Whoosh!
The leaping Demonic Flame burned at an extremely high temperature, yet that heat was drawn tightly inward, contained entirely within the great cauldron. What spread outward instead was an exceptionally icy aura.
Rather than raising the temperature in the Artifact Refining Room, it made the place even colder.
That bone-chilling cold seemed capable of freezing one's soul, rising from the depths of the spirit and making one shudder despite oneself.
The Ink Spirit Fiend, the fourth stage of the Black Fiend Technique, had begun to possess the ability to corrode Spirit Bodies and even Divine Souls.
At last, under the tempering of the Demonic Flame within the great cauldron, the expanded Soul Devouring Banner slowly shrank back to the size of a palm. Yet it had become ever more exquisite and compact. The Malevolent Ghost patterns on its surface resembled gold-thread embroidery, while the flickering Demonic Flame gradually died away.
Zheng Yi nodded in satisfaction and could not help letting out a breath. "At least my efforts weren't wasted!"
Muttering to himself, he reached into the great cauldron. The Soul Devouring Banner spun in a circle and flew easily into his hand.
Zheng Yi held the tiny demonic banner in his hand and examined it carefully. Seeing the lifelike reliefs of Ghosts that had appeared upon the Banner Pole, he could not help nodding.
These reliefs were no accidental byproduct. They came from the many Malevolent Ghosts and Yin Soldiers within the Soul Devouring Banner, which had merged into one with it during the process of tempering and Artifact Refining.
In battle, they could draw upon the Killing Intent within the Soul Devouring Banner, significantly raising both the quality and combat power of the entire demonic banner.
As for the image upon the banner itself, apart from the countless