“This makes me think of an old saying. What is it?” The Captain licked his lips and grinned as he looked at the figure fleeing toward the horizon. “Oh right, it’s souls born leagues apart will inevitably connect. Am I right, little Junior Brother? Well, this won’t do. He made a big splash on his arrival, but there’s no way he’ll escape now.”18

Xu Qing nodded and waved his hand, causing black fire to flow out. The black spear that he had just put away appeared again. The tip of the spear burned with fire that could consume everything around it, all while little black holes popped into being around it. It stirred the aura of blood, causing it to rise into the air. What was more, countless resentful souls appeared around the spear, screaming in defiance and rage. They had not entered the cycle of reincarnation, and it would be no easy task to escape. The horrifying sounds echoing out made the scene even more terrifying.9

The spear in Xu Qing’s hand was like a mountain peak from the netherworld, surrounded by ghostfire and black flame. It was so powerful it seemed about to turn the canopy of heaven into a sea of flames....3