445: Chapter 460 A Sudden Change!

"Hmm?"

He stopped his movements, a flicker of doubt crossing his eyes.

"Yun Chenzi's fortune... why hasn't it been credited yet?"

Logically speaking, now that Yun Chenzi's soul had been refined by the human emperor banner, he was considered killed, and this reward should have been paid out.

But why didn't he feel any sensation at all?

"Could that dog Heavenly Dao be welshing on the debt, or is the Heavenly Dao cut off within the Secret Realm, causing the fortune to lack feedback?"

Lu Ming muttered to himself, thinking the latter guess made some sense.

But to confirm, he still took out the human emperor banner, intending to see for himself.

However, upon looking, he immediately became amused.

"Good heavens, as expected of an old monster who has lived for centuries; I knew you wouldn't yield so easily!"

Inside the human emperor banner, within the Netherworld Space, a farce was currently playing out.

Yun Chenzi, already in a soul state, was jumping around inside!

And those surrounding and attacking him were the various 'Deities' of the Netherworld Space.

Three King Yamas sat high upon the Nether Hall, their faces as dark as water, Death Qi surging around them. Chains of Law shot out from their hands, attempting to bind Yun Chenzi.

The Black and White Impermanence held Mourning Staffs, their figures flickering as they shuttled through the Void Realm. Every time they appeared, they would launch a fierce attack toward Yun Chenzi.

There were also the Ox-Head and Horse-Face, Lady of Oblivion, and other Banner Spirits, each using their own methods and coordinating seamlessly.

However, Yun Chenzi was truly worthy of being a Dao Realm powerhouse.

Even though he was a soul body, he was still incredibly sharp and fierce.

Black and white Qi circulated around him as Yin-Yang Law surged. Every strike he made could neutralize most of the attacks, and he could even take the opportunity to counter-attack once or twice.

However, he was clearly falling into a disadvantage.

After all, he was just a wisp of a soul with limited magical power, and being on someone else's home turf while suppressed by the Laws of the human emperor banner, he was already at the end of his tether.

Fortunately, the King Yamas and the others seemed to have some reservations and weren't going all out; otherwise, he probably would have been defeated long ago.

"Is this Dao Heart Perfection?"

Outside, Lu Ming watched this scene with great interest.

When the human emperor banner refines a Banner Spirit, at its core, it is actually converting an intelligent being into an absolutely loyal servant.

The reason he usually refined others so easily was that the human emperor banner could erode the opponent's Dao Heart.

As long as there was a crack in the Dao Heart, it could take advantage of the weakness and convert them in one fell swoop.

But Yun Chenzi...

With a Dao Heart of Perfection, no delusions could invade him.

The erosive power of the human emperor banner had almost no effect on him.

Of course, this was only because Lu Ming was not personally controlling it.

If the Banner Master personally stepped in, Yun Chenzi would naturally have no way to resist.

"Then let's end it here."

Lu Ming chuckled and gave a Divine Thought command.

In the Netherworld Space, the 'Son of Yin' Ji Ruge, who had been watching from the sidelines, suddenly opened his eyes.

He was the Lord of the Underworld appointed by Lu Ming within the human emperor banner, controlling all authority in the Netherworld.

Receiving Lu Ming's instruction, he slowly stood up and raised his hand, summoning a jade seal that appeared before him.

The jade seal was pitch black, with countless relief carvings of hideous ghosts on top, and four ancient characters on the bottom.

"Netherworld Decree."

This was the object of the Son of Yin's authority, symbolizing absolute control over all beings in the Netherworld!

But in reality, this was the external manifestation of the human emperor banner's core Restriction.

Ji Ruge raised his hand and lightly pressed it onto the jade seal.

"Suppress."

As if speaking with the authority of heaven, he uttered a single word. The jade seal immediately vibrated slightly, and an invisible ripple suddenly spread out!

Wherever that ripple passed, the entire Netherworld Space came to a standstill!

Yun Chenzi's movements suddenly froze!

He discovered in horror that the Yin-Yang Law around him was actually disintegrating inch by inch!

His power was being forcibly suppressed by an invisible force!

That was power from the Netherworld Origin!

That was the suppression from the Son of Yin's authority!

Boom!!!

A massive phantom rushed out from the jade seal, transforming into a towering mountain peak that pressed down directly upon Yun Chenzi!

Yun Chenzi struggled desperately, but it was to no avail!

The mountain peak fell, suppressing him firmly!

"No, this seat is not reconciled!!"

He let out one last roar of indignation before being completely swallowed by the mountain peak.

In the next moment, that massive mountain peak turned into countless points of light, merging into his soul.

Yun Chenzi's soul began to slowly dissipate, turning into the purest energy and merging with the Netherworld Space.

The refining had begun!

Outside, Lu Ming looked at the scene of Yun Chenzi being suppressed and felt a surge of joy.

"Finally got it done!"

But then he curled his lip: "As expected, no matter how perfect and flawless a person's Dao Heart is, they cannot remain calm when facing Life and Death!

This dog thing was just trying to numb me earlier, wanting to use the opportunity to enter the human emperor banner and then seize the core to escape!"

If it were anyone else, Yun Chenzi might have actually succeeded.

Seizing the soul core and taking the chance to backlash against the Banner Master might have won him a slim chance of survival.

But Yun Chenzi failed to account for the fact that this human emperor banner had been nurtured too well by Lu Ming, perhaps even a bit too overpowered.

Never mind that he was just a remnant soul now; even if he were in his prime, facing the full power of the human emperor banner, he likely wouldn't have gained any advantage!

So his ending was already predicted.

Looking at Yun Chenzi, who was about to be refined, Lu Ming smiled triumphantly.

"Hmph, old fox, still trying to fight me? Go Cultivate for another few hundred years!"

However, before Lu Ming's words could finish, it was as if his request had been heard.

Just at the moment when Yun Chenzi's Divine Soul was about to be completely annihilated and merge into the human emperor banner!

Lu Ming suddenly felt an indescribable, massive terror descend, instantly making his hair stand on end!

That feeling was as if a pair of invisible eyes were coldly looking down at him from the Nine Heavens!

With just this one glance, it felt as though he would be crushed into powder!

"What's going on!!"

Lu Ming's expression turned solemn, his heart filled with uncertainty.

But in the next moment, he understood.

Lu Ming stared fixedly at the Netherworld Space, his pupils suddenly shrinking to the size of pinpricks.

Within the Netherworld Space, everything suddenly fell into an eerie, dead silence.