The pristine moonlight showered the earth, and from the dim forest burst a large group of terrifying ghost souls.

They clawed and snapped their teeth, emitting shrill cries, constantly changing direction as though searching for something.

Yu Yuan noticed that among them were men and women, the elderly, and the young; they looked like an ordinary group of people, except that their bodies were drenched in blood, with fatal wounds continuing to gush fresh blood. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ Novᴇ(l)Fɪre .ɴᴇt

Their gaze was vacant, eyes lifeless, as if they were a group of lost lambs.

During the day, they were vibrant lives, but now all had turned into lifeless spirits, wandering aimlessly in search of something.

"Sigh…"

Houtu Ancestor Witch also saw this scene and sighed lightly.

"These are the spirits of the slain Human Race, with nowhere to go, they can only wander aimlessly, and eventually either get devoured by demons practicing evil skills or turn into evil ghosts."

Yu Yuan furrowed his brows.

"Evil ghosts?"

Suddenly, a piercing wail came from afar, chilling to the bone.

Following that, many dark shadows came speeding from a distance.

One of the shadows promptly landed within the forest.

Yu Yuan keenly felt that the mass of shadow seemed to be connected to a massive black vortex. With each pull, several ghost souls got sucked into the vortex.

Although the shadow bore the appearance of the Human Race, its figure was abnormally tall, far beyond the size a normal human could possess.

Only then did Yu Yuan notice that this shadow's face was smeared with fresh blood. Even though its eyes were invisible, it opened a huge mouth, ferociously devouring those ghost souls, regardless of men, women, the elderly, the youth, or the strong—all were swallowed into its belly.

With each devouring, the number of ghost souls on the ground dwindled, until at last, all were consumed entirely.

Yu Yuan's frown deepened.

Yet, he did not intervene.

For he realized that the devoured ghost souls did not disappear but existed in a brand new form within that shadow.

That shadow was no demon, but an evil ghost!

It was a giant ghost formed from countless ghost souls!

At that moment, the moon had reached its zenith, and there were noticeably fewer ghost souls in the Ghost Valley than before. Yet, the piercing wails still came from afar, with a new evil ghost approaching from that direction.

Watching a battle about to unfold, just then, the first evil ghost suddenly raised its head, its pitch-black eyes flashing with cruelty, its raging emotions making it frantic.

The shadows beneath its feet gathered into a mass, forming a huge black vortex, rapidly drawing in those ghost souls.

One by one, the ghost souls were sucked into the vortex, becoming part of it.

And those absorbed ghost souls had no ability to resist, or perhaps they had no idea how to resist.

Houtu Ancestor Witch saw Yu Yuan staring intently at the evil ghost and sighed softly, "Fellow Daoist seems unfamiliar with these ghost souls and monsters…

At the dawn of Creation of Heaven and Earth, all things were sentient; death was nearly non-existent.

But as time passed, Fierce Beasts wreaked havoc in the Primordial Land, spurred by murderous and ferocious auras to slaughter massively.

Some of those who died had their souls disperse, while others left their souls behind.

These souls, although their True Spirits have been extinguished, have over infinite ages, through instinctual mutual devouring, given birth to new Spiritual Wisdom.

Today, these souls with newly born Spiritual Wisdom have virtually formed a new race."

"Are you talking about evil ghosts?"

Yu Yuan murmured subconsciously.

He knew that in the Netherworld of later eras, there were countless evil ghosts, and among the Reincarnation Six Paths, there was also an Evil Ghost Path.

But now, reincarnation is not established, nor is the Netherworld formed yet.

Hearing Yu Yuan's question, Houtu Ancestor Witch nodded slightly, her eyes flickering with interest.

"Fellow Daoist is correct."

Houtu Ancestor Witch spoke earnestly, "They are the evil ghost clan. Although these evil ghosts always hide within the Eighteen Layers of Netherworld and hardly ever show themselves on the Primordial Land, Fellow Daoist must not underestimate them."

"How so?" Yu Yuan became interested.

"Because the number of the evil ghost clan is nearly infinite!" Houtu Ancestor Witch said gravely, "From the Creation of Heaven and Earth until now, the number of dead creatures is beyond count. Besides some creatures whose souls dispersed, the remaining souls have sunk into the Eighteen Layers of Netherworld and the Netherworld Blood Sea.

Can you imagine how immense that number is?"

This was truly beyond Yu Yuan's imagination.

From the Creation of Heaven and Earth until now, the span of time, counted in eons, is likely innumerable.

Moreover, the Primordial Heaven and Earth is vast and boundless, harboring innumerable creatures. Every day, countless creatures die for various reasons, their souls either scattering or wandering around, eventually becoming part of the Ghost Clan...

From ancient times to the present, the number of evil ghosts continues to accumulate, perhaps even far exceeding the current total population of creatures in the Primordial.

Seeing Yu Yuan realizing this, Houtu Ancestor Witch's expression also turned solemn.

She spoke gravely, "Now, as the Primordial Heaven and Earth gradually becomes ordinary, a newly intelligent race like the Human Race, though short-lived, has a strong ability to reproduce.

If not slaughtered by the Witch Demons and other clans, the number of the Human Race would continue to grow."