From Isabelle Frost's account, I finally learned that after Mia Lin became the Soul-Devouring Wraith, she harnessed the power of fire—making her impossible for Lord Wraith to consume easily.
But as Lord Wraith's birthday approached last year, we still couldn't find a solution.
"By the way, how do you know all of this?"
I was a little surprised by Isabelle Frost. She'd only been inside for a short while, yet she was able to tell me so much.
"It's the Ghost Web, Ethan. This thing is far more powerful than you think."
Scarlet muttered quietly from the side.
"Shut up." Isabelle Frost shot her a glare.
"It wasn't until recently, after Lord Wraith attended the Feast of Ten Thousand Ghosts, that someone gave him a hint. When he returned, he knew exactly what to do."
I let out a surprised gasp.
"Including that so-called method for becoming Ghost Sovereign."
"Hahahahaha..."
Scarlet clutched her forehead, her fiery red hair shaking as she burst into laughter.
"That kid is hilarious. In this world, there's no such thing as a method to become Ghost Sovereign. I think he was fooled by some unknown character. For someone to pull this off in my Hall of Resentment, that guy must be really powerful—to slip past my curse."
In that instant, Isabelle Frost's expression changed, and Scarlet's face grew serious.
"As for the way to devour Mia Lin, it involves merging the other half of Lord Wraith's ghost soul into her through intercourse. But I don't know the specifics; the guy who taught him this method seemed to give him something."
"How exactly do you know all this?"
I stared blankly at Isabelle Frost. It was as if she had witnessed everything firsthand.
"Let me put it this way, Ethan: there's a way to use the Ghost Web to investigate things. In this ghost realm, there are only twenty-one beings who can do it: the seven Ghost Sovereigns, the Ten Yama Kings, Isabelle Frost now, and three others."
I thought about it for a moment and decided not to press further.
"Lord Wraith has a total of 732 ghost souls, far fewer than before. In the Hall of Resentment, Yin Choujian wiped out 103 of them."