Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?
Chapter 83 Five Turbid Evil World

Chapter 83: Chapter 83 Five Turbid Evil World

Shen Siyuan felt a moment of daze, and suddenly the scenery around him changed drastically.

This seemed extremely similar to the Escape Skill he recalled from the Jiuyou Demon Lord’s memory.

Facing the wrongful souls and Fierce Ghosts swarming towards them like yellow jackets, Shen Siyuan directly summoned his Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

This was his first time summoning the Ten Thousand Soul Banner so unreservedly.

The Soul Banner first emitted a hazy halo, shrouding Shen Siyuan and protecting him from the pervasive evil energy, resentment, evil Qi, and other polluted energies around him, then it billowed in the wind, transforming into a towering banner that stood in the void.

Despite the flag being tattered with numerous holes and the flagpole cracked through, the majestic presence was in no way diminished.

Plumes of black smoke surged up from the flag, and the evil souls and Fierce Ghosts were swept up by the smoke and drawn into the flag, akin to a whale gulping down water; no ghost could escape the might of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

In just the blink of an eye, a vacuum formed around them.

Shen Siyuan set Duoduo down and looked towards the distant sky, but he didn’t see the flames that Duoduo had ignited twice before. It seemed they were in a new place, and the distance was immense.

Looking down at the scattered skeletons on the ground, Shen Siyuan stepped on them twice, and countless bones turned into dust, revealing the dark land beneath. Duoduo also curiously kicked around, her courage bolstered with Shen Siyuan by her side.

Just then, Shen Siyuan suddenly discovered that beneath these skeletons lay some rusted weapons.

"Is this an ancient battlefield?" Shen Siyuan wondered.

"But who were the enemies?"

"And what place is this?"

"Perhaps this is the Netherworld."

Shen Siyuan looked up, but the sky was obscured by clouds, offering no glimpse of the whole picture.

"Thud, thud, thud..."

At that moment, the ground began to tremble, and countless skeletons were shaken from the earth, some splitting apart, others turning to dust.

These skeletons, weathered by the Yin Wind for who knows how many years, had become extremely fragile.

Shen Siyuan gestured and the Ten Thousand Soul Banner in the void rapidly shrank and returned to his palm.

Then he bent down and scooped Duoduo up in his arms.

"Let’s go, we’re heading back."

Shen Siyuan knew that with his current weak strength, it was not wise to come into contact with powerful entities too soon.

Duoduo quickly turned the umbrella handle, and in an instant, they disappeared from sight.

In that instant, Shen Siyuan caught a fleeting glimpse of a massive shadow charging towards them from afar.

Back in the rental, Shen Siyuan set Duoduo down and collected the Netherworld Fire Fireflies back into the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, but after some thought, he left one out and handed it to Duoduo.

"This Netherworld Fire Firefly is for you."

Duoduo reached out curiously, and the firefly immediately landed on the tip of her finger.

"Put the umbrella away, and you also need to learn to control the Netherworld Fire on your body as soon as possible."

Shen Siyuan pointed at the flames that were burning all over her body.

Duoduo nodded obediently, her attention completely captured by the Netherworld Fire Firefly.

Without further concern for her, Shen Siyuan then rewrapped the Soul-locking Chain on his shoulder around his waist and plunged his mind into the Ten Thousand Soul Banner to check the harvest.

He noticed that in one "hive" area, it was filled with a mass of evil souls and Fierce Ghosts.

These evil souls and Fierce Ghosts had their spirits invaded by negative energies such as evil energy, Polluted Energy, and evil Qi, rendering their souls filthy and devoid of cognition, all reduced to mere primal instincts.

Some evil souls, with malevolence in their eyes, continuously roared murderously...

Some, with lecherous looks and eerie laughter...

Some show fierce and ferocious eyes, endlessly repeating their cries of "evil barrier"...

These Evil Souls and Fierce Ghosts are excellent materials for mending the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, but Shen Siyuan dares not do so.

After devouring these Evil Souls and Fierce Ghosts, all the evil energy, polluted energy, and Evil Qi attached to them will turn into Demonic Qi, and it would undoubtedly result in torrents of Demonic Qi.

Shen Siyuan does not feel that with his current strength, he can withstand the invasion and contamination of this Demonic Qi.

The Ten Thousand Soul Banner is a Demonic Magical Artifact, and devouring its master is its natural instinct. Had it not been significantly damaged and weakened under the Heavenly Tribulation, retaining only a tenth of its power, Shen Siyuan might have already been devoured by it, turned into a puppet of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

That’s why Shen Siyuan has been so cautious, not daring to use the Ten Thousand Soul Banner recklessly.

Otherwise, those strange-shaped dead souls wandering around the Mortal World, contaminated by desires, would have long been consumed by the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

The reason he doesn’t dare to do so is the fear that it will affect him, change his nature drastically, and reduce him to a slave of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

And it’s not because Shen Siyuan is too idle and fond of taking risks that he is willing to take the gamble of drawing these dead souls into the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

Rather, he wants to see if he can find clues about that world from the fragmented memories of these Evil Souls and Fierce Ghosts.

Whether it’s merely a place full of ghosts or the Underworld, if Shen Siyuan wants to restart the cycle of Reincarnation, this is very important.

With that thought, Shen Siyuan directly captures a few Evil Souls to examine their memories.

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"Kill kill kill... kill kill kill..."

In the memories, there’s a young warrior, clad in leather armor, wielding a long spear, charging forward with his companions like a tide.

Bodies surround him, the blood stains the earth red, and by now he’s completely lost in the slaughter, unable to distinguish north, south, east, or west. His only thought is to thrust his spear at the enemy, stabbing forward, stabbing forward...

Then an enemy’s blade severs his throat, and as he falls to the ground, he finally calms down, staring up at the azure sky with wide eyes, until he loses consciousness completely...

"Kill kill kill... kill kill kill..."

Still brandishing his spear, he advances with his peers, riding the Yin Wind, charging forward like a tide, but this time, in a different land.

The whole world is shrouded in greyness, with numerous monsters poking their heads out of the clouds.

There are colossal beings shaped like giant statues, snake-like creatures with eyes all over their bodies, and monstrous beasts with the bodies of mountains and the forms of giant deer...

They open their mouths to spray forth all manner of filth, and the dead souls immediately lose their minds, turning into Evil Souls and Fierce Ghosts, reducing themselves to instinct, clashing and devouring each other in the air...

"Is this an Evil Manifestation?"

Shen Siyuan is shocked. From the memories of the Jiuyou Demon Lord, he knows that such Evil Manifestation is a rare sight even in the Great Wilderness.

Evil Muddiness comes from the Six Desires; the Buddhists call it the Five Turbidity, and Taoists refer to it as Tribulation Qi.

The Five Turbidity consists of Tribulation Muddiness, False View, Annoyance, All Living Beings Dull, and Life Muddiness. A space-time possessing these five states of living beings is known as the Five Turbid Evil World.

This is where evil thoughts manifest, the Five Turbid Evil World emerges, rites and music collapse, moral principles are lost, good thoughts vanish, and the space-time falls prey to ghostly demons and monsters, corrupting all spiritual brightness, devouring Spiritual Energy and Mana, leading to the Heavenly Person Five Decays, and descending into the End of Dharma; this is a catastrophe...

If this disaster can be overcome, Buddhism and Taoism flourish; if not, the Mortal World will become a Demon Realm.

Shen Siyuan vaguely understands something.

The world he intends to travel to must be the so-called Underworld.

To prevent evil muddiness from invading the Mortal World and to avoid empowering it with dead souls contaminated by desires in the Mortal World, great entities have completely sealed off the Underworld.

If Shen Siyuan wants to restart Reincarnation, then he must first clear away the evil muddiness in the Underworld.

Shen Siyuan shifts his gaze onto the Ten Thousand Soul Banner in his hand.

To counter demon with demon?