Sure enough, the moment they retreated a few steps, the situation changed.
Under the increasingly intense dark-blue glow radiating from the Twin-Winged Water Demon Cat, Elder Eagle's corpse began to tremble violently. A moment later, wisps of pale white mist slowly seeped out of the body like smoke rising from freshly extinguished embers.
Normally, whenever the Twin-Winged Water Demon Cat devoured a soul, a gray spirit would be ripped from the corpse the instant that dark-blue radiance enveloped it, only to be swallowed whole in a single gulp. This time, however, only that strange white mist continued to pour from the corpse, drifting upward without forming a soul. It was something Marcus had never seen before.
"What's going on, Marcus?" Jade asked, unable to hide the concern in her voice.
Everyone could tell something was wrong.
Marcus simply shook his head, his expression equally puzzled as he kept his eyes fixed on the corpse. "I don't know. Stay alert."
