Chapter 2455: Finally Out

Mirror Ancestor wanted to strike and teach the Banner Spirit a lesson, but the little guy was also completely unafraid.

We're all artifact spirits—what do I have to fear from you?

It immediately waved its little short arms, wearing a fierce expression, and shouted.

Come on, come on, old thing—today let's see who educates whom.

Hmph.

Seeing this, Mirror Ancestor didn't waste words, merely gave a cold snort, then waved his hand—a huge circular mirror appeared behind him.

This is the Mirror of All Heavens.

As an artifact spirit, it can naturally mobilize all the artifact's abilities at will—after all, the artifact spirit is the artifact itself; they are one.

Seeing Mirror Ancestor move, the Banner Spirit was equally undaunted, and a large white banner likewise appeared behind it.

The Banner gave off a chilling glow, and masses of black mist began to drift apart.

Within that black mist, shrill wails sounded from time to time, chilling to the bone.

The Mirror of All Heavens appeared righteous and awe-inspiring, while the Banner was utterly evil—these two great artifacts were, quite literally, one righteous and one evil, like water and fire that cannot mix.

Gazing at that utterly evil Banner, Mirror Ancestor's expression grew ever colder and harsher.

As the rumors said, you artifact—your wickedness has gone this far; no wonder you'd do such foolish things, not even knowing how to be an artifact.

Well then, today I'll teach you from the ground up.

Old thing, if you've got the skill, just come at me.

The next moment, the Mirror of All Heavens reflected the Banner Spirit's figure.

In that vision, the Banner Spirit's past over so many years seemed to rise up before it.

This is one of the Mirror of All Heavens' abilities.

It can reflect the past and present lives of all heavenly beings, probing every secret in the world.

Mirror Ancestor already knew the Banner's past inside out, and gave a cold snort.

Hmph, no wonder—it was imprisoned for ten thousand years without seeing daylight, which is why it turned out so foolish.

Old thing, you're asking for death.

Mirror Ancestor's move directly and thoroughly enraged the Banner Spirit.

That ten‑thousand‑year imprisonment in the Blissful Palace is absolutely his berserk trigger—something he never wants to recall.

Moreover, Ye Zhangqing was present as well; since breaking free of the Blissful Palace and acknowledging Ye Zhangqing as its master, the Banner Spirit has been desperately trying to sever its ties with the Blissful Palace.

It feared Ye Zhangqing would bear a grudge, and it truly cared about Ye Zhangqing's opinion.

And yet at this moment, this old man dared, right in front of Ye Zhangqing, to lay bare his entire past—this literally struck its sore spot.

Its formerly cute visage now revealed a ferocious side as it shouted angrily.

Yet out of the corner of its eye, it unconsciously glanced at Ye Zhangqing nearby, fearing he would misunderstand.

Fortunately, Ye Zhangqing's expression didn't change, and the little guy finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But in an instant, it turned its killing intent toward Mirror Ancestor.

At this moment, the Banner Spirit finally felt like an evil weapon—though small, its whole body was shrouded in black mist, its eyes blood‑red, like a man‑eating beast.

Old thing, die.

He let out a low growl, and then the countless resentful souls and fierce ghosts inside the Banner surged at Mirror Ancestor.

The shrill wails rang nonstop; even Tianlin beside them felt a chill in his heart.

These artifacts' abilities are indeed, each more perverse than the last.

Yet Mirror Ancestor showed no panic; facing those heavens‑covering resentful souls, he merely made a light stroke on the mirror surface.

Afterward, those countless resentful souls and fierce ghosts simply vanished halfway into thin air.

This bizarre method is simply beyond comprehension, leaving one baffled.

And this is the Mirror of All Heavens' second ability.

Whatever is reflected in the mirror, the Mirror of All Heavens can not only reflect the past but even alter it.

Just now Mirror Ancestor used this ability to directly erase those resentful souls and fierce ghosts from the past.

In other words, those resentful souls and fierce ghosts now seem as if they had never been absorbed by the Banner.

You little fellow, your ability is evil but too one‑sided; it still needs honing.

Gaining the upper hand, Mirror Ancestor said lightly.

An artifact's abilities aren't at their peak from the start, especially after acknowledging a master—there's room to grow.

Even as the artifact spirit and its master grow, new abilities can be uncovered—this is nothing unusual.

So in Mirror Ancestor's view, the Banner Spirit is still quite immature at this point.

It hasn't yet tapped its full potential, and its growth potential remains enormous.

That way, it won't be a match for me—it's been in the Heavenly Family for years, long since it was no longer a newborn.

But upon hearing Mirror Ancestor's words, the Banner Spirit clenched its teeth, as if hesitating about something.

That old fellow's bizarre method just now was indeed the first time it had seen such a thing.

Moreover, its attack on it was extremely suppressive.

With such a method, even countless resentful souls and fierce ghosts would hardly pose a threat.

That old fellow can wipe out a whole swath with a casual wave of his hand.

It appears to be completely suppressed, but the Banner, which once made many powers in the Immortal Realm wary and even joined forces to compel the Blissful Palace's utter destruction, surely wouldn't have only such a simple method.

The Banner naturally also possesses other, higher‑level abilities.

But, if used here………………………

The Banner Spirit worries about nothing else, nor does it care how many casualties Thus English: Thus English: Dengtianxiancheng will suffer.

Perhaps everyone in the whole city will have to be buried with him; that's not a problem.

The only thing it cares about is whether Ye Zhangqing will blame himself for it.

After all, its master is kind-hearted; otherwise it couldn't make such delicious food. If it makes its master embarrassed, then it truly deserves to die.

Therefore, the spirit of the Myriad Soul Banner hesitates.

But this expression, in the eyes of Mirror Ancestor, completely changed its tone; only seeing it with a look of having victory in hand, it spoke calmly.

"How come, you have no other means left? If not, then your little tricks, no matter how many more, are meaningless; this battle can end."

"You…… you shouldn't be complacent."

Upon hearing that, the Myriad Soul Banner Spirit naturally unwilling, thinking, why not grit its teeth and use a little bit? That should be able to control casualties, not let the whole city be buried with it.

Anyway, can't let this old thing be pleased, looking down on itself.

The little guy secretly thought, it doesn't dare to use full force, because the consequences are too severe; this is a characteristic of the Myriad Soul Banner's ability, it also has no choice.

Only conscious control can reduce casualties.

But it's impossible to have no consequences; however, given the situation, it seems it can't worry about anything else.

Thinking this, the black mist surrounding the Myriad Soul Banner Spirit instantly began to transform into clusters of blood qi.

These blood qi are not ordinary blood qi; they are more sinister, and also emit a faint fragrance.