Gentlemen, it's time to enter the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls.

Chapter 295 Certificate of Surrender

The Underground Demonic Sect is said to possess eighteen kinds of inheritances, which are claimed to be perfect inheritances of eighteen Demon Lords.

But only five can truly be called the Venerable Lords: Youluo, Hunhuo, Huchang, Feilian, and Qingjiao.

Because these five are all great cultivators at the Returning to the Void Realm, theoretically they are at the same level as Qu Heng.

However, Qu Heng relied on the power of the Nirvana Sect to break through to the Void Returning Realm, and his previous self-proclaimed title of Venerable Master was somewhat boastful.

Chen Ye didn't know much about these five lords, and he had only heard of Hu Chang by name. He had no idea what abilities Hu Chang had, and he didn't even know which demon lord's lineage Hu Chang had inherited.

However, the group of demons in front of him seemed eager to demonstrate the secret techniques of the Tiger Servant Lord to Chen Ye.

One of them walked towards Chen Ye, seemingly holding something in his hand.

As they got closer, illuminated by the fireflies, Chen Ye could clearly see the person's appearance and what he was holding... a little girl who looked about six or seven years old.

As for the man's appearance, he was quite handsome, but he wore an undisguised malicious smile.

The man spoke up, "We've finally waited for you, Sect Master Chen of the Yellow Springs Sect. I am Wu Jin, one of the eight envoys under the Tiger Warrior Lord. My brothers prepared this especially for you, our great hero."

Chen Ye glanced at Han Sha Dao Ren, but this man seemed to be just leading the way and had no intention of helping Chen Ye out of his predicament. Chen Ye had no choice but to reply himself, "Great hero? I have no idea that I have rendered any service to the Tiger Servant Lord."

Chen Ye's identity is Youluozi's undercover agent on the surface, the "culprit" behind the destruction of the Burning Incense Sect, and the "mastermind" behind the disgrace of the five major sects, but this seems to have nothing to do with the Tiger Lord.

Wu Jin laughed and said, "Oh, don't say that. Everyone has heard about your achievements. The five major sects are our common enemies. As long as you harm the five major sects, you will be a great hero. So we prepared this gift. A little girl with the Yin Hour and Yin Hour destiny is not an ordinary rare thing. She is most suitable to be made into a furnace for possession, or to be used for alchemy... I will help you extract your soul now."

As Wu Jin spoke, she raised her hand and reached for the little girl's head, as if she wanted to tear out her soul.

Chen Ye knew this was a test.

Youluozi claimed Chen Ye was his puppet, but the other Demon Lords certainly wouldn't easily believe him. After all, what Chen Ye had done was no secret; anyone could find out by asking around.

The Yellow Springs Sect's style is nothing like that of a demonic sect; in fact, it is even more righteous than the orthodox sects.

Youluozi can be considered Chen Ye's disguise, but other demons always have to test him to confirm whether Chen Ye is a real "demon".

It's very simple to test this.

Just kill people.

No matter how many good deeds you've done in your life, if you kill just one person, you're a demon.

This can also be interpreted as a pledge of allegiance; once blood is stained on one's hands, one is naturally not tolerated by the righteous path, and thus becomes a demon.

Wasn't that the case with Demon Lord Wujiu back then? He was clearly an undercover agent for the righteous path, but in order to gain the trust of the demonic sect, he killed countless people. In the end, he was still treated like a demon.

Therefore, this test was not only a show of force, but also a way for Chen Ye to prove his identity.

Chen Ye made no move, but simply stared into Wu Jin's eyes.

Wu Jin had already placed her hand on the little girl's head, but when Chen Ye glanced at her, her hand couldn't help but tremble.

Wu Jin didn't know why he was trembling. He was a ruthless killer, and Chen Ye was at the same Tongxuan Realm as him. Why did Chen Ye's single glance make him tremble with fear?

Who exactly is the ruthless killer?

Wu Jin had a premonition that if he killed the girl now, he would be the one to die next.

Regardless of whether her intuition was accurate or not, Wu Jin dared not gamble.

Every cultivator in the Demonic Sect cherishes their life. Even if it's the Lord's order, it's not an order to die right now... Wu Jin's eyes darted around, and she said to Chen Ye, "It seems that Sect Master Chen prefers to do things himself. That's right, after all, the spirits of children can be useful, can't they?" After saying this, Wu Jin threw the little girl in her hand to Chen Ye.

The little girl seemed to have been bewitched by the magic. She didn't struggle in mid-air and just slammed down on Chen Ye like a puppet.

Chen Ye reached out and caught the little girl, holding her in his arms.

At this moment, everyone's eyes fell on Chen Ye.

If Chen Ye doesn't dare to kill, then he probably won't even be able to get through this bronze door.

Wu Jin felt that her move was brilliant. It was better to throw the hot potato to Chen Ye. Now, as long as she could retreat steadily behind the crowd, she would have completed the task assigned by the Lord.

Even Hansha Daoist was watching Chen Ye, since Youluozi had told him the same story: Chen Ye was an undercover agent of the Demonic Sect, and the key to staying on the ground to fight against the righteous path.

However, Hansha Daoist also sensed that Chen Ye was different. This man didn't seem to be controlled by Youluozi, and he didn't have the aura of a demonic cultivator. However, since Youluozi had given the order, Hansha Daoist wouldn't doubt it. Now, he was only worried that Chen Ye might be stopped by the disciples of Tiger Chang Venerable.

If you can't even get through this door, then there's nothing more to say.

Chen Ye gently stroked the little girl's long hair and said to Wu Jin, "She is indeed a superior body, but you have placed a restriction on her. If I were to use her as a vessel for possession, wouldn't I be at your mercy?"

Wu Jin seemed to have anticipated Chen Ye's response and immediately explained, "It's simple, I'll lift the restriction right away. However, you should be prepared that the little girl might start crying after seeing her parents being killed and the restriction lifted, which would be quite troublesome."

After saying this, Wu Jin, as if playing a prank, immediately released the spell controlling the little girl's mind.

The next moment, the puppet-like child came to his senses and began to cry and struggle loudly, calling out for his parents at the top of his lungs.

Chen Ye gently said to the little girl, "Don't be afraid, your parents are fine. Just go to sleep... everything will be alright soon."

Chen Ye's voice seemed to have a magical power. The little girl, who had just been terrified, calmed down after hearing his words. Although her eyes were still filled with tears, she stopped struggling and instead clung tightly to Chen Ye's clothes.

The demons present all changed their expressions. They could all tell that Chen Ye's voice carried a seductive power, and this method was all too familiar; it was Youluozi's most proficient skill.

Wasn't it agreed that this person was Youluozi's puppet? It turns out he even learned Youluozi's secret techniques?

Although Chen Ye's move makes it difficult to prove his relationship with Youluozi, the little girl is still alive after all.

This is not what you esteemed lords would like to see.

Chen Ye may have a thousand reasons to kill, but he should also understand what it means to not act at this moment.

Just as Wu Jin was about to question him, Chen Ye took out a pill and a Myriad Soul Banner from his storage bag and put them into the little girl's mouth.

No one knew what kind of pill it was, but after the little girl swallowed it, her body emitted a green spiritual light.

This is an extremely rich spiritual energy of green wood, and the pill is definitely not an ordinary one. However, I have never heard of the Incense Burning Sect having a similar pill. It is probably a treasure that Chen Ye obtained from elsewhere.

When the spiritual light reached its peak, Chen Ye gently pressed down on her head, extracted her soul, and sent it into the Myriad Souls Banner.

Finally, they took action.

Wu Jin breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Chen Ye was indeed one of their own.

Chen Ye silently withdrew the girl's soul and carefully placed her body into his storage bag, as if he were truly preparing a body for him to possess.

But just as Wu Jin was about to say a few words to ease the tension, Chen Ye smiled slightly at him and said, "I know this is a pledge of loyalty, and I also knew long ago that you didn't trust me. Now I've already killed the man. But I don't like being threatened, so... I think Lord Tiger's Lackey won't mind if I lose my temper."

Chen Ye blinked, and countless crimson fire snakes appeared on the disciples of the Tiger Lord, frantically tearing at their bodies.

(End of this chapter)