(A correction to an error: Mingxin Academy is in Pingzhou, not Huazhou; there was an oversight previously.)
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"Soul soldiers?" Ning Cheng was stunned for a moment, the meaning of soul soldiers was obviously comprised of soulless spirits. But how could those mighty hoof sounds just now belong to soul soldiers? Besides, do soul soldiers really exist?
Seeing Ning Cheng lost in thought, Fang Yijian's voice came again, "What's so strange about it? Over countless years, in the Mango Sea Area, countless cultivators have died, and the souls of these cultivators are incredibly powerful. Many even have the embryo of a divine spirit, so it isn't odd for them to become soul soldiers. Soul soldiers might seem terrifying, but with your cultivation level and alertness, they're not worth mentioning."
This time, Ning Cheng saw clearly that Fang Yijian's voice was coming from a relatively intact log that was part of the ship's structure.