Before Shen Qing could even start to complain about how crude Yu Xuzǐ's spell was, she saw the black malevolent aura transform into an enormous wraith.
It had a green face and sharp fangs, yet its appearance was extremely similar to that of the Dragon God. However, its tail was that of a fish, looking extremely strange.
It let out a shrill scream. When its scarlet eyes fell upon Shen Qing and the other two, they were filled with terrifying hatred and killing intent.
But it was confined in place and could only rage impotently. Its two huge claws waved about, yet it couldn't harm Shen Qing and the others.
Seeing this, Yu Xuzǐ sighed and said, "This is the corporeal form of these wraiths. They're also pitiful beings..."
He simply couldn't bear to kill these wraiths. There was a hint of不忍 in his eyes.
So - called wraiths were only formed by those who died a violent death or those with unfulfilled obsessions in life. These mermaids and spirit beasts were brutally killed by Han Ze, so it was inevitable that they harbored resentment in their hearts.
It wasn't their fault that they were trapped here for ten thousand years without reincarnation.
Shen Qing understood Yu Xuzǐ's thoughts and then motioned for the Soul - Summoning Banner to absorb these wraiths into itself.
The Soul - Locking Banner seemed a bit annoyed. Shen Qing heard the Soul - Locking Banner constantly complaining in her mind: "You guys are being good people, but it's still me who has to work so hard to suppress these evil spirits."
"Shen Qing! You should be lucky that you made me recognize you as my master, or else I'd pull out your dragon tendons sooner or later!"
The Soul - Locking Banner deliberately threatened Shen Qing in a fierce tone, but Shen Qing didn't care at all: "Just do your job."
"Humph!"
The Soul - Locking Banner slowly absorbed the wraith into itself. The wraith seemed to sense the intention of the Soul - Summoning Banner and tried to struggle, but due to the intimidating power of the Soul - Summoning Banner, it didn't dare to move.
It could only watch helplessly as it was absorbed bit by bit.
I don't know if it was just an illusion, but when the wraith was half - absorbed, its expression no longer looked so ferocious. When it looked at Shen Qing, its eyes were full of complexity.
It slowly opened its mouth, and its voice was cold: "Dragon Clan..."
"The disaster of the Dragon Clan... It was the Dragon Clan that harmed us..."
"We curse here... If there is even a single dragon alive in this world, the world will surely be in great chaos... We'll just keep our eyes open and wait to see the fate of the Dragon Clan..."
Shen Qing's heart skipped a beat. Although the wraith didn't specifically point at anyone, its scarlet eyes stared directly at her without blinking.
Shen Qing knew that her true form had been recognized by these wraiths.
When the wraith was completely absorbed, the originally cold and dark feeling in the entire temple instantly dissipated, and it became bright.
The corpses of the mermaids also changed from their initially distorted state to a normal one. The painful expressions left before their tragic deaths also returned to a serene look.
The moonstones arranged around the temple were enough for Shen Qing and the other two to see the surrounding situation clearly.
The bloodstains on the stone statues slowly faded away, revealing the true appearance of the Dragon Gods.
The Soul - Locking Banner disappeared from the air. The four small flags also seemed to lose their support and fell to the ground. The magic formation created by Yu Xuzǐ with his blood also completely disappeared after the wraiths were absorbed.
Li Xian and Yu Xuzǐ instantly felt weak and slumped to the ground. Only Shen Qing stood there blankly.
Her eyes were dull, as if her soul had been taken away.
Yu Xuzǐ was startled and quickly stepped forward to check on Shen Qing's condition. "Shen Qing!"
Li Xian also struggled to get up from the ground and ran to Shen Qing's side. Looking nervously at Yu Xuzǐ, he asked, "Master, what's wrong with Shen Qing?!"
Yu Xuzǐ forcefully squeezed out a small amount of spiritual energy from his body and injected it into Shen Qing's forehead. Shen Qing's body slumped softly, and her head almost hit the ground.
Seeing this, Li Xian quickly knelt on the ground and supported Shen Qing, preventing her from getting hurt.
But Shen Qing still stared wide - eyed, like a puppet without any reaction.
"Out - of - body soul..."
Li Xian's face instantly turned pale. He immediately knew that Shen Qing's soul had been captured.
Yu Xuzǐ's face darkened. He looked around and his eyes fell on the four stone statues of the Dragon Gods.
Then he reached out his hand and placed it on Shen Qing's pulse. Closing his eyes, he carefully checked the condition inside Shen Qing's body. Her vital signs were still there, and her heart veins were functioning normally.
Yu Xuzǐ composed himself and said to Li Xian, "This is the temple of the Dragon Clan. I think... Shen Qing was probably invited by the Dragon God..."
At this moment, Shen Qing's soul was floating in the air.
She looked at her own body being held by Li Xian below in surprise, while Yu Xuzǐ was frantically checking her condition.
Her soul was pulled out when she locked eyes with the stone statue. She didn't even know what had happened.
"What's wrong with me..."
Shen Qing tried to rush towards her own body, but there seemed to be an invisible barrier around her body. Her soul was repeatedly bounced back by that barrier.
Unable to return to her body, and with Li Xian and Yu Xuzǐ unable to see her, Shen Qing felt a bit dejected.
She looked at the stone statues not far away. After thinking for a while, she floated in front of the stone statues and looked at them one by one. Muttering to herself, she said, "Did you guys do this? I respected you so much and even asked my master to help you get rid of the malevolent aura. Why did you harm me like this!"
"It's strange. Are you really just stone statues, or do the Dragon Gods look at me through the eyes of the stone statues..."
Shen Qing chattered on, hoping to see some reaction from the stone statues.
But the stone statues were just stone statues and showed no change at all.
Shen Qing had no choice but to give up and turned around, planning to try again to see if she could return to her body.
But the moment she turned around, she felt herself being pulled by an invisible force and slowly moving away from here.
"Hey hey hey!! Let go of me!"
Shen Qing shouted in panic, but she couldn't struggle against this suction force. She could only let it take her to another place.
Fortunately, this suction force didn't take her very far. Instead, she was brought to the inheritance place next door.
Her soul stopped in the center of the magic formation for receiving the inheritance. Just like before, Shen Qing saw an illusory dragon image standing at each of the four corners of the magic formation, namely the east, south, west, and north.
"Quick, take a look. This is a descendant of our Dragon Clan!"
"Why is she so short? Those little arms and legs aren't strong at all. Unlike me, as soon as I bare my teeth, those spirit beasts will be scared to death by me."
"Come on, Yan Long. Shut up. Our Dragon Clan's descendants are almost extinct. It's good enough that there's this good seedling left."
"You can't say that. As a member of our Dragon Clan, one has to be fierce."
"Look at what you're saying. The descendant who harmed us was fierce enough, right? Why don't you like him?"
"Hey!! Dead Qing Long! Are you just going to argue with me on purpose?"
The four dragons chatted one by one and started to bicker in front of Shen Qing's surprised eyes.
From their words, Shen Qing also learned that the Dragon Gods actually had names.
The one with red - glowing eyes and a relatively strong body was called Yan Long. During the conversation, it rather looked down on Shen Qing's figure and disliked her for being short.
There was also a talkative one with beautiful cyan light on its body, called Qing Long.
The other two dragons with yellow and orange light on their bodies were called Bai Long and Jin Long respectively.
Yan Long and Qing Long were shouting and arguing loudly, while Bai Long and Jin Long were trying to mediate on the side.
Shen Qing felt like her head was about to explode.
She had never thought that the dragon roars could be so noisy.