The might of the Emperor's Banner, Aunt Rong
Chen Yuan’s wrist vibrated slightly, and he retracted the silver flood dragon sword.
The corpse of the Yellow-Eyed Demon Venerable softly fell, joining the other three demon king corpses.
From striking to finishing, it was but a breath's time, and four powerful Yao Beasts were all executed!
Chen Yuan remained expressionless, feeling that killing a Late Stage Soul Transformation Yao Beast was as simple as crushing a grasshopper.
Qin Shuhan's mouth hung open. What had she just seen? Chen Yuan's Zither Dao had actually perfectly merged with his Sword Dao!
The Zither Intent materialized into a sword shape, and this so-called sword shape actually contained supreme Sword Intent. How was this done?
Just as Qin Shuhan was shocked, an enraged roar came from outside the canyon.
"You scoundrel! How dare you kill my subordinate Demon Venerable! A mere Human Race junior in the Mid-stage Spirit Transformation Realm dares to act wildly on Demon King Mountain. This Emperor will extract your Soul and refine your heart..."
A massive figure enveloped in dark red Demonic Qi was rapidly approaching, its pressure clearly reaching the Void Returning Early Stage!
Before it even arrived, its violent Divine Thought and threats had already descended, attempting to crush Chen Yuan with its Realm.
However, Chen Yuan's eyes sharpened. Not only was he not intimidated by the Demon Emperor's pressure, but a cold sneer flashed in his eyes.
He didn't wait for it to finish speaking. With a thought, an ancient-looking long banner emitting eerie black Qi appeared in his hand.
It was precisely the Emperor Rank Magic Treasure returned by the System: the innate one qi human emperor banner!
Facing the sweeping Demon Emperor's pressure and the soon-to-appear Void Return Stage Demon Emperor, Chen Yuan neither dodged nor avoided. He directly shook the Human Emperor Banner in his hand fiercely in the direction from which the pressure came!
The Human Emperor Banner moved, and myriad Souls submitted!
"Woo—!"
A terrifying suction force targeting the Soul Origin suddenly erupted from the Human Emperor Banner!
The power of Law swept through. The Emperor Rank Human Emperor Banner, if its master's strength reached the Void Return Stage, could absorb the Soul of any Void Return Stage creature into the banner. Clearly, Chen Yuan met the requirements.
And the roaring, charging Demon Emperor's voice abruptly ceased!
It only felt as if its Demonic Soul was seized by countless invisible large hands, being forcibly stripped from its demonic body!
No matter how its immense Void Return Stage demonic power struggled, it appeared pale and powerless before the pulling force that contained Innate One Qi and Imperial Dao suppression!
"No! What is this monstrous thing?! My Soul... Ah—!"
After a short, fear-filled scream, a solidified, struggling, and twisted phantom of a Yao Beast Soul was forcibly torn from its massive demonic body, transforming into a streak of light, and instantly sucked into the skull-faced banner of the innate one qi human emperor banner!
A faint light flashed on the banner, and a vaguely painful roaring Demon Emperor Soul shadow appeared, then vanished.
And the soulless Demon Emperor Physical Body, driven by inertia, rushed forward for dozens of meters before collapsing with a crash, kicking up a cloud of dust. Its eyes were empty, devoid of any life.
Behind him, Qin Shuhan was already dumbfounded.
She had thought it would be a fierce battle, and had even prepared to use her Azure Twin Pupils again, but she never expected that the arrogant Void Return Stage Demon Emperor would be utterly powerless, and have its Soul directly taken by Chen Yuan in such a bizarre manner!?
She looked at Chen Yuan's calm profile, her shock beyond words.
"Chen Yuan, your... your Soul Banner, could it be the Demon Race's supreme treasure, the Myriad Soul Banner?" Qin Shuhan asked, suppressing her inner shock.
"Not so!" Chen Yuan smiled and shook his head, "This is my Human Race's supreme treasure, the innate one qi human emperor banner!"
"Wh-what? Human Emperor Banner?" Qin Shuhan was stunned. After she reacted, she felt her intelligence being repeatedly trampled on the ground.
Her willow-like brows furrowed, and she directly pinched the soft flesh on Chen Yuan's waist, squeezing hard, "Little Chen Yuan! The Human Emperor Banner should have a picture of ten thousand people bowing, or a map of mountains and rivers. Why does yours have a skull?"
Chen Yuan, being pinched, squinted his eyes in enjoyment, "Oh yeah~ Ah~ So comfortable~"
Qin Shuhan's small face froze, "Co... comfortable?"
"Hmm? Why did you stop? Continue!"
Continue the reward!
"Stop messing around!" Qin Shuhan's small face puffed up with anger, and she directly slapped him on the back of the head, "Tell me honestly, where did you get this Demon Race Myriad Soul Banner?"
"Senior Sister, I'm really not lying to you!" Chen Yuan rubbed his head aggrievedly, "It really is the Human Emperor Banner."
Looking at Chen Yuan's aggrieved appearance, Qin Shuhan felt both annoyed and amused.
She was annoyed that Chen Yuan was clearly spouting nonsense with his eyes wide open, and amused that her Junior Martial Brother, who usually appeared composed and emotionless, could actually show such a wronged expression.
"Why is your Human Emperor Banner emitting black smoke?" Qin Shuhan questioned.
"Nonsense!" Chen Yuan said seriously, "That's clearly Grandmist Purple Qi so concentrated it's turned purple."
Qin Shuhan was somewhat exasperated. Could it really be explained that way?
"Keep this Soul Banner safe and don't easily show it to others, otherwise the people of the Righteous Path will seize you, mistaking you for an Outer Realm Heavenly Demon!"
Chen Yuan's expression shifted. He put away the Human Emperor Banner, then asked, "Then... if I really were an Outer Realm Heavenly Demon, would you still be willing to be my Dao Companion?"
Qin Shuhan shook her head, very decisively: "No."
Chen Yuan's expression froze. Did she have to be so heartless?
If you really were an Outer Realm Heavenly Demon, perhaps I would kill you with my own hands, then place your ashes in a jade bottle, and keep them by my side forever.
Qin Shuhan thought to herself.
"Let's go." Chen Yuan stopped thinking about it, then turned and once again embraced her slender and soft waist.
"Okay!"
Starry light reappeared beneath Chen Yuan's feet, and the two quickly disappeared at the canyon exit.
The two left Demon King Mountain and saw the light of day again. Before they could clearly identify their exact location, Qin Shuhan's delicate body trembled violently, and her face instantly turned ugly.
That feeling of being spied upon... had reappeared!
This tracking, like a maggot in the bone, made her heart turn cold.
Chen Yuan's gaze turned cold, and his Divine Sense instantly spread out.
"You skulking thing, get out here!"
Chen Yuan snorted coldly, pointed his fingers like a sword, and a crimson Sword Qi tore through the air, instantly slashing towards the jungle on the left.
"Chila!"
As the Sword Qi swept past, the sound of a Magical Artifact breaking suddenly rang out.
A hunched, old woman's figure, dressed in coarse gray cloth, was somewhat disheveled as she was forced to reveal herself.
The old woman's face was gaunt and covered in wrinkles, but her triangular eyes gleamed with a venomous, cold light. In her hand, she held an Invisibility Formation Plate that was losing its effectiveness.
She looked at Chen Yuan and Qin Shuhan, especially when she saw Qin Shuhan standing there unharmed, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes, but it was quickly replaced by indifference.
"Auntie Rong! It really is you!" Qin Shuhan's voice was icy cold as she recognized the old woman's face.
This was precisely the most trusted and mysterious old servant of her stepmother, Song Wan!
The old woman, known as Auntie Rong, pulled at the corners of her mouth, revealing a smile uglier than a cry, her voice hoarse:
"Young Miss has a truly tough life. To fall into Demon King Mountain and still come out alive, and even find a decent lover. What a pity... this old servant has been ordered not to let you return to the Sect alive."
The coldness in her triangular eyes instantly materialized into killing intent:
"Since those Yao Beasts and demonic cultivators couldn't finish you off, then this old servant will just have to... personally send you on your way!"