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Seven hours passed. Alion kept searching without stopping or even caring about his exhaustion. Unfortunately, he still hadn't found the souls of Cylix and Novius.

As more time passed, even Alion was starting to get worried. It's been close to eleven hours since he entered the Soul Land. He was getting worried about the outside, wondering if Jia was still holding on.

"Argh, just how long is it going to take! Why is my luck so bad?"

The longer it took, the more frustrated he became as his body flashed from place to place like lightning.

"Wait, was that...?"

He abruptly stopped as his mind processed the scene that he saw before. Since he was moving so fast, he didn't have time to stop and think about each soul clearly. It was only when he moved past an area that he felt that he saw souls that looked similar to the two he was looking for!

He hastily moved back, appearing a hundred meters away.

His eyes gazed at two pillars before him, on which two souls were being imprisoned.

He couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. Even though it took longer than he expected, at least he still succeeded. His luck wasn't good but it wasn't bad either.

"Everything else should be easier." He brought two blue gems out of his pocket and placed both on the forehead of the two screaming souls.

As soon as the blue gems touched the souls, the souls stopped screaming. It was as if a calm yet gentle aura was nourishing them while protecting them from the eternal pain.

Not only did the gems protect the two souls, but they also absorbed the souls, sending them to a temporary Soul Land that Gabriel created inside those gems.

Since they moved from a soul land to another soul land, the resistance was also much lower, making it easier to free them from the two pillars!

The two gems floated in the air after absorbing the souls. Alion grabbed the two stones and kept them in his pocket before he disappeared, going back where he came from!

****

"I'll be back in half an hour, said that bastard!"

Jia's breathing was rushed. Her entire body was covered in sweat. She had been holding on for close to half a day, cursing Alion. In fact, she also knew that if she hadn't reserved her strength until now, she would've been in much bigger trouble by now.

However, it wasn't as if she was in any better situation now. She had exhausted almost all her Spiritual Strength. Now all she had was enough to escape and reach the exit of the Nether Realm.

Despite almost running out, she still held on, not backing away even as her shoulders bled.

"Alion, you bastard, if you don't come out in the next ten seconds, I'll rush inside and kill you personally!"

In the end, she couldn't control her temper and roared out loud. Even she didn't expect anything to change though. Not as if Alion could hear her inside the Soul Land.

"You can't even hold on for half a day?" A calm yet taunting voice came from behind not long after Jia issued her threat. "Looks like you've grown weaker in the last thousand years."

"You're finally back!" Jia didn't have time to get angry over the taunts. She was somewhat relieved that Alion had succeeded! Now they could execute the last part of the plan... The most important part! It was to... Run!

As soon as Alion came out, she turned around and disappeared. Alion also disappeared. Both of them had succeeded. Now they had to meet with the Branch Head of the Undead Clan who was under their control! Through that person, they could easily reach the Outer Layer of the Nether Realm, close to the exit!

The Undead Guards of the Soul Land were stunned to hear someone's voice behind them! They could also sense the aura of the Soul Land on the person! It was clear that the person had entered the Soul Land! They finally understood why the foolish girl was fighting them and not running away!

"She was a distraction!" One of the Undead Guards exclaimed.

Most of the guards stayed behind, not chasing after the girl. Even now, they couldn't leave the Soul Land unprotected, worrying that the two people were trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain by pretending to run away! Their first priority was to inform the main clan about what took place here!

Even though it was clear that they were going to get punished, they still had to do it!

****

Near the borders of the Capital, there was a small inconspicuous courtyard where the Undead Clan Branch Head was waiting.

He didn't want to work with the outsiders. However, he had no choice. He was planted with a soul devouring insect that was almost impossible to find in the Nether Realm. He didn't know where these outsiders found out, but because of it, he was now at their mercy! A single thought of Alion was enough to kill him!

At the moment, he wasn't even sure if Alion was going to leave him alive after escaping from the Nether Realm, or was he going to kill him to erase all evidence? He could only hope that he was going to be left alive.

While he was lost in thoughts about how today might be his last day if Alion came back alive from the Soul Land, two figures appeared behind him.

Sending the movements next to him, he turned around. His eyes widened slightly as he cursed his luck. These two were still alive! Even the Soul Land couldn't stop them.

"Stop wasting time. Take us to the exit!" Alion frowned, noticing the Branch Head look at him blankly.

They didn't want to stay in the city and wait for the lockdown. Before that happened, they had to escape!

The Branch Head of the Ghost City nodded. Now that it came to this, he could only pray for the best. He stood up and commanded the Silver Eyed Undead to take the three of them to the Lifeless Desert in the Outer Layer where the exit of the Nether Realm that connected to earth was placed!

The three people in the courtyard disappeared like ghosts, thanks to the Silver Eyed Undead.

As they left the Capital directly, they didn't realize that just a few seconds after they left, a dome-shaped majestic blood red barrier appeared around the Capital that enclosed the City! The entire city was under a lockdown!1