He Pingsheng's strike easily shattered both layers of her defenses.
However, the lightning power on the great banner was also exhausted by those two defensive light barriers.
The lightning power was gone, but the sheer force remained.
Pfft...
The banner's sharp metal tip pierced Red Lotus's left shoulder, and its tremendous force carried her forward, pinning her to a nearby boulder with a bang.
"Pfft..."
Pinned to the boulder, Red Lotus spat out a mouthful of blood. "Damn you... I know who you are now. You're He Pingsheng!"
The Great Qi Imperial Family had long since investigated everything about He Pingsheng.
That included his spells, divine abilities, weapons, spirit roots, and more.
Thus, the moment He Pingsheng brought out the Nine Luminaries Dragon-Slaying Banner, Red Lotus knew who he was.
Unfortunately, she could not beat him.
She could not even come close.
Her opponent was far too powerful.
"Still trying to run?" Seeing Red Lotus secretly crush her [Life-and-Death Token] to teleport out, He Pingsheng wrenched the banner free with a backhand tug, then swept it across in one clean stroke.
With a wet tearing sound, Red Lotus's throat was sliced open.
Her head fell among the wet stones.
Red Lotus was dead.
Naturally, He Pingsheng took her Storage Bag.
Only after everything was over did the activated Life-and-Death Token turn into a streak of white light, teleporting out Red Lotus's headless body alone. Her head remained in the Five Dragon Ravine Secret Realm forever.
Expressionless, He Pingsheng put away the Nine Luminaries Dragon-Slaying Banner and the Storage Bag.
The imperial disciples behind him arrived one after another.
"Damn..." someone said. "That man is vicious!"
"Exactly!" another agreed. "She only asked him a question, and he killed her outright!"
"How could he bring himself to kill such a beautiful female