You dared slander my Human Emperor Banner as a Ten Thousand Soul Banner? You've already courted death!
"Some fool really dared come ambush me. You-forget it. You probably wouldn't tell the truth even if I asked. Come into my Human Emperor Banner for a chat first."
Once the Soul Douluo who had come to ambush him was frozen into an ice sculpture, powerless to resist, Su Yun took a Human Emperor Banner out of his Soul Tool.
It was a product developed from the Martial Soul of a Soul Douluo in the Holy Spirit Cult. Originally, only members of the Holy Spirit Cult possessed it, but they had brought this thing along during that sneak attack on the Su Clan.
Su Yun had found it rather interesting, so he had kept one with him.
However, his own spiritual power had not been particularly strong before, and he had worried that absorbing a being with powerful spiritual strength might cause a backlash. Thus, his Human Emperor Banner still contained no souls.
But now, Su Yun was already a Fifth-Grade Alchemist, and his spiritual power had reached a certain strength. He no longer needed to worry about the soul of an ordinary Soul Douluo causing him any backlash.
Thus, once that Soul Douluo had been frozen into an ice sculpture and his body no longer showed any signs of life, Su Yun took out the Human Emperor Banner and invited this fellow Daoist inside for a chat.
Watching Su Yun simply pull out the Human Emperor Banner and extract the Soul Douluo's soul, the already chilled heart of the Soul Saint Xu Tianran had sent instantly froze into a block of ice.
He backed away unobtrusively, terrified that Su Yun would notice him and extract his soul into that Ten Thousand Soul Banner along the way.
Crack!
The sudden sound of a twig snapping underfoot drew Su Yun's gaze.
There stood the unlucky Soul Saint Xu Tianran had sent.
"I-I was just passing by."
"Mm, I believe you. But fellow Daoist, since you're already here, come into my Human Emperor Banner for a chat."
"No! Don't! I don't want to go into the Ten Thousand Soul Banner!"
The Soul Saint was about to run, but how could a mere Soul Saint escape in front of the Snow Empress?
Before the Soul Saint could even turn around, his feet had already been frozen in place.
"Spare me! Spare me! The crown prince sent me! I'll tell you everything! Let me go! Don't take me into the Ten Thousand Soul Banner!"
Tears streamed down the Soul Saint's face. He had originally thought this was an ordinary mission, and that everything would be fine as long as he was a little careful and avoided being discovered.
Who could have known that Su Yun not only had a Dao protector, but that this protector also seemed outrageously powerful?
A Soul Douluo had simply been finished off like that. From beginning to end, Su Yun's Dao protector had not even shown herself. She had merely extended a hand.
And now, looking at his own legs frozen in place, unable even to run, he felt like cursing every member of Xu Tianran's family.
"Ten Thousand Soul Banner? Well, well! You dared slander my Human Emperor Banner as a Ten Thousand Soul Banner! I see you've already courted death."
With that, Su Yun threw a punch, his arm covered in Dou Qi Armor slamming heavily into the Soul Saint's head.
Normally, Su Yun could not have killed a Soul Saint outright with a single punch. In the end, he was merely a Three-Star Da Dou Shi.
It would have been a different matter in Douluo I, but combat strength had clearly been enhanced in Douluo II. Those at the Titled Douluo realm had already condensed Soul Cores and could draw energy from heaven and earth to replenish themselves like Dou Wangs.
The Titled Douluos of this period could already rival the Dou Wangs of the Dou Qi Continent. Although Titled Douluos did not have much destructive power, Dou Wangs actually did not have much either. Excluding exceptional Dou Wangs like Xiao Yan, Dou Wangs and Titled Douluos were much of a muchness.
After all, there were stronger and weaker Titled Douluos, and the same was true of Dou Wangs.
As for Soul Saints and Soul Douluos, they were roughly equivalent to the Dou Ling realm, while Su Yun's Da Dou Shi realm corresponded to combat strength ranging from Soul King to Soul Emperor.
As a Three-Star Da Dou Shi, Su Yun was clearly only on par with a Soul King in terms of cultivation alone.
Fortunately, this Soul Saint had already been restrained by the Snow Empress. Moreover, he was an Agility Attack System Soul Saint.
At the same level, when it came to the body's ability to withstand damage, the Agility Attack System could practically sit at the same table as the Support System. Thus, he really could not withstand the heavy fire damage of Su Yun's punch.
After all, the Snow Empress's cold Qi had not merely restricted his movements; even his Soul Power had been sealed.
The Soul Saint could only endure it with his body, yet his body was nowhere near as tough as that of a Power Attack System or Defense System Soul Saint. Thus, his head held out for only a moment before Su Yun's punch shattered it outright.
With his head blown apart, the Soul Saint clearly could no longer survive. In just a moment, his soul was extracted and thrown into Su Yun's Human Emperor Banner.
"Y-young clan leader, is this really a Human Emperor Banner? Why is it belching black smoke?"
Watching Su Yun extract other people's souls in a few deft moves and throw them into the Human Emperor Banner, Su Ning, who was accompanying him to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, felt his legs go a little weak.
At those words, Su Yun frowned. Which bastard dared slander his Human Emperor Banner?
Glancing at the trembling Su Ning and remembering that this was his own clansman, Su Yun silently gave him a kick.
"If it isn't a Human Emperor Banner, what else could it be? A Ten Thousand Soul Banner? Look closely! This isn't black smoke! It's Primordial Purple Qi concentrated to the utmost!"
Seeing Su Ning's dubious expression, Su Yun gave him another kick. "Idiot! Think about what color a Thousand-Year Soul Ring is! And what color is a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring?"
"Oh, oh."
After taking two kicks, Su Ning came to his senses. His clan obviously could not be a clan of Evil Soul Masters. Since it was not a clan of Evil Soul Masters, there could not be anything wrong with the Human Emperor Banner in the young clan leader's hand.
Thinking of it that way, he really did see a hint of a Human Emperor Banner in the Ten Thousand Soul Banner in Su Yun's hand.
"As expected of the young clan leader. Such concentrated Primordial Purple Qi is truly a blessing for our clan."
"Hmm? That sound-is that the living beings inside praying for the young clan leader? That's right. The young clan leader holds the Human Emperor Banner and grants them a great fortune. They certainly should pray for him."
Listening to Su Ning change his tune so quickly, Su Yun silently put away the Human Emperor Banner in his hand.
Seeing Su Yun put away the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, Su Ning breathed a sigh of relief, glad he was Su Yun's clansman. Otherwise, he could only have gone into the Ten Thousand Soul Banner to become brothers with the others.
This thing could not be casually shown to anyone outside their own people.
"Young clan leader, I heard that man mention the crown prince just now. When did our clan offend the crown prince?"
Su Yun shook his head. "I don't know. We have too little information, and this isn't the place to ask about the specifics. Perhaps someone is framing him, but if it really was him..."
Su Yun's expression turned cold, intense killing intent filling his eyes.
"Young clan leader, if it's the crown prince, our clan can't touch him! He's the crown prince!" Seeing Su Yun reveal such obvious killing intent, Su Ning reminded him.
The Su Clan did not yet have the ability to deal with the entire Sun Moon Empire.
"In terms of raw strength, it certainly isn't convenient to touch the crown prince. But if he really was behind this, dealing with him won't require us to lift a hand."
The attack on Xu Tianran had already happened. Barring any unexpected developments, Xu Tianran had most likely already become a eunuch.
As long as a rumor spread that Xu Tianran had become a eunuch after the attack, Su Yun would not need to concern himself with the rest. Someone would naturally help him take care of it.