Erasing Eight Extremes Devil Monarch, Duanmu Ji

Time flew by, and a hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.

Within the silent space, Lin Che, who was still absorbing energy, slowly opened his eyes. At the same time, vast energy surged outward like raging waves.

The instant this energy erupted, the stars within a hundred zhang around him exploded, and indescribable energy transformed into a pillar of light that shot into the heavens.

"Is this the power of an Ancient God?"

Lin Che floated in midair and waved his right hand forward. The void before him was forcibly torn apart the moment it came into contact with this energy.

"Now that I have fused the Ancient God's power with the power of my own body, my cultivation has directly advanced to the late Soul Formation Stage. I am only half a step away from breaking through to the Soul Transformation Stage."

"However, with my current strength, I still cannot kill Tuosen. I cannot even contend against Do Mu."

Lin Che did not return to the Ancient God's Land. After all, he had already obtained what he wanted, so naturally, he had no reason to return. As for the restrictions in the Ancient God's Land, they had already been shattered.

If his guess was correct, Wang Lin and Eight Extremes Devil Monarch, Duanmu Ji, had arrived there. They had even used his soul-devouring ability to undo the seal on Demon God Tuo Sen.

As for whether he could leave alive, that would depend on his own capabilities.

After leaving the Ancient God's Land, Lin Che returned to the entrance teleportation array through which he had entered.

Looking at the still-familiar Starfall Ruins before him, Lin Che stood with one hand behind his back, his face nearly expressionless. Then he murmured, "A hundred years have passed. I wonder how Wan'er and the others are doing now."

Lin Che turned sideways, his gaze landing on the figure that was trying to sneak away. He said coldly, "Get over here. Take one more step forward, and you die."

The man was tall and thin, clad in a long azure hemp robe. Three inches above the hem of his robe were embroidered seven golden plum blossoms, each with a crimson dot at its center, making them look exceptionally vivid.

This man was one of the city lords of Seven Plum City in the Demon Sea, Eight Extremes Devil Monarch, Duanmu Ji, who possessed mid-stage Soul Transformation Stage cultivation!

Lin Che looked curiously at Eight Extremes Devil Monarch, Duanmu Ji. According to the original plot, Duanmu Ji had clearly died in the Ancient God's Land. Why had he appeared here today?

"This junior, Duanmu Ji, greets Senior."

"So it really is him."

Lin Che asked calmly, "Let me ask you this. Did you enter the Ancient God's Land?"

"Reporting to Senior, this junior did indeed enter the Ancient God's Land. However, an accident occurred, causing my cultivation to plummet. I only barely managed to escape from there."

Duanmu Ji's face was ashen. Back then, he had been at the mid-stage Soul Transformation Stage, yet after entering the Ancient God's Land, not only had he failed to obtain what he wanted, he had also suffered severe injuries, causing his cultivation to fall to the early Soul Transformation Stage.

Had it not been for the numerous magical treasures he carried and the aid of his Natal Treasure, he would likely have died in that damned place, the Ancient God's Land.

"Who else went to the Ancient God's Land with you?"

Lin Che asked again.

"Those who followed me into the Ancient God's Land included Poison Devil Palace's Meng Tuozi, Profound Heaven Sect Master, Six Desires Devil Monarch, Demon Sea, Heavenly Devil Cave Master, Gu Di... and a Core Formation brat... Ma Liang."

Hearing Duanmu Ji's words, Lin Che thought to himself, As expected, Wang Lin really is here. But without the Inheritance of Memories, I wonder whether he can leave the Ancient God's Land.

"Has Ma Liang left the Ancient God's Land?"

Duanmu Ji shook his head. He did not know whether that brat Ma Liang had already left, but the fellow had obtained the hand seals to leave the Ancient God's Land within the Silent Extinction Space. Leaving should not have been difficult for him.

Once his cultivation recovered, he would definitely massacre the entire War God Hall and make its experts remember the name of Eight Extremes Devil Monarch.

Lin Che narrowed his eyes, turned to look at Duanmu Ji, and nodded. "Since I have finished asking what I needed to know, you are no longer of any use."

"What?"

Eight Extremes Devil Monarch, Duanmu Ji, immediately raised his head. Before he could react, scarlet divine sense condensed into a crystal and struck his glabella. He did not even have time to scream before dying on the spot.

After collecting Duanmu Ji's Storage Ring, Lin Che summoned his mount, the Bloodfiend Azure Dragon, and left the Starfall Ruins without looking back.

As for where Wang Lin went, that was not something he needed to worry about. Besides, Wang Lin was the protagonist, so there was no way he would die so inexplicably in the Ancient God's Land.

After leaving the Starfall Ruins, Lin Che had originally intended to return directly to the Cloud Heaven Sect. However, the place was hundreds of millions of li away from the Cloud Heaven Sect, and he would have to travel to an ancient teleportation site to return.

During that time, he also needed to refine the Forbidden Banner from before. With the Forbidden Banner, his own strength would greatly increase.

With that in mind, Lin Che found a place with favorable geomancy and took out the magical treasures and Inkstone Stone he had obtained from the Ancient God's Land.

He had personally refined a Soul Banner before, so he was no stranger to crafting a Forbidden Banner.

"Hurricane Beast King, Xu Liguo, come out."

Xu Liguo flew out first and asked with a grin, "What orders does Master have?"

"You two will guard this place. Without my order, no one is allowed to enter within ten li of this area. Likewise, anyone who approaches this place, regardless of their strength, is to be killed."

Lin Che's fingers danced rapidly as several restrictions entered the foreheads of Xu Liguo and the Hurricane Beast King. He said indifferently, "These restrictions will allow you to withstand experts below the Nascent Soul Transformation stage three times. I need to refine the Forbidden Banner, so do not disturb me."

After learning that he could kill Soul Transformation Stage experts three times, Xu Liguo was immediately overjoyed. He said with a laugh, "Don't worry, Master. Leave this to us. Little Xu guarantees that no one will disturb Master's cultivation."

After Xu Liguo and the Hurricane Beast King left the chamber, Lin Che began crafting his Forbidden Banner.

To ensure his safety, Lin Che not only erased the restrictions on the Human Sovereign Banner, but also extracted all the souls within his own Soul Banner and condensed them into a soul mass.

Once the restrictions had been fully refined, fusing the previous soul mass into the Forbidden Banner would certainly greatly increase its power.

Lin Che placed both hands before his chest, touching his index fingers and thumbs together to form a diamond-shaped seal. Then he chanted softly, "Fuse."

Following the inheritance of Ancient God Tu Si, Lin Che crafted the Forbidden Banner at an extremely rapid pace. Every fusion greatly increased the Forbidden Banner's energy, while the energy outside also gathered frantically.

Xu Liguo and the Hurricane Beast King, who were standing guard outside, also noticed the vortex of energy in the sky. They both gasped and said:

"This is... a Heavenly Tribulation? What is that Fiend Star doing in there? He actually drew down a Heavenly Tribulation. Does he have a death wish?"