The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 531: Chapter 531: Class IV Demon Soul General_1

”The means of the Protector of the Flower Fairy clan!”

The Ten Thousand Eyes Demon, Turi Ke, its countless eyes swarming all over its body, glared in unison at Shen Mo’s sleeve, its expression growing even more maniacal and ferocious.

Subsequently, it consecutively deployed over a dozen Spells.

But whether it was the nine most formidable killing blows capable of threatening a middle-stage Golden Core Realm expert, or other slightly weaker but exceptionally bizarre arts, none could breach the great tree’s defenses. Instead, they were all converted into nourishment for it, causing it to grow hundreds of feet tall, its canopy obscuring the sky and resembling a small mountain!

Even now, though this Class IV great demon was extremely unwilling, a hint of retreat began to form in its mind. With this tree’s protection, even if a dozen more powerhouses of my own rank were to attack, they likely wouldn’t be able to harm a single hair on the person beneath it. Continuing this stalemate is pointless.

Moreover, I can sense that this ’schemer,’ who only possesses a peak Class III cultivation yet fought me to a standstill with extraordinary methods, is holding a blood flag that seems to be undergoing some kind of change. The sense of imminent danger I feel from this grows increasingly intense. If I don’t leave now, the situation might reverse in a moment, plunging me into a truly perilous predicament!

With this thought, one of the eyes on Thousands-eyes Turi Ke blinked, emitting a milky-white halo that enveloped its ball-like body. It then transformed into a white streak of light, shooting towards the horizon.

Just then, Shen Mo’s solemn expression suddenly relaxed, replaced by a look of delighted surprise. He grabbed the Soul Refining Flag, which was gradually calming down, and shook it abruptly...

RUMBLE!

Crimson light surged endlessly, like a river of fresh blood.

The Ghost Bride, this mutated Demon Soul General, roared as it strode out from the Blood River. Its aura was immeasurably more powerful and terrifying than before.

Moreover, its originally mottled aura—a mixture of Bloody Fiend Resentment Qi, ghostly Qi, and Demonic Qi—seemed to have been forged and tempered, fusing into a single entity. It now presented a dark crimson hue tinged with purple—dense, chilling, majestic, and profound...

Following that, the nine Demon Soul Generals, including Master Hong Jue, the Serpent-Eel Heavenly Demon, the Gold Piercing Ghost, and the Green-skinned Ghost, also emerged one after another from the surging Blood River. The changes they had undergone were identical to those of the Ghost Bride!

Class IV Demon Soul Generals! Shen Mo cheered inwardly.

Having consumed enough blood food, the Ghost Bride and the other nine top-tier Demon Soul Generals, who were already at the peak of Class III, finally crossed the threshold to Class IV.

Although during this process, the strength of the Demon Soul Generals within the flag surged dramatically, nearly inflicting a backlash on Shen Mo, he ultimately navigated the most perilous moment. Using his exceptional methods, he reconstructed the Demon Soul General Sequence, completely suppressing all backlash from the Soul Refining Flag and the Soul Generals within it!

The ten Class IV Demon Soul Generals before him now had a noticeably more vivid light in their eyes, no longer appearing as dull and lifeless as before.

This was the result of Shen Mo relinquishing a small portion of his authority over the Soul Refining Flag and easing some restrictions. They had ”recovered”—or rather, re-”birthed”—a degree of sentience, equivalent to that of a four or five-year-old child, much like the Demon Slaying Sword Spirit!

The Blood River had not yet dispersed, and more figures continuously emerged from the crimson light.

In the blink of an eye, all the Soul Generals within the flag—including the mutated Demon Soul Generals, the minor Heavenly Demon Soul Generals, Soul Generals transformed from evil cultivators, and ordinary Soul Generals formed from Demons of the Outer Zone—a total of 535 figures, had all materialized. They roughly organized into ten tactical formations, bathed in mottled crimson light, and hovered before Shen Mo.

The vital energies of each formation were interconnected, anchored to one of the Class IV Demon Soul Generals, such as the Ghost Bride!

Previously, Shen Mo would never have dared to materialize all the Soul Generals from the flag simultaneously. The strain on his soul would have been too immense, and the consumption of his Mana and True Yuan too severe.

It might have been somewhat manageable if they remained stationary, but once engaged in fierce combat, the associated strain and consumption would skyrocket exponentially—enough to tear Shen Mo’s own soul apart and completely drain his Mana!

But now, when Shen Mo summoned these over five hundred Soul Generals, the strain on him was merely equivalent to summoning fifty or sixty Class III Demon Soul Generals in the past. The vast majority of this current burden was associated with sustaining the Ghost Bride and the nine other Class IV Demon Soul Generals, with only a minor portion needed to maintain the connection to the remaining Soul Generals!

The significant reduction in his personal burden was because the Ghost Bride and the other Class IV Demon Soul Generals were now shouldering most of it for him.

This was the benefit of successfully reconstructing the Demon Soul General Sequence. Previously, the majority of the strain on his soul and the consumption of Mana had been expended in controlling the Demon Soul Generals—specifically, in directing them and counteracting the internal drain from their backlash power.

Now, with the Ghost Bride and the other Class IV Demon Soul Generals to command the remaining Soul Generals and bear the brunt of the backlash for him, Shen Mo naturally felt far more at ease.

Now, he only needed to firmly control these ten Class IV Demon Soul Generals to materialize all the Soul Generals and command them without hindrance. He would only need to expend some extra True Yuan to help them reform their Soul Bodies if they were shattered. This would allow him to unleash the full might of the Soul Refining Flag!

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Shen Mo’s gaze lingered on the formidable Soul Generals for only a brief moment before shifting to the Thousand-eyed Demon Turi Ke, which had transformed into a white streak of light speeding towards the horizon!

His fingers moved rapidly, embedding the Soul Splitting Magic into the Soul Bodies of the Ghost Bride, Master Hong Jue, the Gold Piercing Ghost, and the other Class IV Demon Soul Generals.

With his current Cultivation Realm, he could allow the Demon Soul Generals to venture up to a thousand miles from the Soul Refining Flag while still maintaining complete control over them. With the addition of the Soul Splitting Magic, this range could be extended to approximately eight thousand miles.

Even better, with the ten Class IV Demon Soul Generals keeping them in check, the remaining Soul Generals were firmly under his control and wouldn’t dare cause any trouble!

Subsequently, he shook the Soul Refining Flag and issued the command to capture and kill Turi Ke.

WHOOSH!

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

In the next instant, the Demon Soul Generals, each possessing unique Skills, unleashed their respective Skills towards the white streak of light that Turi Ke had become.

Skills such as the Ghost Bride’s Glare, the Serpent-Eel Heavenly Demon’s Eerie Thunder Skill, and the Gold Piercing Ghost’s Gold-Spewing Silver-Spitting Skill rained down. In just the span of a thought, the white streak of light that was Turi Ke was overwhelmed by nearly a hundred bizarre and varied Skills. Its spirit light dissipated, and its battered, ball-like body plummeted from the sky, gushing blood!

The Soul Generals who had been proficient in Flying Escape techniques during their mortal lives all surged forward. They employed various Spells and methods to immobilize the half-dead Turi Ke, then enshrouded it with Demonic Qi and dragged it before Shen Mo.

”Bind Soul!”

After confirming that this great demon was completely powerless to resist, Shen Mo directly cast the Soul Curse on it.

His soul power rippled strangely, like a hook latching onto Thousands-eyes Turi Ke’s nearly shattered soul and forcibly extracting it. He then stored it in the Soul Nurturing Bottle and sprinkled powdered Elixir, which nourished souls, onto it!

As for its soulless corpse, Shen Mo affixed several Prohibition talismans to it before storing it in his Universe Bag.

As the first Class IV Thousand-eyed being I’ve slain, both its soul and its corpse hold immense research value.

After completing these tasks, Shen Mo consumed several Elixirs to restore his soul, True Yuan, Qi and Blood, and his overall condition. Then, he once again shook the Soul Refining Flag, issuing a new command to all Demon Soul Generals: Annihilate all evil cultivators and Evil Demons from the Outer Zone!