Qin Shilei immediately understood he had asked the wrong question.
The location of the spatial rift was surely known to all Soul Devouring Demons.
He quickly said, "I was just lectured by the leader, and my head is a bit muddled."
This Soul Devouring Demon looked at Qin Shilei with suspicion. Without saying more, it turned and burrowed into a tall building ahead.
Qin Shilei looked at the tall building.
He thought to himself, "This Soul Devouring Demon must be going in to deliver food to their so-called leader."
"That means there must be one or several Golden Realm Soul Devouring Demons inside."
"I haven't figured out their strength yet, so it's not advisable to alert them."
With a plan in mind, Qin Shilei retreated and hid, waiting for the Soul Devouring Demon to reappear.
Indeed, not long after, the Soul Devouring Demon flew out again.
Qin Shilei followed it out of Lingquan City and into a dense forest.
"Who is it? Show yourself!"
As soon as it entered the dense forest, the Soul Devouring Demon turned around and shouted.
Eye of Insight!
Qin Shilei floated out from behind a giant tree, flew in front of the demon, and unleashed his illusionary skills to control it.
As he used more power than his mask allowed, he reverted to his human form.
The Soul Devouring Demon in front of him also became stunned.
Qin Shilei put on his mask again and asked, "Where is the spatial rift in Lingquan City?"
"It's in the basement of a tall building. The leaders are guarding it there."
"Is that where you just took the food?"
"Yes."
"How many leaders do you have, and what are their strengths?"
"There are eight leaders in total, though one seems to be missing. They are all of varying Golden Realm strengths."
"Are they all guarding the spatial rift?"
"They take turns guarding it. Usually, three or four are there at any given time."
"Why are they guarding it?"
"They are trying to capture low-level demons from the abyss, and most importantly, to catch the most likely avatar of Andre. They are also observing the spatial rift, so that if it expands enough for Demon Lord level demons to pass through, we can retreat in time."
"How many avatars do you have, and what are their strengths?"
"We can create up to ninety-nine hundred and ninety-nine avatars, and they all possess Silver Realm strength."
Under Qin Shilei's control, the Soul Devouring Demon revealed everything it knew.
He then asked the demon about the Abyssal World.
The Abyss was vast and boundless, a world where the strong preyed on the weak.
This particular Soul Devouring Demon had been a Diamond Realm cultivator and lived next to Andre.
During a battle, it was defeated and only managed to escape into the spatial rift with a wisp of its soul, arriving on Blue Star.
The spatial rift was located at the border of Andre's and this Soul Devouring Demon's territories.
Qin Shilei also learned that while these avatars of Soul Devouring Demons couldn't communicate over long distances, they could share information when they met.
Golden Realm Soul Devouring Demons could also summon all their avatars within a ten-kilometer radius using a specific incantation.
"Then, you shall die."
Having learned all he needed to know, Qin Shilei struck the demon with a bolt of lightning, reducing it to ashes that vanished into the air.
With ninety-nine hundred and ninety-nine avatars, if even one escaped, it could potentially grow back into a complete Soul Devouring Demon.
Only by devising a plan to capture a Golden Realm Soul Devouring Demon, make it summon all its avatars, and then capture them all at once could these Soul Devouring Demons be eradicated permanently.
With a plan in mind, Qin Shilei began searching around Lingquan City, hoping to encounter a Golden Realm Soul Devouring Demon out hunting.
A day passed. He didn't encounter any Golden Realm Soul Devouring Demons, but he killed hundreds of Silver Realm ones.
These low-level demons were all reduced to ashes with a single bolt of lightning.
After resting for the night, Qin Shilei transformed into a Soul Devouring Demon again and began searching outside Lingquan City.
There were about three to four Golden Realm Soul Devouring Demons active outside Lingquan City.
Their hunting grounds were within a radius of about five hundred kilometers around Lingquan City.
It was truly difficult to encounter a Golden Realm Soul Devouring Demon in such a vast area.
Another day passed, and Qin Shilei still hadn't encountered a Golden Realm Soul Devouring Demon.
"It seems these Soul Devouring Demons are expanding their active range. I'll search for one more day. If I still don't encounter a Golden Realm Soul Devouring Demon, I'll head straight for the spatial rift."
Although there were at least three Golden Realm Soul Devouring Demons at the spatial rift, with the Xuan Ling Jade Pendant, he felt confident enough to investigate.
The third day.
Qin Shilei once again transformed into a Soul Devouring Demon and searched outside Lingquan City.
In fact, by killing almost a thousand Soul Devouring Demons over two days, he had already attracted the attention of the Golden Realm Soul Devouring Demons.
Qin Shilei had only flown a few dozen kilometers when he encountered over a hundred Soul Devouring Demons gathered together.
"Hey, what's your number, and why are you acting alone?" a leading Soul Devouring Demon shouted.
"I am the one who will send you to hell."
After saying that, Qin Shilei controlled his hidden Phantom to fly out.
Soul Devouring Thunder!
Fierce heavenly lightning enveloped the group of Soul Devouring Demons.
"Ah!"
The Soul Devouring Demons only had time to let out a few screams before they were blasted into nothingness by the heavenly lightning.
"Where are your companions and enemies?"
After Qin Shilei collected the treasure chests on the ground, a voice suddenly came from behind him.
Qin Shilei turned his head and saw another Soul Devouring Demon.
It was a Golden Realm Soul Devouring Demon he had been searching for for three days.
He hadn't expected this Golden Realm Soul Devouring Demon to approach within twenty meters so silently.
Qin Shilei pretended to look bewildered and said, "What enemies? I don't see any."
At the same time, he secretly controlled the Phantom to slowly fly towards the Soul Devouring Demon from a distance.
Perhaps the fluctuation of spiritual energy emitted by the Phantom as it flew caught the attention of the Soul Devouring Demon.
It turned and let out a sharp cry, "Ah!"
Eye of Insight!
Soul attacks were useless against the Phantom, which was merely summoned by a special skill. Instead, it used the opportunity to set up an illusion to envelop the opponent.
The Soul Devouring Demon's eyes showed a hint of confusion, and then it quickly broke free from the illusion's influence.
As expected of a creature that fed on souls, soul-level attacks had very limited effect on it.
Qin Shilei had anticipated this and once again controlled the Phantom to unleash Soul Devouring Thunder upon it.
As the pure and yang heavenly lightning appeared, the Soul Devouring Demon's eyes clearly showed fear, and it turned to flee into the distance.
The attack range of Soul Devouring Thunder was a full hundred meters, while the Soul Devouring Demon's flying speed was still slower than the Phantom's. Despite multiple attempts to break free, it could not escape the bombardment of Soul Devouring Thunder.
"Ah!"
The Soul Devouring Demon screamed as it unleashed a ball of purple flame towards the Phantom.
That peculiar flame again.
However, Qin Shilei was not panicked at all. He controlled the Phantom to constantly move at high speed while unleashing Thunder Dragon strikes on the Soul Devouring Demon.
No matter how strange the flame was, as long as it wasn't hit, it posed no threat.
Qin Shilei estimated that in another two minutes, he could wear down the gray protective spiritual energy emanating from the Soul Devouring Demon's body, then heavily wound it, and then attempt to control it.
But just as he had this thought, he suddenly noticed countless blurry figures rapidly approaching.
Qin Shilei's heart stirred, and he flew into the air. He saw that thousands of Soul Devouring Demons were flying towards him from all directions. Among them were two that were clearly different from the others, distinctly Golden Realm Soul Devouring Demons.