Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?
Chapter 376: Sword Slays Evil

Chapter 376: Chapter 376: Sword Slays Evil

The giant python merely lowered its head, and such action already unleashed an immense force akin to a nuclear explosion. Waves of air surged, lifting the yin souls into the sky, shattering some directly or hurling others kilometers away.

"Return to the banner," Shen Siyuan commanded without looking back.

Upon hearing his order, the three little ones wasted no words, instantly transforming into a streak of light that vanished atop the small banner above Shen Siyuan’s head.

The small banner then descended from above his head into his Sea of Consciousness, with only a fierce sun still suspended in the sky, safeguarding Shen Siyuan’s Divine Soul immovably.

Previously when encountering the evil entity, Shen Siyuan dared not linger for an extra glance, turning his head to flee immediately.

But now he stood unshakable, unaffected in the slightest.

Shen Siyuan naturally would not foolishly wait for the giant python to bow its head; he thrust out with his sword straight away.

The Five Elements Primordial Magnetic Sword stirred the magnetic fields and the Five Elements Power around it, with thunder flashing, the earth churning—nearly all the flowers turned to ashes under this single sword strike.

A colossal sword beam pierced through the air towards the snake’s body, slashing a massive gash, but without a single drop of blood. Instead, countless dead souls drifted out from the cut.

"Moan~"

The evil entity let out a roar, but it was not the hiss of a python, rather something akin to a donkey’s bray.

The sound wave exploded in the air, and Shen Siyuan finally saw its true appearance.

It was not a giant python at all, but rather a monstrous beast with a donkey’s head, cow’s horns, and a body resembling a snake.

Its huge tail swept towards Shen Siyuan, with the horns emitting rings of divine light that made the world seem upside-down. Wherever it passed, everything on the land started to twist.

Not just the bones covering the ground and the Red Spider Lilies left, even the Netherworld soil upheaved by the Primordial Magnetic Sword began to contort, as if reanimated with life.

The scattered skeletons began to twist and wail, entwining together into bone creatures with grotesque appearances, brandishing weapons in their hands as they charged at Shen Siyuan.

The blazing sun above Shen Siyuan’s head, under the divine light, rippled like water waves, as its brilliance was continuously compressed inwards.

Shen Siyuan would not simply sit and wait for death; he brought his sword down on the great donkey face in the sky.

The Divine Sword emanated dazzling rosy light, as if the void had been torn in two.

The donkey face opened its mouth wide, emitting "moan moan" cries, while the dry bones on the ground tumbled as if summoned, forming a monster with three heads and six arms—six arms each wielding a weapon: a long spear, a giant axe, a bow and arrow, a huge scythe, a mace, and a bone sword.

Six arms, six weapons, all smashed down towards Shen Siyuan simultaneously.

Around Shen Siyuan, seventy-six Netherworld Fire Fireflies danced and spun in the sky, forming a vast millstone that not only shielded him but also ground away various bone weapons. At the same time, the inherent Netherworld Fire instantly ignited the bone creature.

Yet, the bones seemed unaffected, still brandishing their weapons, assaulting Shen Siyuan like a torrential rain.

Shen Siyuan’s strike had not missed its mark, hitting the donkey face directly; however, it seemed to have done little damage and merely caused ripples to spread.

That massive evil entity, like a mirage or reflection in the water, seemed to exist in another space entirely.

Suddenly, the evil entity stretched out a long tongue, hooking through the void, and Shen Siyuan immediately felt his mind sway, his soul seemingly about to be yanked out of his body. Fortunately, the illusory sun above his head anchored his soul within him, preventing it from leaving his body.

Realizing he probably couldn’t do much against its head, Shen Siyuan retracted his Divine Sword, first cleaving through the obstructing skeletons in front of him, then with undiminished force, the remnants of the blow struck the huge snake body, forming another massive gash.

The evil entity hurt all over, letting out a loud "moan moan" cry.

Shen Siyuan released the Divine Sword from his hand, sending it into the massive body of the evil entity.

He then reached out and drew across his chest, and another Five Elements Primordial Magnetic Sword appeared in his hand.

Since he could use a strand of Merit to forge a Five Elements Primordial Magnetic Sword by connecting to the earth’s magnetism, then he could use a second strand of Merit to forge a second one, and even a third, a fourth...

The Primordial Magnetism of this world is omnipresent, as is the Power of the Five Elements. As long as he had enough Merit, he could forge countless Divine Swords.

Although he originally wanted to realize the dream of ’Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Ancestry’ with the help of Netherworld Fire Fireflies, there was now an eighty to ninety percent chance that this was no longer possible.

However, with the use of Merit, such a dream was indeed feasible.

Thus, during this cultivation journey, Shen Siyuan used the remaining Merit to forge several Five Elements Primordial Magnetic Swords.

And these swords could either be dispersed and act independently or unite and combine to increase their power.

The Primordial Magnetic Divine Sword that Shen Siyuan had implanted into the evil entity’s body seemed to have its own life, dragging a long trail of lustrous glaze glow within it, roaming around. The Primordial Magnetic Power of the sword itself rapidly "demagnetized" the wronged dead souls and yin souls that made up its body, completely erasing the polluted will, leaving only the purest Soul Power.

Once released from the constraints of consciousness, this Soul Power turned into the purest form of energy, dissipating into the surrounding space.

Unapologetically, Shen Siyuan summoned the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, which grew against the wind, and with the enormous black vortex on the banner, it swallowed all the dispersing Soul Power.

"Roar... Roar... Roar..."

The evil entity seemed to want to abandon its massive body, shrinking in size, and then from its body, countless arms stretched out like a centipede.

Each arm reached into the void, and out of thin air, a weapon appeared.

These were not all conventional weapons such as knives, spears, swords, and halberds but also various evil objects.

A large seal, a bottle, a large bell, a constantly writhing whip...

Moreover, these items were not all inanimate; they seemed to have life, wailing, cursing, pleading, forming a Chapter of the dead.

This tune amplified all negative emotions in the human heart: fear, cowardice, greed, evil, tyranny, and more.

Even under the scorching sun, the Sea of Consciousness within Shen Siyuan’s mind stirred up towering waves. The evil thoughts suppressed deep within the Sea of Consciousness, and the monsters they transformed into, grew insanely, just like inflating balloons.

Shen Siyuan dared not delay any longer, his left hand forming a seal with his fingers.

"Explode."

With his soft chant, the Divine Sword that was originally wandering within the evil entity’s massive body burst out in brilliant light, exploding silently, as if to overturn the entire Netherworld. The splendid light spread outwards, sweeping through everything around, as if the world itself had begun to twist and warp.

Be it fields of flowers, piles of bones, or the evil entity itself, under the force of the Five Elements Magnetic Storm, everything turned to flying ash. The world, which was predominantly grey, seemed to have color at that moment.

After a burst of dazzling light passed, silence engulfed the whole world as if sound had been erased.

But then there was a thunderous explosion, lightning streaking across the stormy skies; the sky full of lightning struck down on the land, turning what was once a sea of flowers into scorched earth.

Yet, in that instant, the whole world seemed to come back to life, a rejuvenation caused by the destruction following the magnetic storm.

And at the moment when the Primordial Magnetic Divine Sword self-destructed, Shen Siyuan utilized the Primordial Magnetic Characteristic to operate the Primordial Magnetism within his body, a force abruptly pulling him backward, instantly escaping dozens of miles away; the extremely high velocity caused blood to flow from his ears and nose. The explosion of the Primordial Magnetic Divine Sword, to which his mind and spirit were connected, also severely damaged him.

However, Shen Siyuan was extremely happy, as the rewards from this venture were substantial.

But now was not the time to think about these things; with a thought, Duoduo was summoned from the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

"Let’s go back," Shen Siyuan said.

Duoduo had just come out from the banner and hadn’t had time to react when she heard Shen Siyuan say to go back, so she subconsciously twisted the umbrella handle, reversing the universe, and in an instant, the two of them left the Netherworld and returned to the valley.