Then, countless wailing shadowy forms burst forth from the black mist—
Indeed, among the hundred thousand Yin soldiers brought by Ji Weizi, their numbers were split evenly between shadowy apparitions and skeletal Yin soldiers.
The shadows looked uncanny, their power formidable, a distinctive force within the army.
Such Yin soldiers, by reason, should only emerge from the Netherworld.
Yet now, from within the imperial palace itself, countless shadowy figures surged forth as well.
These shadows bursting from the palace carried either blood-red glows within their black haze, or appeared half-visible, showing the manner of their deaths.
Within them were palace maids, eunuchs, ordinary citizens, officials and gentry, martial experts and generals alike.
Each shrouded silhouette varied in form, but all shared the same: misery beyond measure.
Some showed not an inch of skin, their flesh fully exposed, flayed alive and perished;
