lǐ fán chén yín piàn kè ， yòu zài chǔ wù jiè wài ， bù xià le yī céng qī cǎi shén guāng de fēng yìn 。
李凡沉吟片刻，又在储物戒外，布下了一层七彩神光的封印。
Li Fan pondered for a moment and then set up another layer of seven-colored divine light seal outside his storage ring.
sān chóng xiàn zhì xià ， shǐ zhōng yíng rào xīn jiān de dàn dàn wēi jī gǎn zhè cái huǎn huǎn tuì qù 。
三重限制下，始终萦绕心间的淡淡危机感这才缓缓退去。
Under the three-layer restriction, the faint sense of danger that had always lingered in his heart slowly began to fade away.
“ kàn lái ， huò xǔ bìng bú shì zhǐ yǒu xuán huáng yī jiè fā shēng le jié nàn 。”
“看来，或许并不是只有玄黄一界发生了劫难。”
"It seems that it's not just the Xuanhuang realm that has suffered calamities."
“ xiān lù duàn jué hòu ， dà jié pǔ zhì 。”
“仙路断绝后，大劫普至。”
"After the path to immortality is cut off, great calamities befall the world."
suí shǒu jiāng zhè tuán wēi xiǎn de fēng yìn wù ， shōu yú zì shēn dòng tiān zhōng zhèn yā 。
随手将这团危险的封印物，收于自身洞天中镇压。
Li Fan casually stored this dangerous seal object within his own heavenly dao space and suppressed it.
lǐ fán suí hòu zhuǎn tóu xiàng tiān yáng wèn dào ：“ zěn me yàng ， xiàn zài gǎn jué rú hé ？”
李凡随后转头向天阳问道：“怎么样，现在感觉如何？”
Turning to Tianyang, Li Fan asked, "How do you feel now? How are you feeling?"
tiān yáng fēi shēn lái dào lǐ fán páng biān gǎn yìng le piàn kè ， diǎn le diǎn tóu ：“ nà zhǒng yǐ shì gǎn ， dí què jiǎn ruò le 。 bù guò hǎo xiàng méi yǒu wán quán xiāo shī 。”
天阳飞身来到李凡旁边感应了片刻，点了点头：“那种蚁噬感，的确减弱了。不过好像没有完全消失。”
Tianyang flew over to Li Fan's side and sensed for a moment before nodding. "The ant-like sensation has indeed weakened. But it seems not completely disappeared."
lǐ fán zé shì fǔ shēn yòu yòng shǒu chù pèng le xià dì xià de huī rǎng 。
李凡则是俯身又用手触碰了下地下的灰壤。
Li Fan then bent down and touched the ground again.
zhuó rè de cì tòng gǎn yī jiù chuán lái ， bù guò piàn kè shǒu zhǎng jiù biàn dé jiāo hēi 。
灼热的刺痛感依旧传来，不过片刻手掌就变得焦黑。
The scorching pain still came, but his palm quickly turned black after just a moment.
zài hēi bān màn yán kāi lái zhī qián ， lǐ fán jiù shú liàn de bǎ shǒu zhǎng qiè xià 。
在黑斑蔓延开来之前，李凡就熟练的把手掌切下。
Before the dark spots could spread further, Li Fan skillfully cut off his hand.
luò yú dì miàn ， huà zuò huī huī 。
落于地面，化作灰灰。
It fell to the ground and turned into ash.
jí biàn zuì kuí huò shǒu yǐ rán bèi lǐ fán zhèn yā le qǐ lái ， dàn shì hún yīn jiè nà guǐ yì de zhuàng kuàng ， yī jiù méi yǒu dé dào gǎi biàn 。
即便罪魁祸首已然被李凡镇压了起来，但是魂阴界那诡异的状况，依旧没有得到改变。
Even though the culprit had been suppressed by Li Fan, the strange state of the Soul Yin realm remained unchanged.
“ zhè shì ……”
“这是……”
"What is this..."
“ shì jiè de fǎ zé jī shí bèi chè dǐ gǎi biàn le ？”
“世界的法则基石被彻底改变了？”
"Has the fundamental laws of the world been completely altered?"
sī cǔn piàn kè hòu ， lǐ fán sǒng rán ér jīng 。
思忖片刻后，李凡悚然而惊。
After some thought, Li Fan was startled.
“ rú guǒ shuō ， xiān fán zhàng shì wán quán zhēn duì xiū shì 。 nà me zhè huī sè méi bān ， zé shì zhuān mén yòng lái gǎn rǎn shì jiè de 。”
“如果说，仙凡瘴是完全针对修士。那么这灰色霉斑，则是专门用来感染世界的。”
"If the Immortal-Demon Mist targets cultivators entirely, then these gray spots are specifically used to infect the world."
“ rú jīn zhè hún yīn jiè de mú yàng ， jiù shì shì jiè de shī tǐ 。”
“如今这魂阴界的模样，就是世界的尸体。”
"The current appearance of this Soul Yin realm is like a corpse of the world."
“ jiū jìng shén me yàng de rén ， cái huì sàng xīn bìng kuáng dào zhè zhǒng chéng dù ， zhuān mén yán fā zhè zhǒng wán yì ？”
“究竟什么样的人，才会丧心病狂到这种程度，专门研发这种玩意？”
"What kind of person would be so insane as to develop such a thing?"
lǐ fán yǎn zhōng shǎn guò yī sī gǎn xìng qù de shén sè 。
李凡眼中闪过一丝感兴趣的神色。
A trace of interest flashed in Li Fan's eyes.
“115 shì de shí hòu ， cóng zhè ge shí jiān diǎn dào xiān méng tàn xiǎn duì dá dào ， zhè qī jiān bù guò èr shí duō nián shí jiān 。 jiū jìng fā shēng le shén me ， cái huì zài zhè piàn sǐ dì 、 dàn shēng chū wǎn ruò yōu líng de hún tǐ ？”
“115世的时候，从这个时间点到仙盟探险队达到，这期间不过二十多年时间。究竟发生了什么，才会在这片死地、诞生出宛若幽灵的魂体？”
"Back at the 115th era, from this time point to when the Immortal Alliance expedition team arrived, only about twenty years passed. What happened during this period that could have given rise to these ghostly souls in this desolate land?"
“ ń ， bú duì 。”
“嗯，不对。”
"Hmm, no."
lǐ fán hū de lèng zhù 。
李凡忽的愣住。
Li Fan suddenly paused.
zhī qián diào chá duì dé chū de jié lùn ， shì yīn hún jiè wú shù hún tǐ de zī yǎng ， cái zào jiù le jiè wài nà shù liàng páng dà wú bǐ de liè jiè jīng qún 。
之前调查队得出的结论，是阴魂界无数魂体的滋养，才造就了界外那数量庞大无比的裂界鲸群。
The conclusion of the previous investigation was that countless soul bodies nourished by the Soul Yin realm had created the vast number of interdimensional whale groups outside.
dàn xiàn zài bìng méi yǒu hún tǐ chū xiàn ， nà me zhī qián kàn dào de nà me duō de liè jiè jīng ， yòu shì cóng hé ér lái ？
但现在并没有魂体出现，那么之前看到的那么多的裂界鲸，又是从何而来？
But now there were no soul bodies present. So where did all those interdimensional whales seen before come from?
xiǎng yào gǎo qīng chǔ zhè ge wèn tí ， bú shì shén me nán shì 。
想要搞清楚这个问题，不是什么难事。
Solving this issue wasn't difficult.
lǐ fán yǔ tiān yáng ， yòu zài zhè yīn hún jiè dài le sān gè yuè 。
李凡与天阳，又在这阴魂界待了三个月。
Li Fan and Tianyang stayed in the Soul Yin realm for another three months, hiding their presence and waiting secretly to see if the interdimensional whales had a habit of coming here to "hunt."
yì zhí yǐn bì zì shēn qì xī 、 àn zhōng děng dài 。
一直隐蔽自身气息、暗中等待。
Effort truly does pay off.
jiù shì wèi le gǎo qīng chǔ ， liè jiè jīng qún shì fǒu yǒu lái zhè yīn hún jiè “ mì shí ” de xí guàn 。
就是为了搞清楚，裂界鲸群是否有来这阴魂界“觅食”的习惯。
On that day, just as Li Fan was getting impatient, several distant calls echoed through the air.
gōng fu bù fù yǒu xīn rén 。
功夫不负有心人。
About ten interdimensional whales broke through the void and arrived above the Soul Yin realm.
zhè yī tiān ， zhèng dāng lǐ fán yǐ jīng děng de yǒu xiē bù nài fán de shí hòu ， suí zhe jǐ shēng yōu yuǎn de míng jiào shēng xiǎng qǐ 。
这一天，正当李凡已经等的有些不耐烦的时候，随着几声悠远的鸣叫声响起。
Unlike usual interdimensional whales, these ones were significantly larger. They seemed to sense the danger here and moved cautiously according to some rules in the sky.
dà yuē shí duō liè jiè jīng pò kōng lái dào yīn hún jiè shàng kōng 。
大约十多裂界鲸破空来到阴魂界上空。
They headed towards a certain spot in the Soul Yin realm.
gēn xún cháng de liè jiè jīng xiāng bǐ ， tā men de gè tóu pǔ biàn yào zhuàng shàng yī quān 。
跟寻常的裂界鲸相比，它们的个头普遍要壮上一圈。
Li Fan and Tianyang followed them quietly.
sì hū yě néng gǎn jué dào zhè lǐ de wēi jī ， liè jiè jīng men ， méi yǒu zài jiè wài xū kōng zhōng nà bān sì yì 。 xiǎo xīn yì yì de àn zhào mǒu zhǒng guī lǜ ， zài kōng zhōng yóu yè zhe 。
似乎也能感觉到这里的危机，裂界鲸们，没有在界外虚空中那般肆意。小心翼翼的按照某种规律，在空中游曳着。
At the edge of the Soul Yin realm, where they had previously checked for any anomalies without finding anything strange, the interdimensional whales stopped.
yī lù cháo zhe yīn hún jiè mǒu chù qián xíng 。
一路朝着阴魂界某处前行。
Led by one that seemed experienced, they directly rammed into a specific spot on the ground.
lǐ fán yǔ tiān yáng zé shì qiāo qiāo wěi suí 。
李凡与天阳则是悄悄尾随。
The leading whale vanished instantly. The others followed suit.
zài yīn hún jiè biān yuán ， zhī qián èr rén yǐ jīng chá tàn guò 、 bìng méi yǒu chá jué shén me yì yàng de dì diǎn ， liè jiè jīng men tíng le xià lái 。
在阴魂界边缘，之前二人已经查探过、并没有察觉什么异样的地点，裂界鲸们停了下来。
However, the area suitable for passage wasn't particularly wide. Three out of ten whales failed to accurately judge their position and collided with the gray soil.
yóu yī tóu shì shì yǒu guò jīng yàn de liè jiè jīng dài tóu ， duì zhǔn dì shàng huī rǎng de mǒu chù ， zhí jiē yíng tóu shàng zhuàng le shàng qù 。
由一头似是有过经验的裂界鲸带头，对准地上灰壤的某处，直接迎头上撞了上去。
There was no loud collision sound.
lǐng tóu de liè jiè jīng shū rán wú zōng ， qí yú yě xué zhe yǒu mú yǒu yàng 。
领头的裂界鲸倏然无踪，其余也学着有模有样。
Instead, black spots rapidly swallowed them up, turning into fragments of ash scattered on the ground.
bù guò néng gòu gōng chuān suō de qū yù sì hū bìng bú shì tè bié kuān guǎng ， shí tóu zhōng zú zú yǒu sān tóu yīn wèi méi yǒu bǎ wò hǎo jù tǐ wèi zhì ， zhí jiē gēn huī rǎng pèng zhuàng zài le yì qǐ 。
不过能够供穿梭的区域似乎并不是特别宽广，十头中足足有三头因为没有把握好具体位置，直接跟灰壤碰撞在了一起。
Li Fan arrived at the spot where the interdimensional whales disappeared, hesitating.
méi yǒu jù liè de pèng zhuàng shēng xiǎng 。
没有剧烈的碰撞声响。
"Senior Brother, I'll go first."
zhǐ shì hēi sè bān diǎn xùn sù jiāng tā men tūn shì ， huà zuò le piàn piàn huī tǔ ， sàn luò zài dà dì zhī shàng 。
只是黑色斑点迅速将它们吞噬，化作了片片灰土，散落在大地之上。
Tianyang volunteered.
lǐ fán lái dào liè jiè jīng xiāo shī de dì diǎn ， yǒu xiē yóu yù 。
李凡来到裂界鲸消失的地点，有些犹豫。
Nodding, Li Fan watched as Tianyang flew in without hesitation.
“ shī xiōng ， wǒ xiān lái 。”
“师兄，我先来。”
Li Fan remained outside, waiting patiently.
tiān yáng zhǔ dòng qǐng yīng dào 。
天阳主动请缨道。
Soon, Tianyang returned.
lǐ fán diǎn diǎn tóu ， yú shì tiān yáng méi yǒu sī háo yóu yù ， fēi shēn dùn rù qí zhōng 。
李凡点点头，于是天阳没有丝毫犹豫，飞身遁入其中。
The usually expressionless face showed a rare look of shock.
lǐ fán zé shì méi yǒu mào jìn ， zài rù kǒu wài nài xīn děng dài 。
李凡则是没有冒进，在入口外耐心等待。
Through the scene transmitted by Tianyang, Li Fan knew what was hidden here.
bù duō shí ， tiān yáng qù ér fù fǎn 。
不多时，天阳去而复返。
It was a vast yellow river winding and flowing in a circle.
yuán běn mù nè de liǎn shàng ， yě fú xiàn chū nán dé de zhèn jīng biǎo qíng 。
原本木讷的脸上，也浮现出难得的震惊表情。
Numerous soul bodies floated on the yellow water, some old and some young. They wore different clothes but all had their eyes tightly closed as if they were in deep sleep.
suí zhe duì fāng chuán lái de huà miàn ， lǐ fán cái zhī dào zhè lǐ miàn yǐn cáng le shén me 。
随着对方传来的画面，李凡才知道这里面隐藏了什么。
Unknown to them, these souls had undergone strange changes after being immersed in the yellow river for so long. Their lower halves no longer resembled human legs; instead, countless roots sprouted from their bodies, deeply embedding themselves into the yellow river.
nà shì yī tiáo huáng sè de tāo tāo dà hé ， wān yán liú zhuǎn ， xíng chéng yí gè yuán quān xún huán 。
那是一条黄色的滔滔大河，蜿蜒流转，形成一个圆圈循环。
It seemed that doing this could prevent them from being washed away by the flowing water.
wú shù hún tǐ piāo fú zài huáng sè hé shuǐ shàng ， yǒu lǎo yǒu shǎo 。
无数魂体漂浮在黄色河水上，有老有少。
The interdimensional whales that had sneaked here were like they had entered a paradise of wine and meat. They were excited, feasting to their heart's content.
shēn shàng hái chuān zhe bù tóng de yī wù ， zhǐ shì quán dōu jǐn bì zhe shuāng yǎn ， sì hū xiàn rù le chén shuì zhī zhōng 。
身上还穿着不同的衣物，只是全都紧闭着双眼，似乎陷入了沉睡之中。
Taking in a long breath, each swallowed thousands upon thousands of soul bodies.
bù zhī dào zài zhè huáng sè dà hé zhōng jìn pào le duō jiǔ ， hún tǐ běn shēn yě fā shēng le guǐ jué de biàn huà 。
不知道在这黄色大河中浸泡了多久，魂体本身也发生了诡谲的变化。
After devouring these souls soaked in the yellow river, the shape of the interdimensional whales changed significantly.
xià bàn shēn bù gēn xún cháng rén lèi sì ， méi yǒu le shuāng tuǐ 、 ér shì fēn huà chū liǎo wú shù gēn xū 。
下半身不跟寻常人类似，没有了双腿、而是分化出了无数根须。
Almost instantly, their bodies swelled as if something was gestating inside them.
shēn shēn de zhā jìn huáng sè hé liú zhōng 。
深深的扎进黄色河流中。
Millions of souls floated densely in the yellow water. Seven interdimensional whales were all stuffed to the brim; what they had swallowed was but a tiny fraction of these souls.
sì hū rú cǐ zuò ， jiù néng bì miǎn bèi hé shuǐ liú zhuǎn chōng shuā xǐ jǐn de mìng yùn 。
似乎如此做，就能避免被河水流转冲刷洗尽的命运。
After they left satisfied, Li Fan entered the yellow river with his seven-colored divine light protecting him.
ér nà jǐ tóu tōu liū jìn cǐ chù de liè jiè jīng ， zé shì fǎng fú lái dào le jiǔ chí ròu lín zhōng 。
而那几头偷溜进此处的裂界鲸，则是仿佛来到了酒池肉林中。
Even though he had seen countless frozen corpses floating in the Reversing Life and Death array before, facing this endless sea of soul bodies that seemed human yet not, Li Fan still felt a chill run down his spine.
xīng fèn bù yǐ ， dà kuài duǒ yí 。
兴奋不已，大快朵颐。
Especially those "roots" on their lower halves; some were tangled together, causing a cluster of faceless heads to squeeze into one another.
zhǎng xī yī kǒu ， jiù jiāng chéng qiān shàng wàn de hún tǐ jīng tūn 。
长吸一口，就将成千上万的魂体鲸吞。
It looked like a ball composed of countless faces, grotesque and terrifying.
tūn shì le zhè bèi huáng sè hé liú jìn pào guò de hún tǐ zhī hòu ， liè jiè jīng shēn xíng de biàn huà yě jí wéi xiǎn zhù 。
吞噬了这被黄色河流浸泡过的魂体之后，裂界鲸身形的变化也极为显著。
"Senior Brother, here..."
jī hū zài shùn jiān jiù péng zhàng le yī quān ， dǔ zi lǐ sì hū yǒu shén me zhèng zài yùn yù 。
几乎在瞬间就膨胀了一圈，肚子里似乎有什么正在孕育。
Tianyang's voice also sounded uneasy.
huáng sè hé shuǐ zhōng ， bù zhī dào yǒu duō shǎo yì de hún tǐ mì mì má má de piāo fú zhe 。
黄色河水中，不知道有多少亿的魂体密密麻麻的漂浮着。
Li Fan swam in the yellow river, passing by numerous soul bodies. Under his seven-colored divine light protection, he felt no discomfort other than some nausea.
qī tóu liè jiè jīng quán dōu chī chēng ， tūn xià de hún tǐ yě bù guò shì qí zhōng wēi bù zú dào de jí xiǎo bù fèn 。
七头裂界鲸全都吃撑，吞下的魂体也不过是其中微不足道的极小部分。
This vast yellow river was much larger than the entire Soul Yin realm.
dài tā men mǎn zú de lí qù hòu ， lǐ fán zé shì qī cǎi shén guāng hù tǐ 、 jìn rù huáng sè hé shuǐ zhī zhōng 。
待它们满足的离去后，李凡则是七彩神光护体、进入黄色河水之中。
After searching it thoroughly, Li Fan vaguely understood why this anomaly had occurred.
jí biàn zhī qián zài nì zhuǎn sǐ shēng dà zhèn zhōng ， jiàn guò wú shù piāo fú de bīng fēng shī tǐ 。
即便之前在逆转死生大阵中，见过无数漂浮的冰封尸体。
"The fundamental laws of the Soul Yin realm have been altered due to the erosion by gray spots."
dàn cǐ kè miàn duì hé shuǐ zhōng ， shì rén fēi rén de yì wàn hún tǐ ， lǐ fán réng jiù gǎn dào yǒu xiē máo gǔ sǒng rán 。
但此刻面对河水中，似人非人的亿万魂体，李凡仍旧感到有些毛骨悚然。
"Fire is as cold as ice; life is like death."
yóu qí shì zhè xiē hún tǐ xià bàn shēn de “ gēn xū ”， yǒu de céng céng dié dié 、 jiū chán zài yì qǐ 。
尤其是这些魂体下半身的“根须”，有的层层叠叠、纠缠在一起。
"But here, there's a flicker of vitality. This place was originally the 'death' in the Soul Yin realm."
dǎo zhì yī dà tuán bì yǎn de rén liǎn ， quán dōu wāi xié zhe jǐ yā zài yī chù 。
导致一大团闭眼的人脸，全都歪斜着挤压在一处。
Li Fan observed that as the yellow river flowed around in circles, some mysterious factors were gradually washed together and formed vague human shapes.
wǎn ruò wú shù liǎn páng zǔ chéng de yuán qiú ， zhēng níng kě bù 。
宛若无数脸庞组成的圆球，狰狞可怖。
With the continuous flow of water, the souls became clearer until they finally took on complete human forms.
“ shī xiōng ， zhè lǐ ……”
“师兄，这里……”
"If this world's fundamental laws had operated normally, this new soul might have been reborn into the mortal realm."
tiān yáng de chuán yīn yě yǒu xiē fā chù 。
天阳的传音也有些发憷。
"But since the Soul Yin realm is already dead, the cycle of life and death no longer exists."
lǐ fán yóu yè zài huáng sè hé shuǐ zhōng ， yǔ wú shù hún tǐ cā jiān ér guò 。 qī cǎi shén guāng hù tǐ xià ， chú le xiē xǔ ě xīn zhī wài ， dào yě méi yǒu gǎn dào shén me bù shì de dì fāng 。
李凡游曳在黄色河水中，与无数魂体擦肩而过。七彩神光护体下，除了些许恶心之外，倒也没有感到什么不适的地方。
"Over the years, these newly born souls were continuously produced and accumulated here."
zhè huáng sè dà hé ， bǐ qǐ zhěng gè yīn hún jiè dōu yào dà shàng xǔ duō 。
这黄色大河，比起整个阴魂界都要大上许多。
Having witnessed the full picture of the Reversing Life and Death array and having some understanding of the principles of life and death, Li Fan discerned the reason behind this anomaly.
Li Fan pondered for a moment and then set up another layer of seven-colored divine light seal outside his storage ring.
Under the three-layer restriction, the faint sense of danger that had always lingered in his heart slowly began to fade away.
"..."
"It seems that it's not just the Xuanhuang realm that has suffered calamities."
"After the path to immortality is cut off, great calamities befall the world."
Li Fan casually stored this dangerous seal object within his own heavenly dao space and suppressed it.
Turning to Tianyang, Li Fan asked, "How do you feel now? How are you feeling?"
Tianyang flew over to Li Fan's side and sensed for a moment before nodding. "The ant-like sensation has indeed weakened. But it seems not completely disappeared."
Li Fan then bent down and touched the ground again.
The scorching pain still came, but his palm quickly turned black after just a moment.
Before the dark spots could spread further, Li Fan skillfully cut off his hand.
It fell to the ground and turned into ash.
Even though the culprit had been suppressed by Li Fan, the strange state of the Soul Yin realm remained unchanged.
"What is this..."
"Has the fundamental laws of the world been completely altered?"
After some thought, Li Fan was startled.
"If the Immortal-Demon Mist targets cultivators entirely, then these gray spots are specifically used to infect the world."
"The current appearance of this Soul Yin realm is like a corpse of the world."
"What kind of person would be so insane as to develop such a thing?"
A trace of interest flashed in Li Fan's eyes.
"Back at the 115th era, from this time point to when the Immortal Alliance expedition team arrived, only about twenty years passed. What happened during this period that could have given rise to these ghostly souls in this desolate land?"
"Hmm, no."
Li Fan suddenly paused.
The conclusion of the previous investigation was that countless soul bodies nourished by the Soul Yin realm had created the vast number of interdimensional whale groups outside.
But now there were no soul bodies present. So where did all those interdimensional whales seen before come from?
Solving this issue wasn't difficult.
Li Fan and Tianyang stayed in the Soul Yin realm for another three months, hiding their presence and waiting secretly to see if the interdimensional whales had a habit of coming here to "hunt."
Effort truly does pay off.
On that day, just as Li Fan was getting impatient, several distant calls echoed through the air.
About ten interdimensional whales broke through the void and arrived above the Soul Yin realm.
Unlike usual interdimensional whales, these ones were significantly larger. They seemed to sense the danger here and moved cautiously according to some rules in the sky.
They headed towards a certain spot in the Soul Yin realm.
Li Fan and Tianyang followed them quietly.
At the edge of the Soul Yin realm, where they had previously checked for any anomalies without finding anything strange, the interdimensional whales stopped.
Led by one that seemed experienced, they directly rammed into a specific spot on the ground.
The leading whale vanished instantly. The others followed suit.
However, the area suitable for passage wasn't particularly wide. Three out of ten whales failed to accurately judge their position and collided with the gray soil.
There was no loud collision sound.
Instead, black spots rapidly swallowed them up, turning into fragments of ash scattered on the ground.
Li Fan arrived at the spot where the interdimensional whales disappeared, hesitating.
"Senior Brother, I'll go first."
Tianyang volunteered.
Nodding, Li Fan watched as Tianyang flew in without hesitation.
Li Fan remained outside, waiting patiently.
Soon, Tianyang returned.
The usually expressionless face showed a rare look of shock.
Through the scene transmitted by Tianyang, Li Fan knew what was hidden here.
It was a vast yellow river winding and flowing in a circle.
Numerous soul bodies floated on the yellow water, some old and some young. They wore different clothes but all had their eyes tightly closed as if they were in deep sleep.
Unknown to them, these souls had undergone strange changes after being immersed in the yellow river for so long. Their lower halves no longer resembled human legs; instead, countless roots sprouted from their bodies, deeply embedding themselves into the yellow river.
It seemed that doing this could prevent them from being washed away by the flowing water.
The interdimensional whales that had sneaked here were like they had entered a paradise of wine and meat. They were excited, feasting to their heart's content.
Taking in a long breath, each swallowed thousands upon thousands of soul bodies.
After devouring these souls soaked in the yellow river, the shape of the interdimensional whales changed significantly.
Almost instantly, their bodies swelled as if something was gestating inside them.
Millions of souls floated densely in the yellow water. Seven interdimensional whales were all stuffed to the brim; what they had swallowed was but a tiny fraction of these souls.
After they left satisfied, Li Fan entered the yellow river with his seven-colored divine light protecting him.
Even though he had seen countless frozen corpses floating in the Reversing Life and Death array before, facing this endless sea of soul bodies that seemed human yet not, Li Fan still felt a chill run down his spine.
Especially those "roots" on their lower halves; some were tangled together, causing a cluster of faceless heads to squeeze into one another.
It looked like a ball composed of countless faces, grotesque and terrifying.
"Senior Brother, here..."
Tianyang's voice also sounded uneasy.
Li Fan swam in the yellow river, passing by numerous soul bodies. Under his seven-colored divine light protection, he felt no discomfort other than some nausea.
This vast yellow river was much larger than the entire Soul Yin realm.
After searching it thoroughly, Li Fan vaguely understood why this anomaly had occurred.
"The fundamental laws of the Soul Yin realm have been altered due to the erosion by gray spots."
"Fire is as cold as ice; life is like death."
"But here, there's a flicker of vitality. This place was originally the 'death' in the Soul Yin realm."
Li Fan observed that as the yellow river flowed around in circles, some mysterious factors were gradually washed together and formed vague human shapes.
With the continuous flow of water, the souls became clearer until they finally took on complete human forms.
"If this world's fundamental laws had operated normally, this new soul might have been reborn into the mortal realm."
"But since the Soul Yin realm is already dead, the cycle of life and death no longer exists."
"Over the years, these newly born souls were continuously produced and accumulated here."
Having witnessed the full picture of the Reversing Life and Death array and having some understanding of the principles of life and death, Li Fan discerned the reason behind this anomaly.