Shadow ghoul

"Shadow ghouls (影魅) are a member of the ghost race (鬼族). They form when a person dies, but their soul doesn't completely dissipate. It forms a special kind of lifeform."
"There really are ghosts in this world?" Long Chen was startled. He had always thought they were just stories to frighten people.
"The ghosts you're talking about are just some things that people made up. The ghosts that I'm talking about are a kind of life energy. In truth, there are many lifeforms in this world that we can't come into contact with. To put it another way, they should be in a parallel space next to ours, making it so we can never come into contact with them.
"But there are always people who like to break conventions and do a few heretical things. When dimensional walls are broken, a few things from other worlds will flow into ours. Originally, such things shouldn't be able to exist within our world. Special conditions need to be met in order for them to survive. For example, these shadow ghosts shouldn't exist in our world. But they are here. That means someone intentionally drew them here and intentionally set up the environment so they could survive. Drawing over existences from other worlds is no different than playing with fire. If it has no natural predators in its new environment, it would have the potential to destroy the entire world.cf. Invasive Species
"Do they get anything from killing people?" asked Long Chen.
"A human's essence blood is a delicacy to them. Although absorbing essence blood doesn't let them grow, they still find it delightful," said Yue Xiaoqian.
"Isn't it said that ghosts fear sunlight? How could they kill people in broad daylight?" asked Long Chen.
"Ghosts do fear the Yang. Sunlight is something they dislike, but the formations here weaken the sunlight. Furthermore, they weren't completely exposed to the sunlight, so they were naturally unafraid of it. In truth, these shadow ghouls aren't powerful. Anyone with powerful Spiritual Strength would be able to easily sense them. That's why they target those with weak souls, and attacks against them must contain soul energy in order to harm their incorporeal bodies. That's because soul energy is also a kind of incorporeal energy," said Yue Xiaoqian.
A shadow ghoul's attack could be classified as a spiritual attack. If someone possessed a protective soul item, they also wouldn't attack.
==References==
Category:Ghost
Category:Ghost World
Category:Wangu Road