Rahula

The black banner pierced through the middle-aged man's body in a flash.

The next second, the fleeing man collapsed with a thud, his eyes vacant and lifeless.

In his place, a soul with a ferocious expression appeared within the black banner.

"Refreshing~"

The cold-looking man in the black robe waved his hand, retracting the black banner into his sea of consciousness. A strange energy flowed out from the banner, silently reshaping the man's body.

"My perception of the Death Law has become much clearer; it's almost comparable to my main body's perception of the Fate Law. It should be at a medium level now..."

"My physical talent seems to have improved significantly as well, no longer inferior to an average intermediate magical beast..."

"If I can meet a few more fellow Daoists, I should soon reach the physical strength of a Saint Domain magical beast, or even... the physical strength of a divine artifact!"

Lynn's clone narrowed his eyes.

The silver talent [Behind Me Are Thousands of Fellow Daoists] was even more formidable than Lynn had initially expected.

The buffs it provided to his talents were not limited to just one aspect; they included, but were not limited to, the growth of the clone's spiritual power, the growth of his Death Law talent, the growth of his physical potential, and the additional combat power gained from using the Death Law...

As long as Lynn harvested enough souls, this silver talent could strengthen every aspect of his clone to the absolute limit of what a silver talent could achieve.

Other silver talents usually only strengthened one or two aspects, but this one was all-encompassing.

Of course, the prerequisite was having enough fellow Daoists, and they had to be high-quality ones at that.

Lynn's clone had come from the Roland Empire, suppressing evil and eliminating wickedness along the way. He specifically chose to travel through areas where bandits and thieves gathered, and he had met quite a few fellow Daoists.

This had also made the Ten Thousand Soul Banner much more substantial.

As his divine sense swept over the thousands of souls drifting within the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, Lynn's clone frowned. "However, although this talent has great potential, the number of souls required is a bit too high."

"I still need to find some high-quality fellow Daoists like that middle-aged man just now; one of them is worth hundreds of ordinary bandit Daoists..."

Thinking this, Lynn's clone couldn't help but feel some anticipation for his upcoming trip to the Green Wood Market.

As one of the largest black markets in the Southern Wilderness, the founder of the Green Wood Market was naturally no simple character; it had been established by Lopez, the Green Wood King, one of the three great kings of the Southern Wilderness.

Relying on the formidable strength of Lopez, a level nine warrior, the Green Wood Market was incredibly safe, and it also had connections to the outside world, allowing it to acquire many rare goods.

Many powerful outlaws chose to settle here, which led to a strange phenomenon: in the Green Wood Market, which had only a few thousand people, the proportion of experts was extremely high, with warriors or mages of level four or five and above making up nearly half the population.

In front of the Green Wood Market, Lynn's clone licked his lips and strode inside.

Under the dark night, the moonlight spilled onto the ground like water, hazy and dreamlike.

However, at this moment, Lopez had no mood to appreciate the beautiful scenery before him.

Tap—tap—

Lopez, his eyes bloodshot, leaned against a giant rock with nowhere left to retreat, his gaze fixed intently on the place in the darkness ahead where footsteps kept echoing.

Lynn's clone walked out from the darkness, a black banner constantly emitting the screams of souls floating behind him.

"You're the last one."

"You... you devil." Lopez's voice trembled.

Half an hour, in less than half an hour, this black-robed devil before him had slaughtered the entire Green Wood Market he had spent half his life building.

The most crucial part was that this black-robed demon didn't just kill; he imprisoned the souls of the slain, trapping them within that eerie black banner.

"Hehe..."

Facing Lopez's terror, Lynn's clone chuckled softly.

"I am a devil?"

"Lopez, as a former general of the Starfire Kingdom, during your tenure, you colluded with two major churches and trafficked people. After your actions were exposed, you led an army to rebel, slaughtering cities and razing strongholds everywhere. If it hadn't been for Albert, that legendary warrior of the Starfire Kingdom, you might have caused the deaths of over a million people!"

"And now you say I am a devil?"

"Interesting, truly interesting..."

Lynn's clone said with a smile, and as he spoke, he waved his hand. The black banner behind him moved with the wind, rapidly rushing toward Lopez.

"No!"

Lopez's face was filled with despair, and in extreme unwillingness, he was completely devoured by the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

"Hoo~ A great tonic!"

Lynn's clone let out a satisfied sigh, put away the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, and continued to walk deeper into the Southern Wilderness.

There were still several gathering places similar to the Green Wood Market waiting for Lynn's clone to harvest.

"M... My lord, could you tell us your name?"

Just as Lynn was about to leave the Green Wood Market, a weak female voice came from a wooden house.

The door of the wooden house was pushed open, and a woman in tattered clothes, her body covered in scars, walked out of the house, leaning against the wooden wall.

The woman's chest was full, and a bit of pale skin was exposed through her torn clothes; she was just an ordinary woman with some beauty.

In the Green Wood Market, there were many miserable people like the woman before him, most of whom had been captured by the outlaws within the market to be used for their pleasure.

Among them were women, men, and even children...

Following the woman's voice, many people emerged from the surrounding wooden huts, all casting their gazes toward the clone of Lynn.

Sensing the gazes behind him, the clone of Lynn did not turn back, only a voice drifted back with the wind.

"You may call me... Rahula!"

Half a month later.

In the Southern Wilderness desert, dust and sand filled the sky.

Rumble~~

Violent sounds of collision echoed incessantly from within the sandstorm.

"Screech~~"

A massive, earth-yellow beast silhouette let out a roar toward the sky and charged fiercely at the figure in front.

The man in the black robe, who was Rahula, faced the charge of the giant beast with a hint of excitement in his eyes. He did not dodge or evade, instead throwing a punch, relying entirely on physical strength to resist.

Bang!!

A dull sound of impact rang out, and both the giant earth-yellow beast and Rahula retreated backward almost simultaneously.

Both of them retreated several dozen meters.

In this physical clash, the two were evenly matched.

Rahula clenched his fist, a wicked smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

"I've figured out just about enough."

"You are of no further use; there is a seat waiting for you in the Human Emperor Banner!"

"You help me achieve the Dao, and I shall grant you a direct path to the Saint Domain!"

Rahula reached out with one hand, no longer testing the waters, and directly utilized the insights of his true self's Fate Law, appearing instantly above the head of the giant beast to refine it in an instant!

Facing a serious Rahula, even the Earth Armor Beast King, as strong as a level-nine magical beast, could not withstand a single move.

Strange energy flowed out, transforming Rahula's body.

Rahula closed his eyes to feel it, opening them only after a long while.

"My talent for the laws has now been strengthened to a decent level, enough to allow the Death Law to enter the threshold, or even... reach the limit of the Saint Domain, but it is far from enough to become a god."

"My physical talent surpasses that of ordinary humans; although it has not reached the level of a Saint Domain magical beast, in terms of strength, it is similar to a slightly stronger level-nine magical beast, such as the Earth Armor Beast King or the Spine-backed Iron Armor Dragon..."

"Now that my talent has reached this stage, if I want to improve further, I will need more fellow Daoists."

Rahula looked toward the outside of the Southern Wilderness.