The Ghost Banner flew out, its black banner gently swaying, and suddenly countless black threads shot out from the green Yin cloud, directly entangling Li Feiyu.
Golden lightning arcs flashed around Li Feiyu's hands, crackling as they encircled him.
Golden light flared, and the black threads, upon contact, snapped and transformed into green mist, swirling around Li Feiyu before returning to the green Yin cloud where the Ghost Banner was located.
"Hmph, let's see if your Divine Devilbane Lightning is truly endless!"
The Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect chanted an obscure and difficult-to-understand incantation, and then gusts of Yin wind stirred the surrounding mist, pressing in on Li Feiyu from all directions.
The Ghost Banner instantly swelled to two zhang in size, and the mist on its surface began to dissipate, revealing its true form.
Li Feiyu focused his gaze, and the verdant banner was densely covered with countless miniature human faces.
There were men, women, old, and young, all wriggling on it as if alive, each displaying an expression of extreme agony, ferocious and terrifying, sending shivers down one's spine.
Upon seeing this, Divine Priest Tian's eyes showed even greater disgust, but given their cooperative relationship, he found it inconvenient to act out.
Seeing Li Feiyu's calm expression, the Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect's eyes flickered with a hint of surprise, "It seems you know about my Yin Luo Sect's Ghost Banner, as you don't appear surprised."
Although his expression was calm, his eyes held a coldness.
Li Feiyu calmly said, "Cultivators inherently contend with the heavens for their destiny. Once one embarks on this path, one must be prepared, but you should not refine banners with the living souls of Mortals!"
"This banner has tens of thousands, perhaps even hundreds of thousands, of souls, doesn't it?"
"Perhaps, I've lost count."
The Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect looked at Li Feiyu, his eyes gleaming with a fierce light, "Since I've used them, then you can forget about living. Obediently become the main soul on my Ghost Banner!"
"Hundreds of thousands of souls, let's see if your Divine Devilbane Lightning can strike them all down!"
As he continued to activate it, a red spell was cast onto the giant banner.
Immediately, a green light burst forth, and a black hole several feet in diameter appeared on the banner's surface, from which countless Yin Qi emerged.
Puffing sounds continuously emanated from within, and soon several giant skull heads, with ghostly fires in their eyes and green smoke spewing from their mouths, flew out of the hole unhurriedly, lining up in a row.
The largest of these skull heads had two massive bull horns, and its facial features were identical to those of a human, appearing to be a transformed Demon Beast in its former life.
Besides the transformed Demon Beasts, slightly weaker Nascent Soul Cultivator skulls also appeared on both sides.
Soon, Li Feiyu was surrounded by a dense array of ghostly fire skull heads, covering the sky and earth, leaving him no gaps.
Divine Priest Tian was deeply alarmed by what he saw, and unknowingly retreated a great distance.
The Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect sneered, ignoring him.
Since he had deployed the Ghost Banner, it made no difference whether Divine Priest Tian was there or not; in fact, he might even get in the way.
"Go!"
With a soft command from the Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect, these hundreds or thousands of skull ghosts swarmed towards Li Feiyu.
A faint smile played on the Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect's lips. He was confident that although his Yin Luo Sect's supreme treasure, the Ghost Banner, would be countered by the Divine Devilbane Lightning, the counteracting force was far less than imagined.
These skull heads were all Yin ghost bodies; ordinary Magic Treasures and Divine Abilities were unable to destroy them.
Crackling sounds ~
Hundreds of Divine Devilbane Lightnings were unleashed. Upon seeing them, the skull heads all showed fear, but amidst the sharp howls of the horned ghost heads, they all spewed emerald green ghostly fire to resist the Divine Devilbane Lightning.
Although they could cancel each other out, the consumption was far greater than the Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect had imagined.
This made him frown slightly, "It seems to be three points stronger than the Divine Devilbane Lightning recorded."
The Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect had brought out the Ghost Banner to fight, originally thinking it would be an easy win, but now it seemed genuinely difficult to deal with.
He thought for a moment, then let out a low groan, and suddenly spewed out a stream of vital blood, which flew onto the giant ghost banner.
The Ghost Banner glowed with a red light, trembling continuously.
The living souls on the banner became even more tormented, and the mournful ghostly cries they emitted grew sharper.
The main soul and all the other skull heads lit up with red light, their Aura greatly enhanced, each displaying a ferocious expression, their previous fear completely vanished.
A large amount of emerald green ghostly fire entangled the Divine Devilbane Lightning, and the two continuously clashed.
At this moment, a large number of skull ghosts surged out from the Ghost Banner, rushing towards Li Feiyu.
Click-clack ~
The skull ghosts' jaws opened and closed, as if they were laughing heartily.
"It's indeed not that simple. After all, it's a sect's supreme treasure. If all twelve Ghost Banners were present, I'm afraid I would only be able to gain the upper hand by deploying the Great Five Elements Sword Formation."
Li Feiyu sighed.
In the Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect's eyes, Li Feiyu's sigh was a sign of being unable to contend, and he couldn't help but laugh wildly with pride.
"Obediently become the main soul in my banner!"
"Sect Leader Fang, you have the capital to be arrogant, but unfortunately, it's not enough to truly fight this Venerable One. All twelve Ghost Banners being present would be closer."
"Hmph, who can't talk big? It's just moving your lips. If you have the ability, break out of the Yin Luo Ghost Formation first!"
Li Feiyu's lips curved slightly, and he gave a cold smile. He patted his Storage Pouch, and an ancient disc flew out, circled him once, and finally stopped in his palm.
The Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect took a few more glances, but deep down, he didn't believe that a Magic Treasure or ancient treasure could play a role in this situation, so he didn't pay too much attention.
He was more concerned about how long the Divine Devilbane Lightning in Li Feiyu's hand could continuously be released.
This was what he considered the key to victory.
Unfortunately, he still underestimated Li Feiyu.
Facing the skull ghosts rushing from all directions, Li Feiyu's expression was very calm, not the calmness of facing death, but the feeling of being confident and having everything under control.
The disc in his hand was thrown high into the air, emitting a burst of black light.
A large amount of surrounding Yin Qi was sucked into it, and then, the disc suddenly expanded to one zhang in size, with a black hole appearing on its surface, similar to the Yin Luo Banner.
Buzz buzz buzz ~
After a tremor, dozens of iron chains emerged from the black hole, appearing ethereal yet tangibly wrapping around the skull ghosts. Even if they struggled and released emerald green ghostly fire, they couldn't break free.
As the chains retracted, the weaker skull ghosts were dragged into the black hole with almost no power to resist.
Not a ripple or sound was emitted.
"A supreme treasure of the Ghost Dao? How can this be!"
"How can you possess such a powerful Ghost Dao Magic Treasure?"
The Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect shouted in disbelief, his face pale.
"You can have it, so why can't I?"
"It's not as if one cannot possess Ghost Dao items just because one doesn't follow the Ghost Dao. How utterly ridiculous!"
Faced with Li Feiyu's rebuttal, the Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect was speechless, but in the current situation, he was in danger.
He was in a dilemma.
Once too many skull ghosts were lost, the power of the Ghost Banner would further decline, but if he didn't use the Ghost Banner, his Divine Ability would not be a match for Li Feiyu, and his life would be in danger.
In this situation, the Yin Luo Sect could only order the transformed skull ghosts to attack; with their strength, they could still sever the chains.
However, he was still spread too thin, and many skull ghosts were still being snatched by the Soul Devouring Yin Plate.
With each loss, the Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect felt as if his heart was bleeding!
The skull ghosts retreated in fear. Once entangled by the Soul lock Chain, they were utterly helpless. The Ghost King took the initiative to attack, manifesting a white bone blade in its hand, slashing away the iron chains rushing towards it.
Li Feiyu raised a hand, and a thigh-thick Divine Devilbane Lightning fell from the sky, striking the giant bull-horned skull in the middle.
Roar roar roar ~
The bull-horned skull let out a painful roar, while the other two attacked from both sides.
Under Li Feiyu's command, the Soul Devouring Yin Plate condensed a thick Soul lock Chain to hunt the bull-horned skull.
As for the other two, Li Feiyu wielded terrifying Sun True Fire in one hand and incredibly powerful Yi Wood Divine Thunder in the other.
Both of these had a great restraining effect on ghosts, though they lacked the evil-warding attribute of the Divine Devilbane Lightning.
Their movements were hindered, and Li Feiyu continued to attack the bull-horned skull with Divine Devilbane Lightning, reducing its strength to make it easier for the Soul Devouring Yin Plate to drag it away.
The Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect's eyes almost spat fire. He had no choice but to send out skull ghosts, each spewing emerald green ghostly fire to burn the Soul lock Chain.
It was fortunate that he had previously boosted it with his vital blood, otherwise, the bull-horned skull might have already been dragged into the netherworld and suppressed.
The thick Divine Devilbane Lightning transformed into hundreds of finger-sized lightning arcs, continuously sweeping, and then Soul lock Chains continuously emerged from the black hole, capturing the skull ghosts.
They did not possess the same resistance as the bull-horned skull.
However, at this moment, the Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect cast a red light that struck the Ghost Banner. The Ghost Banner also erupted with a suction force, contending with the Soul Devouring Yin Plate for the skull ghosts.
The other two Nascent Soul Late Stage skulls, each with different forms, one attacked, attempting to sever the Soul lock Chain, while the other aimed directly at Li Feiyu.
After all, to win, everything hinged on Li Feiyu.
Li Feiyu opened his palm, five streams of magical power flowed to his five fingers, and a terrifying fluctuation erupted in the air, condensing into a giant palm, each finger displaying a different color.
It was precisely the Five Elements Creation Palm!
Years of research had significantly enhanced the power of the Five Elements Creation Palm.
The giant palm descended from the sky, and the six to seven zhang tall humanoid skull ghost king was easily crushed like a slightly larger ant.
"Shatter!"
Li Feiyu gently shouted.
Five-colored light erupted, and with a "bang," the humanoid skull ghost king was crushed, turning into a ball of Yin Qi.
However, the Five Elements power did not have such a great restraining effect on ghosts. Although it crushed it, it only injured it.
A large patch of Yin Qi drifted to the side, slowly re-condensing into the form of the skull ghost king.
Although it was unharmed, its Aura had noticeably decreased.
Li Feiyu naturally wouldn't wait for it to revive. Taking advantage of this time, he similarly crushed another transformed skull.
The Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect watched, dumbfounded. He was not an unknowledgeable person. Although he didn't know what Divine Ability Li Feiyu was using, he could still discern that it encompassed all Five Elements, and some parts were even fused.
"Five Elements Divine Power? Even in the Great Jin, there are only a few Divine Abilities that encompass all Five Elements, and as for those who can perform them now, there are none."
"Li Feiyu, who exactly is he?"
Five Elements Divine Power, simply having all Five Elements was already a rare and great Divine Ability, because it was very difficult to achieve and accomplish; almost no one could master it.
And the Fusion of the Five Elements, this was even more difficult, requiring one to comprehend and explore the mysteries of the Five Elements to make it possible.
Thinking of this, the Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect truly began to panic.
A large amount of Divine Devilbane Lightning, wood-attribute Divine Thunder, supreme Yang flames, top-tier ancient treasures of the Ghost Dao, and now Five Elements Divine Power.
The more Divine Abilities and Magic Treasures Li Feiyu exposed, the more the Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect regretted his decision, wondering why he had agreed to fight Li Feiyu.
Even if he fought any of the three Great Divine Priests of Mulan or the three Great Cultivators of Heavenly South, he wouldn't be in such a predicament.
Sweat continuously beaded on his forehead, as if he was struggling and hesitating.
A moment later, he once again spewed a mouthful of vital blood onto the Ghost Banner of the bull-horned skull. The bull-horned skull's body swelled, and its Aura greatly increased again.
The other two did not attack again but retreated into the Yin Qi.
Somehow, the Soul Devouring Yin Plate, which had been in a stalemate with the bull-horned skull, now easily dragged it over.
Li Feiyu frowned, feeling a bad premonition. He immediately activated the Earth Magnetism Divine Power, Xuanyuan Armor, Blood Fiend Armor, Blazing Sun Dharma Body, and other protective Divine Abilities.
He also recalled the Soul Devouring Yin Plate.
The Soul Devouring Yin Plate was somewhat puzzled. Even if it wasn't pulling, the bull-horned skull was already rapidly approaching them. In just an instant, it arrived near them.
Red light flared, shooting in all directions, and intense energy fluctuations erupted.
Moments later, an earth-shattering explosion occurred!
The Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect was very decisive, allowing this skull ghost king, which was close to the Nascent Soul Late Stage, to self-detonate.
The power of its self-detonation was incredibly immense; even a Nascent Soul Cultivator caught in the blast would be injured.
The Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect instantly recalled the Ghost Banner, using it to defend, but he was still sent flying far away by the force generated by the bull-horned skull ghost king's explosion.
He violently spat out a mouthful of dark blood, then put away the Ghost Banner, glanced at the explosion area, and without looking back, immediately activated Blood Escape, transforming into a red light and fleeing several hundred li away in the blink of an eye.
If he didn't run now, he would be the one to die!
The Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect appeared arrogant, but he was also cautious and prudent. Knowing he couldn't win, he naturally wouldn't fight to the death.
The self-detonation of the main soul would naturally have a huge impact on the Ghost Banner, possibly preventing its recovery for decades or even a century, but as long as he was alive, there was always hope.
Of course, this was also a result of Li Feiyu not going all out.
Killing the Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect meant little to Li Feiyu. Even if he killed him, at most, he would gain some living soul resources, seize the Ghost Banner, and some Spirit Stones and Materials.
However, the top-tier Five Elements Materials Li Feiyu needed were vastly different from what the Sect Leader of Yin Luo Sect cultivated. Even if he collected Materials, they would only be used for Demonic Technique cultivation and the repair of Ghost Dao Magic Treasures like the Ghost Banner.
Therefore, Li Feiyu wouldn't care too much.
The close-range explosion of the Ghost King was indeed terrifying, attracting attention from all directions.
After the dust and smoke cleared, Li Feiyu still stood in the air. Of his several defenses, only the Blazing Sun Dharma Body remained unbroken.
Therefore, he was completely unharmed.
Master Zhiyang laughed heartily, saying to Mulan Divine Master surnamed Bi, "Your helper has run away. It seems you Mulan are at your wit's end!"
The other two also smiled.
The other three, however, all had ugly expressions.
The Divine Instructor surnamed Zhong, who had once fought Li Feiyu, muttered, "It's only been a few years, has his strength increased again?"
Li Feiyu looked around, seeing no one, then touched his nose, and helplessly said, "He ran quite fast!"
"Never mind, we'll talk about it if we meet again."
Then, he glanced at Divine Priest Tian, who was only a few li away from him, a slight smile playing on his lips.
Divine Priest Tian felt a chill down his spine from the gaze. Without much thought, he also turned and ran.
He completely forgot that his own race was currently in the midst of a great battle.
"Thinking of running now, isn't it a bit late?"
Li Feiyu's wings vibrated behind him, and he rushed towards Divine Priest Tian, catching up to him in just a few breaths and blocking his path.
"Earth Magnetism Infinite, Draw!"