Human Emperor Banner

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Human Emperor Banner (人皇幡)
Alias(es)	Myriad Souls Banner
Type	A-Class Talent Ability; later incorporated into an S-Class innate ability
Affiliation	Jiang Li
Occupation/Role	Soul-collecting battle banner; spirit army and enhancement medium
Status	Incorporated into the Black-and-Yellow Sacred Chariot
First Appearance	167

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
A-Class Beginner	167	Formed when the two banners of the Slaughter God's Domain fused with Human Emperor Blood Essence, Human Emperor Dragon Qi, and Heaven and Earth Fortune.
A-Class Proficient	168	Condensed its first two five-clawed golden dragons; Jiang Li gained proficient control and awakened Ten Thousand Spirits Empowerment.
Third and Fourth Golden Dragons	245	Unlocked the ability to have Exotic Beast Spirit Bodies devour one another and be reforged as humanoid Dragon Taming Battle Spirits.
Fifth to Seventh Golden Dragons	262	Further cultivation condensed three additional dragons, strengthening the banner and its Dragon Guard Spirits.
Ten Dragons Gather Banner / A-Class Mastery	296 297	The eighth through tenth golden dragons were condensed. The banner changed from gold to black and gained the ability to freeze a region’s space-time by consuming spirit power.
A-Class Control	387	Capacity increased from 10,000 to 100,000 souls; spirits within could reach and be controlled at Third Grade, including Xing Tian and previously unusable Third Grade souls.
Perfected	410 413	The Seven-Colored Divine Light enhanced the banner; at perfection, it froze a Heavenly Soldier and enabled Jiang Li’s decisive killing strike.
Transcendent; S-Class breakthrough	471	Already described as transcendent when Jiang Li resumed its cultivation. With 40,000 drops of Human Emperor Blood Essence, he raised all 100,000 Dragon Guard Spirits to Third Grade and the Bai Qi and Xing Tian divine seats to Second Grade. The subsequent breakthrough produced the S-Class Black-and-Yellow Sacred Chariot, upon which the banner stands.
First Grade soul absorption	497	After the initial attempt failed, Jiang Li reinforced the banner with his blood and qi and forcibly absorbed the Azure Fox Demon King’s soul, gaining access to her memories.

Background / History

The Human Emperor Banner emerged from the fusion of the two battle banners formerly associated with Jiang Li’s Headless Martial Soul and Killing God General. Its creation required Human Emperor Blood Essence as a guide, with Human Emperor Dragon Qi and Heaven and Earth Fortune as its foundation. The completed banner first appeared as a patternless golden banner after a three-day fusion process. 167 168

Its earliest battlefield use was the collection of Huang Tianyi’s soul. The banner drew out Huang Tianyi’s spirit and transmitted fragments of his memories to Jiang Li, revealing both Huang Tianyi’s crimes and Bian Lichuan’s involvement in the assassination attempt. 173

As Jiang Li accumulated spirits from Exotic Beasts and enemies, the banner developed into an army-scale weapon. It supported large engagements against the Golden Armored Giant Ant tribe, the Mirror Mountain Beast Tide, and the Barren Sea and Linhai battlefields. 207 250 381 386

Jiang Li later used the banner’s stored spirits to amplify himself in battles across Rakshasa Country and against Empress Zheng Yue. At Emperor Luo City, however, its Spacetime Stasis failed to hold the First Grade Origin Sage, and the strength of its Dragon Guard Spirits could not free Jiang Li from the mountain pinning him down. 461 463 466 467 475

Jiang Li subsequently cultivated the banner with 40,000 drops of Human Emperor Blood Essence. Its advancement culminated in the emergence of the S-Class Black-and-Yellow Sacred Chariot, which carries and enhances the banner. The banner remained in use afterward, helping Jiang Li stop Emperor Shaoyang and defeat the Azure Fox Demon King. 471 473 497

Appearance

The banner initially manifests as a large golden banner with a mysterious golden pole. Five-clawed golden dragons coil around the pole as it advances; after all ten dragons were condensed, the banner transformed from gold to black. 168 296

• A black-and-gold banner that emits faint black mist in battle. 381
• Initially had no visible patterns after its formation. 167
• Its ten five-clawed dragons represent successive increases in the banner’s combat power. 245
• Its presence is accompanied by an aura of awe and dread. 381
• It later stands upright at the rear of the Black-and-Yellow Sacred Chariot, with nine rings of Imperial Tracks behind it. 471

Abilities & Skills

Spirit Absorption

The banner absorbs recently deceased spirits and stores them within its own inner universe. Collected souls can provide Jiang Li with fragments of their memories.

• Initially absorbs spirits within a five-kilometer radius that have been dead for no more than three minutes. 168
• Its effective range later expanded to 10,000 meters alongside Jiang Li’s Mental Power. 216
• Huang Tianyi’s soul provided intelligence on his past and Bian Lichuan’s role in the assassination plot. 173
• Strong external presences can react through a collected soul’s memories, causing a severe mental backlash to Jiang Li. 177
• Third Grade souls were difficult to collect before the banner’s later advancement; Jiang Li had to pour his remaining power into collecting the Golden Winged Peng King. 307
• At A-Class Control, it can collect and control Third Grade souls. 387
• Jiang Li searched collected Demon Kings’ souls for both memories and information about their martial domains. 485
• Absorbing the First Grade Azure Fox Demon King initially failed, but Jiang Li succeeded after pouring his blood and qi into the banner. Her memories also conveyed her Heavenly Fox Sword Art to him. 497 499

Spirit Army

Jiang Li can release stored Spirit Bodies as an endlessly replenishable army.

• At the Beginner stage, released spirits possessed less than one-tenth of their original strength. 168
• Spirit Bodies regenerate so long as Jiang Li has sufficient Blood Essence. 207
• The banner’s domain, Slaughter God’s Domain, and War God Xing Tian’s domain can amplify spirits beyond their strength in life. 194
• Jiang Li can connect his senses to a low-grade spirit for reconnaissance, as demonstrated through a Swift Soldier Ant. 204
• The banner reached its initial 10,000-spirit capacity after the Mirror Mountain battle. 250
• Its capacity later increased to 100,000 souls. 387
• After further cultivation, all 100,000 Dragon Guard Spirits reached Third Grade. Within the Black-and-Yellow Sacred Chariot’s range, they receive an additional ten-percent increase in power. 471

Deification

The banner can deify selected spirits, granting them increased strength and potentially special abilities.

• It initially possessed eight deification slots. 168
• Jiang Li used Human Emperor Dragon Qi and Heaven and Earth Fortune to enshrine War God Xing Tian. 187
• Killing God General Bai Qi was later deified and strengthened using Human Emperor Dragon Qi. 250
• Bai Qi can speak and act as a loyal subordinate rather than a simple summoned spirit. 251
• The Bai Qi and Xing Tian divine seats both advanced to Second Grade during Jiang Li’s later cultivation of the banner; the chariot also increases their power within its range. 471

Dragon Taming Battle Spirits

After the fourth five-clawed dragon formed, the banner gained the ability to refine spirits into stronger humanoid battle spirits.

• Exotic Beast Spirit Bodies can be made to devour one another. 245
• The surviving spirits are reforged as Dragon Taming Battle Spirits. 245
• Jiang Li had the banner’s spirits fight internally under the protection of Bai Qi and Xing Tian to create stronger Dragon Guard Spirits. 251
• After the banner reached Mastery, Jiang Li converted all its souls into 244 Dragon Guard Spirits of Fifth Grade or higher. 297

Ten Thousand Spirits Empowerment

Jiang Li can draw upon the power of stored spirits to reinforce himself.

• The strength granted increases with both the number and quality of spirits empowered onto him. 168
• The technique carries backlash from the resentment of ten thousand spirits. 168
• Jiang Li used the banner’s souls to boost his strength enough to lift and repeatedly slam the Second Grade Nandi Demon King. 428
• In Bocheng City, ten thousand spirits entering his body increased his strength nearly tenfold, allowing him to shatter Li Shu’s defenses and repel Zhao Xian’s Divine Sense Ruyi. 461
• He later drew on the power of the banner’s hundred thousand spirits against a powerful monk and to recover much of the strength suppressed by Zheng Yue’s Divine Might. 463 475
• Jiang Li also invoked Myriad Spirits Enter the Body while fighting the Extreme Sea Demon Emperor. 501

Space-Time Freezing

The perfected banner can consume its spirit power to immobilize a region of space and time.

• The ability awakened after the tenth five-clawed golden dragon was condensed. 296
• It freezes time itself rather than merely suppressing movement, making it a direct counter to extreme speed. 297
• Its range and duration depend on the spirit power expended. 297
• After Jiang Li reached the Martial Venerable realm, it could sustain a five-second time stop. 361
• At perfection, it froze a Heavenly Soldier despite the latter’s mastery of the Heavenly Demon Realm’s will and power. 413
• The First Grade Origin Sage could move within its frozen time and block Jiang Li’s attack, demonstrating that the ability is not absolute against stronger opponents. 466
• After the chariot’s emergence, Jiang Li sensed that Spacetime Stasis had grown stronger; he subsequently used it to halt the fleeing Emperor Shaoyang. 471 473
• Following Jiang Li’s later increase in power, it froze the First Grade Azure Fox Demon King, though her treasured sword continued to stir faintly. 497

Relationships

• Jiang Li — wielder and cultivator; the banner’s power is closely tied to his Human Emperor Physique, Mental Power, True Qi, Blood Essence, Dragon Qi, and Heaven and Earth Fortune. 168
• Bai Qi / Killing God General — deified spirit and loyal subordinate; Jiang Li attempted to have Bai Qi exist independently to protect his family. Bai Qi’s divine seat later reached Second Grade. 250 368 471
• War God Xing Tian — deified spirit whose soul advanced to Third Grade after the banner reached A-Class Control; his divine seat later reached Second Grade. 187 387 471
• Huang Tianyi — first explicitly recorded human soul captured by the banner; his memories exposed his crimes and Bian Lichuan’s conspiracy. 173
• Martial Venerable Nanjia — collected Third Grade soul later released by Jiang Li, after which it dissipated peacefully in the deep sea. 387
• Black-and-Yellow Sacred Chariot — the S-Class innate ability produced by the banner’s later breakthrough. The banner stands upon the chariot, which enhances its spirits, divine seats, and other abilities. 471
• Azure Fox Demon King — First Grade opponent whose soul Jiang Li forcibly absorbed after killing her; her memories preserved her history and sword art. 497 499

Trivia

• The banner is also called the Myriad Souls Banner. 167
• Jiang Li describes it as an “immortal army” because its Spirit Bodies can be restored with Blood Essence. 207
• The banner’s advancement is constrained by the supply of Human Emperor Blood Essence, making it slower to improve than Jiang Li’s other Talent Abilities. 168 262