team had halfway cleared.

It was a massive, arched stone gate, originally blocked by collapsed rubble, but a narrow passage had now been cleared through it.

Beyond the stone gate was a faint, silvery moonlight barrier—a shield erected by the Song of Elune to block the contamination from the outside world.

"Sir, the exit is just ahead," the cleanup team captain said with lingering fear. "Right after we cleared the passage, a few ghosts shrouded in black qi lunged in. The sight of them... it was terrifying."

"Right. You all fall back."

Lynch waved his hand, signaling for Avril and Sea Song to also take a few steps back.

Then, he looked up into the void and called out, "Mother, please remove the barrier."

"Hmph~ Be careful."

As her voice faded, the moonlight barrier grew thinner and thinner, eventually dissipating completely.

Near the entrance, a few twisted Shadows had been drifting lazily by.

But the instant the moonlight barrier vanished, their forms froze. Then, like cats that had caught the scent of blood, they abruptly changed direction and swarmed madly toward the entrance.

HISSSSSSS~

Their forms were ethereal, yet they were wreathed in a dense black qi. Their faces were twisted and monstrous, and their crimson-glowing eyes were filled with endless madness and brutality.

It was obvious that under the prolonged corrosive pollution of the Abyssal Demonic Qi, they had completely lost their sanity and could only kill on instinct.

"Everyone, back away," Lynch ordered in a low voice. "Ghost Yi, Ghost Two, Ghost San, each of you hold one back! Let one through!"

Three ghosts instantly drifted out, each confronting one of the Frenzied Ghosts, using their elemental affinity to entangle them.

The remaining one was allowed to pass, left to charge at Lynch while baring its fangs and claws.

’Perfect timing~’

A sharp glint flashed in Lynch’s eyes. He raised the Raven Low Speech Staff in his hand and began to rapidly chant an incantation.

"True Soul Lash!"

CRACK~

A long whip formed of pure Spiritual Power materialized from thin air and viciously struck the Frenzied Ghost.

The ghost immediately let out a shrill screech. The black qi around its body dissipated slightly, and its movements clearly faltered.

’As expected, soul-type Magic is most effective against Spirit Bodies.’

Greatly reassured, Lynch didn’t stop. He lashed out with two more Soul Lashes in quick succession, whipping the Frenzied Ghost until it wailed in agony and its form grew even more illusory.

"Time to end this. True Soul Harvesting."

Lynch pointed his Magic Staff, and an invisible blade of Spiritual Power shot out, precisely slicing into the Frenzied Ghost’s core.

The ghost didn’t even have time to scream before it was completely annihilated with a *poof*, transforming into a fist-sized, ink-black Crystal Stone that fell to the ground.

Inside the Crystal Stone, a dark red mist churned, emitting a dense Abyssal Demonic Qi.

"Even the Soul Crystal has been polluted to this extent..." Lynch picked up the Crystal Stone, his brow furrowing slightly before relaxing again. ’So what if it’s Abyssal Demonic Qi? I can just use my Profound Yin Qi to absorb and refine it~~’

Next, he repeated the process. With his own ghosts keeping them busy, he killed the remaining Frenzied Ghosts one by one, collecting all the Soul Crystals they dropped.

The entrance was quiet for now.

However, Lynch did not step out of the ruins rashly.

The outside was an Abyssal contamination zone. With the situation unclear, acting recklessly would be foolish.

He decided to deal with his spoils first.

He took out the few ink-black Soul Crystals from his Storage Ring.

The dark red mist churned within the Crystal Stones, exuding a disturbing, violent aura. If he let Ghost Yi devour them directly, it would likely ingest the Abyssal Demonic Qi along with them, causing it to become tainted. The loss would outweigh the gain.

’I’ll have to purify them first.’

Lynch sat down cross-legged, holding the three Soul Crystals in his hand, and began to circulate the Profound Yin Body Refining Spell.

Instantly, a cold white light glowed in his palm, levitating the three Soul Crystals. The Profound Yin Qi then wrapped around them like a living thing and began to draw out the Abyssal Demonic Qi within.