A mysterious spirit entity, gray mist!!

"Who's there!!"

The sudden voice behind him gave Chen Ming a start.

Appearing behind him so silently—if it were an enemy, it would be absolutely terrifying.

Chen Ming instinctively turned around, and what met his eyes was a black soul body.

Its appearance was similar to a human's, but its entire body was transparent, making even its internal organs and blood clearly visible.

"Me?"

"I don't know who I am either."

"I only know that I seem to have existed here for a very long time."

"Unknown Soul Entity...?"

"Yes, it seems that is the name."

"You can call me that."

A flat voice tinged with a hint of confusion drifted over.

[Unknown Soul Body: Unknown Soul Entity]

[Level: 85]

[HP: 150,000/150,000]

..."A special monster with intelligence?"

Chen Ming frowned slightly, looking at Unknown Soul Entity warily as he instinctively raised [Paramita] in his hand.

Seemingly sensing the killing intent radiating from Chen Ming, Unknown Soul Entity quickly spoke up: "Human, put down the bow and arrow in your hand."

"I mean you no harm."

"On the contrary, I am here to help you."

"Help me?" An arrow was already notched and ready in Chen Ming's hand, capable of flying out at any moment to instant-kill Unknown Soul Entity.

"That's right!" Unknown Soul Entity nodded hurriedly. "I don't know why I want to help you, but it seems to be my instinct to help every living being that comes here."

The moment Unknown Soul Entity finished speaking, a notification popped up before Chen Ming's eyes.

[Ding! The Fallen Mist is about to rise. Please head to the City of Corruption under the guidance of [Unknown Soul Body: Unknown Soul Entity].]

[Hint: Under the coverage of the Fallen Mist, you will lose your sense of direction. Only Unknown Soul Entity can guide you to the City of Corruption.]

"A guide NPC, huh..."

Chen Ming murmured to himself before slowly relaxing his grip on the bowstring.

Seeing this, Unknown Soul Entity let out a long sigh of relief.

The killing intent radiating from Chen Ming was far too terrifying, making him feel a strange sense of dread.

Especially when pointed at by the arrow, his entire being couldn't stop trembling, as if he could be harvested by the Reaper's scythe at any moment.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!"

Just then, a sudden gale blew through the surroundings, accompanied by a wave of Grey Mist.

Under the shroud of this mist, all the fallen monsters in the vicinity strangely vanished.

Furthermore, the surrounding environment was completely obscured; this Grey Mist seemed to contain a special kind of magic.

The moment it enveloped him, Chen Ming immediately lost his sense of direction, and an uncontrollable surge of tension rose in his heart.

It was as if some great horror was hidden within this Grey Mist, ready to devour him the moment he dared to step into it.

Chen Ming took a deep breath and recalled his entire boss army into the Divine Authority of All Beasts.

After finishing this, he looked at Unknown Soul Entity. "I'll leave the rest to you."

"Although I don't know why I have to do this, leave it to me with confidence," Unknown Soul Entity nodded repeatedly.

However, he remained standing still, blinking his eyes as he stared at Chen Ming.

Chen Ming's brow furrowed slightly.

Seeing this, Unknown Soul Entity gave a light cough and said slowly, "Uh... although I will help you,"

"I believe that you are an upright and kind human who will surely repay me well."

"So, just give me a few hundred billion gold coins, or equipment and items of equal value..."

Unknown Soul Entity's voice grew smaller and smaller toward the end.

This was because that familiar sense of crisis had surfaced in his heart once again.

He looked up.

He saw a blood-red arrow pointed straight at his head.

Behind the arrow were Chen Ming's pitch-black eyes.

"Human, what are you doing?" Unknown Soul Entity instinctively swallowed hard.

Chen Ming took out a single gold coin and tossed it onto the ground, saying coldly, "I'm giving you two choices now."

"First, pick up this gold coin and lead the way properly."

"Second, I kill you with this arrow right now."

Chen Ming's voice wasn't loud, but his words contained an unquestionable dominance.

Unknown Soul Entity's body shook, and he quickly picked the gold coin up from the ground. "I choose the first one."

"One gold coin is enough."

Unknown Soul Entity had a premonition that if he didn't pick up the coin immediately, that blood-red arrow would pierce through his skull in the next instant.

Dangerous and stingy human,

Unknown Soul Entity muttered complaints in his heart, but he didn't dare show it on his face at all.

"Lead the way!"

"Yes, sir."

Unknown Soul Entity took a deep breath and took the first step into the Grey Mist.

Although his attributes weren't strong, his body seemed to carry a magical power.

The moment he stepped into the Grey Mist, the mist surrounding him actually receded dozens of meters.

Moreover, he seemed very familiar with this Land of Corruption; even though his vision was obscured by the Grey Mist, every step he took was exceptionally firm.

Chen Ming gave Unknown Soul Entity a deep look before decisively following him.

The two of them advanced through the mist one after the other. The surroundings were terrifyingly quiet, to the point where even the sound of breathing could be clearly heard.

"Roar, roar!!"

Just then, a burst of growls suddenly rang out.

Densely packed fallen monsters abruptly emerged from the Grey Mist ahead.

Leading them was a fallen monster that was a Gold-rank Boss.

"Oh my god!!"

Unknown Soul Entity was so frightened that he let out a shrill scream and instantly collapsed to the ground.

[Hint: If Unknown Soul Entity dies, he will respawn again after 120 hours.]

"Quiet down."

Chen Ming barked a command, pulling Unknown Soul Entity behind him before quickly drawing his bow and nocking an arrow.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Rapid sounds of breaking air rang out.

Arrows whistled out like a torrential storm.

In less than two or three breaths of time, all the fallen monsters were completely slain.

The leading boss was shot so full of arrows that it looked like a hedgehog.

A surge of grey energy flew out from their corpses and merged into the [fallen treasure chest] in Chen Ming's hand.

[Ding! The [fallen treasure chest] quality has successfully been promoted to Dark Gold Grade.]

The notification popped up before his eyes.

Chen Ming glanced indifferently at Unknown Soul Entity. "Continue forward."

"No, I need to rest for a bit. I was so scared my soul almost left my body."

Is that a joke?

Brother, you are literally a soul body.

Chen Ming had no intention of coddling him and pointed an arrow directly at Unknown Soul Entity.

Unknown Soul Entity immediately shuddered and scrambled up from the ground.

"Brother, calm down, calm down!"

"Move out!"

"Alright, moving out right now."

The two of them set off again, traveling through the Grey Mist, encountering several more waves of monsters along the way.

Without exception, all of them were easily cut down by Chen Ming.

But just then, a sudden change occurred.

When they were halfway there, a Blood-red Coffin suddenly appeared out of thin air in front of them.

The coffin was nearly decayed, with cracks appearing in some places; it only stayed together because it was forcibly bound by chains as thick as a wrist.

The moment he saw this Blood Coffin, Unknown Soul Entity stood dazed on the spot, his mouth letting out meaningless mutterings.

"Atubaye..."

..."