183: Chapter 183 I am the Blood Lotus Demon Lord of the Blackthorn Sect!

"Die!"

Yu Jiajia let out a sharp cry and reached out a palm toward Ji Taichang. Vast Spiritual Qi radiated from her, drawing upon the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi from all directions, condensing it into a massive palm that blotted out the sky and sealed the space.

Furthermore, an invisible pressure swept toward Ji Taichang!

Normally, even a Cultivator at the Peak of the ninth level of the Soul Transformation Stage, when facing this strike, would inevitably be unable to move under the restraint of this pressure and the power of Heaven and Earth, and would be easily captured.

But Ji Taichang's expression remained calm as usual, his black hair fluttering in the wind. The pressure of the fifth level of the Void Refinement Stage was like a gentle breeze brushing against his face, failing to have any effect on him.

Clang— When that massive palm struck before him, the azure kite sword in Ji Taichang's hand was unsheathed, emitting a clear, crisp sword hum that resounded through the sky.

A streak of cyan Sword Qi bloomed, accompanied by a lifelike azure kite phantom circling around it. It collided with the massive palm with a boom, erupting in waves of ripples that caused the firmament to emit a dull, thunderous roar.

The final result was that both the Sword Qi and the palm dissipated, canceling each other out!

"What!?" Yu Jiajia and the others' pupils contracted violently, revealing an expression of disbelief!

Although that palm strike just now was merely an attack she had launched casually without using her full strength, she was, after all, a powerhouse at the fifth level of the Void Refinement Stage!

Ji Taichang was merely at the fifth level of the Soul Transformation Stage. The two sides were separated by an entire major Realm. Logically speaking, it should have been effortless for Yu Jiajia to crush him to death!

"You have hidden your true cultivation level; you are not at the Soul Transformation Stage at all!"

Yu Jiajia's eyes suddenly shot out a sharp glint, her expression dark: "No wonder Zhao Wanning and the others disappeared directly without even being able to send a distress signal... You are truly insidious and cunning!!"

Yu Jiajia's expression was dark and grave. She determined that Ji Taichang was an opponent with strength not inferior to her own, and she no longer held any contempt.

"Hehehe... You guessed right!"

Ji Taichang grinned. Suddenly, he raised his hand in a summoning gesture, and the black-Qi-emitting human emperor flag was summoned out. Appearing alongside it were the Souls and Primordial Spirits of Zhao Wanning and the other Seven Star Palace Cultivators.

Black chains rattled and clanked, piercing through their Souls and Primordial Spirits, connecting them to the human emperor flag like leashed puppies.

"Elder Thirteen! It is Elder Thirteen who has come to save us!", "Elder Thirteen, please hurry and save us!", "Wuwu... You don't know what kind of inhuman torture we have suffered during this time..."

Upon seeing Yu Jiajia, Zhao Wanning and the others all became excited and stirred, as if they had seen the hope of survival, and they struggled continuously.

"This is... a ten thousand soul banner!", "Damn it! You are actually a Demonic Path Cultivator!"

Yu Jiajia's expression was exceptionally ugly, and she said in a cold voice: "You actually dare to forcibly enslave my Seven Star Palace Cultivators. What great audacity!", "Do you know the consequences of offending my Seven Star Palace!!"

The Seven Star Palace is one of the twenty-four first-class forces in the Eastern Desolate Region!! Even if the Seven Star Palace is ranked at the bottom, it is still a hegemon in its own right, with extraordinary strength and foundation, and has Body Integration Stage powerhouses sitting in charge!

"What is the Seven Star Palace worth?"

Ji Taichang grinned. As black Qi permeated his body, his entire appearance and aura changed instantly. He wore a ferocious ghost mask on his face and was dressed in blood-black robes, his white hair fluttering in the wind, his aura incomparably eerie and evil.

"I am the Blood Lotus Demonic Lord of the Black Thorn Cult!", "It is their blessing that these idiots are qualified to be collected into my human emperor flag!", "However, you don't need to be envious; you will be next!"

Whoosh— As Ji Taichang's voice fell, the human emperor flag in his hand expanded wildly in the wind, shooting up into the sky and releasing monstrous black Qi. It was like a canopy of heaven falling down, covering the surrounding thousands of miles of Heaven and Earth, forming a massive barrier.

Furthermore, countless undead and vengeful spirits struggled and rushed out from the human emperor flag, their ghostly shadows looming everywhere.

This scene was extremely eerie and terrifying, as if the gates of the nether Hell had been opened, turning this place into a Purgatory!

The cold and evil aura emitted by the human emperor flag made even someone as strong as Yu Jiajia feel chilled to the bone at this moment, feeling a piercing cold!

"This is... a High Grade Magic Treasure!", "To be able to refine a ten thousand soul banner of the High Grade Magic Treasure level, you must be an outstanding figure among the Void Refinement Stage!", "Blood Lotus Demonic Lord... why have I never heard of your name?!"

Yu Jiajia's heart sank. She immediately activated a communication Magic Treasure, attempting to send an emergency distress signal to the Seven Star Palace. But the human emperor flag had already deployed a barrier, isolating this place from the outside world; all messages were blocked, making it impossible to contact the outside world at all!

"Idiot, you know nothing about my Black Thorn Cult!", Ji Taichang sneered: "We are Demonic Path evil Cultivators, and it's not like everyone wants to become famous. Developing quietly in the shadows is the mainstream. How many powerhouses my Black Thorn Cult has is not something you can know."

"You are lucky to have run into me.", "I will not kill you; please enter my human emperor flag for a chat!"

Clang— The human emperor flag's black light flared intensely, transforming into black chains that rattled and clanked, rushing toward Yu Jiajia like lightning. The human emperor flag had already advanced into a High Grade Magic Treasure, and under Ji Taichang's activation, the power it erupted with could not be underestimated!

Yu Jiajia was extremely grave and immediately attacked with full force. A silver ring Magic Treasure was activated, blooming with hazy brilliance, like a bright moon rising, sending out ripples outward. The black chains collided with the silver ring one after another, causing the Void Realm to boil, with booming sounds ringing incessantly.

Although Yu Jiajia was shaken, her blood and Qi boiling, and the pressure was not small, she still managed to block all of Ji Taichang's attacks. There was no overwhelming, mountain-toppling power as she had imagined. Yu Jiajia even had the illusion that Ji Taichang's attacks were nothing more than this; they were not stronger than her, and were even slightly inferior!

"This is not right... Demonic Path Cultivators have always been insidious and cunning. He must be feigning weakness to trick me into lowering my guard!", A thought emerged in Yu Jiajia's mind, and she immediately became stern.

But in reality, her feeling was completely correct! Although Ji Taichang's combat power was extraordinary, he was ultimately only at the fifth level of the Soul Transformation Stage, and he had not used his strongest Magic Treasure and talent, thus he had not displayed crushing strength.

Ji Taichang held the azure kite sword, while driving the power of the human emperor flag, engaging in a fierce battle with Yu Jiajia. The two sides erupted into a fierce war, but the situation was actually that Yu Jiajia, relying on her strong cultivation, was faintly occupying the upper hand, and Ji Taichang's attacks had not been effective.

Until Ji Taichang's eyes suddenly lit up with black light, activating the power of the Nirvana Demon Pupil, erupting two beams of destructive light that abruptly blasted toward those Seven Star Palace Cultivators behind Yu Jiajia!

"Not good!", Yu Jiajia was startled, and immediately subconsciously shielded those Cultivators in front of her., "I've fallen for a trap!"

The corners of Ji Taichang's mouth rose slightly. As the human emperor flag's black light permeated the area, a demonic Primordial Spirit with the lower body of a magic spider and the upper body of three snake torsos appeared silently behind Yu Jiajia, launching a sneak attack like lightning!