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

Chapter 425 A Fragment

Hundreds of giant jellyfish, like canopies suspended in the water, floated there quietly.

Their umbrellas are a translucent blue, and the internal nerve networks are clearly visible like a spider web, rhythmically contracting and expanding with the flow of water.

From beneath the canopy, thousands upon thousands of slender, elongated tentacles hung down, like dense willow branches, completely enveloping the treasure chests.

Clearly, it's filled with treasures.

Fei Lian is now desperate and can only hope that these treasure chests contain something that can help him escape his predicament.

Fei Lian slowly entered the treasure vault, intending to cautiously probe the jellyfish. However, just as he passed through the vault's gate, all the jellyfish froze for a moment. Then, the jellyfish closest to him suddenly straightened its countless drooping tentacles, shooting towards Fei Lian like arrows released from a bow.

Its speed exceeded the limits of visual perception, leaving pale blue afterimages in the water.

Fei Lian did not move, but slightly parted his lips and uttered a single word.

"Certainly."

The tentacles, which had transformed into countless sharp blades, froze in mid-air.

When Fei Lian reached the Void Returning Realm, he was already able to stop time. Now that he has reached the Dao Integration Realm, he is ten or even a hundred times stronger.

They were just a group of jellyfish guarding a treasure trove; they couldn't harm Feilian in the slightest.

"broken."

Another word was uttered. The frozen tentacles instantly disintegrated into countless eerie blue specks of light, like fireflies on a summer night, before slowly fading away.

Against these physical attacks, Fei Lian's words, which become law, possess absolute suppressive power. He seems to be able to embody the Dao itself, freely altering the fundamental rules within a certain range.

As Feilian ventured deeper into the treasure vault, the jellyfish's attacks grew increasingly ferocious, but under the influence of his divine power of making words law, not a single jellyfish could harm him in the slightest.

Just as he was about to touch the first treasure chest, a sudden change occurred.

The jellyfish holding the treasure chest suddenly contracted its deep blue umbrella, but this time there was no attack.

Instead, an invisible, intangible gray ripple spread out from it instantly, enveloping itself.

hum-

After a low murmur, as if from another world, the scene before Fei Lian's eyes underwent a strange change.

The jellyfish was still the same jellyfish, and the treasure chest was still the same treasure chest; their location and shape remained unchanged. But the whole thing felt unreal.

Fei Lian frowned.

He reached out and touched the treasure chest.

His hand passed effortlessly through the "image" of the treasure chest. His fingertips touched only the cold seawater. It was as if he were trying to scoop up the moon's reflection from the water; no matter how hard he tried, it was all in vain.

They seem to have become a painting imprinted on the water, like a mirage projected onto the surface. You can see them, but you can't feel any of their presence, energy, or even their "presence."

"Illusion magic is ineffective here!"

Fei Lian spoke again, attempting to break the spell by speaking words that could be used to manipulate the magic.

However, it seemed to have no effect; the jellyfish remained ethereal and completely untouchable.

“Not of this world,” Fei Lian murmured to himself.

Words that become law are limited by the laws of this world and can only affect things in this world.

The illusion before our eyes has long since vanished, so no matter how powerful the supernatural ability to make words come true is, it is useless and cannot have any effect on it.

The same applies to the other jellyfish; whenever Fei Lian approaches in any way, the jellyfish always manages to enter the bubble first, becoming completely untouchable. This is clearly the treasure vault's "anti-theft" mechanism. These jellyfish aren't particularly strong in combat, but their ability to protect the treasure is formidable.

Fei Lian's gaze shifted from the illusory jellyfish to the several open, empty treasure chests on the ground.

The box was opened, and it was empty. The person who took the treasure did so cleanly and efficiently, leaving no trace of a struggle.

Who opened these treasure chests, and by what means?
Although Fei Lian knew nothing, he could find out if he wanted to.

Fei Lian stood beside the opened treasure chests and commanded, "Time will rewind here."

The surrounding seawater stopped flowing, the dust remained still in the air, and even the floating jellyfish seemed to have been paused. The whole world appeared to have become a still painting.

The next moment, the scroll began to recede at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The jellyfish-like specks of light shattered by Fei Lian reformed into tentacles and retracted into his body. Within the illusion, Fei Lian's own figure also receded, leaving the treasure vault's gate.

The light and shadow in the entire space were rapidly flashing and rewinding, and the torrent of time began to flow backwards under his words.

Soon, time rewound to a long time ago.

A jet-black dragon appeared in the treasure vault.

Fei Lian's pupils contracted slightly.

This dragon looked somewhat familiar. It seemed that Chen Ye could transform into the shape of a dragon. Combining this with the information he had heard before, could this be Chen Ye? The dragon entered the treasure vault without provoking an attack from the jellyfish. Instead, they all made way for it, and the tentacles under its umbrellas became soft and compliant, even carrying a hint of... closeness and submission.

Upon seeing this, Fei Lian instantly understood.

The creature that kept these jellyfish in the treasure vault was likely a dragon, specifically tasked with guarding these treasures. They attacked all outsiders, but would never attack anything possessing pure dragon blood.

Chen Ye, that kid, saw through this point and used the Eight-Nine Arcane Technique to simulate the aura and form of a dragon, which is why he was able to enter this place so easily as if it were empty.

"Truly worthy of being the most outstanding successor of both the righteous and demonic paths, how did he know this was the territory of the dragon? It's a pity I don't know the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts."

Despite saying it was a pity, Fei Lian didn't stop.

He was just deceiving some ignorant fools. Although he didn't know the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, imitating a dragon was not difficult for him.

He circulated his spiritual energy, opened his mouth and swallowed a large mouthful of seawater. Soon after, scale-like patterns appeared on his body.

This is the Azure Dragon Lord's secret technique. Although Fei Lian doesn't know the true mysteries behind it, he still understands some of the basics.

The eighteen inheritances of the Underground Demonic Sect have actually been secretly learned by each other long ago, but the most exquisite parts have not yet been passed on to outsiders.

The Azure Dragon Lord can transform into a dragon, and Fei Lian can at least try to learn that.

Where there is a deficiency, we will make up for it with the principle that words can be followed by law.

"Dragon energy naturally arises within my body."

The moment the words fell, Fei Lian's body did not change, but the aura emanating from him was completely different.

Feilian originally gave people a mysterious and ethereal feeling, as well as a sense of majesty and sharpness, but now it was replaced by a wild, ancient, and watery aura.

Although his appearance is still human, the "message" he gives to the outside world has become that of a humanoid dragon!

This is the domineering nature of words becoming law. It doesn't concern itself with process, only with results. If Feilian commands himself to possess dragon energy, then his aura will possess dragon energy.

As this "dragon aura" spread, the restless jellyfish swarm ahead indeed quieted down. Their enormous bells opened, their previously tense attack postures relaxed considerably, and their hostility rapidly subsided.

It really works.

Feilian approached the jellyfish that had turned into bubbles again, but before he could reach out, the jellyfish returned to normal.

The giant jellyfish was holding the treasure chest. Although it did not attack Feilian, its thousands of tentacles still wrapped the treasure chest tightly, showing no intention of loosening its grip.

Feilian reached out, ready to take the treasure chest.

Just as his hand was about to touch the treasure chest, the jellyfish's tentacles suddenly tightened. Although it didn't attack, it adopted a "never let go" stance.

Fei Lian frowned.

He could sense that the jellyfish was not hostile towards him, but at the same time it carried a deep sense of "confusion" and "warning".

Feilian reached out and grabbed, but although the jellyfish still didn't attack, he couldn't pull the treasure chest out.

"No way, did Chen Ye also just steal it like that?"

Feilian was not angry at all; on the contrary, he found it rather amusing.

He didn't use any more world-destroying supernatural powers; he simply reached out, firmly grasped the treasure chest, and then began to pull it outwards with all his might.

The jellyfish possessed astonishing strength; its countless tentacles, like the strongest cables, clung tightly to the treasure chest. Although Fei Lian was a Dao Integration Realm expert, he felt a slight resistance even in this contest of pure physical strength.

But in the end, Fei Lian was stronger. With a "whoosh," he forcefully pulled the black iron treasure chest out from the embrace of thousands of tentacles!
With the treasure chest in hand, the jellyfish deflated like a punctured balloon, its tentacles drooping limply, and the light on its umbrella-shaped canopy dimmed.

Feilian weighed the treasure chest in his hand, feeling that although the process had been a bit strenuous, it was good enough to get the treasure.

Upon opening the treasure chest, one finds a jade belt inside, which looks like some kind of ornament.

After infusing his spiritual energy to sense it, Feilian realized that it was a protective magic treasure. He put the jade belt on his body, and immediately the heavy pressure of the seawater around him was greatly reduced.

"Good baby!"

Feilian gave it a compliment, but said it wasn't very useful for getting out of trouble.

But there's no need to rush. There are still hundreds of treasure chests in front of us. Open them all, and we might find a way out.

As each treasure chest was opened, various dazzling treasures were unearthed, but most of them were just magical artifacts and elixirs; Fei Lian couldn't find what he wanted.

I don't remember which treasure chest I opened. Inside, there was no extraordinary light or color, only a tattered page that looked like it had been torn from a book.

What merit does a mere piece of paper have to be hidden among these treasures?
Fei Lian picked up the torn page with a puzzled look, only to feel a chilling and eerie sensation, as if he were not holding a piece of paper, but a banner of ten thousand souls formed from the condensation of countless evil spirits.

Before Feilian could throw the tattered page away, lines of ancient seal script appeared on their own.

Ji Mingqiu was born in the spring of 48,888, the year of the Great Cataclysm. A native of the Two Realms Mountain in the former Southern Jambudvipa, he was born with seven toes and abandoned in the wilderness by his parents. He possessed supernatural powers, commanding beasts with his cries, and took a deer as his mother…

Upon seeing these words, Lord Feilian's eyes widened in shock!

This page records his entire life story?! What on earth is this tattered page?!
(End of this chapter)