A scream ripped through the darkness, raw and unbearable. Elder Peach’s eyes went wide with horror as he held back Zhang Anle and Master Zachary Wu—both trembling, desperate to throw themselves into the chaos and stop Lenny Lee. But Lenny Lee’s disciple had already collapsed, flung across the cell by the surge of sinister energy, his body smashing against the iron bars with a sickening thud.
"Help me, Warren Wang! Please, help me!"
Howard Zhou’s scream was ragged, his neck locked in Lenny Lee’s bloody jaws as crimson sprayed the walls. Lenny Lee howled, pain twisting his face, his fingers digging into Howard Zhou’s shoulders like claws, tearing and gnashing—no longer a man, but a ravenous monster.
"Let us go, Elder Peach!"
Master Zachary Wu shouted with fury, but Elder Peach’s grip was iron, refusing to release his disciples for even a heartbeat.
"Why aren’t you stopping this?"
Warren Wang sneered, voice cold as ice. Elder Peach only shook his head, silent and resolute.
"He’s become a wraith—no one can stop him now."
Howard Zhou was already dead, blood jetting from his torn neck. Elder Peach yanked his disciples away, forcing their heads from the grisly scene.
Lenny Lee, snarling like a wild beast, ripped Howard Zhou’s shirt apart and tore open his chest with bare hands, devouring flesh with wet, crunching sounds that echoed through the cell.
"Yes, that’s the hatred I want—chewing even the bones to dust! Ha!"
Warren Wang spoke, his steps slow and deliberate. Suddenly, Lenny Lee, wild with rage, hoisted Howard Zhou’s mangled corpse and smashed his head against the bars—again and again—until brain matter splattered. Elder Peach gagged, retching uncontrollably.
Lenny Lee, still not satisfied, stomped Howard Zhou’s corpse into the ground, unleashing his fury in a savage frenzy.
"Search for it. When a man dies, doesn’t his soul linger behind?"
Suddenly, Lenny Lee snapped his head up, those blood-red, inhuman eyes sweeping the room. He raised his hands, and thick black curse energy poured from his body. Elder Peach responded instantly, raising a glowing silver talisman as a shimmering barrier sprang to life.
Lenny Lee’s screams echoed as Elder Peach’s eyes widened in terror—Howard Zhou’s three souls were converging in the gloom.
With a guttural, soul-shredding cry, Howard Zhou snapped awake, wailing in agony and pleading for mercy.
"No! Please—no!"
A sickening crack split the air as Lenny Lee’s rotting face tore open. He gaped his blood-soaked maw and inhaled deeply, swallowing Howard Zhou whole in a single, horrific instant. Then his mouth snapped shut, and black energy streamed from his nose, eyes, and ears.
"That’s it. Don’t forget—the pack of schemers above are waiting to destroy you again. Why not go up and finish them all off? Tonight, you can unleash everything."