Lou Weizhe and Lou Liwei immediately followed her anxious gaze.
"How... How is this possible?" Lou Liwei mumbled in utter disbelief. "The records clearly stated that the artifact contained the missing soul. We were supposed to summon her back..."
"We were probably deceived from the very beginning." Lou Weizhe's expression darkened considerably. "Someone deliberately sealed this thing inside the bracelet and masked its aura to resemble a fragmented soul. You did not perform a soul summoning ritual at all, Master. You simply broke its seal."
Long Hui glanced toward the thrashing creature, his hand resting on the hilt of his weapon. Sensing that the creature was secretly gathering its strength for a desperate and explosive breakthrough attempt against Yu Qi's array, his eyes narrowed into cold slits.
A dense, suffocating layer of pure martial intent enveloped his body. The sheer pressure radiating from him caused the loose gravel on the ground to tremble and vibrate loudly.
