Chapter 192

Chapter 192: What Should I Call This Banner?

“How did you know I have the Soul Seed Wonder Flower?”

Shentu Fa was taken aback.

“You don’t need to worry about how I know, just answer me—will you hand it over or not?” Lu Ye’s tone was calm.

Shentu Fa frowned.

This guy—he had never seen him before.

The only explanation for him getting this close without noticing was probably one.

“I’ll give it!”

Lu Ye had already drawn half of his Stone Sword.

Shentu Fa’s words caught Lu Ye off guard, um…

This guy…

The Demonic Cultivators around looked at Shentu Fa in shock.

Wait, this random dude just pops up and asks for the Soul Seed Wonder Flower, which has the supreme ability to reshape souls, and you’re just handing it over like that?

Are you still a Demonic Cultivator?

Lu Ye reached out, “Hand it over!”

Shentu Fa didn’t hesitate, directly pulling out the Soul Seed Wonder Flower, which floated over to Lu Ye.

It indeed was the Soul Seed Wonder Flower.

Lu Ye took it and stored it away; he was a man of his word.

If he said he wouldn’t kill Shentu Fa, he wouldn’t.

“You can leave now,” Lu Ye said.

Shentu Fa felt miserable inside, but he was facing Lu Ye!

The overall strength of the Second Heaven was definitely beyond that of the Demonic Cultivators in the Void, and given that Lu Ye had already cut through the entire Second Heaven, let alone this bunch of Demonic Cultivators.

“Fellow Daoist, may I enter the Second Heaven?” Shentu Fa asked respectfully.

“Not my concern.”

Lu Ye thought of Shentu Fa favorably.

“Thank you, Fellow Daoist!”

Shentu Fa hurriedly flew around Lu Ye, heading toward the Second Heaven, God knows how panicked he felt with his back turned to Lu Ye.

Fortunately, Lu Ye really let him go.

A large group of Demonic Cultivators stared in stunned silence as Shentu Fa made a run for it.

Finally, someone reacted and shouted in surprise.

“You’re Lu Ye, the Demon Sovereign!”

Lu Ye?

What a cringy nickname!

No matter, he didn’t sweat the dead.

“Everyone, I have a question for you. If you answer correctly, you all get to live; if you answer wrong, well, then you die, okay?”

The Emperor’s Banner with a gold background and black patterns flew before Lu Ye.

“What is this?” Lu Ye asked.

“Five!”

“Four!”

“Three!”

“Ten Thousand Souls Banner!”

Someone shouted loudly.

Lu Ye stopped counting down and let out a slow sigh.

“Sorry, wrong answer.”

“So, you all die!”

“Boom!”

A massive sword light slashed through the void, like a river of stars suspended in the cosmos.

In an instant, screams erupted.

With a single sword strike, dozens turned to blood mist, and heavenly tribulations rained down, dozens of bolts arcing toward the crowd.

Lu Ye’s figure whirled and darted, with endless sword lights converging into a storm of sword energy.

“Ahhh…”

Demonic Cultivators fought back; various spells erupted, and the Ten Thousand Souls Banner was also shaken, with huge black mist surging forward, forming the Great Formation of Ten Thousand Souls Devouring Heaven charging at Lu Ye.

Lu Ye suddenly swung the Emperor’s Banner.

At that moment, the Emperor’s Banner unleashed an even more terrifying black mist.

“Ahhh…”

The shrill screams made countless Demonic Cultivators cover their ears, but when it came to cries targeting the soul, covering their ears was clearly useless.

The black mist spewing from the Ten Thousand Souls Banner was instantly dispersed by countless powerful souls.

Kill, kill, kill!

When dealing with Demonic Cultivators, there was really nothing to talk about—just kill!

What’s this about bullying the weak or having no grievances? That’s what righteous folks say; these Demonic Cultivators sure wouldn’t consider bullying the weak or having no reason to kill.

Lu Ye killed with ease.

No joy, no pain… Well, maybe just a tiny bit of joy; right now, Lu Ye felt like an endless harvest was pouring in.

The joy of harvest was unstoppable.

“This is clearly the Ten Thousand Souls Banner; we answered correctly, you can’t go back on your word!”

“Lu Ye, we have no grievances; we admit we were wrong. We don’t want to enter the Second Heaven anymore; please let us go!”

“Lu Ye, I have an 8,000-year-old mother to care for and an unborn child to look after. Please, I beg you, let me go!”

“Run! Quick, let’s escape!”

In no time, these Demonic Cultivators suffered heavy casualties.

Li Fanyun still tried to sneak past Lu Ye to enter the Second Heaven but had half his body cleaved off by Lu Ye.

In his final moments, he was left confused.

“W-why? That was clearly the… the Ten Thousand Souls Banner…”

Lu Ye revealed the truth.

“Wrong! This is the Emperor’s Banner!”

Li Fanyun’s eyes widened in shock.

“You… your Emperor’s Banner… is puffing out black smoke…”

“No rush; soon it’ll puff out purple mist. That’s the Primordial Purple Qi!”

Hearing this, Li Fanyun, on the verge of death, directly died from anger.

Numerous Demonic Cultivators broke down and scattered in panic.

The battle started quickly and ended just as fast.

In just a minute and a half, it was all over.

Lu Ye began to collect his loot.

These were Demonic Cultivators and Evil Cultivators… it seemed he could be a bit excessive in dealing with them.

Hmm…

Adding these resources, Lu Ye could finally break through to the peak of the Celestial Realm in one go.

Satisfied.

Lu Ye wiped down his Stone Sword with a rag.

Then slapped the burping Emperor’s Banner, really now, after just killing over ten thousand people, you’re already falling apart?

Useless!

You still haven’t even fed on all those Ten Thousand Souls Banners!

Lu Ye went back.

The energy in the Shattered Land was naturally not as rich as the Spiritual Energy in the Second Heaven.

He entered seclusion once more.

Shangguan Huanling indeed followed her words—she wanted to be with Lu Ye, even just retracing his steps would bring her closer to him.

So, she arrived at the first sect Lu Ye visited.

Xuanmiao Sect!

Oh no!

So tragic!

The entire sect had been wiped out, blood everywhere; the Xuanmiao Sect was utterly ruined.

She pondered Lu Ye’s mindset; what kind of mentality did he have when he did this?

While thinking, she suddenly kicked a broken sword.

Huh?

Shangguan Huanling picked up this broken sword.

This thing was of very low value; only low-level disciples of the Xuanmiao Sect would use it. There were also tons of other broken weapons scattered about.

This was clearly just Lu Ye not cleaning up thoroughly after his battlefield sweep.

Mainly, the enemy was too numerous; Lu Ye feared that the speed of exterminating the sect was too slow, allowing other sects to escape quickly.

Losing one more sect meant his losses would far exceed these broken weapons.

Broken weapons weren’t something Lu Ye would easily use the *Origins Devouring Heaven Sutra* for, as the condensed True Essence had a slightly incompatible feeling with his own True Essence.

So Lu Ye couldn’t be bothered to take them.

But now, Shangguan Huanling had arrived.

Lu Ye didn’t want these weapons and treasures, but she did!

During this time, she was so poor she was about to forget how to use the *Origins Devouring Heaven Sutra*.

So poor, she was about to die!