Because this was a massive trap laid by human cultivators, and it was clear it had been prepared for a long time, just waiting for them to walk right into it.
This time, King Qi felt completely chilled to the bone. It turned out that their so-called "devouring of humanity" was nothing more than wishful thinking.
As for why those fellow Ghost kin who had arrived with the earlier manifestation of rules could not be found, it was no longer difficult to guess: they had all been slaughtered by these humans as prey.
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