398: Chapter 398 Five Elements Exorcising Banner

As magic power surged within Nie Ning, the crystals forming the array erupted with dazzling light.

It was at this moment that a black spatial rift was opened, accompanied by a large amount of crimson mist permeating outward.

A moment later, the spatial rift gradually stabilized.

Nie Ning wiped the sweat from his forehead, and the magic power within him calmed down accordingly.

Looking at the black spatial rift before him, Nie Ning did not rashly walk in, but instead peeked inside sneakily.

There was nothing too unusual inside.

Perhaps due to the erosion of the abyss power, the world that met his eyes was filled with dark red land, with dark red stones scattered everywhere.

Nie Ning observed for a while, but other than the relatively dense abyss power, he did not discover anything unusual.

Turning his head to look back, the dark red mist was confined within this valley, as if something was blocking it.

Clearly, an array must have been set up here.

After hesitating in place for a while, Nie Ning activated his grey shield and flew into the spatial rift.

The Power of Corruption inherently possesses strong erosive properties, so the corruption shield has strong resistance against the abyss power.

Otherwise, if it were a normal shield, it would be unable to completely protect against the abyss power.

Upon entering the spatial rift, the surroundings were pitch black, as if he were in a void.

A thousand meters away from Nie Ning, a huge altar caught his attention.

Looking at the massive dark red figure in the center of the altar, it must be the demon that Belen mentioned.

Above the demon, a triangular banner floated in mid-air, continuously emitting the light of five elements.

With a wave of his hand, a stone on the ground floated up and came before Nie Ning.

With a flick of his finger, the stone shot out like a bullet and slammed into the red figure.

The stone shattered as if it had struck steel.

Seeing no reaction, Nie Ning's courage gradually grew.

Nie Ning sneakily looked up at the passage, fearing that someone else might see this place.

But he immediately straightened up and rubbed his chin speechlessly: "This was given to me by them; it's not like I stole it."

After all, the key was given by the people of Yishi Mansion, which implicitly meant they wanted him to take it.

He didn't dwell on it further; although most people were at the Sky Walk Fruit Tree, there were still many Third or Fourth-Order Wizards, and it wouldn't be a good thing if he were seen.

Nie Ning was very fast, and within a few breaths, he had already arrived before the demon.

Only now did he see the demon's appearance clearly.

It was a figure with dark red skin all over, about 12 meters tall, with a hideous head and two sharp, upward-curving fangs at the corners of its mouth.

On its back grew a pair of tattered, strange bone wings; its feet were webbed like a duck's, and its hands had only three strange, thick fingers.

Its uneven, dark red body was covered in strange circular patterns, and the entire body was locked by five huge five-colored chains, presenting a semi-kneeling state.

At the edge of the altar, five huge stone pillars stood around it, with various runes floating on their surfaces.

The five elements exorcism banner above was imprinted with a strange exotic beast that Nie Ning had never seen before.

The banner body shimmered with colorful light, shooting out five-colored rays that connected to the stone pillars.

However, a dark red hue appeared on the black flagpole, which was clearly what Belen meant by it being tainted with abyss power.

Although the demon was already dead, its body still contained extremely powerful demon power.

If it continued at this rate, it would only be a matter of time before it transformed into an abyss artifact.

"What kind of demon is this?"

Nie Ning circled the stone platform once, feeling like he had seen related records somewhere before.

Unfortunately, he forgot to ask when Belen mentioned it, or perhaps Belen didn't think it was necessary to tell him, since the demon was already dead.

"Forget it, none of my business; I'll just grab the thing and leave."

Muttering a few words, Nie Ning began to probe the demon to see if it was truly dead.

For Nie Ning, what others say is one thing, but he had to verify it himself.

After all, this was an Eighth-Order demon; if it were released, the entire Yishi Mansion would likely be buried along with it.

After studying it for a while, Nie Ning discovered no signs of life and finally confirmed that this demon was truly dead.

Nie Ning looked at the five elements exorcism banner above and immediately used his five elements power to connect with it.

Just as Belen said, the five elements exorcism banner had not been refined by anyone else.

Without the obstruction of anyone else's residual Spiritual Power, using the method Belen taught him, Nie Ning quickly gained control of the five elements exorcism banner.

What followed was much simpler.

Nie Ning beckoned with his hand, breaking the connection between the five elements exorcism banner and the demon-sealing pillars, and it then shrank and flew into Nie Ning's palm.

The moment he obtained the five elements exorcism banner, Nie Ning ran straight towards the exit.

Sure enough, when Nie Ning exited the spatial rift, a massive surge of demon power erupted from the demon's body, rushing in all directions.

Wherever it passed, flowers and grass withered, and even the white clouds were stained red.

Nie Ning looking at the surging demon power, was about to wait for the blood mist to subside a little before going back in, but suddenly he slapped his forehead: "Wait, I have the five elements exorcism banner, what the hell am I afraid of!"

Thinking of this, Nie Ning extended his right hand, and the five elements exorcism banner flew out from his palm.

As magic power was injected into the banner, a colorful light screen enveloped Nie Ning, and the surrounding red blood mist was also isolated outside.

Seeing this scene, Nie Ning couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.

After all, it was originally intended to suppress demons, so it being able to isolate demon power was perfectly reasonable.

After a brief pause, Nie Ning flew back into the spatial rift, preparing to go in and obtain some demon samples.

Creatures that can reach the Eighth-Order are not ordinary; if he could obtain this demon's power, his Abyss Body would likely receive a corresponding enhancement, and he might even stop fearing the abyss power.

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Yishi Mansion.

Above the square, a circular light screen stood in the air, projecting the scenes from inside the secret realm.

A group of high-level Transcendents, as well as the eliminated Transcendents, were watching the fighting in the secret realm with great interest.

Suddenly, Helian, who had been chatting and laughing, changed his expression and then abruptly stood up.

"What's wrong?"

A Seventh-Order witch, seeing this, couldn't help but frown.

Transcendents all possess strong self-restraint and would not easily reveal such abnormal expressions.

"Something big has happened!"

Helian's expression was incredibly grim: "The demon seal in the secret realm has been undone by someone!"

Most people were confused; how did they not know that Yishi Mansion had sealed a demon in the secret realm?

Besides, it was just a demon; was there any need to make such a fuss?

After all, they were all Seventh-Order; surely so many Seventh-Order Transcendents couldn't be beaten by a single demon?