Chapter 717 Blood Light

The scroll stood suspended in mid-air, as if a sword, radiating an ominous glow. Boom! Suddenly, a small flame sparked upon the scroll, igniting it. Crackling fiercely, it produced a blood-red smoke that drifted towards the lake and mingled with the water. As the smoke merged, bubbles emerged fiercely from the tranquil lake as if the water boiled. Shrill cries echoed as shadowy black figures emerged from the lake's depths. These figures, resembling human shadows, were all incomplete and distorted. They were the evil spirits, souls of those who had died without proper burial or anyone to mourn them, left exposed to the natural elements. Their spirits, forced to remain in the mortal realm, had withered under the assault of sun and rain, wind and storm, transforming into vengeful, incomplete entities. Though not demons, these evil spirits were even more ferocious. Summoned by Black using the scroll, they floated towards Daniel, intending to feast upon his soul as ants would a worm,