A moment later, billows of black mist enveloped the crocodile's body.

It let out a deep roar, making the atmosphere extremely fearful.

Duan Gujin protected his Divine Soul, knowing that the crocodile's roar contained powerful Divine Soul Attack energy.

He took a deep breath, aware that he shouldn't kill the crocodile completely.

Once the crocodile was killed, it would attract the attention of the Suspended Holy Mother.

"I can't let it absorb the Netherworld energy from the nearby void! I must try to lure it to a place without Netherworld energy!"

Before he entered the castle, he had inspected the outside for a long time, confirming that there was not much Netherworld energy outside the castle, but it existed within the castle.

"I should lead it away from here!"

He took a deep breath and rapidly retreated backward.

He executed the Heavenly Demon Nine Steps, running wildly towards the void ahead.

After nine steps, a spatial rift appeared in front of him, and with a flash, he dived into the rift.

Almost in the next moment, he had already appeared a kilometer away.

The crocodile fiercely pounced towards the spot Duan Gujin had just been, with a loud bang, its body heavily smashing into the place Duan Gujin had stood, raising dust all over the sky.

It growled lowly, looking around.

However, it did not find Duan Gujin.

It quickly sensed a strong spatial fluctuation suddenly appearing nearby in the void; it immediately released its Divine Sense, looking in the direction from which the fluctuation emanated.

Soon, it spotted Duan Gujin a kilometer away.

"Roar!"

Without any hesitation, the crocodile roared and dashed towards Duan Gujin's location.

Duan Gujin locked his Divine Sense onto the crocodile behind him, and when he sensed the opponent rushing towards his current position, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He hurriedly took out an Elixir Medicine Bottle containing Ten-thousand-year-old Divine Milk from the storage ring, drank a drop, and then waited in place for the crocodile to catch up.

A moment later, he saw the crocodile was about three hundred meters away from him. He again executed the Heavenly Demon Nine Steps, and in less than five breaths, he crossed through the void, arriving a kilometer away.

He and the crocodile maintained a certain distance, continuously drawing the crocodile away from the castle.

After executing the Heavenly Demon Nine Steps more than twenty times, the crocodile finally could no longer hold on.

Duan Gujin took a sigh of relief when his Divine Sense Inspection found that the Netherworld energy inside the crocodile was completely depleted.

A little later, his Primordial Power and Spiritual Power restored to their peak state.

Then, with a flash, he rushed towards the spot where the crocodile now lay.

As the crocodile sensed his approach, it growled a few times, but afterward, it remained motionless.

Duan Gujin approached the crocodile to within ten meters, then he first checked the crocodile's body condition.

After a while, he inspected and found that there were no longer any strong energy fluctuations inside the crocodile's body.

"Great, it's exhausted and can't move!"

Duan Gujin breathed a sigh of relief and quickly made a decisive move forward.

Subsequently, he sensed another Divine Thought transmitting towards him.

He took a deep breath and quickly moved forward, using the Sealing Rope to bind the crocodile's body.

The Sealing Rope wasn't an ordinary rope; it was extremely tough, and the rope also contained strong Sealing Power, making it most suitable for trapping demons and ghosts.

"Great! Finally, it's sealed!"

Duan Gujin stepped forward to check the crocodile's body condition. After a while, he began communicating with the residual Divine Thought inside its head.

"Who are you?"

Duan Gujin asked.

"I am the Heartless Demon Saint! Please save me!"

The residual Divine Thought begged for help.

"How can I save you? Your body has already rotted away."

Duan Gujin inspected the crocodile's body and found that its internal organs had been long removed; it was essentially a refined mummy.

"So I'm already dead?"

The Residual Soul wailed.

"Yes! You were actually dead a long time ago!"

Duan Gujin said.

"Then is there any way you can save me?"

The Residual Soul asked.

"I currently lack the power to save you! Since you are the Heartless Demon Saint, can you tell me about your past? Only if I know about your past can I think of a way to help you! If you don't tell me what happened to you, how can I save you from here?"

Duan Gujin said.

Though the Residual Soul had lost its body, it retained most of its previous memories and naturally knew what Duan Gujin was up to.

But now that the opponent wanted to take advantage of it, could it resist?

Since someone was willing to listen to its words, it straightforwardly spoke its heart out.

"My name is the Heartless Demon Saint, the ruler of this territory; this is my domain! A long, long time ago, I fell in love with a Female Demon of noble status. When I was with her, the Suspended Holy Mother opposed us! To separate us, the Suspended Holy Mother took personal action and turned me into what I am now! I despise her!"

The Residual Soul said.

"Is that Female Demon called Mimeng?"

Duan Gujin asked.

"Yes!"

The Residual Soul hurriedly clarified the whole story to Duan Gujin.

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