At that point, everyone's expression became tense. Now, they finally believed that the stone was indeed a sealing stone and something was sealed beneath it.
Many cultivators extended their spiritual sense, trying to find out what was inside the hole.
Suddenly, plumes of black mist emerged from the hole. Immediately afterward, the mist dispersed and attacked the cultivators around the altar indiscriminately.
Zordey and the others could only start defending themselves against the swirling black mist.
“What is this?” Jared asked. The black mist didn't reach them as they had positioned themselves quite far away.
“Evil spirits. These are evil spirits.” Renault furrowed his brow at once.
“Evil spirits?” Jared was taken aback.
“That's right. These are evil spirits. They're formed from ancient weapons with weapon souls. When these weapons were damaged in battle or their wielders died, these weapon souls became stranded here for a long period. In addition to the Night Sea's corrosive effects, these weapon souls turned malevolent over time and became evil spirits. Acquiring a weapon inhabited by an evil spirit is not a blessing. The evil spirit may possess the user and even endanger their life,” Renault explained to Jared.
Jared instantly thought of the sword spirit within his Dragonslayer Sword, Zelda. If Zelda were abandoned here for thousands of years, would she also become malicious and transform into an evil spirit?
“Why do these evil spirits seem so frenzied? It's as if they've lost all consciousness,” Jared couldn't help but remark as he watched Zordey and the others battling the evil spirits.
“Indeed. Most of these evil spirits are broken and fragmented, void of any consciousness. The weapon soul of an undamaged divine weapon would never degrade into evil spirits no matter how much time passed. Instead, they would refine themselves further. Only those wrecked weapon souls would devolve into mindless, bloodthirsty evil spirits. They know no fear of death as that concept is nonexistent to them,” Renault responded.
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