Chapter 1229: Extracting Memories

When he had sparred with Ghost Talisman earlier, Ye Yuan had actually been secretly alarmed.

With the sharpness of the Evil-Slaying Sword, it was unreasonable that it could not cut through a single soul-summoning banner.

Even Ye Yuan had not expected that the Ten Thousand Soul Banners were actually Profound Divine Artifacts!

After all, the Evil-Slaying Sword was also a Profound Divine Artifact, albeit one of the highest quality among them.

It was only due to Jue Tian's overwhelming strength that it seemed extraordinary.

He had not thought that these tattered banners would be Profound Divine Artifacts!

Ye Yuan did possess a Heavenly Divine Artifact—the Sacred Dragon Token.

But until now, he had been unable to unleash its true power, so he used it less frequently.

Although these Ten Thousand Soul Banners were somewhat extraordinary, they emitted no divine artifact fluctuations, which was why Ye Yuan had not noticed.

It seemed that the Ten Thousand Soul Banners indeed had some tricks, capable of splitting into nine.

Moreover, the power of the banners was clearly closely related to the state of these ghostly fiends.

If these ghostly fiends could restore their strength, the banners' power would likely be considerable.

Hearing Ghost Talisman say this, Ye Yuan conceived the idea of subduing these ghostly beings.

For others, let alone subduing them, it would be good if they were not subdued by these ghosts.

But Ye Yuan had the Soul-Calming Pearl, so these ghosts could not affect him at all.

Ye Yuan did not reject such evil artifacts; since the Profound Divine Artifact was already a reality, destroying it would be a pity.

As long as it was used for righteous purposes, it could instead save many people.

Moreover, Ye Yuan had other considerations in subduing these ghostly fiends.

The nine ghostly fiends looked at each other, their faces full of reluctance.

A million years ago, they would not have even cared about Divine Path experts.

But now, before they could achieve anything, they were being subdued by Ye Yuan—how could they accept this?

“Heh, it seems you’ve just awakened and are still quite dazed! In this Divine Realm now, how can one attain divinity? Even if you devour countless souls, you can never return to your peak!”

Ye Yuan realized that these ghosts seemed truly slow to react, still unaware of the changes in the Heavenly Dao.

His words startled the ghostly fiends.

“You… you speak the truth?” Ghost Talisman exclaimed in shock.

Ye Yuan briefly explained the changes in the Heavenly Dao, then added, “Heh, even if you restore your strength, you will never be a match for me! Now, are you convinced?”

Finally, Ye Yuan’s words completely shattered Ghost Talisman’s psychological defenses.

“Milord, Ghost Talisman is willing to acknowledge you as master!” Ghost Talisman said with deep reluctance.

Had it been anyone else, he would never have yielded.

Even if the Heaven-Fixing Divine King were here, he could not subdue these ghostly fiends, for he could not kill them.

But Ye Yuan was different!

His Dragon God’s Voice was too terrifying.

Having experienced its power, Ghost Talisman believed Ye Yuan absolutely had the ability to annihilate them!

Ye Yuan said indifferently, “Reveal the method to control the Ten Thousand Soul Banners, and I will spare your lives. Do not think of playing tricks; I repeat, you will not get a second chance.”

Ghost Talisman had long realized that all their formidable means were useless against Ye Yuan.

Playing tricks would be suicide.

Ghost Charm's expression turned stern. "Master, the method of using the Ten Thousand Soul Banner differs from other profound divine artifacts; it does not require divine inscriptions to activate. However, this banner bears Li Kui's soul imprint. If you wish to command us, you need only erase his imprint and then bind it with your blood and soul imprint. But erasing Li Kui's imprint is not without risk."

Ye Yuan's eyes lit up at this, not expecting the Ten Thousand Soul Banner to be so convenient.

As for Ghost Charm's words, he paid them no heed.

Ye Yuan picked up Ghost Charm's Ten Thousand Soul Banner and sank his divine sense directly into it.

A storm of divine sense fluctuations rushed indiscriminately, attempting to wipe out Ye Yuan's consciousness.

Just then, the Soul Suppressing Pearl suddenly emitted a red light, shining upon Li Kui's soul imprint. Before he could even scream, he was utterly annihilated.

Seeing this, Ghost Charm and the other ghostly fiends were stunned speechless.

Li Kui had once been a powerhouse at the Heaven-Seeing Divine Realm, and having cultivated the path of the soul, his soul imprint was not something even experts at the Cave-Profound Divine Realm could easily erase.

Yet this young man before them had obliterated it with no effort at all!

Ghost Charm had no idea what that red light was, but without a doubt, if it had been him, he would have been reduced to ashes as well!

Ghost Charm's gaze at Ye Yuan was filled with terror.

The secrets this young man held were simply too numerous to ignore.

Ye Yuan had far more means to kill him than he had imagined!

In truth, Ghost Charm was overthinking things.

The Soul Suppressing Pearl had acted entirely on its own to protect its master; Ye Yuan could not control it.

Then, Ye Yuan followed the same procedure, completely erasing Li Kui's imprints from the nine Ten Thousand Soul Banners and, as Ghost Charm had instructed, bound them with blood.

Suddenly, a terrifying surge of yin-sha energy rushed in, straight toward Ye Yuan's crown.

But the Soul Suppressing Pearl emitted a sacred red light, completely suppressing the yin-sha energy without stirring even a ripple.

Immediately after, Ye Yuan sensed a faint connection established between his soul and the nine ghostly fiends.

Indeed, he could now command these ghostly fiends!

"Greetings, Master!" Ghost Charm and the others could no longer resist Ye Yuan's will and submitted.

Ye Yuan nodded. "Ghost Charm, I am now going to extract your memories. Do not resist!"

Ghost Charm bowed. "Yes, Master."

Ye Yuan's soul probed out and began reading Ghost Charm's memories.

Soon, a knowing smile appeared on Ye Yuan's face.

"Master, what happened over there just now?" Ye Sheng asked Ye Yuan, unable to contain himself.

He couldn't see Ghost Charm and the others at all and thought Ye Yuan had been talking to himself.

Not only him, but the others also looked at Ye Yuan with curiosity.

This included Bai Guang and Lü'er.

As for Yue Mengli, because she also possessed the Moonlight Heavenly Eye, though not as clear as Ye Yuan's, she could still see something.

After all, Ye Yuan's actions had been too strange.

Ye Yuan smiled. "Nothing much, just subdued a few little ghosts. Come, let's enter the tomb!"

At his words, the others showed expressions of great surprise.

After all, it had been dangerous enough outside; there was likely even more danger inside.

Even with a powerful existence like Ye Yuan, Wei Cheng had still died, which made their faces turn pale.

Seeing the mysterious smile on Ye Yuan's face, Yue Mengli asked curiously, "Could this tomb actually be a good place?"

Ye Yuan laughed heartily. "Come, let's go in first and dig a pit for that guy Zhuge Qingxuan to jump into! This time, I'm going to toy with him to death!"