Chapter 75: The Fish Takes the Bait

After the blond-haired man died, his soul also drifted into Ye Chen's Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

For the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, this is a great tonic!

And his Ten Thousand Souls Banner, the black qi grew even denser; he stared at the constantly trembling banner in his hand, brows furrowed.

"System, can beast hide be used to craft a Ten Thousand Souls Banner?"

【Yes, but the effect is not as good as human skin; of course, if it is myriad skins, the effect would be much better than a single human skin, after all, it is called the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.】

After the system finished speaking, Ye Chen's mouth corner slightly rose.

"Myriad skins, the demon beasts here, at the very least need to be harvested beforehand; then we can use these skins as substitutes."

Ye Chen said, and then he controlled those souls to collect those skins for himself.

He only needs the skins of powerful demon beasts; only then will the effect be better.

Not long after, the beast hides were fully collected, and the human skin was replaced by the blond-haired man's skin.

After collecting the skins, Ye Chen began refining; for those souls that were not honest and obedient, he directly struck them down.

Ye Chen had experience from his first refinement, so the second refinement was very familiar and easy.

Not long after, his Ten Thousand Souls Banner was reforged.

Ye Chen held the Ten Thousand Souls Banner; at this moment, black qi continuously rose from the banner, growing ever denser.

"Now I have truly become a Demonic Cultivator."

Ye Chen counted the souls in his Ten Thousand Souls Banner; there are now over forty thousand souls, and since the demon beasts haven't all been slain yet, he estimates that after they are completely killed, the banner's souls could reach fifty thousand.

"Not a bad harvest."

Ye Chen said, approaching those demon beasts, his icy eyes coldly gazing at them, a sword formed of spiritual power slowly appeared in his hand.

Once the spiritual power sword was fully formed, Ye Chen hesitated not, and struck with a single sword.

After he unleashed that sword, the remaining demon beasts all died.

And the souls in Ye Chen's Ten Thousand Souls Banner also reached fifty-eight thousand nine hundred seventy-two.

Ye Chen's eyes calmly swept over the sea surface stained red with blood, his expression unchanged.

In the next instant, his figure vanished above the sea surface.

At this moment, Bai Yuan, far away, watched the battlefield with worry.

He knew that the blond-haired man was strong, his cultivation even higher than his own; previously Ye Chen had told him that his cultivation was the same as his, which meant that Ye Chen's cultivation could not surpass that blond-haired man.

Fighting above one's rank is indeed a very dangerous matter!

Just as Bai Yuan was worrying, Ye Chen's voice suddenly sounded in his ear: "Everything is settled; I should also leave now; I'm going to the West."

As Ye Chen's voice appeared, his figure also gradually emerged.

Upon seeing Ye Chen's figure, everyone also realized that this crisis had been overcome!

However, Bai Yuan did not immerse himself in joy; he said to Ye Chen: "You really intend to go to the West? That place is now a hotbed of right and wrong!"

"No problem."

Ye Chen's voice was very calm, seeming quite confident.

After hearing Ye Chen's words, Bai Yuan furrowed his brows; in his view, Ye Chen's strength was indeed strong, but he had not yet reached the point of looking down on all heroes, so Ye Chen's decision seemed to him a suicidal one.

But Bai Yuan knew he could not persuade Ye Chen, so he gave up on trying to dissuade him further.

"Then be careful on this journey; we will help look after your family."

Upon hearing Bai Yuan's words, Ye Chen felt uneasy; his parents don't know what he's doing now, and if they found out, they would surely worry constantly about his safety, which is not what he wants.

Even if it's secret protection, but what if something happens?

"Better safe than sorry," so Ye Chen ruled out such a possibility, telling Bai Yuan: "No need, my family—I will arrange it myself."

Bai Yuan heard Ye Chen's reluctance to let them look after his family, showed no particular emotion, and said: "Just do as you say."

"Mm."

After Ye Chen finished speaking, just as he was about to leave, Bai Yuan suddenly called out to him.

"By the way, your family should only have three people, right? Do you and your younger brother share the same name?"

Bai Yuan asked.

Their cultivation method is defective and incomplete, so naturally they also do not know the paper person technique and transformation technique.

They think mastering such divine abilities requires a higher realm, but in fact orthodox cultivators know it is merely a minor trick common at the Qi Refining stage.

After Bai Yuan finished speaking, Ye Chen glanced at him and said: "This isn't something you should worry about; the West will surely attack China later, so you'd better prepare early."

After Ye Chen finished speaking, his figure vanished on the spot.

Bai Yuan watched the spot where Ye Chen disappeared; his mind held many questions, but he didn't have time to ask before Ye Chen vanished before his eyes.

He let out a helpless chuckle: "Ah, he really is a person shrouded in mist."

Having said that, he led everyone away from here to set up defenses, preparing for the next Western attack.

No one noticed that a few paper people drifted down after they left; upon landing, they transformed into Ye Chen's likeness, and after assuming his form, they ran off in various directions.

……

Meanwhile, Ye Chen, who was sprinting wildly across the sea surface, called Zhang Hai, asking them to secretly look after his parents, as he would need several days before returning.

After Ye Chen finished speaking, Zhang Hai replied with an "Okay" from the other end of the line, and Ye Chen promptly hung up.

"The West, the powerful ones beyond the Xingkong—what exactly are you plotting against China?"

Ye Chen thought to himself; he originally wanted to ask the System, but the System would not speak on these matters, it only remains silent.

Ye Chen couldn't figure out the connection, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

"Since you intend to sneak through the West and attack China, don't blame me—I invite you to be my guests in my Ten Thousand Souls Banner."

Ye Chen said with a smile, though his smile was especially icy.

Ye Chen spent a day traveling to M Country; he did not immediately attack them, because he still wanted to know how Westerners had made contact with the beings beyond the Xingkong.

Ye Chen used his cloak to change his appearance, making himself look no different from these foreigners.

After doing that, he walked in the bustling street, in the street, most people had energy in their bodies.

That wasn't spiritual power; it was more like a kind of... ability.

Some could spit fire, some could turn their bodies into iron, and some could grow wings and fly.

Ye Chen watched this scene, his brows slightly furrowed.

Just as he was watching these with interest, a voice suddenly called out to him.

"Hey, brother, I see you've been watching them for so long; you must be envious of them. Do you want this kind of power too? We... can fulfill your dream~"

Ye Chen heard the stranger's words, the corner of his mouth slightly lifted, "The fish... has taken the bait."