Chapter 710 - 186: Zhang Tianhao’s Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner Refines Souls and Devours Demons

Chapter 710: Chapter 186: Zhang Tianhao’s Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner Refines Souls and Devours Demons

A small, ink-black banner materialized out of thin air, instantly swelling in size!

It was the Ten Thousand Souls Banner!

As the banner unfurled, the entire stone chamber was instantly engulfed by a despair-inducing black fog, causing the temperature to plummet to freezing.

"Th-this is the Ten Thousand Souls Banner! The supreme treasure of the Demon Dao, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner!"

"Leng Qingqiu! You are a Demon Suppression Envoy! How dare you use such an evil artifact within the Demon Suppression Bureau!"

"No! You can’t do this! This goes against the Heavenly Dao!"

"I am an Elder of the Hehuan Sect! I have the right to a trial! Ahhh—"

Fear spread like a plague among the death row inmates.

The Demon Fiends, who had been so fierce and malevolent just a moment before, now let out piercing screams—an instinctive terror of annihilation rising from the very depths of their souls.

Instantly, the stone chamber filled with wails and howls as chaos erupted.

Leng Qingqiu turned a deaf ear to it all.

She glided behind Chu Fan, her steps light and graceful. Her left hand, as pale and smooth as white jade, gently came to rest on his shoulder.

BOOM!

The next moment, a terrifyingly pure torrent of Primordial Qi, vast as a boundless ocean, surged from her palm and poured into Chu Fan’s body without reservation!

Borrowing this immense power, Chu Fan’s eyes flew open, his hands forming seals so fast they became a blur of afterimages.

"Netherworld Soul Refining Technique, begin!"

With a low shout, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner instantly transformed into a giant black vortex. It was like an entrance to the Nine Nether Hell, unleashing an unrivaled devouring force!

"Ahhh!!!"

The piercing screams stopped abruptly.

The souls of several dozen death row inmates were brutally ripped from their bodies. They twisted and struggled in the air before being helplessly sucked into the black vortex.

THUD, THUD.

The soulless husks slumped to the ground like heaps of mud, leaving behind a deathly silence.

Chu Fan didn’t pause for a moment, immediately sitting down cross-legged.

Leng Qingqiu’s hand remained steady on his shoulder, continuously channeling her power into him.

...

Within the Ten Thousand Souls Banner was a self-contained space.

Inside the once dark and chaotic space, countless sinister black clouds gathered frantically. These were the dozens of powerful Fierce Souls that had just been devoured.

They carried the venomous resentment and indignation from their past lives, roaring as they tried to retaliate, only to be bound by chains and suppressed on the spot by the Ten Thousand Souls Banner’s power!

Immediately after, the black clouds roiled in the void, coalescing into a colossal manifestation of Chu Fan!

The manifestation had a cold, stern face and held a black longbow formed from Leng Qingqiu’s Primordial Qi.

He drew the bow and nocked an arrow.

TWANG!

Arrow after arrow imbued with the "Soul-splitting Godslayer" Trait shot through the air!

Each arrow was fused with the terrifying power of Demon Suppression Envoy Leng Qingqiu, carrying the might of Soul Split.

No matter what Cultivation those Fierce Souls and Spirits possessed in life—even an old demon at the peak of the Bright Heart Realm—they were as fragile as paper before these arrows!

In just a few moments, the Fierce Souls that had been struggling madly and attempting to retaliate were all shot to pieces, turning into the purest soul fragments that rained down from above.

The Fierce Souls and Spirits that had long been refined by the Ten Thousand Souls Banner swarmed forward, devouring every last fragment!

「Outside.」

The small Ten Thousand Souls Banner hovered before Chu Fan, spinning in place.

The aura it emitted grew increasingly unfathomable, faintly exuding a terrifying pressure.

Having devoured so many Fierce Souls in such a short time, Chu Fan could sense that the Ten Thousand Souls Banner was growing rapidly!

The eerie aura it gave off made even him, its master, feel a sense of dread!

’My current Martial Arts Realm is too low. If I can’t control this properly, I’m afraid I’ll suffer a backlash myself!’

As for his Vajra Undying Body, unless he could strengthen his Divine Sense later, it would be of no help in controlling the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, even if it gave him the power to shatter a mountain with one punch.

But in order to deal with the trip to Burial Immortal Valley, Chu Fan couldn’t afford to worry about such things!

"Huuu..."

He slowly withdrew his power, and the Ten Thousand Souls Banner fell back into his palm.

As he stood up, his body swayed slightly, his face as pale as a sheet of paper.

It wasn’t due to a backlash from the Soul Refining, but because the power Leng Qingqiu had poured into him was simply too overwhelming.

Even though his Vajra Undying Body had reached the third level, his meridians still ached as if they had been scraped by countless steel blades.

Fortunately, the third level of the Vajra Undying Body was "Everlasting Life, Universe as Furnace."

His physical body became a universe, his blood and qi a swirling galaxy, granting him terrifyingly potent regenerative abilities.

Even if his meridians were severely damaged, he could recover quickly!

Leng Qingqiu looked at the young man before her, a complex mix of admiration and other emotions flashing in her beautiful eyes.

"You truly are a madman, kid..."

"Nurturing a banner with living souls is a method of the Demon Dao. But as you said... desperate times call for desperate measures."

"The world is on the brink of chaos. If we rigidly adhere to the distinction between good and evil, more people will die."

She withdrew her hand, her tone resolute. "Using the methods of the Demon Dao to slay Demon Fiends in the name of justice... It’s certainly... decisive!"

Chu Fan smiled faintly. "You flatter me."

"Let’s go."

Wasting no more words, Leng Qingqiu waved her fair hand, and a Teleportation Light Gate opened once more.

"Next stop, the death row cells of Qing Province. There’s more ’fodder’ waiting there."

"Today, I will indulge in this madness with you!"

...

「Seven Stars Gang Headquarters.」

When Chu Fan returned to the familiar gates, the night was deep, but the clamor had not yet subsided.

The entire Seven Stars Gang was decorated with lanterns and streamers, with red silks hung high, making it even more festive than the New Year.

This was to celebrate Chu Fan making a name for himself in the Bright Heart Realm tournament, as well as the emergence of two dark horses: Li Qingxue and Zhao Tianxing.

’Who would have thought?’

That the small Seven Stars Gang could produce two top-twenty contenders in the Divine Power Realm tournament, which was teeming with experts!

Li Qingxue, seventeenth place.

Zhao Tianxing, twentieth place.

Although the Snake Demon Sisters had secretly helped them, their battle record was undeniable.

Their opponents had often been veteran experts at the Third or Fourth Heaven of the Divine Power Realm. The feat of challenging fighters so far above their level was enough to make the entire city of Qing Province take notice.