Ye Huan did not bother to rescue the Divine Venerable spirits. To him, these petty individuals no longer held any utility. Even if they had not been killed by the seven Chosen Guardians, he would have eventually struck them down himself.
However, the bodies of the Divine Venerable spirits were valuable assets.
Using Shadow Leap, Ye Huan began collecting the corpses and devouring them with the Taotie Demonic Technique. Having absorbed the maximum amount of dark matter energy, these spirits possessed strength on par with the Chosen Guardians in their standard state. Devouring them would cause Ye Huan’s own power to skyrocket.
Chapter 980