After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King

What does the character "Ling" in the Spirit Realm mean? Is it the spirituality "Ling"? Or... is it the soul's "Ling"? This has always been debated in academic circles, but actually the truth is—it's both.

It's the spirituality "Ling," the soul "Ling," the spirit monster "Ling," and even the miraculous "Ling."

Upon reaching the Spirit Realm, what greeted Yila and the other two was the ever-present white fog... The fog here was incredibly thick, and the trees in the distance were just a blur.

The visibility was probably no more than ten meters.

"So this is the Spirit Realm..."

Youyou said this as she observed the environment of the Spirit Realm. She said, "After I die, I'll come to this place, huh... It doesn't look like a place suitable for living."

Naturally, Satan Ye agreed with Youyou. She nodded her head, also looking at the wet, dense fog, showing a look of disgust.

It seemed like Satan Ye didn't like this environment either.

According to common logic, Youyou, being an "extra soul" (ghost), would indeed float to the Spirit Realm after dying. But what would happen after arriving here, no one knew.

The more popular belief was... reincarnating as a ghost again.

But when you think about it carefully, you'd realize there's a problem with this idea... Human souls normally reincarnate (really?). But the "extra souls" formed for various reasons wouldn't stop due to reincarnation. If they kept reincarnating...

Eventually, the Main Plane would be full of ghosts, densely packed, wouldn't it?

So, Yila didn't quite support this view. And now, truly being in the Spirit Realm, although Satan Ye and Youyou didn't notice, the fog in the air was undoubtedly made up of souls shattered into water vapor.

"So... they were consumed, turning into denser fog? First Wing Pillar·Crimson Dragon·Wing Spread."

Yila said this as he wrapped the soul fog in the air with crimson mana, forming a Mana Ball containing many different souls. He said, "This way, it becomes clear..."

Yes, in this way, Youyou and Satan Ye, who originally didn't have the ability to identify "this is a soul," now saw the unconscious souls in Yila's hand, emitting faint wails.

In the current situation, it was like Yila was some fortune teller holding something like a crystal ball, and nearby students and little girls gathered around to look... It felt like that.

However, Yila's first words were not some classic money-scamming phrase like "unbelievable, unbelievable," but he immediately looked worriedly at Youyou, asking, "Are you two, especially Youyou, feeling unwell?"

Upon being asked, the two checked themselves and shook their heads... It seemed the situation was better than Yila's worst-case scenario.

The worst scenario was that as long as Youyou stayed in the Spirit Realm, the inherent part of her soul that constituted her would...

Simply put, it was "continuously losing health." The worst-case scenario was that Youyou would keep losing blood as long as she stayed in the Spirit Realm. In that case, Yila would have to return immediately and catch a bunch of wild ghosts to use.

As a ghost of the Inner Spirit Realm, Youyou first needed to stay in the Spirit Realm to ensure Yila and Satan Ye's stay. Then, that ghost must be willing to keep the two staying.

So seductive demon brainwashing, demoralization (fog), etc., would be needed... Now it seemed there was less trouble.

Though they hadn't encountered a single ghost in the Spirit Realm yet, Yila was already heading towards the vaguely visible village. He carefully stood behind the two...

The current situation was that Satan Ye and Youyou were walking normally ahead, while Yila was holding Satan Ye's tail with one hand and pinching Youyou's clothes with the other... Occasionally staying vigilant of the surroundings and behind.

This wasn't because Yila was afraid of being attacked and using the two as shields. In fact, when exploring unfamiliar environments, both the front and rear of the team were very dangerous... If he had known there'd be such fog, he would have brought Ernie along.

Not that she was particularly good at handling the current environment, but she at least had some spare time... Yila and she could stand at the front and rear of the team, so everyone's safety would be ensured.

"These houses... feel so dilapidated."

Satan Ye spoke cautiously, then carefully approached those wooden houses that seemed to be soaked underwater for a thousand years. She politely greeted, "Is anyone there?"

"..."

"I hate it... My memories... My soul... My existence..."

"Aaaah~~"

"Hate ahhh~~"

"My memories... What have I forgotten? Aaaah!!!"

"..."

Satan Ye's greeting was like water dropped into hot oil, causing the front area of houses to boil instantly, as ghosts with incomplete bodies rushed out, howling madly towards the three.

Yila almost immediately unfolded a crimson shield, protecting the three inside... Youyou and Satan Ye were slower to respond, with the latter even a bit scared.

Then, before those ghosts got close enough, before Youyou's claws tore their bodies... Startled, Satan Ye's flames had already killed the weak and frail ghosts.

Directly vaporized, becoming part of the thick fog in the air.

"Wow, so weak."

Satan Ye clicked her tongue, not expecting this at all. She casually waved out flames, killing all the attacking ghosts... Then, just before killing the last ghost, the crimson shield enveloped it, redirecting the attack to the ground.

"Leave one alive."

Yila said this as he imprisoned the dazed ghost in a Mana Ball. He observed and concluded, "Although I don't think it can communicate."

As Yila speculated, the captured ghost didn't plan to talk, but flailed around in the shield, tearing, emitting unintelligible wails.

To this, Yila could only helplessly look at the surrounding fog, saying, "It seems asking the native spirits of the Spirit Realm is useless... I don't know how big the Spirit Realm is. How long will it take to find the dragon here?"

"..."

But it seemed that the word "dragon" triggered some memory in the ghost. It immediately wailed, "Dragon! Dragon!! Return it to me... Return it!!! Dense fog! Dense fog ahhh!!!"

Then, even within Yila's shield, the ghost instantly exploded, turning into a dense cloud of mist.

"..."

Satan Ye: "Dense fog..."

*Was it referring to the densest part of the fog?*