Chapter 409

Chapter 409: Power Struggle

The Vermilion Bird True Flame is getting stronger.

It’s not because the Vermilion Bird has resurrected, but because it’s actively enhancing Lu Ye’s Vermilion Bird True Flame.

In other words, the Vermilion Bird is helping Lu Ye!

It’s trying to get on Lu Ye’s good side.

After transforming into Reincarnation Obsession, did the Vermilion Bird finally realize its mistakes and turn over a new leaf?

It’s not something that can be concluded with just this action.

Lu Ye begins refining the Emperor’s Banner and the Stone Sword. In fact, the Stone Sword and the Ten Thousand Souls Banner are best enhanced by his own growth.

Lu Ye lending a hand is no match for their own efforts.

Who told these two to be so useless?

They’re all just struggling along.

In his previous life, Lu Ye never had the Emperor’s Banner, but he heard that the Ten Thousand Souls Banner always screamed, with the souls inside letting out wails that pushed their master to gather more souls.

But his Emperor’s Banner is different.

It has never urged him.

Instead, it’s always been overstuffed.

Could it be that his refining method for the Emperor’s Banner is wrong?

This thing was snatched from the Heavenly Demon Emperor, so logically, the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Demon Emperor should possess the complete technique for refining the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

There shouldn’t be any mistakes.

So, all in all, the Emperor’s Banner in his hands is truly useless!

Under the Vermilion Bird True Flame, a large amount of material turns into liquid and is finally drawn into threads to start upgrading the Emperor’s Banner.

Meanwhile, the Stone Sword is quickly devouring Red Phoenix Divine Gold and Void Celestial Gold.

With Lu Ye’s help, a lot of souls transform into pure Soul Juice, derived from those souls that seem harmless and diligent.

“Refine with all your might!”

As all the threads merge into the Emperor’s Banner, Lu Ye issues a command.

The Emperor’s Banner naturally obeys.

In an instant, countless screams fill the Emperor’s Banner.

The sound of fabric tearing ensues.

The Emperor’s Banner is on the verge of shattering, but the golden threads that have already merged into the banner are forcefully maintained by Fa Hui’s power!

One sword and one banner accelerate the digestion process.

Over a month passes.

The Emperor’s Banner emits a pure purple radiance, a brilliance as pure as the legendary Primordial Purple Qi, evoking a sense of reverence.

The Stone Sword shines a faint crimson.

The crimson stems from a blend of blood and Red Phoenix Divine Gold.

This sword exudes overwhelming murderous intent. Simply floating here gives the feeling that one’s life is slipping away.

Both treasures have dramatically increased in power.

A smile can’t help but creep onto Lu Ye’s face.

Watching his treasures grow is like raising his own children; Lu Ye genuinely feels a sense of fulfillment.

Gripping the Stone Sword, Lu Ye casually swings it.

The void parts instantly, leaving a clear sword mark.

This power is achieved without even using his full strength.

As he lightly waves the Emperor’s Banner, three massive figures appear, restored to their breathtaking forms, long skirts swaying, like stunning swans.

They’re just… huge!

Though their figures are elegant, their stature is colossal, almost as if they’re the size of stars.

Such terrifying main souls.

Lu Ye pauses to ponder whether there’s anything in the Fifth Heaven capable of withstanding an attack from these three main souls.

Ultimately, he concludes that there’s no one!

As long as the three main souls take action, they can snatch the souls of anyone in the Fifth Heaven.

And they don’t even need to take them one by one.

If another demon tide were to occur now, Lu Ye absolutely wouldn’t struggle as hard as last time.

He just needs to wave the Emperor’s Banner, and the demon tide will be wiped out on a massive scale.

Yet, the three main souls wear expressions of agony, lingering signs of the pain they endured during the soul refinement process, which, even if it has passed, still resides deep within their souls—a long-lasting pain.

It might take a very long time to fade away.

Settled.

Lu Ye thinks about what to do next.

Soon he has an answer.

First, gather the treasures to condense the Seventh Life.

Right now, he only has one, still missing the Star Soul Stone and the Liuli Nine Heart Pearl.

The Star Soul Stone…

That thing must’ve been taken away by An Li.

But it’s no big deal.

Because the contents of the Nine Lives Undying Heavenly Canon were all deduced by Lu Ye himself.

With his previous life as a Celestial Lord, as well as his understanding of the Nine Lives Undying Heavenly Canon, it’s not the only material that can be used.

He can switch to another material instead.

“Was the deduction successful?” Lu Ye asks.

“Ding, deduction in progress.”

“Change the deduction to find a substitute for the Star Soul Stone for condensing the Seventh Life!” Lu Ye orders.

“Ding, deduction in progress!”

Lu Ye’s figure vanishes as he heads off to search for the Liuli Nine Heart Pearl.

At this moment, An Li has once again been sent into the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

An Li’s eyes burn with infinite anger.

She is reincarnating in the cycle.

Just born, An Li neither cries nor makes a fuss; she simply stares at the ceiling.

The midwife, seeing the quiet An Li, is taken aback and hurriedly begins to pat her, yet An Li shows no response.

“Still alive, why isn’t she crying?” The midwife says, baffled.

“Give her a good slap; why do I feel this child is not likable at all…”

“Shh, be quiet!”

“What are you afraid of? The woman is already unconscious, and this child hasn’t made a sound; her husband can’t hear us anyway.”

“It’s true, she doesn’t seem likable at all.”

“Isn’t she more likely to grow up into a little menace?”

“Hurry, she’s suffocating!”

The midwife gasps, rushing to save her, unable to understand why this newborn child, unpleasant as she is, is not breathing like a normal baby, who typically screams when they arrive.

An Li seems fine.

It’s just that what she’s attempting to do is to suffocate herself.

True Spirit, gradually turning back into a soul through the cycle of life and death.

And if she dies right after being born, there’s no process of a True Spirit getting stronger, so of course, she can’t achieve the transformation from True Spirit to Soul.

She wants to literally suffocate herself!

Too bad she doesn’t succeed because humans cannot simply suffocate themselves through sheer willpower when there’s air around.

But An Li has another tactic.

That’s hunger!

She flat out refuses to eat, not drinking or eating anything.

Unless something extraordinary happens, An Li will literally starve to death.

Dying of starvation just after being born, her True Spirit only gathers a tiny bit of energy; under such circumstances, wanting to convert True Spirit to Soul is just a pipe dream!

One reincarnation, one death.

An Li is at odds with the Darkness Origin.

She must make the Darkness Origin submit; otherwise, An Li can’t even imagine what she’ll have to face.

So, Darkness Origin, bow down to me!