Soul-Locking Banner, Shatter!

"Ah! My Soul-Locking Banner!" Wuyue Sha lunged at the Soul-Locking Banner like a madman, desperately trying to save the most important Law Treasure in her hands.

But the moment his hand touched the Soul-Locking Banner, the few pieces of cloth were struck by a purple electric snake. The electric snake writhed and tore at the cloth, and just as Wuyue Sha was about to reach out and touch it despite the terrifying electric snake, the purple electric snake disappeared, Wuyue Sha reached out, all he touched was a handful of powder.

A sudden gust of evil wind, seemingly from nowhere, swept by, and Wuyue Sha saw that the few charred pieces of cloth were blown away like ashes!

He frantically tried to reach out and grab it, but all he grasped was emptiness.

But this was not the most terrifying thing for Wuyue Sha. The Soul-Locking Banner was destroyed, and the black smoke in the sky gradually began to dissipate.

Wuyue Sha could hardly believe that the Soul-Locking Banner, which he considered his only chance to turn the tide, had been destroyed so easily!

"No, no!" Wuyue Sha frantically tried to gather the remaining parts of the Soul-Locking Banner. He raised his hand and slapped himself hard several times, hoping to wake himself up from this terrible dream.

But Wuyue Sha was not so lucky. The Soul-Locking Banner turned to ashes in his hands, and then the black smoke in the sky gradually dissipated. Wuyue Sha didn't even have time to look at the person behind him who was constantly approaching him.

Because the fragment of the Soul-Locking Banner he was clutching tightly in his hand was emitting terrifying shrieks.

Countless shimmering white souls emerged from between his fingers. Wuyue Sha clenched his fists tightly, not caring that his nails dug deep into his flesh. But this did nothing to stop the souls from scattering and fleeing.

"No, no! You mustn't run away! You must stay inside the Soul-Locking Banner! I saved you, I gave you a place to stay, I won't allow you to betray me!" Wuyue Sha's eyes were bloodshot, and his whole body was filled with a gloomy aura.

Sang Ying stood not far away watching him, and she knew very well that this person was already showing signs of falling into demonic possession.

Even though Wuyue Sha committed many evil deeds in the past, he still practiced authentic Puppet Technique. Now, plagued by inner demons and burdened with karmic obstacles, he is probably not far from falling into demonic possession.

The shimmering white souls paid no heed to his words, vying to emerge from Wuyue Sha palm and flying towards Moonless City.

After these souls that still retained some life force escaped, one after another, jet-black souls appeared.

Sang Ying could see clearly from behind that these black spirits were people who had died long ago but could neither be reborn nor find peace. They had gathered together because of their powerful resentment, and as they emerged from the Wuyue Sha, a stench appeared along with the Corruption mass they had formed.

The Corruption mass slowly solidified into a shape resembling a faceless and limbless monster.

It wriggled its body, which seemed to be made of mud, and slowly approached Wuyue Sha.

"Master, didn't you say you would help us escape our suffering?" The voice was a mixture of countless voices, the desperate cries of those who had been Wuyue Sha.

Even Wuyue Sha bled from his ears after hearing just that one sentence.

Realizing the terrifying nature of this Corruption mass, Wuyue Sha abruptly took a few steps back, but still stubbornly insisted, "I gave you food and shelter! Many of you were on the verge of death back then, and I saved you, allowing you to live like normal people. I saved your lives! Now I'm merely taking back lives that shouldn't have existed in the first place. You should be grateful to me for the extra days you've lived!"

He knew he couldn't defeat the monster in front of him, but he stubbornly refused to back down. Deep down, he felt he had done nothing wrong; he had given enough for these people, and they deserved to repay him!

The voice suddenly became shrill. "You said you would lead us out of this misery!" Then, it changed to a deep, steady male voice. "You said you would let us live."

The toddler's shrill voice screamed, "You killed us! You killed us!"

Finally, the woman's eerie, shrill voice said, "So, we'll kill you too."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Corruption mass completely devoured Wuyue Sha, and the opponent's screams immediately rang out.

Seeing this, Sang Ying finally stopped hiding and watching the show. She grabbed the Floating River Sword and swept it with her Sword Qi, cutting away half of the Corruption mass. Only then did the nearly collapsed Wuyue Sha reappear in the black mist.

Sang Ying pulled the man out of the Corruption. Wuyue Sha's black robe was mostly corroded, leaving only a few thin strips of cloth hanging pitifully on his body.

Only then did Sang Ying clearly see that his face and limbs had been gnawed to varying degrees. His already atrophied legs still bore several bloody teeth marks, and in some of the wounds, the stark white bone was even visible.

"Weren't you helping us? Why did you save him?!" The Corruption quickly reformed, and the eerie tone made Sang Ying recognize several different voices.

Sang Ying shook her head. "I didn't save him. His sins were too great; he had taken countless lives. Letting him die quietly like this wouldn't be enough to appease the resentment of those innocent people. I will bring him back to Moonless City, reveal the whole truth, and then hand him over to you for disposal."

The Corruption remained silent for a moment, as if the spirits within it were discussing something.

After a moment, it spoke again, "You destroyed the Soul-Locking Banner and released us, so we're willing to trust you this once. We'll give you three days. After three days, we'll come back to take his life."

Having said that, the Corruption bowed its head, glanced at the still screaming Wuyue Sha, and quickly transformed into countless wisps of black smoke, flying into the deep forest in front of them.

Sang Ying exhaled a barely perceptible breath, both for the poor souls and for the man still struggling on the ground.

With the Soul-Locking Banner broken, the souls immediately returned to their bodies. Liu Duanyue and the others soon noticed that the screams and struggles beneath their hands gradually weakened.

As a beam of pure white light entered these people's bodies, Liu Duanyue watched her daughter's face slowly return to normal, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"Father?" Liu Qingyu called out softly, her voice hoarse. When her blurred vision cleared, she saw her father, who had never shown any vulnerability in front of them, with slightly red eyes.

Liu Duanyue helped her daughter up, then turned to look at her two sons. At this moment, Liu Chengren was also leaning against Liu Chengzhi's chest, and his appearance had long since returned to normal.

"Father," Liu Chengren called out weakly.

Liu Chengzhi smiled, a rare sight indeed. "Father, you won the bet!"

Yes, he won his gamble. Those two people who created miracles in the Yin Mountain Sect have created new miracles in this city.