“What was that sound?” The other four in the room were all Hunter-class experts, and they immediately asked in unison. 

“... Nothing. I need to make a trip to the washroom.” Qin Ye stood up and made a beeline towards the washroom. As soon as he entered, he immediately pulled out the soul sphere, “What’s that?”

Arthis was somewhat lost for words, and it took her several seconds before she finally responded, “The Seven Star Soul Suppressing Pagoda… It’s hard to explain exactly what it is, but I guess you can say… it’s a type of formation array.”

“Those bones aren’t just plain, simple bones. Each and every single one shown in the blueprints comes from the bones of an ancient demon…”

“Hang on.” Qin Ye interjected, “Demon? What’s with the sudden new patch?”

“There’s nothing strange about this.” Since they were in a cubicle in the washroom, the soul sphere floated out, “Man, ghost, and demon all live among the three realms of this world. Demons have spirits as well, and these spirits also enter Hell when they die. That said, the flourishing of humanity has come at the cost of dwindling demonkin. Even I have only encountered two or three in the past, all of whom were hardly noteworthy existences.”

“On the other hand, there used to be some demonkin spirits residing in Hell. But… truth be told, they’re quite the pitiful existence as well. While they’re on earth, apart from their cultivation, the demonkin are completely disconnected from society. Incidentally, it’s even more difficult for demonkin to hide their presence than Emissaries...