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

Chapter 385 Words Become Law and Heavenly Retribution
When the last wisp of spiritual energy was drained from Yu Shenxing's dantian, he shuddered violently and collapsed helplessly into his wheelchair like a puppet with its strings cut. At this moment, Yu Shenxing's face was completely bloodless, as pale as paper.

Upon seeing this, Chen Ye was startled and quickly withdrew the borrowed supernatural power.

He never expected Yu Shenxing to be so resolute, exhausting his Qi Sea in a very short time. At best, months of arduous cultivation would be in vain; at worst, it would damage his Dao Foundation.

The divine power of "Hell of Heavenly Punishment" is extremely taxing. Even with Yu Shenxing sacrificing himself so much, he could only unleash a few dozen bolts of heavenly lightning, which would at most cause the Tiger Lord, who was thousands of miles away, some pain for a while.

To pay such a huge price just to vent the overwhelming hatred in his heart shows that Yu Shenxing is indeed on the verge of going mad.

Chen Ye sighed inwardly, hoping that his revenge just now would at least give him some venting and prevent it from becoming a true inner demon.

In his wheelchair, Yu Shenxing was breathing heavily, struggling to sit up. Chen Ye thought he was going to put on a brave face, so he quickly stepped forward and pressed down on his shoulder, whispering, "Brother, you need to rest and recuperate. When you recover, just silently recite the mantra in your heart, and I can lend you this supernatural power again at any time."

Chen Ye didn't care whether the tiger's accomplice lived or died, but if Yu Shenxing forced the spell again, something bad would definitely happen.

“Brother, thank you for your kindness and good intentions. I understand.” His voice was weak, but his words were exceptionally clear. “I did not intend to continue using my supernatural powers. Just before my spiritual energy was exhausted, I seemed to sense that the demon’s emotions had changed, as if he had encountered some trouble.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Ye immediately unleashed the divine power of Heavenly Punishment and Hell.

Following the cause and effect, he indeed sensed the current situation of the tiger's accomplice: fear, tension, and a heart full of resentment and bitterness.

To Chen Ye's surprise, he sensed another place that was connected to him by cause and effect.

Using the divine power of Heavenly Punishment Hell, Chen Ye immediately knew who the other one was—it was none other than the Flying Lord who had taken sides during Chen Ye's battle.

Deep underground, in that dilapidated and dark cave, Lord Feilian stood before Hu Chang with a faint smile on his face. His brand-new animal skin cloak fluttered slowly, as if he had long been prepared to protect himself.

Tiger's accomplice stared intently at his "old friend," not daring to be careless in the slightest.

He had long anticipated that Fei Lian would hunt him down.

The Demonic Sect excels at internal strife; this is an age-old truth. A puppet at the Void Returning Realm, or a magical artifact crafted from the soul of a Void Returning Realm cultivator, is an immense temptation for a demon lord.

But Hu Chang didn't expect Fei Lian to arrive so quickly.

Because the Demonic Sect excels at internal strife, everyone puts their utmost effort into preparing methods to protect themselves.

Even the two most cunning and scheming demons, Fei Lian and You Luo Zi, shouldn't have been able to find him in just a few days.

According to Hu Chang's plan, after possessing the body and consuming a large number of high-quality blood pills, he would have enough time to recover from his injuries.

But everything was ruined by that damned lightning.

In the past few days, he has not only failed to recover in the slightest, but his injuries have worsened due to the constant tension and torment in his mind and soul. How could a critically injured and dying patient endure being struck by lightning every now and then?
Just now, in a moment of distraction, he accidentally destroyed the concealment array he had set up. In this deep underground place, even the slightest movement would travel a hundred miles, so it was no surprise that Fei Lian had come looking for him.

Moreover, his soul is now severely injured and his wounds have not yet healed, so he will probably find it difficult to escape Fei Lian's pursuit.
Even though they both knew what was going on, Hu Chang still questioned, "Fei Lian, what favor do you want from me now? Do you think I can repay it? Or are you here to take my life?!"

Fei Lian lightly patted non-existent dust off his cloak, walked forward slowly, and said in the most indifferent tone, "How did the dignified Lord of the Tiger Clan fall to such a state? Judging from your appearance, it seems that your injuries have not healed at all. Could it be that Chen Ye's sword energy is so powerful that even you cannot heal the injuries?"

Hu Chang snorted coldly and mocked, "You're just beating around the bush, Fei Lian. You might as well be honest. I don't believe you're here to reminisce or to help me."

Feilian still didn't answer Hu Chang's question, but continued talking to himself.

"Before the battle in the clouds, you obtained information about Youluozi and came to ask me for help. Now you have achieved your wish and fought a great battle against the Yunlu Immortal Sect. I also accompanied you to the Cloud City and even took a sword from the Qinghe Sword Sect. You have to repay this favor eventually. Don't you think that makes sense?"

Hu Chang was too lazy to waste words with Fei Lian and asked, "In short, do you want to fight or do you want benefits? There's no need to waste each other's time."

"Then we'll see if you can offer something more precious than your life." Lord Feilian slowly raised his right hand, and a banner of ten thousand souls appeared from the void. He then said to Hu Chang, "If you can't, then please enter my banner of ten thousand souls. The position of the main soul has already been reserved for you."

The Tiger Servant's bloodshot eyes blazed with madness and hatred; there was no need for further words, only a fight to the death.

With a roar, the body that Hu Chang had just possessed exploded, turning into a cloud of blood mist.

At the same time, countless ghouls surged out, frantically devouring the scattered flesh and blood until they were stained crimson, then transformed into a raging torrent rushing towards Fei Lian.

This was the Tiger's last desperate attack, completely abandoning the physical body it had prepared for many years, and arousing all the remaining evil thoughts of the Tiger's kin.

Even if it means his death, he will tear a piece of flesh from Fei Lian's body!
However, Fei Lian didn't even lift an eyelid in the face of this overwhelming tide of ghosts.

He simply gazed at the torrent of demons, his thin lips parted slightly, and he softly uttered a single word: "Stay still."

At that single word, the raging torrent of demons came to an abrupt halt, frozen in mid-air.

His words became law; this was the greatest ability of the Flying Lord.

Even though he couldn't control Sheng Huai'an's sword back then, he was more than capable of dealing with a severely wounded and dying tiger accomplice.

Looking at the countless hideous demons frozen in time, Fei Lian spoke again, but this time he only said two words: "Wake up!"

All the vengeful spirits seemed to be gently brushed by an unseen hand, as if wiping over a painting that was not yet dry. All the roars, all the ferocity, all the movements became blurred and indistinct.

The red light in the eyes of the ghouls quickly dimmed, and their bodies began to tremble and twist uncontrollably, as if a force of "denial" from the depths of their very being was erasing their very existence from this world.

As the gray mist dissipated, the countless vengeful spirits trapped in the dream were freed, revealing the form of the Tiger Servant Lord, who was frozen in mid-air.

"puff!"

The Tiger Lord, whose mind was connected to the cougar, felt as if his soul had been struck by lightning. He suddenly exhaled a breath of spiritual energy, and his light dimmed to the extreme in an instant.

Tiger's rambler stared at Fei Lian in utter horror, his eyes filled with unbelievable fear. He had never expected Fei Lian to break his rambler's magic so easily.

Using the supernatural power of words to awaken all the evil spirits from their dreams?!
Who told him that the key to the cougar is the dream?
Even during the battle in the clouds last time, when Hu Chang encountered Chen Ye's transformed Dream Eater, he only risked his life to strike without uttering a single word.

Unless, Chen Ye told Fei Lian this secret, or that poisonous woman You Luo Zi overheard the Yunlu Immortal Sect's solution and then told Fei Lian.

Fei Lian smiled slightly, and with a gentle shake of the Myriad Souls Banner in his hand, the scattered, ownerless soul energy was absorbed into the banner like rivers flowing into the sea.

He slowly walked toward the tiger's accomplice, who was now powerless to resist, and said softly, "Don't struggle, my old friend. I can assure you that as long as you obediently enter my Ten Thousand Soul Banner, I will not torture you."

The Ten Thousand Souls Banner in Fei Lian's hand flashed with black light, and a suction force locked onto Hu Chang.

Tiger's entourage looked at the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and suddenly let out a roar.

"Feilian! Don't even think about it!" He could die, he could be defeated, but he could never accept that he would become Feilian's servant, a tool in his hands.

Rather Stick to your guns!
A deafening roar echoed throughout the underground cavern. The Tiger Lord abandoned all resistance and instead ignited the last remaining fragments of his divine soul.

After reaching the Divine Transformation stage, the Divine Soul exists independently. Hu Chang's entire cultivation was focused on his Divine Soul, which contained the spiritual energy accumulated over hundreds of years of cultivation. It was unknown how long it had been compressed within his Qi Sea.

At this moment, the tiger tamer ignited his shattered soul in the most ferocious manner, as if throwing a spark into a sea full of hot oil.

The tiger's soul began to glow, growing brighter and brighter, and the surrounding space began to crack as it could not withstand this power.

Fei Lian watched this scene with an expressionless face. He did not back down, but simply watched quietly.

Just before the destructive light was about to fully erupt, Fei Lian opened his mouth again.

"Certainly."

The world stood still.

The devastating light that was about to erupt completely also mysteriously froze at its most brilliant and dangerous moment.

Fei Lian walked forward slowly and calmly to the soul that was about to explode, reaching out to pluck it off.

But at that moment, a thin, silvery-white bolt of lightning appeared out of nowhere.

Feilian's attention was entirely focused on Hu Chang, and by the time the lightning struck his head, it was too late to react.

This bolt of lightning ignored the frozen time and space, ignored Fei Lian's protective magic treasure, and even directly penetrated his protective spiritual energy, striking Fei Lian squarely on the top of his head!

In that instant, Fei Lian felt his soul suddenly go numb, and a piercing pain violently rushed into his sea of ​​consciousness.

In that instant, Fei Lian's attention was diverted by the sudden, unexpected pain.

The space-time that had been frozen by his divine power of words began to flow again. Fei Lian's expression changed drastically. Almost instinctively, he tried to stabilize space-time again, but it was too late.

The tiger's entourage's radiant soul regained its light, and all the accumulated destructive power found an outlet.

The dark place was instantly filled with light and heat. Unprepared, Lord Feilian caught Lord Huchang's self-destruction, which was filled with endless resentment and determination, with his own face.

A torrent of incredibly violent energy crashed directly and brutally against his unsuspecting body. Fei Lian didn't even have time to mount any effective defense; the devastating light first melted his antler hat and animal skin cloak, then charred his flesh.

Flesh, bones, meridians... all turned to ashes, and even Fei Lian's soul was severely damaged, just like the two sect leaders who were ambushed at Lietian Mountain.

The self-destruction of a cultivator's soul in the Returning Void Realm is as powerful as a casual sword strike from Zhang Qi.

"what!"

A bloodcurdling scream, piercingly shrill, emanated from the center of that destructive light, only to be instantly drowned out by an even more violent explosion.

After an unknown amount of time, the destructive energy storm subsided slightly.

A tattered and disheveled phantom emerged from the center of that chaos; it was Fei Lian's remaining divine soul.

This time, Fei Lian was completely unprepared. Although he managed to save his life, he failed to escape before being injured, resulting in severe damage to his soul.

He has now become a tiger's accomplice and needs to find another body as soon as possible to possess again.

But while fleeing for his life, Fei Lian couldn't figure out where that bolt of lightning came from.
Tiger's accomplice was clearly immobilized by his body, and even his soul was about to self-destruct. Did he still have the strength to deliver a palm strike to himself?
If Hu Chang had the ability to break the supernatural power of words becoming law, he wouldn't have chosen to self-destruct, would he?
As Fei Lian was still wondering, another bolt of lightning appeared above his head and struck his soul hard.

The excruciating pain nearly drove Fei Lian mad!
With the tiger's accomplices all dead, who launched the sneak attack? Moreover, he returned to the secret chamber for survival at an extremely fast speed. Who could cast a spell on him under such circumstances? Even if Zhang Qi were reborn, he might not be able to lock onto his soul under these circumstances.

The attacker seemed determined not to let Fei Lian go, unleashing a barrage of lightning strikes, each one precise and painful, causing Fei Lian to cry out, "Reveal yourself at once!"

He once again displayed his supernatural power of making his words come true, but this time, nothing happened.

What appeared in the darkness were just a few poisonous insects and twisted blood vines... These are common underground creatures, and there was no trace of the mastermind behind them.

In that short time, Feilian had already arrived at another secret chamber used for self-preservation and possessed a brand new body once again.

But this time it wasn't so easy for him. Hu Chang's self-destruction damaged his soul. Although he had prepared healing pills, he probably wouldn't recover without ten days to half a month of rest.

The only thing Fei Lian was thankful for was that the eerie lightning disappeared after he possessed the body; otherwise, he would have gone mad on the spot. If even his hiding place wasn't safe, wouldn't he be unable to escape even if he went to heaven or earth?
Slightly relieved, Feilian couldn't help but pick up a conch shell and loudly proclaim, "Lord Youluo, Hu Chang is dead."

Youluozi's questioning voice came from the conch shell: "Your tone is off. Did you suffer a loss when the tiger's accomplice launched a counterattack in its death throes?"

Fei Lian replied, "That's right. We failed to capture his soul into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and even lost his physical body."

Fei Lian had no intention of hiding anything from this witch who possessed the supernatural ability to hear everything. Although Hu Chang was dead, the sounds of that great battle would forever echo between heaven and earth, and You Luo Zi could hear them whenever she wanted.

Youluozi hurriedly asked, "Didn't you already pronounce judgment on him? Your words have been broken?!"

Fei Lian said helplessly, "I decided his death, but I couldn't decide how he would die. I never expected that someone would be hiding nearby and launching a sneak attack. I didn't realize it at first, but now that I think about it, it must have been Chen Ye. You said he mastered a very powerful and strange supernatural ability, and it seems that you're not exaggerating at all."

Youluozi remained silent, seemingly having underestimated the power of Chen Ye's supernatural ability.

To be able to use such a technique against Fei Lian from thousands of miles away at the Yunlu Immortal Sect is simply not something that should be done in the mortal realm.

However, Youluozi didn't care whether Feilian had gained any benefits or not, and only asked, "Now that Huchang is dead, when will you be able to break through?"

Fei Lian smiled slightly and said confidently, "Don't worry, once I recover from my injuries, I will be able to achieve Dao in a month at most."

He sentenced Hu Chang to death. Although there were some unexpected events along the way, Hu Chang ultimately died as determined by his verdict.

Therefore, Fei Lian simply failed to maximize his benefits, but it did not affect his breakthrough in cultivation level.

With just one month of rest and recuperation, once his soul injury is healed, he will be able to break through to the Dao Integration Realm. At that time, his divine power of words becoming law will be unmatched in the world.

Fei Lian was in high spirits when suddenly lightning flashed and a bolt of lightning struck him on the head.

(End of this chapter)