An emperor in his later years is summoned by his sister to save the nation's fate.

"Just who is this Lu Li? Was he some kind of deity who ruled over all the heavens in his previous life?"

Viewers are wildly speculating about Lu Li's true identity, but apart from knowing that he is Lu Xueyao's missing older brother who has returned in the form of a "mysterious pet" after three years, they know nothing else.

This unknown mystery, on the contrary, made Lu Li's prestige infinitely higher in the minds of the people of Blue Star.

At this moment, Lu Xueyao, who was standing to the side, looked at her brother's back and her eyes reddened again.

Instead of feeling that her brother was cold-hearted, she was filled with sympathy and heartache.

"My brother must have suffered too much inhuman torture in the underworld, and become accustomed to life and death and evil spirits, which is why his heart has been tempered into such a cold and ruthless state."

Lu Xueyao secretly vowed in her heart that she would cultivate diligently in the future and never let her brother worry about her again.

Moreover, after experiencing the "face change" just now, she now finds this strange bride extremely displeasing.

"Exactly! Such an ugly monster has no right to be my brother's servant!" Lu Xueyao secretly agreed in her heart, while Lu Li ignored his sister's imagination.

He turned around and took the Ten Thousand Souls Banner directly from Lu Xueyao's hand.

"You're not qualified to be a servant."

Lu Li raised his hand and planted the Myriad Souls Banner on the ground, saying calmly, "However, if you don't mind, I can reserve a spot for you in my Myriad Souls Banner private room."

To Lu Li's and everyone else's surprise, this A-level ghost bride, upon hearing this demand that was comparable to extracting and refining souls, did not hesitate or resist at all.

"Thank you for taking me in, senior!"

The ghost bride even kowtowed to Lu Li, then transformed into a scarlet light and obediently and willingly entered the surface of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

It should be understood that once one enters the Demonic Artifact Ten Thousand Soul Banner, even an A-level supernatural being will have their life, death, and will completely controlled by the banner master, unable to control their own destiny and forever condemned to eternal damnation.

But this strange bride was so willing, as if being taken in was a great blessing.

With the ghost bride being contained, the oppressive A-level supernatural rules in the room instantly dissipated.

The paper emcee, devoid of facial features, collapsed to the ground like a puppet without its strings, turning into a pile of ashes.

"alright."

Having dealt with the ghost bride, Lu Li's projection began to become illusory.

"Xueyao, the source of the strangeness in this black pine forest is this eerie bride."

Lu Li instructed, "It is the core of the rules of this territory. Now that you have controlled it through the Myriad Soul Banner, you can use it to indirectly control all the strange things in this Black Pine Forest."

"Gather all the weaklings, and there will be no more threats in your territory. This will become your absolute home ground."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Li's projection completely disappeared, but his wisp of divine consciousness remained firmly anchored in Lu Xueyao's sea of ​​consciousness.

"I understand, brother."

Lu Xueyao immediately understood. With a thought, she released the ghost bride she had just contained from the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

At this moment, after the initial baptism of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, the ghost bride was extremely respectful to Lu Xueyao, the banner master, and no longer had the fierce attitude of trying to force the wedding ceremony. She stood obediently to the side.

"Go." Lu Xueyao's expression was cold. "Gather all the strange things in this black pine forest. I want to control this forest!"

"Yes, Master."

The ghost bride bowed slightly, and then a crimson light flashed in her pupil-less eyes.

An unsettling, invisible force originating from an A-level source instantly spread throughout the entire Black Pine Forest like a sound wave.

In just a few minutes.

"Shhh—"

Accompanied by various crisp friction sounds and footsteps.

A large number of eerie creatures, as if on a pilgrimage, gathered from all directions of the forest to the edge of this black pool.

Lu Xueyao scanned the area with her divine sense and roughly estimated that there were actually dozens of strange creatures!

Among them are mourning ghosts with hemp ropes around their necks, water ghosts dripping with foul-smelling water stains, starving ghosts with bulging bellies... all kinds of low-level ghosts in various forms and with various rules are available.

In this black pine forest, they are all essentially assimilated and controlled by the rules of the Bride of Demons. Now, under the intimidation of the Bride of Demons, these monsters, who used to cause bloodshed in the outside world, are now like lambs to the slaughter, and dare not resist in the slightest.

"receive!"

Lu Xueyao suddenly waved the Myriad Souls Banner. As the black energy surged, it sucked all the dozens of strange creatures into the space inside the banner, just like a whale sucking in water.

For a time, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner was a scene of chaotic demonic activity.

However, after carefully sensing the situation inside the banner, Lu Xueyao frowned slightly.

"Although there are many of these strange creatures, most of them are only low-level items of grade C or even D."

Their killing rules are too simplistic and scattered. If they were all unleashed in battle, while the scene would be spectacular, it would be difficult to create an effective overlap of rules, and they might even interfere with each other due to conflicting rules.

"The trickery of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner lies in its refinement, not its quantity."

Lu Xueyao's eyes flickered as she fixed her gaze on the B-grade monster mixed in with the others, the Starving Monster!

This starving monster's ability is extremely unique. It doesn't kill people using fixed, rigid rules, but rather grows by constantly devouring others.

That's just one aspect. The most incredible thing is that once it eats something supernatural, it can not only digest the supernatural power of that person to increase its level, but it can also perfectly inherit the supernatural abilities and killing rules of that person!

"If it were to devour all these dozens of monsters..." A crazed, demonic glint flashed in Lu Xueyao's eyes: "It would become a Frankenstein's monster, a composite of multiple murderous rules including hanging, drowning, hallucination, and curses!"

Having made up her mind, Lu Xueyao decided that she would focus on using resources and fellow creatures to nurture this starving monster.

It definitely has the potential to become a main killing force in the Myriad Soul Banner, and may even grow into an S-level monster.

After integrating the strange resources, Lu Xueyao turned her gaze to the black pool at her feet.

This is the Netherworld Water, the only core material for building the spring that protects your territory.

She stepped forward and touched the water in the pool.

Since the Nine Nether Springs are a single entity, they can all be placed directly into the backpack.

With a thought, a ball of pitch-black liquid instantly appeared in the system's inventory slot.

Lu Xueyao filled it to a full 100 cubic meters.

The moment the collection was successful.

[National Fortune Announcement!]

[Lu Xueyao, the chosen one of the Dragon Kingdom, has successfully collected a special resource: 100 cubic meters of Netherworld Water!]

[Triggering a 100x national fortune manifest critical strike!]

[Reward manifested: 10,000 cubic meters of Netherworld Water! Successfully delivered to the top-secret underground vault of the 749th Bureau headquarters in the Dragon Kingdom!]