C1478 One by One!!

The moment the blood-red banner unfurled, Yu Yuan instantly recognized it as an artifact of the Blood God Cult.

The peculiar soul within had acquired the banner with Huangyin's assistance.

Subsequently, it was refined into a new vessel, and the soul had mastered several of the Blood God Cult's Blood Stripe Arrays within the banner.

This meant that the banner shared some of its remarkable functions with the Demon Blade Blood Prison, which Yu Yuan wielded.

Yu Yiyi explained that the entity known as the Red Blood Leech was initially just a blood-sucking insect.

It unwittingly consumed the blood of a severely wounded Great Demon, which unexpectedly bestowed it with sentience.

But the Red Blood Leech was unable to endure the power of the Demon Blood and perished in an explosive transformation.

The Demon Blood granted the deceased Red Blood Leech's remnant soul sentience, and by chance, Yu Yiyi acquired it, drawing it into a cauldron for refinement.

As a Fiend Demon, the Red Blood Leech's fortune was exceptional. It progressively grew stronger and eventually ascended to the tenth level.

Upon awakening, it recovered its wisdom and memories, recalling its past and its close ties with Huangyin, yet it was never favored by Yu Yiyi.

The situation remained unchanged.

The Red Blood Leech, once a mere blood-sucking insect, had come into possession of a banner from the Blood God Cult. It had grasped the intricacies within the banner and merged them with its original mark, turning the crimson banner into a formidable weapon.

However, it now faced Yu Yuan, who had assimilated the blood crystal of the Great Demon God Greco into the Life Altar and had consumed the blood of countless foreign beings and Great Demons.

While the Red Blood Leeches fed on the blood of living beings, Yu Yuan could consume flesh, bones, and souls in their entirety.

As an adversary of Yu Yuan, the Red Blood Leech was inherently at a disadvantage, like a mayfly attempting to topple a great tree.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The scarlet banner, beyond the control of the Red Blood Leech, swiftly approached Yu Yuan's Yang God before anyone could react.

Yu Yuan, his body gleaming like red jade, grasped the banner pole firmly in one hand.

With a crackle, a web of fine lightning surged from Yu Yuan's palm, coursing wildly through the banner.

He expertly manipulated the lightning with his soul, transforming it into carving tools. Unfazed by the roars and threats of the Red Blood Leeches, he began to adjust the inscription array.

Inside the banner, the marks left by a powerful member of the Blood God Cult, crafted with blood and soul, were swiftly altered beyond recognition.

One by one, arrays that naturally targeted the Red Blood Leeches and connected to the Evil Cauldron solidified with speed.

Then, on the crimson banner, waves of blood-colored halos rippled outward, spreading like a net, seemingly ensnaring something tightly.

"Just a bit more refinement, and it'll be subdued."

Yu Yuan nonchalantly tossed the blood-red banner into the Evil Cauldron.

Yu Yiyi, ready at hand, flashed an icy smile. She watched the Red Blood Leeches struggle within the blood-colored halos, unable to break free.

The moment the banner touched the cauldron, it descended to the ninth rank under her control.

The Red Blood Leech certainly possessed the strength and credentials required. It just needed a new slave mark to ascend further.

A place was already reserved for it on the tenth rank.

"He's quite unfortunate."

The graceful demonic shadow within the wooden tombstone smirked softly, speaking to the displeased Huangyin, "You've trained the Red Blood Leech, and it's killed many powerful demons, consuming their rich demonic blood. How is it still so easily defeated?"

She remained composed in the presence of Huangyin, one of the Earth Demon Ancestors, suggesting she was a formidable figure in the ancient Earth Demon era as well.

"According to Mr. Yuen, his Yang God body harbors the marvels of the Chaos Roc from the Starry Behemoth," Huangyin said with a furrowed brow.

"Starry Behemoth!"

The woman gasped. Upon looking at Yu Yuan again, the tombstone where she resided now bore mysterious lines weaving together new demonic script.

She was intently observing Yu Yuan in her own way, scrutinizing both his true form and the Yang God.

"Witch Talisman! Corpse Transformation!"

Yuen Qingxi suddenly let out a soft whistle. The gray fox beside him shone as if bathed in brilliant light.

A triangular, bone-white strange talisman emerged distinctly within the gray fox's body.

A chilling, malevolent presence, capable of tainting the very heart and soul, seeped from the gray fox's body into the earth beside the lake, swiftly infiltrating the multitude of corpses there.

Yuen Qingxi gave a nod to Huangyin, signaling to the Earth Demon Ancestor that he had acted as per their agreement.

The devil fire in Huangyin's eye sockets flared up, sending forth commands with the Devil Soul.

Boom!

Beneath the headless horseman's muscular frame, the hooves of his mighty steed ignited with ghostly white flames.

In an instant, the horse was engulfed in the white fire, snorting as it kicked its hooves through the void, transforming into a spectral bolt of lightning that surged toward Yu Yuan.

The dark red soul that formed the horseman's head took on a stern expression.

His short spear, thrust through the air, aimed at Yu Yuan's true form, bringing with it the putrid scent of decay that settled on Yu Yuan.

Yu Yuan's vitality waned as the foul stench of rot invaded his senses, sapping the life force and creative power from his blood.

"Hmm?"

Yu Yuan was taken aback, not expecting the mounted figure to unsettle him in such a manner.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The hundreds of bodies strewn about Colorful Lake, now devoid of ghosts, demons, and spirits, were yanked forth by unseen forces, shooting out like arrows with one target in mind—Yu Yuan atop the Dragon Slash Platform.

"Corpse transformation?"

Yu Yuan smirked dismissively, his mouth curling at the corners.

He was aware that the sinister curse Yuen Qingxi had cast was now directing these soulless cadavers, giving them a specific target.

With the Soul Transformation Array in place, he had just stripped all the souls from these foreign bodies using the Evil Cauldron.

In such a state, the purely dead bodies, whether human or demon, should not be able to move autonomously.

Yet, the Ghost Wizard Sect, masters of manipulating Yin Corpses, had their methods.

"The stench of decay..."

Upon reflection, Yu Yuan had an epiphany. The headless knight, astride a spectral warhorse charging at him, had marked him with the same pungent odor that now guided the soulless Yin Corpses.

"Die!"

The Yang God merged instantly with his physical form. Yu Yuan, with his true body, brandished the Demon Blade and swept a radiant arc of light through the air above the Dragon Slash Platform.

The blade's radiance shimmered like dazzling ripples of water, emanating from him and spreading in every direction.

Any soulless corpse that came into contact with the blade light immediately exploded, transforming into a shower of grayish-white light.

This luminous downpour permeated the void around him with a putrid odor.

Additionally, specks of faint green phosphorescence, the poison of the undead, intermingled with the light, causing his soul great discomfort. Should his body be tainted by it, his vibrant life force would also be eroded.

The headless knight and the spectral white steed, however, did not truly charge at him.

They merely streaked past from above the Dragon Slash Platform, aiming their short spears at him and ensuring the space around him was saturated with the foul stench.

Their purpose was simply to mark the location, to cause the corpses below to rush up and detonate beside him.

"I'll take him on!"

The newly evolved Earth Demon, having assimilated the alien thunder snake, cackled wickedly as it sprouted a pair of withered claw-like hands from its abdomen, summoning bolts of lightning with them.

Crackling fiercely!

Lightning bolts lashed at the mouth of the Evil Cauldron, prompting Yu Yiyi to quickly don the Ice Concubine as armor to fend off the lightning's onslaught.

The Earth Demon, now agile with the thunder snake's essence, twisted its way to Yu Yuan's front.

It miraculously slithered through Yu Yuan's net of blade light and coiled around his neck.

After encircling him, the Earth Demon, infused with the thunder snake, let out a triumphant howl, "This kid isn't all that impressive. Ancestor Huangyin, Mister Yuen, why do you fear him so?"

The constricting embrace of the dark thunder snake made Yu Yuan's neck appear as though it were encased in black rings.

Yu Yuan's face turned a ghastly shade of green-black from the Earth Demon's grip, looking as if he was gasping for breath.

Yet, in that critical moment, Yu Yuan still managed to utter defiantly, "You will be the second!"

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