Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 254 - 254 243 Soul Subducing Banner

254: Chapter 243: Soul Subducing Banner 254: Chapter 243: Soul Subducing Banner “However, now is not the time to discuss these matters.

We need to focus on rescuing the common people.”

“Also…”

At this point, the Daoist seemed to have remembered something, and suddenly became excited.

He said: “I received news that the court has begun to summon troops from everywhere.

In a few days, millions of soldiers will be here to bolster our forces in the Shu Region.”

“This means that all we have to do is persevere for a while longer.

Once the reinforcements arrive, the Shu Region will be saved.”

The countless evil spirits seem many in number, but the Great Han has solidly established itself in the Nanbuzhan Continent for nearly a hundred years—it is not to be underestimated.

The only reason it was caught off guard was due to the sudden arrival of the spirits.”

Otherwise, if the Great Han was prepared, the spirits would not have been able to stir up any waves.”

“What you say is right.

In this time of crisis, discussing these matters isn’t appropriate.

We should be focusing on rescuing the common people.”

While speaking, Jiang Chen bowed and said: “Given that so many days have passed, most of the tribes on the outskirts of the Shu Region should have been rescued by you all.

In that case, I will lead my troops to search deeper into the Shu Region.”

The Daoist, seeing Jiang Chen’s intent to venture deeper into the Shu Region, initially wanted to warn him about the numerous dangerous spirits lurking there, and urged him to rethink his decision.

However, after observing Jiang Chen’s energy, he found it was as profound and vast as the ocean, his strength immeasurable, and he was surrounded by an aura of Dao rhythm.

Instantly, the Daoist understood that this man was a great master, and even at his weakest, he was at the level of a Taiyi Golden Immortal.

Thinking of this, he relaxed, the words he had prepared to dissuade Jiang Chen remaining unspoken.

After all, the other party was a Taiyi Golden Immortal, why would he need counsel from a Golden Immortal like himself.

In the end, all his thoughts condensed into a single sentence: “You are truly benevolent!”

Jiang Chen chuckled and bade the Daoist farewell, before leading his Demon Suppression warriors deeper into the Shu Region.

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Jiang Chen didn’t go with the Daoist because he had a more important mission deeper in the Shu Region.

The first aim was to rescue the common people; the second was to see if he could reach Qingcheng Mountain and block the breach from the Netherworld.

If he didn’t block the breach from the Netherworld, more monsters and ghosts would continue flooding out.

Restoring peace would then be a tremendous task.

If he could block the breach from the Netherworld, these monsters and ghosts would be rootless trees and much easier to deal with.

On the way, Jiang Chen could not rush too fast due to needing to search for survivors.

However, within a few breaths, he had already covered hundreds of thousands of miles and arrived outside a city.

This was a very large city, its thick walls made up of huge green stones, on which townsmen of all ages and genders tugged burdens, pushed carts, rode horses, and walked on foot.

The sounds of shouting and bartering never stopped.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Chen’s face turned grim.

The area was filled with ghostly aura, yet the city was serenely calm which was a clear sign that something was wrong.

“Evil creature!” Jiang Chen austerely shouted.

Suddenly, a vast surge of energy erupted from him, engulfing the entire city.

Crack!

Suddenly, the space in front of him began fracturing like a shattered mirror, revealing the city’s true form.

It was a city of the dead.

A large city with not a single sign of life.

The ground was littered with dead bodies, a stark contrast to the bustling scene just moments ago.

A sweep of his psychic senses unveiled the cause of the townsfolk’s deaths.

They had been completely drained of their Yang energy before they died.

The killer of these townsfolk had not gone far but had hidden in the shadows to ambush him.

“Show yourself!”

Jiang Chen’s eyes flashed with killing intent.

With a wave of his sleeve, a forceful stream of energy shot forward, colliding with the concealed figure in the distance.

Boom!

Energy burst forth.

The potent force distorted the space, and a figure covered in black was squeezed out from the nothingness.

“Not good!”

“It’s a master!” realising that he was up against a formidable opponent, the evil spirit quickly transformed into a cloud of black mist and attempted to escape.

Seeing him escape, Jiang Chen made no move to stop him.

Instead, he turned to his Demon Suppression soldiers and assured them, “You go ahead and rescue the townspeople.

Don’t worry about me.”

Then, Jiang Chen turned to Sun Wukong, “Monkey, I need you to look after these soldiers for me.”

Upon seeing Jiang Chen’s grave expression, Sun Wukong abandoned his usual nonchalant demeanor and promised him solemnly, “Brother, rest assured.

As long as I am here, nothing bad will happen to these soldiers.”

Satisfied with Sun Wukong’s response, Jiang Chen nodded, then transformed into a streak of light and chased after the perpetrator.

With lightning speed, Jiang Chen appeared before the perpetrator within an instant.

The perpetrator was shocked to discover he could not move.

He was immobilized by an overwhelming force.

“You are very good!”

Jiang Chen’s murderous intention brewed inside.

This spirit had taken the lives of a city full of people.

Killing him swiftly would be letting him off too easily.

Jiang Chen planned for this fiend to spend the rest of his existence in unbearable pain.

With this in mind, Jiang Chen reached his right hand out, fingers spread wide, toward the perpetrator, and squeezed.

Suddenly, an invisible force exploded, breaking the spirit’s ghostly body.

The dissipating dark vapour scattered everywhere.

At that moment, Jiang Chen activated a divine ability and gathered the scattered dark vapour.

His finger danced like a calligraphy brush, using his divine power as ink and engraving mysterious runes into the dark vapour.

With every stroke, supernatural symbols appeared from his hand and were imprinted onto the vapour.

Under the influence of the runes, the dark vapour began to change and slowly transform into a small, pitch-black banner.

This was the Soul Subduing Banner, a divine ability accidentally created by the Upper Qing Saints when they were researching the Demonic Way.

Its main use was to capture souls, forcefully extracting them from living bodies.

Live or dead, it mattered not.

This divine ability was the nemesis of all spirits and ghosts.

Moreover, the power of this divine ability had nothing to do with the caster’s strength but was related to the strength of the captured soul.

The more souls it trapped and the stronger the souls, the greater the power of the Soul Subduing Banner.

In addition, the souls captured will fall under the control of the caster.

This divine ability is truly evil!

However, good or evil lies not in the method, but the intent of the person who uses it.

These evil spirits were harming living beings and Jiang Chen felt no guilt in using them to cultivate their divine abilities.

Soon, the darkness within the evil spirit left was all used up, and the Soul Subduing Banner took form.