Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?
Chapter 50 Revenge

Chapter 50: Chapter 50 Revenge

Ghosts, although incapable of harming people directly, can diminish the three fires within a person’s body, causing their fortunes to wane and bad luck to follow. In minor cases, this leads to severe illness; in the worst cases, it can lead to the disintegration of a family and loss of life.

However, this does not mean it can succeed with just anyone; the other person’s fortunes must already be in a weakened state for the ghost to be able to give them a nudge, exacerbating the situation. If the person’s fortunes are strong, not only would the ghost fail to diminish it, but it could potentially get burnt by the individual’s three fires instead—such an outcome would be lucky for the ghost.

Yang Xuejiao, having recently lost her daughter and now her husband, is experiencing a decline in her fortunes, a sudden upheaval in her life.

With her misfortunes at their peak and her three fires naturally dim, this provided Fang Yunlou with an opportunity to get close to her.

Even so, Fang Yunlou still suffered from the agony of soul burning caused by the three fires—a pain not easily borne by the average person.

But Fang Yunlou was a ruthless man himself; not daring to harm his enemy, he showed no mercy to his own wife, adhering to the principle of destruction if he could not possess it, and attempted to take Yang Xuejiao away permanently.

The karma from his life amplified his desires; anger, brutality, madness, and lechery began to destroy his rationality, and his body also underwent transformation, revealing his true inner nature.

As his rationality crumbled, he felt terrifyingly powerful, assuming himself to be a divine being walking the mortal world, with the power to dictate life and death over all existence.

So, when he saw Yin Xingyue, he was momentarily stunned, followed by a burst of insane laughter.

The prey he had been grooming for years, on the verge of consumption, managed to escape from his claws through death, leaving him with remorse and rage.

Yet, in the end, she still fell into his hands.

Fang Yunlou’s eyes shone with lustful excitement, waving his tentacles towards Yin Xingyue.

As for Yin Xingyue’s declaration of not fearing him, he didn’t take it to heart at all.

When she saw the gigantic tentacle sweeping towards her, Yin Xingyue, who had lived in Fang Yunlou’s shadow for so long, said she wasn’t afraid, but she still instinctively took a few steps back.

Seeing this, Fang Yunlou laughed even louder, his voice filled with joy and triumph.

"Don’t be afraid, I’m here."

Just then, Shen Siyuan’s voice suddenly echoed in Yin Xingyue’s mind.

Shen Siyuan’s voice seemed to give Yin Xingyue infinite courage, as she took a deep breath.

Then, a blue flame erupted from her body, Fang Yunlou sensed danger and attempted to retract his tentacles, but it was too late.

Like throwing a match into gasoline, just a touch of the tentacle to the flame caused Fang Yunlou’s entire body to ignite instantly.

Netherworld Fire was much fiercer than the three fires of the human body. The soul-searing pain it inflicted was like sawing the soul apart, or grinding it to mince under a millstone...

Fang Yunlou experienced an unprecedented agony that would have caused a person to faint in reality, but in his ghostly state, his consciousness was incredibly clear. The clearer his consciousness, the more the pain seemed to be magnified...

Fang Yunlou let out a piercing, miserable scream, wailing non-stop, expressing the despair of his soul. Even Yang Xuejiao, who was sitting on the couch using her phone, seemed to sense something and looked around in confusion.

She felt a chill and reached for the remote to turn the temperature of the air conditioner up a little.

Watching Fang Yunlou’s pained howls, his continuous pleas and pitiful state, the fear Yin Xingyue had harbored towards him seemed to dissipate entirely at that moment, and she even felt a trace of satisfaction.

As the Netherworld Fire continued to burn, the tentacles on Fang Yunlou’s body fell off one by one, and he reverted back to human form, looking extremely weak, as if a breeze could scatter him at any moment.

"Bring him back."

Shen Siyuan’s voice echoed in Yin Xingyue’s mind once again.

Hearing his words, Yin Xingyue did not act immediately but turned to look at Yang Xuejiao, who was sitting on the sofa and adjusting the air conditioning again due to feeling cold, her heart filled with doubts.

She had a strong premonition, knowing that once she left this time, they would probably never see each other again.

After all, they had a bond as mother and daughter and had shared joyful moments together when she was a small girl, before her father had passed away...

Yin Xingyue’s expression was incredibly complex, filled with admiration, deep disappointment, and a trace of resentment.

But no matter what, this was her mother.

"Mom~" Yin Xingyue murmured softly.

"If there is another life, I won’t be your daughter again..."

Having said that, she rode upon a gust of Yin Wind, lifting Fang Yunlou into the sky.

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"Brother~"

Upon seeing Shen Siyuan, Yin Xingyue called out softly, as if she had done something wrong.

"To take revenge if there is hatred, there’s nothing for you to feel guilty about. Besides, he is not a good person."

Lying on the ground, Fang Yunlou’s body was so ethereal that it seemed it could dissipate at any moment. His lower half began to grow octopus-like tentacles once more.

Lustful desires had completely contaminated his soul, and not even a blaze of Netherworld Fire could burn it clean.

With a thought, Shen Siyuan summoned the Ten Thousand Soul Banner and absorbed him into it.

However, he was not as fortunate as Yin Xingyue. He would ultimately be grinded to nothingness and become material to repair the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

Shen Siyuan himself had no mana and could not use mana to activate the Ten Thousand Soul Banner. He could only rely on the Banner’s inherent ghost-devouring property to consume the dead souls and then repair itself.

But since the Ten Thousand Soul Banner was a Demonic Magical Artifact, and Shen Siyuan now had no cultivation, devouring too many souls laden with chaotic desires might not harm the Banner, but for Shen Siyuan, it was another story—it could very well lead to a backlash, complete corruption by the desires, and loss of his true self.

This was not a mere speculation by Shen Siyuan but came from the experience of Jiu You Netherworld Lord. When the Jiuyou Demon Lord first obtained the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, even with significant cultivation, he was nearly devoured by the Banner. Fortunately, he reacted in time and suppressed it.

Now, although Shen Siyuan’s cultivation was completely gone, luckily the Ten Thousand Soul Banner itself was also impaired, maintaining a balance that allowed coexistence without incident.

If ever the day came when the artifact became stronger than its master, the roles would inevitably reverse, because it was a Demon Artifact, not a Divine Artifact. That’s why Shen Siyuan dared not recklessly plunder those wandering dead souls in the streets.

Thinking about the Jiu You Netherworld Lord who, in a mere hundred years, went from a peasant boy to a Demon Lord, could it really be that he was not at all influenced by the Ten Thousand Soul Banner? Shen Siyuan thought the likelihood was incredibly slim.

Fang Yunlou was drawn into the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, his soul shattered instantly under the Banner’s Demonic Qi, becoming nourishment slowly absorbed by the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, causing a slight ripple to spread across its surface.

If the Ten Thousand Soul Banner were not damaged, it would not be such a hassle to devour a soul— even a Nascent Soul Great Power could be consumed in the blink of an eye.

However, it was for this reason that Shen Siyuan finally understood why Fang Yunlou was killed and who the murderer was.

But Shen Siyuan didn’t plan to tell the police, because all these people deserved death and none of them were wronged.

Considering this, Shen Siyuan let it be. As long as no innocent lives were taken, he couldn’t be bothered to intervene.

If they were caught by the police, it would just show that they were unlucky, and Shen Siyuan would similarly not get involved.

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