625: Fengdu City

Feeling that trace of icy killing intent, Luo Tianying's delicate body trembled imperceptibly, then she nodded vigorously: "This Servant understands! Thank you, Husband!"

Being able to secure this opportunity was already her limit.

Time quickly reached the next morning.

Yao Delong sat upright in the main seat, refreshed, while Luo Tianying stood by his side, having changed into a black martial outfit convenient for action, which concealed some of her allure and added a touch of heroic spirit.

"Little Black!" Yao Delong summoned Old Black Mu.

"Master!" Old Black Mu bowed to receive orders.

"What region lies three thousand li to the east of here?" Yao Delong asked directly.

Hearing this, Old Black Mu's large dragon eyes narrowed slightly, carrying a hint of solemnity, and he said in a deep voice: "Reporting to Master! Three thousand li east of here is exactly Fengdu City, controlled by my Senior Brother—Permanent Nothingness!"

"Permanent Nothingness?" Yao Delong tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest, "What is his cultivation level? What are his means?"

"Reporting to Master!" Old Black Mu's tone carried a hint of dread, "My Senior Brother Duan, his cultivation has reached the Peak of Void Refining Mid-stage! He cultivates an extremely vicious and ruthless art of resentment and baleful energy, drawing power from the despair and venom of ten thousand living beings! In his hands, he controls a supreme grade heavenly artifact demonic treasure—the Ten Thousand Resentment soul devouring banner! This banner is a replica refined from the Heavenly Demon Sect's infamous creation dao artifact, the 'Ten Thousand Realms Soul Suppressing Banner', and its power is extremely terrifying!"

A trace of fear flashed in Old Black Mu's eyes: "This banner has long been refined by Senior Brother Duan to the point of perfect harmony with his mind, and it imprisons no less than ten thousand ferocious vengeful Souls of Cultivators or Yao Beasts that were at least at the Golden Core Stage during their lifetimes! Among them, there is no shortage of powerful vengeful spirits at the Soul Transformation Stage! Once this banner is fully activated, the vengeful Souls blot out the sun, ghosts weep and gods howl, and it can set up the 'Ten Thousand Ghost Immortal Devouring Array'! Relying on this array and the demonic banner, Senior Brother Duan is capable of fighting against experts at the Late Void Refining Stage or even Void Refining Perfection without falling into a disadvantage! In this Fengdu City, he can even mobilize the power of the earth vein's yin baleful energy, increasing his strength by another thirty percent! He is truly an extremely tough nut to crack!"

"Oh? Ten Thousand Resentment soul devouring banner? Fengdu City?" After listening, Yao Delong's face not only lacked fear but instead revealed a trace of... strange amusement!

What a coincidence!

With a thought, a soul devouring banner appeared in his hand—it was pitch black, likewise exuding a thick aura of resentment and baleful energy, though its surface was covered in fine cracks and its aura was slightly withered—it was exactly the one he had seized from that unlucky Protector of the Great Yan Dynasty back then!

Only, this soul devouring banner still lacked a sufficiently powerful main Soul to preside over it! He had originally set his sights on that Void Refining Primordial Spirit called A-Da, but unfortunately, it had been crushed by the Heart Sword Power.

"Void Refining Mid-stage Peak? Holding a supreme grade heavenly artifact replica demonic banner? And supported by a ten thousand Soul array?" Yao Delong toyed with the soul devouring banner in his hand, his eyes growing brighter and brighter, like a hunter discovering top-tier prey, "Sounds like... it's actually quite interesting."

Not only did he not fear Permanent Nothingness's strength, but he actually developed a keen interest in the demonic banner and those ten thousand vengeful Souls in his possession!

"As for the Mad Extreme Old Devil..." Yao Delong's lips curled into a cold, confident smile, "A Late Void Refining Stage expert who hides his head and shows his tail, not daring to confront the Yin Yang Sect head-on, and can only send his daughter to test the waters?"

He slowly stood up, and a sharp Sword Intent, vast as an abyss and seemingly capable of piercing the firmament, flashed and disappeared around him!

The strength of this Sword Intent made Old Black Mu, who was close at hand, feel an instant stinging pain in his Primordial Spirit, and his protective scales even stood on end slightly! Luo Tianying's face turned slightly pale, and she retreated half a step!

"Let's go." Yao Delong spat out the two words lightly, as if he were just going to attend an ordinary banquet, "Target, Fengdu City! Let me go 'pay a visit' to that Senior Brother of yours, and by the way... meet my father-in-Law!"

Watching his Master's unfathomable back, which seemed to contain a world-shocking sharpness, the slight mutterings in Old Black Mu's heart instantly vanished into thin air!

Although his Senior Brother Permanent Nothingness had an infamous reputation and the Mad Extreme Old Devil's strength was unfathomable, at this moment he was incomparably certain: in front of his Master, this peerless vicious sword about to be unsheathed, any Void Refining Mid-stage, Late Stage, or Ten Thousand Soul Demonic Banner... were nothing more than prey waiting to be harvested!

"Yes! Master!" Old Black Mu suppressed the churning trepidation in his heart, his eyes interlaced with fierce light and fanaticism, just like the most loyal hunting dog seeing fat, delicious prey, "This subordinate will go immediately to arrange the highest-spec 'Shadow Ghost Teleportation Array'! Guaranteed to arrive in an instant! Fengdu City..."

He licked his lips, his sharp fangs flickering with cold light, his voice carrying bloodthirsty excitement, "...It really is time to change to a more suitable master!"

The dense resentment on his Senior Brother's territory and the imminent scent of spilled blood seemed to have already drilled into his nostrils, making his blood boil!

Yao Delong nodded in satisfaction, his gaze falling back onto the slightly dilapidated replica soul devouring banner in his hand. The banner's dim light flowed, and faintly, countless twisted faces were wailing and roaring within it, its aura sinister and powerful, enough to cause ordinary Spirit Transformation Cultivators to lose their composure.

After a moment of contemplation, he actually tossed it casually to Luo Tianying beside him! "Take it."

Luo Tianying caught it subconsciously, and upon contact, she felt an icy, bone-chilling force of resentment and baleful energy surge in through her palm, making even her Profound Female Demonic Body tremble slightly.

She just wanted to open her mouth to decline: "Husband, this treasure is too precious, This Servant..."

Yao Delong interrupted directly, his tone brooking no doubt: "If I give it to you, take it! If this banner is to exert its full power, it requires pure Demonic Essence! That fellow Old Black Mu cultivates brute force and Primordial Spirit sonic waves, his skin and flesh as hard as stone; giving it to him would be a complete waste, as he wouldn't even be able to unleash thirty percent of its power!"

He glanced at Old Black Mu, who was a bit stunned on the side; the latter hurriedly smiled sheepishly and nodded, indicating that everything Master said was correct.

Yao Delong continued, his voice carrying a trace of cold, killing intent: "Moreover, although there are ten thousand vengeful Souls in this banner, and even a few ferocious main Souls at the Soul Transformation Stage, it ultimately still lacks a core main Soul that can truly suppress all directions..."

His gaze seemed to pierce through space, landing on the distant Fengdu City, "It just so happens that on this trip, I can conveniently refine your 'good Senior Brother' Permanent Nothingness into the banner! Using this Void Refining Mid-stage Peak Primordial Spirit as a guide, and having the ten thousand Souls devour his Origin of resentment and baleful energy, this treasure will definitely be reborn and reach the Realm of Perfection!"

"Hiss—!" Hearing this, fine cold sweat instantly seeped from Old Black Mu's forehead! Although he was not a Demonic Cultivator, he knew deeply the fate of being refined into such an evil banner! That would mean never being able to reincarnate for eternity, one's Soul being gnawed by ten thousand Souls and eroded by resentment and baleful energy day and night, becoming a tool to nourish the demonic banner! It would be ten thousand times more painful than complete Soul and body destruction! Master's methods... were truly ruthless and decisive to the extreme!

Yao Delong had long since wiped away the Soul imprint left by the original owner of the banner, and at this moment, the soul devouring banner was like a newborn baby.

Feeling the power of those few strong main Souls in the banner that were roaring and wailing, with auras comparable to the Late Stage Soul Transformation, Luo Tianying was instantly overwhelmed by a huge, wild joy!

She was knowledgeable in the Heavenly Demon Sect and knew deeply how valuable this replica Dao Artifact, the soul devouring banner, was! If this item could truly be refined with a Void Refining Mid-stage Peak main Soul and ascend to Perfection, its value would far exceed ordinary supreme grade heavenly artifacts! Even more crucially, once this treasure reached Perfection, it would possess the potential to advance into a Dao Artifact! The user would need to, at the moment the demonic banner devoured the main Soul and triggered the resonance of the Heaven and Earth Law, personally comprehend the supreme Laws of life and death, Reincarnation, and devouring contained within it, and verify them with their own Demonic Path! This was a true embryonic form of a Dao Artifact! It was a bridge to a higher Realm! If she could use this to comprehend, a Breakthrough to the Void Refining Realm would be just around the corner!