I Can Merge Techniques

Chapter 459: Chapter 152: A Fierce Soul Sacrifice Strengthens the Ten Thousand Souls Banner; Baili Bing’s Mighty Rescue Before the Red Flame Sect

With a thought, profound Runes condensed into invisible chains and, coordinating with the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, bore down to suppress the two rampaging Fierce Souls.

HUMMM—

The invisible Soul Chains coiled around them, attempting to pierce the core of the two dark soul shadows.

But the Fierce Souls resisted violently. Their frenzied Soul Essence continuously battered and corroded the Soul Chains, making them sizzle.

Chu Fan’s Divine Soul was also struck by waves of sharp pain, as if being pricked by needles.

This was a bitter struggle of will against Soul Essence.

Chu Fan activated the Spirit Array Map of the Demon Dragon Celestial Spirit Scripture. While maintaining the Five Elements Cauldron’s suppression, he circulated the Netherworld Soul Refining Technique with all his might, driving Soul Refining Runes into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner. The banner then transmitted them to the Fierce Souls, forcibly grinding away their ferocity.

The pressure on him instantly lessened by a great deal!

Time passed quietly...

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

Chu Fan’s forehead was already drenched in sweat, and his face had turned exceptionally pale from the dual drain on his Soul Essence and Primordial Qi.

But he could clearly sense that the resistance from the two Demon Puppets was weakening bit by bit.

"Submit to me!"

Seizing the opportunity, Chu Fan let out a low shout from the depths of his Divine Soul.

The Ten Thousand Souls Banner flared with profound light. The Runes of the Netherworld Soul Refining Technique seeped into the cores of the two Fierce Souls like a brand, embedding themselves completely.

After two final, unwilling wails, they were at last completely absorbed by the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

"Hooo..."

Chu Fan let out a long, turbid breath. A tide of exhaustion washed over his entire body.

He closed his eyes to regulate his breathing for a moment, then sent his consciousness into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

The power of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner had suppressed and locked down the two Fierce Souls.

With a thought, Chu Fan commanded the soul of the Demon Race warrior to lead a host of Fierce Souls in an assault on the two locked-down ones.

In less than half an incense stick’s time, the two Fierce Souls had been devoured until they were only a third of their original size!

By now, the Demon Race warrior’s soul had become the strongest and most solid among them.

Its wild and domineering aura faintly suppressed the other souls around it, showing signs of becoming a leader.

’I’ll make you the main soul of this banner, to command the ten thousand souls!’

His mind made up, Chu Fan used the Netherworld Soul Refining Technique to issue his first command to the Demon Race warrior’s soul: Devour the remnant soul of Mo Daozi.

Guided by the dual pull of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner’s rules and Chu Fan’s will, the Demon Race warrior’s soul instinctively pounced on Mo Daozi’s soul shadow, easily tearing it to shreds and swallowing it.

Immediately after, it turned and began to Devour the other, weaker souls. Its Soul Body grew more condensed, and its might gradually increased.

After finishing this, Chu Fan had a thought, and the Ten Thousand Souls Banner turned into a streak of black light that vanished into his sleeve.

He forced himself up and stepped out of the Five Elements Cauldron.

Outside the cauldron was the same ravaged cliff.

Mo Yunzi, who was standing as Chu Fan’s Guardian, was vigilantly scanning the surroundings.

He suddenly saw Chu Fan’s figure appear out of thin air, his face as pale as paper and his forehead covered in a cold sweat. His body staggered, and he nearly collapsed.

"Young Master!"

Mo Yunzi was shocked. He rushed forward to support him and asked urgently, "Are you alright?"

"I’m fine." Chu Fan waved his hand, his voice a little weak. "I used too much Primordial Qi refining four strong souls at once. I’ll be fine after some rest."

He scanned the troubled area and said in a low voice, "Let’s leave this place first."

This forced suppression and Refinement had nearly drained him of all his strength.

The two wasted no more time and hurried away from the cliff, their figures soon disappearing into the vast jungle.

...

About one hour after Chu Fan left...

On the cliff, a wisp of cyan smoke rose gracefully and coalesced into a figure.

The figure was clad in tight-fitting Black Armor and wore a silver veil over her face. It was none other than Tang Yu, a Zhang Family Shadow Guard from Qing Province.

She landed without a sound, her cold eyes sweeping over the surroundings.

The cracked earth, shattered boulders, and the lingering Demonic Qi, Demon Race Qi, Death Qi, and Metal Qi in the air all told the tale of a shocking battle that had just taken place here.

Tang Yu crouched down, pinched a bit of soil stained with black blood, and brought it to her nose to sniff lightly.

’Such potent Cold Qi and Death Qi... and the foul stench of a Demon Wolf... a Demon Cultivation Technique... Hmm, at least five Acupoint Realm experts fought here.’

She quickly deduced the scale of the battle based on her experience.

Then she stood up and looked in the direction Chu Fan had left, a hint of gravity and confusion flashing in her eyes.

’I was a step too late, after all...’

’I came here on the Eldest Young Miss’s orders. My original purpose was to stop Mo Daozi from killing Chu Fan, so that this "little mouse" could be left for her to deal with.’

’But the situation now is even more chaotic than I expected.’

’It seems that after Mo Daozi’s whereabouts were exposed, he was also hunted by various powers from within Qing Province City.’

’Caught in this storm, Chu Fan is like a lone boat. I’m afraid he’s already been torn to pieces!’

’But the lack of a body here is rather strange.’

’If he’s dead, he’s dead.’

’Making a Zhang Family Shadow Guard like me rescue a Demon Suppression Guard... only the Eldest Young Miss would come up with something like that.’

’The Demon Suppression Bureau mobilized a large force to find Chu Fan earlier, but now they’ve gone quiet. That’s also strange.’

’I wonder if any experts from the Demon Suppression Bureau participated in the battle here.’

’The relationship between the Zhang Family and the Demon Suppression Bureau is sensitive right now. It’s best not to stir up unnecessary trouble.’

The next moment, Tang Yu’s figure once again turned into a wisp of cyan smoke and dissipated in the wind.

...

In a secluded mountain valley, the Spiritual Mechanism was as dense as mist.

Chu Fan sat cross-legged on a large cyan Stone, the aura around him slowly stabilizing. He had now fully restored the Primordial Qi he had expended on the Soul Refining of Mo Daozi and the Demon Race warrior.

He opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing through them for an instant before disappearing.

Then, with a thought, the Five Elements Cauldron flashed with a faint light, and two corpses were tossed out—they were none other than Mo Daozi and the Demon Race warrior.

"HISSS~"

The Cyan Snake, which had been coiled around his left arm like a jade bracelet, immediately raised its head, its crimson tongue flicking in and out. It then transformed into a streak of cyan light that landed on the ground, revealing the figure of a bewitching and alluring woman.

She rubbed her hands together, staring at the corpses on the ground. Her eyes were full of anticipation and familiarity, clearly showing that she was well-acquainted with this process.