Soul beasts, drawn by instinct, wandered into the area. Not all soul beasts possessed sharp senses. Some failed to detect the danger hidden in the webbed zone.
The Man-Faced Demon Spider's webs were not only poisonous but terrifyingly resilient. Once ensnared, escape was impossible.
Ten-year soul beasts died almost instantly.
Hundred-year soul beasts struggled briefly, then followed the same fate.
One by one, they perished within the webs.
Spirit energy spilled out.
Under normal circumstances, this energy would quickly dissipate. But during the rebellion period, dispersion was slow. The five students, meditating at the heart of this deadly trap, unknowingly began absorbing the overflowing energy.
At first, only a few weak soul beasts fell.
Then more.
And stronger ones.
Spirit energy thickened, pooling around them like fog.
*
Inside the Spirit Tower's monitoring room, the staff member stood frozen.
