Chapter 97: Seeking the Culprit, Ancestral Witch Enters the Tomb
Wukong and Yuan Hong had encountered tremendous danger, their fates uncertain for the moment.
However, after Di Jiang had discussed matters with Zhu Rong and Houtu, he summoned the rest of the Ancestral Witches.
Yue Ci said, "Big brother, what’s the matter? Why have you called us here?"
Seeing everyone had arrived, Di Jiang said, "Recently, someone has been stealing souls from within my Reincarnation Netherworld. Just a few days ago, Zhu Rong found that we were short by three million six hundred thousand souls!"
Jiang Liang angrily said, "What? Who would dare do such a brazen thing!"
Houtu took out the Reincarnation Ledger and threw it on the table, saying, "Moreover, these people, they were not meant to run out of life at this time. Their deaths are mysterious, and their souls have completely disappeared without a trace!"
Yue Ci frowned and said, "Are you saying someone is killing on a large scale, collecting souls?"
Houtu nodded and said, "Exactly, Zhu Rong and I have only recently discovered this person’s whereabouts."
Yue Ci then asked, "Where is this person?"
Houtu said, "In the Ancient Tomb within Demon Mountain, Southern Ridge! This Ancient Tomb was built because the souls couldn’t enter reincarnation during the ancient war; they simply had no cycle of reincarnation to enter. It is said that the tomb has nine levels, burying the souls of powerful beings from ancient times..."
Ju Mang said in astonishment, "There are at least several hundred million souls in this Ancient Tomb, what does he need these three million six hundred thousand for?"