The Myriad Souls Banner.
That was the artifact held by the elder of this Holy Spirit Cult branch. It was itself a Soul Tool.
But his Myriad Souls Banner hardly lived up to its name. It imprisoned only a few hundred souls, none of them particularly powerful. He had chosen the name purely to gild his own face.
Compared with a true Myriad Souls Banner, the one in this Evil Soul Master's hands was little more than a toy.
Of the core members at this branch, only the Second Holy Spirit lacked the ability to control souls and therefore could not use this powerful artifact.
That was why the elder suspected the hidden intruder had chosen the Second Holy Spirit as his pawn: his soul and spiritual power were weak.
Even so, the intruder's methods gave the Evil Soul Master elder a faint sense that they were of the same kind.
"A fellow... disciple?"
The elder swept a wary gaze around him, ready for whatever might happen.
"We're all just trying to make a living. There's no need to come to blows. Your move just now showed me you have considerable ability, too. As the elder of this branch, I have a little standing with the Holy Emperor. If you don't mind, perhaps I could introduce you. What do you say?"
The elder did his best to look genial, but he was already prepared. The moment the intruder appeared, he would strike with all his strength and kill him. After decades among Soul Masters and Evil Soul Masters, he had yet to leave a single enemy alive.
Lu Yi, for his part, wanted to hear what the elder had to say, so he did not rush to attack.
But when the man took him for another Evil Soul Master, Lu