King of Creation Chapter 941: 927: Subduing the Longevity Banner

Chapter 941: Chapter 927: Subduing the Longevity Banner

Today’s great decisive battle within Qinglan Martial Capital has slain twelve Establishnt Kings. Apart from those few quick-success Establishnt Kings from Longevity Sect, which did not have high quality, the other eight Establishnt Kings each possessed Spirit Artifacts or even Soul Artifacts.

The initiator, Yan Wuji, also had a Soul Artifact, but his Soul Artifact was shattered on the spot by that mysterious elder, making one feel a deep loss.

In addition to that, a total of nine Spirit Artifacts and one Soul Artifact were acquired from the other seven Establishnt Kings.

Among the nine Spirit Artifacts, there was one Supre Spirit Artifact and one Mid-grade Defense Spirit Armor, which were gained from Qingyun Castle Master Yun Chongxiao.

However, Yun Chongxiao was slain by Illusion Formation King Chen Chi and Ice Fiend King Luo Zhu. Naturally, these two Spirit Artifacts and other captures from Yun Chongxiao fell into their hands.

Even if at tonight’s banquet these two agreed to beco Tribute-givers of Sun and Moon Divine Sect, Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong still could not demand them.

The only Soul Artifact was the Longevity Banner acquired from Longevity Sect Master Yin Changsheng, taken by the joint effort of Ye Zhen and Jian Qianxiong, and has been kept by Ye Zhen.

While settling the battle spoils afterward, Ye Zhen did not proactively hand over the Soul Artifact Longevity Banner but first asked Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong for his opinion—how to deal with this Soul Artifact Longevity Banner?

“Since you desperately fought for it, you may keep it, no need to hand it over!” Jian Qianxiong replied this way.

With the sect leader saying this, Ye Zhen naturally accepted it gladly; however, Ye Zhen also understood so of Jian Qianxiong’s intentions.

Firstly, Jian Qianxiong, as the sect leader, already had a Soul Artifact, the Sun and Moon Divine Altar, and just activating it was effort enough for him; having two would be needless.

Moreover, if Ye Zhen were to hand over this Soul Artifact, then the most suitable persons within Sun and Moon Divine Sect to refine the Longevity Banner would absolutely not be Ye Zhen, but the two powerful Supre Elders.

But the issue is, if these two Supre Elders refine the Soul Artifact Longevity Banner, which rivals the combat power of the Sun and Moon Divine Altar, it could easily pose an obstacle to Ye Zhen ascending to the sect leader position later—perhaps even an unshakeable power.

Therefore, even though Jian Qianxiong knew the Longevity Banner in Ye Zhen’s hands was almost useless due to low Cultivation, he still let Ye Zhen possess the Longevity Banner out of this consideration.

However, knowing this, Ye Zhen still wanted to give it a try.

Not to ntion, Ye Zhen’s Divine Soul Cultivation was no worse than that of ordinary Establishnt Kings.

Indeed, Ye Zhen intended to attempt refining this Longevity Banner; having seen its power several tis, Ye Zhen was indeed very eager.

The first step in refining a Soul Artifact, naturally, is to dispel the Divine Soul Imprint of the previous owner within the Soul Artifact. Although Yin Changsheng has already been slain, his Innate Divine Soul still exists, so the Divine Soul Imprint within the Longevity Banner persists.

However, this is manageable.

With a movent of Divine Sense, Ye Zhen extracted the mass of Innate Soul Light enveloping Yin Changsheng’s Innate Divine Soul.

At the instant the seal was lifted, Yin Changsheng’s Innate Divine Soul scread aloud, yet just as the clamor started, Ye Zhen flicked out a streak of Thunder Light, burning Yin Changsheng’s Innate Divine Soul into ashes.

Divine Sense moved, and strands of light effused from Ye Zhen’s fingertips; Ye Zhen activated the Secret Technique within the Puppet Spirit Talisman to refine Innate Soul Light, and began to siphon and refine Yin Changsheng’s exceedingly pure Innate Soul Light!

It must be said, Yin Changsheng’s Innate Soul Light was very strong, reaching the Seventh Stage in Establishnt Realm, quite substantial, yet still not transcending the Human Warrior category, remaining rely Three-colored Innate Soul Light.

Hence, even though Yin Changsheng’s Innate Soul Light was substantial, it did not significantly boost Ye Zhen’s Divine Soul Power.

Ye Zhen’s Four-colored Innate Soul Light possesses a grade beyond, necessitating a vast quantity of Three-colored Innate Soul Light for enhancent.

After over one hour, finishing refining the vigorous Innate Soul Light of Yin Changsheng still provided Ye Zhen’s Four-colored Innate Soul Light with so noticeable enhancent.

However, Ye Zhen’s Innate Soul Light Cultivation remains at the Initial Stage of the Fifth Realm.

Noticing the apparent enhancent in Innate Soul Light, Ye Zhen then decided to also bring out and refine the Innate Soul Lights acquired from the other seven Establishnt Kings, as well as the two masses of Innate Soul Light gained from eliminating Longevity Sect and Heavenly Net Sect experts the previous day.

As Ye Zhen’s Divine Soul Cultivation improves, the refining speed of Innate Soul Light lower than his Divine Soul Cultivation accelerates.

Among these nine masses of Innate Soul Light, the highest was the Sixth Stage Innate Soul Light, and the lowest was the Second Stage Innate Soul Light; Ye Zhen completed refining in less than three hours.

Once the last mass of Fourth Stage Innate Soul Light was refined, Ye Zhen was astonished to discover his Divine Soul Cultivation unexpectedly advanced from the Initial Stage of the Fifth Realm to the Mid-stage!

Though this elevation was not vast, it was sufficient to elicit joy in Ye Zhen.

Because this is the first noticeable enhancent in Ye Zhen’s Divine Soul Cultivation since breaching to the Initial Stage of the Fifth Realm with the aid of Black Soul Spirit Fruit.

Even if this obvious enhancent consud more than twenty masses of Innate Soul Light from Establishnt Kings.

Especially since Ye Zhen slew quite a few Establishnt Kings at Ground Fire Heart Palace.

Including the Innate Soul Light from two Establishnt Kings of the Seventh Realm.

Amidst the delight, Ye Zhen couldn’t help but smile wryly.

The difficulty faced in Divine Soul Power promotion to Four-colored Innate Soul Light is evident, even at the Fifth Realm—how much harder shall it be henceforth?

Long-term cultivation may take centuries; using this kind of plundering thod of refining others’ Innate Soul Light may count as quick success, yet cannot convert entirely.

Judging by the fact that the Innate Soul Light of over twenty Establishnt Kings only upgraded his Innate Soul Light from the Initial to Mid-stage of the Fifth Realm, even if Ye Zhen were to annihilate all Establishnt Kings in True Spirit Domain and refine their Innate Soul Light in full, Ye Zhen’s Divine Soul Cultivation would not break through to the Sixth or Seventh Realm.

“Outer Domain Dead Sea!”

Suddenly, Ye Zhen recalled the Outer Domain Dead Sea and the Black Soul Spirit Fruit from Black Fiend Island; if possible, Ye Zhen should travel to Black Fiend Island.

The Black Soul Spirit Fruit, able to significantly elevate Divine Soul Power, is obtained through extrely sinister and ruthless ans, which Ye Zhen despises.

Yet, if others produced Black Soul Spirit Fruit, that would be a different matter.

Slowly opening his eyes, Divine Sense stirred, causing the soul artifact Longevity Banner with ink-green pole and black banner appeared before Ye Zhen’s chest.

At this mont, the Longevity Banner revealed its true form.

The main pole spans one zhang, banner covers half, and the ink-green pole and black banner were densely dotted with various patterns.

Though densely packed with patterns, observing closely offers a unique aesthetic, as if each line naturally belonged there—upon detailed inspection, each pattern seed imbued with a mysterious aura.

This is rely the impression from the eyes of an ordinary person, but in the eyes of Ye Zhen, an Artifact Refiner, the Longevity Banner before him is simply a perfect work of art.

Each pattern represents a profound artifact refining technique, and every swirl and intersection of patterns signifies a sophisticated artifact refining skill.

If this Longevity Banner were in the hands of any other grandmaster artifact refiner in the True Spirit Domain, it would be priceless, and studying these surface patterns for several years could significantly advance their artifact refining skills.

Unfortunately, Ye Zhen is different.

Ye Zhen’s path of artifact refining is inherited from the ancient era’s master artifact refiner, the Earth Core Fire Commander. At a glance, Ye Zhen sees through the Longevity Banner inside and out.

Moreover, based on the artifact refining experience Ye Zhen acquired from the Earth Core Fire Commander, so thods used in the refining process appear very rough and not like finely crafted works.

Of course, seeing through it is one thing; if you asked Ye Zhen to refine such a soul artifact, he couldn’t do it.

Unlike the previous spirit artifacts Ye Zhen has worked on, where stacking dozens of formations could produce a mid-grade spirit artifact.

On this Longevity Banner, Ye Zhen currently sees more than a thousand formations at a glance, making it extrely complex.

Not to ntion the rarity of the refining materials, it’s impossible for Ye Zhen to refine a soul artifact in a short period.

A few talisman arts were cast, causing the restrictions entwining the Longevity Banner to flicker a few tis before disappearing.

The mont the restrictions disappeared, the originally dimly gleaming Longevity Banner suddenly brightened, attempting to take this opportunity to escape.

Unfortunately, Ye Zhen was prepared in advance. At the instant the restrictions were lifted, the four-colored innate soul light surged into the Longevity Banner like a tide, imdiately suppressing the escaping Longevity Banner, rendering it immobile.

Just kidding, Ye Zhen, an artifact refiner with ancient inheritance, if he let a soul artifact escape from his hands, he might as well find a piece of tofu and smash his head against it.

However, with the Longevity Banner’s attempt to escape, Ye Zhen’s expression suddenly beca serious, as refining the soul artifact Longevity Banner might be more challenging than Ye Zhen imagined.

Because under normal circumstances, once the owner of a low-grade soul artifact is completely annihilated, even if it gains slight consciousness, it would not instinctively escape the mont restrictions are removed.

Typically, this phenonon only occurs in quite powerful soul artifacts, like the Purple Spirit. To this day, Ye Zhen does not know the grade of Purple Spirit’s true form.

But an artifact soul possessing a consciousness almost akin to a human, like Purple Spirit, definitely would not appear on a soul artifact.

The current situation with the Longevity Banner signifies just one thing—the grade of the Longevity Banner is definitely not a low-grade soul artifact, but possibly a mid-grade or even high-grade soul artifact!

However, considering the astonishing power of the Longevity Banner, when Yin Changsheng, at the Fifth Stage Establishnt Realm, activated it, he would be drained to a re husk, it’s not hard to understand.

As an artifact refiner with ancient inheritance, Ye Zhen clearly understands how to refine a soul artifact efficiently.

Just like how one controls a martial artist with the soul-locking puppet technique from the puppet spirit technique, one must imprint a divine soul imprint within the core formation where the soul spirit of the soul artifact resides to complete initial refining.

With a thought, Ye Zhen’s four-colored innate soul light headed straight for the core of the Longevity Banner where the artifact soul resides.

Bang!

Upon arrival, Ye Zhen’s four-colored innate soul light seed to hit a wall, suddenly colliding with a halo of intermingling black and green light, within which a faint small phantom of the Longevity Banner could be seen, that’s the soul spirit of the Longevity Banner.

As the four-colored innate soul light was blocked, Ye Zhen’s brow imdiately furrowed.

The soul spirit of the Longevity Banner directly mobilized its origin power to resist Ye Zhen’s imprint.

The main issue is that the grade of the Longevity Banner is quite high, and its origin power is trendously strong, which Ye Zhen cannot penetrate to imprint its soul.

In other words, as long as the soul spirit of the Longevity Banner continues this way, Ye Zhen is helpless against it!

“I think you should understand my intent, your forr master is dead, your best option now is to let down your defenses and let imprint it, serve as your new master, I don’t want to use force!” Ye Zhen sent over a divine soul ssage directly.

“New master? You killed my master, damaged my origin, and now you want to serve you as my new master? Dream on!”

Unexpectedly, the soul spirit replied with a complete ssage, surprising Ye Zhen greatly.

The soul spirit can actually communicate, indicating this soul spirit is more powerful than Ye Zhen anticipated, while also allowing Ye Zhen, an artifact refiner with ancient inheritance, to determine the grade of this soul spirit from the oscillation of the divine soul ssage it transmitted.

It should be at the pinnacle of mid-grade artifact souls, with a slight opportunity, the Longevity Banner could be elevated to a high-grade soul artifact, and it could consecutively elevate to a high-grade artifact soul.

“As for using force? Do you think I’m easily frightened? Based on your cultivation, is it possible?” The artifact spirit of the Longevity Banner sneered.

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhen sighed softly, “Damaging your origin was a helpless act during battle, but using force, I am truly not bluffing!”

“Humph, keep boasting! You are helpless against , that’s the truth! You damaged my origin, I’d rather sink into silence than let you succeed!” said the soul spirit of the Longevity Banner.

A slight bitter smile appeared on Ye Zhen’s face. This soul spirit of the Longevity Banner before him is akin to a childish tantrum from a child, because of the damage to its origin, even at the cost of sealing itself into silence.

However, speaking of which, dealing with a mischievous child, Ye Zhen, as an artifact refiner, has plenty of thods!

“Is that so?”

With a cold snort, a divine sense from Ye Zhen suddenly penetrated into the Longevity Banner, and his divine sense trembled slightly at each formation node it passed.

After six or seven of these, the entire array structure within the Longevity Banner suddenly began to tremble violently.

Almost simultaneously, the extrely frightened voice of the soul spirit of the Longevity Banner rang out, “Stop, stop! What are you doing, if this continues, I’ll die!”

Ye Zhen, being a possessor of ancient legacy in artifact refining, though not capable of crafting soul artifacts due to their lack of experience and cultivation, could destroy a soul artifact much more easily than refining one.

All it takes is destroying the array structure within the soul artifact, and the array within the Longevity Banner would tremble severely.

“Do you think I’m bluffing about using force?” Ye Zhen chuckled gently.

This ti, the soul spirit of the Longevity Banner on the other side did not respond, and Ye Zhen chuckled lightly again, “There’s one thing I should tell you, I not only have the ability to destroy soul artifacts, but I also have the ability to enhance their grade!”

At this mont, Ye Zhen had the air of a mischievous uncle, and the soul spirit of the other side of the Longevity Banner fell silent once more after hearing Ye Zhen chuckle again, “You should know that I am not bluffing.”

Ye Zhen is an artifact refiner with ancient inheritance, and although he lacks extensive artifact refining experience and sufficient cultivation, currently unable to refine soul artifacts, destroying one is significantly easier than making one.