Chapter 479: Harvest

"A soul-refining demonic artifact?" The man in yellow armor eyed the Ten Directions Yama Banner with a playful gaze. "As far as I know, the Shadowless Sword comes from Mount Shaohua, a righteous sect. In the Minor Cold Domain, the righteous and demonic factions are opposed, and the righteous sects all put on a virtuous front. I never expected that Mount Shaohua's famous Shadowless Sword would refine so many soul-refining demonic artifacts, harming countless lives. If this gets out, it might cause a huge uproar, wouldn't it? I wonder if Mount Shaohua would be willing to 'clean its own house'."

"Then it's better if it doesn't get out," Qin Sang said calmly, disregarding the yellow-armored man's threat.

'Whoosh...' The flag formation stirred loudly, and endless ghostly flames emerged. The entire formation, including Qin Sang, was submerged in ghostly flames. Waves of fire surged skyward.

The Mountain Suppressing Stele emitted a low hum. The lower half of the giant stele was surrounded by ghostly flames, and a continuous stream of Xuanhuang Qi emanated from it, but it appeared somewhat powerless against the aggressive ghostly flames. The Xuanhuang Qi could only hold its ground around the stele, yet it was continuously eroded by the ghostly flames. The Ten Directions Yama Banner was more powerful than the talisman treasure, which allowed it to easily block the Mountain Shaking Stele's sneak attack. Its counterattack was naturally extremely fierce.

The Mountain Shaking Stele was no match for the Ten Directions Yama Banner, but it wouldn't be routed with ease. Upon seeing this, the man in yellow armor's gaze turned serious. He scoffed, "I admit your set of soul-refining demonic artifacts is truly extraordinary. I just wonder how long it can last in battle."

He could naturally see that the Ten Directions Yama Banner's consumption was definitely not small, especially during intense combat. If the user's spiritual power was depleted first, no matter how powerful the artifact, it would be in vain. Qin Sang's cultivation had not reached the False Core realm, putting him a step below. Moreover, the man in yellow armor was confident in his peculiar armor, so he wasn't afraid of the Ten Directions Yama Banner at all.

"Descend!" the man in yellow armor roared, unleashing the full power of the talisman treasure. The characters on the Mountain Shaking Stele lit up with Xuanhuang light, and its weight suddenly increased severalfold, forcefully suppressing the ghostly flames as it slowly descended.

Where the ghostly flames and the Mountain Shaking Stele made contact, a muffled thunder-like sound could be heard. Clusters of ghostly flames were extinguished. Conversely, the Mountain Shaking Stele was in a worse state; its bottom began to crack. Initially, only a fine line appeared, but as the stele slowly descended, it rapidly spread like a spiderweb, covering the entire lower half of the stele.

'Crack!' With a crisp sound, a corner of the Mountain Shaking Stele finally broke off. A large chunk fell away and immediately vanished, perhaps swallowed by the ghostly flames. The man in yellow armor paid no heed, unleashing the talisman treasure's power without reservation.

Accompanied by sounds of cracking, the Mountain Shaking Stele disintegrated faster and faster, as if being consumed by the ghostly flames, a layer disappearing with visible speed. In the end, only half of the Mountain Suppressing Stele's main body remained, and it was covered in cracks.

'Boom!' The Mountain Shaking Stele suddenly exploded entirely. A powerful blast of wind shot out, pushing back the ghostly flames. At this very moment, an intense Xuanhuang light suddenly erupted from the man in yellow armor's battle armor. The previously separated plates of the battle armor merged into one in the yellow light, leaving no seams, even covering the man's face. The man in yellow armor transformed into a true armored warrior.

He raised his hands, and the armor's light surged towards his palms, finally condensing into a formidable halberd. 'Whoosh!' Wielding the halberd, the man in yellow armor casually swung it, effortlessly slicing off a corner of the black rock.

The next moment, the man in yellow armor's figure suddenly vanished from his spot, reappearing above the Mountain Shaking Stele just as it exploded. Under the cover of the strong wind, his figure rapidly spun. The man and his halberd descended like a meteor, thrusting fiercely into the sea of fire.

What the man in yellow armor didn't know was that as he detonated the Mountain Suppressing Stele, a type of flame, deeper and purer than the ghostly flames, quietly manifested from the depths of the sea of fire: the Nine Nether Demonic Flame!

Within the Ten Directions Yama Array, the ten main souls jointly raised the Ten Directions Yama Banner. Qin Sang forced out his vital essence and secretly activated the magical treasure. Qin Sang had long decided that he absolutely could not let the man in yellow armor escape! The place was heavily restricted, and if he couldn't win quickly, the man in yellow armor could easily find an opportunity to escape. Therefore, Qin Sang unhesitatingly used the Ten Directions Yama Banner, a magical treasure. He considered the man in yellow armor a formidable opponent and had long known that he excelled in close combat, making opponents helpless with his powerful battle armor and combat techniques. This was the moment!

The magical treasure not only devoured Qin Sang's vital essence but also rapidly consumed his spiritual power like a bottomless pit. A stream of Nine Nether Demonic Flame surged from the magical treasure, then, following Qin Sang's will, transformed into the shape of a black sword, shooting upwards like an arrow released from a bow.

At this moment, the man in yellow armor flew in to stab, sensing an unusually sharp and extraordinary aura within the sea of fire. However, he was not afraid; instead, he sneered, "I already knew you had an unusual spirit sword!"

"Black Magnet Sand!" He held the halberd in one hand and suddenly threw a handful of gray sand with the other. Black Magnet Sand was a peculiar material developed by artifact refiners of the Skyward Alliance. It had a remarkable effect on spirit artifacts like flying swords and flying knives; the heavy Black Magnet Sand would adhere to flying swords, making them extremely cumbersome and significantly reducing their power.

'Whoosh!' The Nine Nether Demonic Flame broke through the sea of fire. A terrifying sight appeared to the man in yellow armor: the Black Magnet Sand not only failed to adhere to the black sword but was directly swallowed by it. This was no sword; it was clearly a terrifying flame!

'Whoosh!' The Nine Nether Demonic Flame revealed its true form, and a terrifying aura swept forth. Qin Sang no longer concealed it and dispersed the ghostly flames. On the ground, amidst the flag formation, the unusually tall Ten Directions Yama Banner made the man in yellow armor's hair stand on end.

"A magical treasure!" The man in yellow armor was utterly terrified. He shrieked, desperately trying to stop, then turned to flee upwards. But it was too late; the Nine Nether Demonic Flame had already arrived, engulfing him.

'Crack!' No matter how formidable the man in yellow armor's battle armor was, it couldn't withstand the Nine Nether Demonic Flame. In an instant, the yellow light dissipated, and the armor turned into a heap of scrap metal, completely destroyed. Stripped of his armor, the man in yellow armor was like someone running naked in the street, left to face the Nine Nether Demonic Flame alone.

The terrifying flame was almost upon him. The man in yellow armor desperately circulated his spiritual power, but it was useless; the aura of death plunged him into despair. Even more terrifying, he sensed an aura within the Nine Nether Demonic Flame that could assault his primordial spirit. Because of this aura, the man in yellow armor felt his thoughts slow down. He instinctively tried to retrieve another artifact, but his movements were too slow, and he failed.

"This is the end for me!" The man in yellow armor despairingly closed his eyes; his primordial spirit was first severely wounded, and he fell unconscious.

At the last moment, Qin Sang suddenly formed a hand seal, stabilizing the Nine Nether Demonic Flame and preventing it from consuming the man in yellow armor. With a flicker, he appeared beside the man in yellow armor. Discovering that he was still alive, Qin Sang's face lit up with joy. He cast several restrictive spells to seal the man's cultivation, then placed several healing spiritual pills into his mouth.

Finally, he had captured a False Core realm cultivator alive with his own strength. Moreover, unlike the handsome young man, it would be safe to take him out.