The Phantom in the Eight Trigrams Tower was an accidental product of this mysterious space, akin to a spirit of an artifact suddenly gaining sentience.0

At this moment, the entire Liu ancestral hall suddenly shook. A hulking, ugly monster with disheveled hair crawled out from the ground, and blood-red runes flickered across its body, covering the sky. The blood moon hung high above, and a streak of crimson light fell upon this disheveled monster.0

The monster, enveloped in the tainted blood, emitted hissing sounds. Yet, these things caused it no harm; instead, they encased it, forming a colossal giant!0

By now, the previously expressionless men, women, and children had all vanished. Only a single massive ghost remained...0