Chapter 186: Heavenly Punishment

The first Heavenly Punishment, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner endured it.

Afterward, the second Heavenly Punishment also fell.

At that moment, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner burst forth with stronger black qi.

Boom.

It directly collided with the Tiānjié.

With a mournful cry, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner was hammered straight into the earth.

Hum.

Above the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, a more astonishing black aura erupted.

But if one looks closely, the black aura on the Ten Thousand Souls Banner actually contains a hint of golden light.

Qin Yang's heart stirred, and he drew in that wisp of golden aura.

Soon after, Qin Yang's whole body shuddered.

That was immortal spirit qi.

Could the Ten Thousand Souls Banner become an immortal artifact?

He was somewhat surprised, having never heard of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner undergoing such a change.

However, in ancient times, cultivating the Ten Thousand Souls Banner to devour ten thousand people was already astonishing.

After all, the heavenly laws are there, and moreover, immortals are watching.

Whoever dared to truly devour millions of souls would not need Heavenly Punishment to act; even the netherworld's big shots would be unable to sit still and would intervene.

Thus, the ten thousand souls are not the limit of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, but the limit of its wielder; no one dares to massively harvest living souls.

But now, however, it's different—Jue Tian Di Tong.

Besides Heavenly Punishment, there isn't even Tiānjié, let alone the netherworld and immortals.

Qin Yang collected over a million souls, refined them into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, and only then did such a change occur.

If it can withstand Heavenly Punishment, this Ten Thousand Souls Banner will surely become an immortal artifact.

Thinking of this, Qin Yang's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

Mortals cannot become immortals because they cannot convert their true essence into immortal spirit qi.

If one could absorb the immortal spirit qi on the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, wouldn't it be possible to gradually transform one's entire true essence into immortal spirit qi?

Realizing this, Ye Ning's eyes lit up.

"Strive for the qi, withstand the Heavenly Punishment."

Ye Ning said.

The Ten Thousand Souls Banner trembled, and Qin Yang actually realized what the other party was saying.

"You up for it?"

"Damn."

"He's even getting uppity."

Qin Yang charged out directly, throwing a punch at the Heavenly Punishment.

The next moment, a large chunk of the Heavenly Punishment's dark clouds was shattered.

The Ten Thousand Souls Banner, which had been trembling, now stood still, peculiarly anthropomorphic, very much like a person who had seen something unbelievable, staring wide-eyed.

This thing has developed sentience.

Qin Yang is quite clear about this in his heart.

The sentience born from over a million souls can be imagined.

His thoughts turned like lightning, thinking of these, just then the third Heavenly Punishment fell directly, striking Qin Yang.

Qin Yang used his inner true essence as a guide, attempting to draw some of the Heavenly Punishment's power into his body.

The next moment, his whole body trembled violently, his eyes bulged, and his entire body turned scorched black.

This made Qiao Yue, watching from afar, feel anxious; she almost couldn't hold back and wanted to rush over.

Just then, Qin Yang's voice sounded in her ear.

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

Qiao Yue immediately let out a sigh of relief.

Qin Yang circulated his Profound Technique, actually refining that wisp of aura.

Afterward, the scorched black on his body disappeared.

Qin Yang stood bare-bodied in midair, with a faint luster flowing over his body.

Meanwhile, Qiao Yue's eyes lit up as she stared at Qin Yang.

He seemed more majestic.

This way, wouldn't it be even more enjoyable than before?

This time, because Qin Yang helped bear it, the Heavenly Punishment force the Ten Thousand Souls Banner endured was actually less than the second time.

And the golden hue within the Ten Thousand Souls Banner grew ever more.

Qin Yang felt the change brought by that wisp of Heavenly Punishment's power within him, and he fell into thought.

It seems the power of Heavenly Punishment can indeed be absorbed, but not in excess.

A little more, and one would truly die.

But if taken in proper amounts, it can actually enhance cultivation and physique.

And in the future, enduring Heavenly Punishment will also grant some 'resistance'.

This is just like the principle of allergy; people of Long Guo basically are allergic to mangoes, but eventually they adapt.

Qin Yang felt that the power of Heavenly Punishment is the same.

As long as one can adapt, it is good strength.

The body destroyed by the heavenly punishment is reborn again after he circulates his cultivation method.

There is also a strange strand of power that actually helps him strengthen his body.

This made Qin Yang make up his mind.

Today he is determined to pluck the wool from this heavenly punishment.

Boom.

The heavenly punishment falls again.

This is the fourth heavenly punishment.

Qin Yang went forward to meet it.

The heavenly punishment struck his body, and Qin Yang trembled all over.

He again attracted a strand of power into his body.

Feeling his body being destroyed and then reborn, Qin Yang actually felt quite exhilarated.

This made him involuntarily shiver.

He seems to have a masochistic tendency.

And the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, under the fourth heavenly punishment, had more and more golden light.

Just now it was only black with specks of immortal spirit qi.

Now the entire Ten Thousand Souls Banner, at least one-tenth, is immortal spirit qi.

The Ten Thousand Souls Banner also felt the benefit, trembling excitedly.

Qin Yang couldn't be bothered with it; he repaired his body and waited for the fifth heavenly punishment.

Soon, the fifth heavenly punishment fell again.

This time Qin Yang was prepared; he directly withstood it, while drawing in even more power.

He could feel that the power of the fifth heavenly punishment was at least twice as strong as before.

But he now seemed to have developed resistance to the heavenly punishment, making it even easier than before.

There are nine heavenly punishments in total.

The closer to the end, the easier it became for Qin Yang.

As the ninth heavenly thunder fell.

Qin Yang directly swallowed at least one-tenth of the heavenly punishment's power.

At this moment, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner also underwent a great change, turning pure gold.

The immortal spirit qi surged, becoming supremely holy and harmonious, with no trace of a weapon left.

Qin Yang also rose to his feet; with a thought, a set of clothes appeared on him.

Afterwards, Qin Yang waved his hand.

The Ten Thousand Souls Banner flew toward him, and when it reached Qin Yang's side, it actually transformed into a girl wearing a golden long dress, who directly flung herself into Qin Yang's embrace.

"What the heck?"

Qin Yang was stunned for the first time.

"Master."

Her coquettish voice came, making one's bones go soft by three-tenths.

Qin Yang shoved the girl away, his expression strange: "How did you turn into a girl?"

"After analyzing master's excitement and then considering the payoff, I figured turning into a girl would yield the greatest benefit."

The Ten Thousand Souls Banner blinked its eyes, looking adorable.

In this form, no one could imagine that she was the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

Qin Yang couldn't help but roll his eyes, saying: "Cut it out, can you change back?"

The Ten Thousand Souls Banner shook its head.

"Fine then, come in." Qin Yang said.

"Master, do you want me to enter your body?"

The Ten Thousand Souls Banner asked coquettishly.

Qin Yang looked at her; did she know how ambiguous that was?

"However, I'm not that eager; for now I don't want to enter master's body."

The Ten Thousand Souls Banner continued.

Qin Yang took a deep breath, suppressing the fire in his heart. He tried to convince himself that this was his own creation; although the artifact spirit had turned into such a thing, he would still use the artifact he made, even with tears.

"What exactly do you want?"

"Please, master, give me a name."

"Ergou."

Qin Yang blurted it out.