148: Prayer Soul Flag

After Morgana departed, the night wind blew, carrying the thick scent of blood from Yan Jin Manor.

One after another, dark human figures emerged from the air, merging and converging.

Li Ke's figure slowly solidified from a deep shadow.

He overlooked the manor, which had been completely swallowed, with even its bricks and stones stained a layer of blood-red, his eyes dark and unreadable.

"What a ruthless decision."

He hadn't expected Morgana to choose such an extreme method, completely dissolving her Physical Body.

From then on, she no longer had a main body, but instead became an aggregate composed of countless ghost children.

As long as one ghost child remained, she would be immortal, and her Divine Soul could transfer between different ghost children.

This was not the only cultivation path of the Nine Sons Ghost Mother Divine Demon Chapter;

instead, it was the most dangerous and resolute direction.

After all, not everyone had the courage to completely conceptualize themselves and become the Ghost Mother herself.

But this path brought the terrifying immortal characteristic of the Nine Sons Ghost Mother Divine Demon Chapter to its extreme.

"Divine Soul immortal, Physical Body undying, splitting into myriad forms, all becoming one's own body......"

"Compared to the Living Corpse Path, this Nine Sons Ghost Mother Divine Demon Chapter is the true Demonic Path of flesh and blood."

......

Whoosh......

A black wind swept by, and Li Ke's figure appeared above Charles Manor.

He did not linger, his figure directly entering the Soul Summoning Forest behind the castle.

A faint, cold gray mist still permeated this gnarled, withered forest.

The trees had no leaves, their dry branches clawing at the sky.

However, although the Yin Qi in the forest was still dense,

due to the fierce consumption by the two-headed fierce soul some time ago,

the wandering living souls in the forest were much fewer, appearing very sparse.

Li Ke's figure appeared in the forest.

He walked through the forest and came before a half-human-tall black banner, planted in the Yin soil.

Li Ke waved his large sleeve, and three strange corpses appeared out of thin air.

However, at this moment, these three corpses were boneless, floating lightly in the air, slowly landing on the ground.

These were the three remains he had obtained from the Oak Tree Earl's Mansion Secret Realm.

One Mithril-tier, two Gold-tier.

Li Ke squatted down, carefully examining the three corpses, then frowned slightly.

"What a pity......"

Li Ke murmured.

Although the quality of these three corpses themselves was extremely high,

the essence of their flesh and blood and life force inside had been almost completely absorbed.

Once they left that strange hot spring pool, they lost most of their strong aura,

leaving only tough human skin that merely possessed the corresponding tier.

"Oh well, better than nothing."

Li Ke was not overly disappointed.

He sat cross-legged, silently reciting the incantations from the "Myriad Soul Banner Refining Compendium," his hands constantly forming hand seals.

For a time, a strong Yin wind arose in the Soul Summoning Forest, and the cries of ghosts and wolves were incessant.

The living souls circling in the forest were uncontrollably drawn into the banner.

The refining of the Soul Summoning Banner did not require fire calcination; it only needed living souls as fuel.

However, now, the number of living souls in the Soul Summoning Forest had greatly decreased, which would slightly affect the refining effect of the Soul Summoning Banner.

As the number of living souls in the forest decreased, the Yin wind in the forest began to weaken slightly.

Li Ke's expression remained unchanged, and he waved his sleeve again.

Several grayish-white stones appeared.

These were some Soul Stones he had obtained earlier.

He had originally intended them as growth Materials for the Soul Summoning Banner once it officially advanced to a Magic Treasure,

but now he couldn't afford to think that far ahead.

Crack......

Li Ke crushed these Soul Stones.

Several strong living souls entered the Soul Summoning Forest, swirling in the air, and entered the Soul Summoning Banner.

The Yin wind in the forest rose again, the Soul Summoning Banner rustled, and wisps of grayish-white Qi ascended from the banner.

The three high-tier corporeal human skins on the ground were finally stirred by the Yin wind, one by one standing upright.

They smoothed out their wrinkles in the Yin wind, Li Ke living people, a strange smile appearing on their faces.

Then, they were blown by the wind, walking step by step towards the Soul Summoning Banner,

the human skin gradually adhering to it, slowly merging into the dark banner surface.

......

Several hours later, just as dawn broke,

the Yin wind in the Soul Summoning Forest gradually subsided, and the living souls in the forest were once again depleted.

Li Ke sighed slightly.

The area of this Soul Summoning Forest was a bit small; the intensity and range of its soul-summoning were still somewhat insufficient.

The soul-summoning effect of the Soul Summoning Forest strengthened with an increase in its area.

But there was nothing he could do.

On one hand, the expansion and growth of the Soul Summoning Forest itself required a considerable amount of time, and it was best to rely on an existing forest.

On the other hand, the Soul Summoning Forest's absorption of countless living souls was too conspicuous,

and once it attracted the attention of major powers, the gains might not outweigh the losses.

He had not yet grown to the point where he could ignore any threats and dominate a world.

During this period, it was better to keep a low profile.

Once he entered the Golden Core Stage and the Soul Summoning Banner was completely refined, he would be able to scour for living souls everywhere.

Li Ke looked at the Soul Summoning Banner, which was quietly suspended in the air before him.

The dark banner surface became even deeper, as if it could swallow all light.

On the banner surface, there were faintly visible patterns of countless struggling souls.

On the banner body, one hundred and eight complex Magical Artifact Restrictions lit up one by one, then slowly faded.

This Magical Artifact had undergone a complete transformation, officially entering the ranks of top-tier Magical Artifacts.

However, Li Ke held the Soul Summoning Banner, his brows slightly furrowed.

He could feel that although the quality of this banner was already that of a top-tier Magical Artifact,

it seemed to be lacking a bit to bear that terrifying two-headed fierce soul.

One hundred and eight Restrictions was the upper limit for Magical Artifact Restrictions, but not the upper limit for Magical Artifact quality.

However, to further improve its quality, the banner pole would probably also need to be replaced with ten-thousand-year Yinwood, or Nether Ironwood......

It was hard to say whether such Materials existed in this world.

He could only plan for the long term......

Li Ke reinserted the Soul Summoning Banner into the Soul Summoning Forest,

and cast a "Corrupted Earth Nurturing Artifact Spell,"

allowing the Yin Qi in the forest to slowly nourish its quality.

Then he left the Soul Summoning Forest.

Over the next few days, the Oak Tree Territory was peaceful, and everything in the manor was normal.

Li Ke cultivated in seclusion in the castle, digesting the gains from his trip,

and based on Morgana's Legacy memories,

he attempted to translate the texts he had recorded in the Garden of Sentient Beings.

......

Afternoon, the weather was warm and the sun was bright.

Hatties, as usual, sat cross-legged on the spire at the top of the gatehouse, gazing slightly into the distance.

Rustle......

A palm-sized spider, completely white, cautiously crawled out from a crack in the bricks behind him, quietly climbing onto his shoulder.

"You're out again?"

Hatties did not turn around, his voice calm.

"Since you're with Butler Barton, you should get along well with his friends, and don't always think about escaping."

"With Grandpa Barton, there's still hope for your future strength to advance further."

The White Spider Mother emitted a faint mental fluctuation, full of resistance.

In her perception, the castle was full of monsters she couldn't understand, which made her very scared......

"Scared? What's there to be scared of?"

"Those are all Grandpa Barton's friends, very easy to get along with."

Hatties lectured somewhat helplessly.

Ever since the White Spider Mother tried to manipulate his Physical Body, and he consumed one Spiral Rebirth to break free of the control,

he had developed a subtle sense of communication with this former Nature Spirit.

He could understand the White Spider Mother's words, and the White Spider Mother was also relatively close to him.

"Besides, you were once a Nature Spirit......"

"Show some backbone."

After a conversation, Hatties gazed at the distant horizon.

To the south of Charles Manor was an endless, vast forest.

And a protruding corner of that forest was the Ironwood Forest belonging to Charles Manor, which was also the location of the Crimson Stone Mine.

Since the beast tide, the Crimson Stone Mine had ceased operations, and Hatties hadn't been there for some time.

Hatties's gaze swept over the area, and just as he was about to turn back, he suddenly turned his head again.

He stared at the forest, gradually frowning.

"White Spider Mother, have you noticed that the forest seems to have moved a little closer?"