"Hmph."
Qing Chen snorted coldly but did not intervene.
The divine soul had already begun to disintegrate, making interference difficult. He merely watched impassively.
He watched Penglai True Lord's divine soul twist little by little within the purple lightning fire, until it finally dissolved into nothingness.
He watched a Great Cultivator who had roamed supreme across the Gouwu Sea for over a thousand years end his own life in such a resolute, gruesome manner.
Only when the last trace of divine soul fluctuations had completely dispersed did he move.
Hiss-!
Only then did Qing Chen reach out and grasp at the air.
His Nascent Soul True Essence formed a great Blood Path hand, instantly smothering the purple lightning fire that was about to burn the flesh and bones.
The lightning fire went out, leaving only a corpse containing tremendous flesh-and-blood true essence and power of laws.
"You certainly had some backbone."
With a thought, he summoned it.
Hum!
The Di Jiang Demon Banner appeared behind him. On its surface, the chaotic, faceless demonic image of Di Jiang abruptly opened six scarlet eyes!
The next moment, the demon banner unleashed a terrifying suction force, swallowing the corpse whole!
Riiip-!
The Di Jiang Demon Banner began to tremble violently!
The chaotic demonic image of Di Jiang on its surface actually began to swell slowly, fine lightning patterns appearing across it!
A savage aura spread from the demon banner!
It was transforming!
Having devoured the accumulated foundation of Penglai True Lord, a veteran Nascent Soul Late Stage Great Cultivator, the demon banner was pushing toward a higher level!
"Not bad. Digest it properly."
Qing Chen paid it no further attention. His figure flickered, and he stepped out of the Immortal-Burying Coffin.
Outside the coffin, the sea wind howled.
As soon as he appeared,