strictlysupreme Chapter 75 The Banner of Ten Thousand Souls? Give it to me!
Chapter 75 The Banner of Ten Thousand Souls? Give it to me!
Although the old wolf had already guessed the outcome, he still couldn't help but ask, "What about the other monsters?"
They've already turned into cold, hard enhancement stones.
Chen Feng checked the equipment enhancement system and saw that he had obtained several hundred ordinary enhancement stones, which could upgrade weapons or armor from +1 to +3.
There are also four elite enhancement stones that can upgrade weapons or armor from +4 to +6, each from the second-in-command of one of the four tribes.
King Leopard dropped a speed enhancement stone that increases weapon attack speed and a stealth enhancement stone that adds a stealth passive to armor. Chen Feng chose the stealth stone.
The Wolf King dropped a Wind Stone, which can add wind attribute damage to weapons.
As for the two strongest ones left, they are all that remain.
Chen Feng knew that the stones that dropped would definitely be good, but the equipment enhancement system would burn one point each time, and he couldn't afford to use so many stones.
That's why he spared the two demon kings' breath and used the husky as a human head dog.
As the saying goes, even a tiger fallen into the plains is bullied by dogs.
The Tiger King had dominated most of his life, and he usually didn't take small monsters like this, who had been around for over ten years, seriously. He never expected to die at the hands of a dog.
This is truly going too far in bullying a tiger.
Tiger King roared, "You son of a bitch, I admit I can't beat you, but can't you just give me a quick death?!"
The sound contained bursts of tiger roars, which scared the husky so much that it peed its pants.
Erlang looked at Chen Feng and stammered, "Big-Big-Big Brother."
Chen Feng sighed: "If you're not used to calling me 'Big Brother,' you can call me 'Boss.'"
Erlang changed his mind and said, "Boss, I dare not."
Chen Feng said with exasperation, "You're useless, a good-for-nothing."
Despite his words, Chen Feng saw that Erlang's two legs were trembling, and he knew he couldn't force him.
But it would be a waste to waste this experience, since Chen Feng really needs a henchman right now.
"I can't always do the dirty work myself, that would be too much fun... and too tiring."
Chen Feng coughed lightly and looked at Old Wolf: "Then you can do it."
The old wolf replied respectfully, "Yes, Immortal."
Opportunity always favors the prepared.
Chen Feng summoned the proficiency system and performed a series of operations:
The old wolf has initiated the Wind Manipulation Technique (Modified) training program; it can now gain experience by killing monsters.
[Friendly reminder: You can check your training progress at any time through the system interface.]
Name: Old Wolf
[Race: Wolf Demon]
Age: 300 years old
[Progress: Transform Wind into a Prison (Not Learned), Walk on the Wind (Not Learned), Condense Wind into a Blade (Beginner), Dust Obscuring the Vision (Not Learned), Howling Ghosts and Gods (Unable to Learn)]
"This old guy has lived for three hundred years, what a waste of his life! How come his cultivation is so poor?"
"Oh, there's a hidden ailment in the status bar, no wonder."
Chen Feng noticed a kick button on the system interface. Upon checking, he discovered that as the owner of the proficiency system, he could kick Old Wolf out at any time if he wanted to.
The system even has a betrayal prevention feature; it's quite thoughtful.
Chen Feng stared at the progress bar. After Old Wolf swung his wind blade and killed the two demon kings, he had acquired all the skills except for Ghostly Howl and upgraded them all to minor mastery.
"This! This is!"
Old Wolf's expression suddenly changed, as he felt a wealth of knowledge about the Wind Control Technique flooding his mind, and his cultivation, which had been stagnant for a long time, advanced further.
This must be a miracle!
The old wolf immediately kowtowed: "Thank you, Immortal!"
"You should learn from others."
Chen Feng instructed the husky, "This world is about to undergo a major change. If you don't hurry up and improve your strength, do you think I took you in as a follower just to be a mascot?"
Erlang mumbled in a daze, "Poop? Where's poop?"
You heard that things have changed drastically, right?
Chen Feng slapped the dog's head: "From now on, stop bringing up the topic of eating shit while you're wearing that cute little boy face."
"I've never tried it, I'm just curious."
"Curiosity is no good either; a leopard can't change its spots."
While the man and the dog were bickering, Lady Tiger came over and indicated that everything was ready and the sacrifice could proceed.
"Do you want to attend the ceremony?"
Chen Feng felt slightly uneasy when he recalled the fleshy monster he had seen that day, but he nodded in order to learn more about Cihang Bodhisattva.
Upon entering the inner courtyard, a pungent stench of blood filled the air. Black specks danced on the dead monsters, and they were already beginning to stink.
It is a natural phenomenon for corpses to breed flies and insects.
But the cautious Chen Feng felt something was off: "It's rotting way too fast."
At this moment, Madam Tiger began chanting obscure and difficult-to-understand incantations.
Oṃ Maṇi Padme Hūṃ!
Thick, fresh blood gushed from the monster's body like a broken faucet, gradually pooling into a crimson pool.
Then, four pure white lotus flowers bloomed in the blood pool. The roots of the lotus flowers entwined around the demon corpses, constantly absorbing nutrients, making the demons extremely withered, while the lotus flowers themselves became more and more enchanting and huge.
With a splash, Madam Tiger leaped into the pool of blood.
As soon as she entered, countless bloody arms grabbed her body and stuffed her into a lotus flower. Then, the lotus flower slowly closed up like a Venus flytrap that had detected a fly.
The husky immediately vomited: "Ugh!"
Chen Feng frowned, thinking to himself, "Could this be a benevolent god? Does the intelligence system think I'm an idiot?"
The oldest wolf, who had lived the longest, figured it out: "Flesh and blood! Lotus! This is the work of the Compassionate One!"
Chen Feng hurriedly asked, "Do you know about Cihang Bodhisattva?"
The old wolf shook his head and said, "I'm not quite sure either. I only heard the great demon say that if there are things like flesh and blood, lotus flowers, or Bodhisattvas, you must report to him, and he will reward you handsomely afterwards."
About an hour later.
The four closed lotus flowers opened, and four monsters walked out from them.
Besides Madam Tiger, the other three made Chen Feng instantly tense: "Tiger King, Lion King, and Tiger Girl?"
The three monsters shook their heads.
The Tiger King, with a kind and benevolent face, no longer displayed his former tyrannical nature, and said, "I am the White-browed Great Sage under the Bodhisattva Cihang."
Lion King: "Great Sage Suanni."
Tiger Girl: "Mountain Lord Goddess."
Finally, Lady Tiger added, "Lady Red Fox."
This is abandoning darkness for darkness.
Chen Feng could clearly sense that the auras of these four monsters were much stronger than before.
Especially Madam Tiger, who originally had only about three hundred years of cultivation, roughly the same level as She Qingqing, but now she is on par with the other three demon kings, having cultivated for a thousand years.
Good trick!
If the process hadn't been so bloody and bizarre, Chen Feng would have wanted to kick Erha into the blood pool as well.
Lady Red Fox bowed to thank Chen Feng for his help, and then said that they shouldn't stay any longer: "Would you like to come along?"
Chicks don't pee; each has its own way.
Although teaming up with four thousand-year-old demon kings would be great, Chen Feng still had daily tasks to complete, so he had to politely decline.
Lady Red Fox warned Chen Feng, "Although this barrier can last for three days, given the nature of a great demon, it will probably detect it soon. Please leave immediately."
Chen Feng was well aware of the dangers of Cihang City: "Understood, understood."
Lady Red Fox used her magic to create a hole in the barrier: "Then farewell."
"etc!"
Chen Feng remained vigilant at all times. "If you open a hole, won't the soul take the opportunity to escape?"
Lady Red Fox reassured Chen Feng, "Only living beings can exit this cave; souls cannot."
That's more like it.
The other three monsters also bowed and said, "Farewell."
Chen Feng said a little embarrassedly, "Sorry, buddies, I just killed you guys."
Tiger King, who is now the White-browed Great Sage, said: "It doesn't matter. The living must die, and those who gather must scatter. All is within the law of cause and effect."
Although Chen Feng didn't understand a single word except for the punctuation, he still gave a thumbs up.
They were outside the barrier.
Old Wolf asked Chen Feng, "Immortal, where do we go next?"
Chen Feng summoned the check-in system and confirmed, "Let me see, the Eagle King of the Flying Zone, the Elephant King of the Herbivorous Zone, the Mantis God of the Insect Zone, and the Shark King of the Ocean Zone. Hmm, that's all that's left."
The old wolf urged, "Shall we hurry up and go?"
Chen Feng was stunned: "How come you're even more enthusiastic than me?"
The old wolf couldn't help but feel a surge of exhilaration at the thought of his cultivation level skyrocketing after defeating the Lion King and Tiger King: "Immortal, I hope you can understand me. I'm so eager to improve."
Wanting to improve is a good thing!
Chen Feng couldn't help but hum a little tune about progress: "Three or five strokes on the inkstone, the partridge cries as the ink falls... Old Wolf, I'm glad you have this intention, but wait a minute."
"Immortal, what are we waiting for?"
"Waiting for an old friend, let's see if it comes."
As soon as Chen Feng finished speaking, he saw unusual activity coming from several kilometers away.
In an instant, a cold wind howled, and the world changed color.
With a muffled thud as the sound barrier was broken, a spherical object flew toward the three of them like a meteor. Its speed and force were evident from the fact that all the ancient pine trees along its path were snapped in half.
With a whoosh, smoke and dust rose into the sky like a mushroom cloud, and a huge crater with a diameter of tens of feet appeared in front of Chen Feng.
A strong gust of wind blew in their faces, sending the husky tumbling head over heels. The old wolf, unable to open his eyes, asked, "Immortal, what is that?"
Chen Fengbo remained calm and said, "It's just a tiger's head."
The two demons opened their eyes wide and saw the head of the newly resurrected Great Sage with white forehead lying squarely in the center of the giant pit, his eyes wide open in death.
In an instant.
The person who instantly killed it was an ugly-looking, short old man. He jumped down from the tiger's head, his cloudy eyes staring at the three of them, sending chills down their spines.
Great demon!
Seeing the final boss reappear in his face and instantly kill the Tiger King, whom he had just fought hard against and who had been strengthened, Chen Feng laughed heartily without a trace of fear: "That's great! This is the real Cihang City!"
The great demon wore a sinister smile: "Young man, do you know me?"
Chen Feng shook his neck: "It's more than just knowing you, Great Demon, I'm here to take you down this time."
"Is that the great demon?"
The old wolf and the husky were stunned by the demonic aura emanating from the great demon in just one exchange.
"Oh? You recognize me, but I have no recollection of you. Strange, very strange." The great demon uttered these strange words, but his next sentence revealed the truth: "A reborn person, right? Looking at your poor, pathetic appearance, why don't you memorize a lottery PIN and exchange it for some money?"
Chen Feng snorted: "Not this again?"
The great demon exclaimed in surprise, "You even know this? It seems we've not only met in some timeline, but also fought each other. Interesting, very interesting! What method did you use to escape from me?"
That old man is stalling for time.
Chen Feng understood that the great demon was treacherous and ruthless, and acted decisively. He had probably already used the Myriad Soul Banner as soon as he landed, but it was blocked by the barrier, so he was just pretending to chat here.
But Chen Feng also wanted to extract more information, so he didn't expose him. Instead, he asked, "It's my turn to ask a question: how exactly did you find me?"
The great demon repeated its tune: "Easy, easy. The souls of the demons that die in the park will all be absorbed into my Human Emperor Banner. Since you've fought me before, you should know that, right?"
This great demon is old and doesn't speak much.
Chen Feng is now 100% certain that the other party has a second line of defense: "Even if you don't tell the truth, I can guess it."
The great demon responded with an "Oh," and said, "I'd like to hear the details."
Chen Feng took a dead insect out of his pocket; he had caught it from the monster's corpse.
He wondered how a monster could have bred flies so quickly after it had just died.
Of course, this was just a suspicion. After all, there are many insects in summer, which is not impossible. It wasn't until just now, when a muffled sound came from afar, that Chen Feng realized that the Lion King was roaring continuously during the battle. The sound waves could shake the old wolf monster to the point of vomiting blood even several courtyards away. How did these insects survive?
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be a wine bug, right?"
"The immortal wine you bestowed upon the various demon kings contained insect eggs. Those insect eggs parasitized the demon kings and were under your control. I originally thought that you used them to prevent the demon kings from rebelling."
"It seems we can still connect on a deeper level. If we lost contact, you would have received the news, wouldn't you?"
Chen Feng could guess that this second layer of insurance was a backup plan specifically designed to counter Cihang Bodhisattva.
After all, this wine worm is of such high rank that it can activate the check-in system from the cultivation world, and only it can deceive Cihang Bodhisattva, who is a god.
"Clever, clever!"
The great demon's gaze gradually turned cold as he thought to himself, "My natal Gu worm and the Myriad Soul Banner—the double precautions I took were already flawless. Even that woman didn't notice. I never expected this brat to see through it all. This kid is a reincarnated being, and he's incredibly clever. He absolutely cannot be allowed to live!"
He immediately summoned the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls to fall, and at the same time sent a telepathic message to his four allies: "Come quickly, something terrible has happened."
And then they saw banners carrying the souls of countless wronged people descending from the sky.
Chen Feng laughed loudly: "Old man, you've finally fallen for it. I've been waiting for this move from you."
It was in a dilapidated temple back then.
Chen Feng looked at Hextech and an idea came to him: "The salvage tube can be used to enhance failed equipment and turn it into materials?"
"The equipment enhancement system only says that it can enhance equipment, but it doesn't require that the equipment is mine. That means other people's equipment can also be enhanced."
"Of course, if the enhancement succeeds, I'll be devastated, but with my terrible luck, which always results in a near-guaranteed failure, that's absolutely impossible."
As the saying goes, fortune favors the bold, and Chen Feng decided to go all out: "The Ten Thousand Soul Banner? Here you go!"
[Ding! You have selected the Hextech Salvage Tube]
[Ding! You have enhanced the Myriad Soul Banner with equipment.]
[Attention! The ordinary enhancement stone you are using is incompatible with the grade of the Myriad Souls Banner. Forcing its use will only result in a 1% success rate. Do you want to continue?]
[Enhancement in progress... Enhancement failed! The Myriad Soul Banner has shattered!]
[Due to the salvage operation, you have obtained Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Mysterious Yin Wood, Taiyin Moon Essence Silk, and Human Emperor's Hide.]
As the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls disappeared, the sky cleared and the wind stopped.
With his natal magic weapon destroyed, the great demon spat out a mouthful of blood, his usual composure completely gone: "How is this possible?"
Know when to stop.
This is Cihang City. Fearing the opponent might have some hidden tricks up their sleeve, Chen Feng immediately activated the secret manual system and decisively restarted the game: [You have consumed one temporary point to activate the Death-Prevention-of-Loss Secret Manual]
This has never been such a wonderful start, yay!