The moment Jacob entered the throne hall, the Ghost Minister vanished as if fleeing for his life.
However, Jacob focused on the Soul Ghost King, who was in her Ghost Form, another innate aspect of the Ghost Race, but it was scarce, and even the Soulless Ghost King didn't have it.
Only the Soul Ghost King had awakened this aspect, and other than her, there were only two members of the Ghost Race who had ever awakened this aspect, and right now, only she remained.
As for the Soul Ghost King's true form, only Soulless Ghost King and the Drunkard Ghost King knew; even the Spirit Poison King, who was a member of the ghost race, hadn't seen the Soul Ghost King's true form.
"Did you find him?" Soul Ghost King's eerily icy tone reverberated at this moment.
Jacob didn't answer right away but started to walk towards the Throne of the Soulless and sat down, and a hint of surprise flashed past his eyes because the moment he sat on the throne, he felt unknown energy suddenly start to channel into his body.
This energy was colder than ice and tainted with resentment, terror, and many negative emotions, 'So, this is what the Ghost Race feeds on: negative life force! This entire palace is covered in a formation that gathered the negative emotions from the ghost slaves and entrapped souls to create a negative life force.
'Although this is somewhat different from life force, it is still the same. The Ghost Race are pure beings of Yin, and the negative life force is far more helpful than the life force to them. It's the same thing for Fiends who absorb soul vitality to become more powerful, while Vampires use powerful blood vitality.
'No matter how I look at this, the Dark Beings are archenemies of any living things, and they are equipped with abilities to pry on them while not many living beings can counter them. What if…'
A thought surfaced in Jacob's mind, but he didn't dare to believe it because he had no evidence to back it up, nor was he qualified to speculate something like this, so he decided to keep it hidden in his heart.
As for the negative life force channeling in his body, it has a nutritious and recovery effect on the Ghost Race, not to mention the negative life force coming from the throne of the Soulless was purest in the entire Ghost Domain.
However, if someone other than Ghost Race dares to absorb this negative life force, their minds will be shattered and their souls wiped out with overwhelming negative emotions. Only Ghost Race's physique could take this.
But for Jacob, even if he absorbs this with his true body, it won't affect him. However, he couldn't absorb it as well unless he could control his Yin Magic Core!
He then looked at the Soul Ghost King, who was looking at him, still waiting for his reply, and said coldly, "I can't find him. But I do know that he was the one who leaked the information about the Throne of Death to others, not just us. Now, like always, he's hiding and scheming, waiting for an opportunity to snatch the treasure while everyone is fighting."
Soul Ghost King's thoughts were unknown as her eyes flickered before she spoke, "He might offend others if he really gets the Throne of Death. I need you to protect him when the time arrives."
Jacob wasn't surprised by Soul Ghost King's request because, despite her indifferent and merciless demeanor, she cared about the Drunkard Ghost King, her younger brother, despite him not caring about her and even using her many times to get what he wanted.
Soulless Ghost King normally didn't care because, for him, Soul Ghost King was a powerful ally to have. Not to mention, she has Ghost Form, so he turned a blind eye to the Drunkard Ghost King's schemes.
But thousands of years ago, the Drunkard Ghost King vanished, and Soulless Ghost King didn't know where he went. Although he didn't care, and it was a good thing for him since that snake was no longer around, he knew the Soul Ghost King was most likely aware of Drunkard Ghost King's whereabouts and contact with him.
Only recently, he discovered that Blackwell was hiding in the Valley of Sunless Dusk and scheming to get the Throne of Death, and he almost succeeded.
Soulless Ghost King naturally guessed that Blackwell had failed to get the throne when he sent a message about the curse being lifted on the valley. But at that time, the Soulless Ghost King couldn't care about the throne because of Zodiac Beasts.
However, after the calamity, the Soul Ghost King suddenly urged him to go after the Throne of Death and find Blackwell's whereabouts.
Although the Soulless Ghost King could tell that something was going on, he still agreed since he wanted the Throne of Death, and it led him right where Jacob was and met his end!
After contemplating this series of events, Jacob knew the real reason behind the Soul Ghost King's request.
He looked at her and coldly said, "The real reason you urged me to go after the Throne of Death was to save your brother after all, right?"
The Soul Ghost King remained silent momentarily before she replied, "Yes. I can't contact him after the calamity. He's a Legendary King of our royal family, so we must find him and bring him back."
'Why couldn't she go herself? This part of Soulless Ghost King's memories is missing, but for some reason, Soul Ghost King never leaves the Ghost Domain. I thought the Soulless Ghost King was keeping her here, but her presence is extraordinary… should I just get rid of her and save myself the trouble?
'But what I want to do, I need her. So, how can I use her to my advantage? One thing is clear: that drunkard bastard meant a lot to her while he never cared about her, and he even used her to his own advantage. She even went behind the Soulless Ghost King's back and revealed many things to him.
'However, the essential part about her is missing from both of the ghost kings' memories. Let's see…'
After thinking for a moment, Jacob finally uttered, "What if I say your brother is already dead?"