měi yí gè lì guǐ ， xíng xiàng dōu shí fēn kǒng bù ， shuāng yǎn xuè hóng ， shí zhǐ rú gōu ， zhè shì yè tiān shōu jí shēng rén hún pò ， liàn zhì ér chéng de 。
每一个厉鬼，形象都十分恐怖，双眼血红，十指如勾，这是叶天收集生人魂魄，炼制而成的。
Eachvicious ghost had a terrifying appearance, with bloodshot eyes and fingers curved like hooks. These souls were collected by Ye Tian from living people and refined into these entities.
yóu yú wú gū wǎng sǐ ， zhè xiē hún pò dōu chōng mǎn le lì qì ， dàn yě zhèng yīn wèi rú cǐ ， ràng bǎi hún fān jù yǒu le gèng dà de wēi lì 。
由于无辜枉死，这些魂魄都充满了戾气，但也正因为如此，让百魂幡具有了更大的威力。
Due to their unjust deaths, these souls carried a great deal of anger, but precisely because of this, the Hundred Soul Banner gained even greater power.
yīn fēng cǎn cǎn ， bàn suí zhe qī lì de guǐ kū ， rán ér lín xuān què bù wèi suǒ dòng ， jiā jǐn cuī dòng zhe shòu fú ， yǔ pǔ tōng fú lù bù tóng ， shòu hún zhī fú wēi lì qiáng dà ， dàn xiǎng yào chù fā tā ， yě xū yào zhù rù gèng duō de líng lì ， wú fǎ zuò dào yǔ qí tā fú lù yī yàng de shùn fā 。
阴风惨惨，伴随着凄厉的鬼哭，然而林轩却不为所动，加紧催动着兽符，与普通符箓不同，兽魂之符威力强大，但想要触发它，也需要注入更多的灵力，无法做到与其他符箓一样的瞬发。
The eerie wind howled along with the mournful cries of ghosts. However, Lin Xuan remained unmoved as he accelerated the activation of the beast talisman. Unlike ordinary talismans, the Beast Soul Talisman was powerful, but activating it required more spirit energy, making it impossible to cast instantly like other talismans.
jiǔ guǐ yǐ jīng chéng xíng ， yè tiān bǎi hún fān xiàng qián yì diǎn ， fǎ jué qiān yǐn ， kǒu tǔ yī shēng ：“ qù ！”
九鬼已经成形，叶天百魂幡向前一点，法诀牵引，口吐一声：“去！”
Nine ghosts had already taken shape, and Ye Tian's Hundred Soul Banner pointed forward while reciting a spell: "Go!"
dùn shí ， zhōu wéi de yīn qì biàn dé gèng jiā nóng zhòng ， hún pò suǒ huà de yuān guǐ shuāng yǎn xuè hóng ， háo jiào zhe xiàng zhe lín xuān pū guò lái le 。
顿时，周围的阴气变得更加浓重，魂魄所化的冤鬼双眼血红，嚎叫着向着林轩扑过来了。
Instantly, the surroundingyin energy became even denser. The souls transformed into vengeful ghosts with bloodshot eyes, howling as they rushed towards Lin Xuan.
zhè shēng shì ， bié shuō jiāo zhàn ， biàn shì kàn zhe ， yě huì jué de xīn jīng dǎn hán ， rán ér lín xuān de biǎo qíng què yī rán shí fēn píng jìng ， kàn zhe jiǔ guǐ yǐ jīng kuài yào pū dào shēn qián ， cái jiāng shǒu zhōng de shòu fú pāo xiàng kōng zhōng 。
这声势，别说交战，便是看着，也会觉得心惊胆寒，然而林轩的表情却依然十分平静，看着九鬼已经快要扑到身前，才将手中的兽符抛像空中。
The momentum of this attack was so formidable that just watching it would be terrifying. However, Lin Xuan's expression remained calm. Only when the beast talisman reached his body did he throw it into the air.
pēng ， nà shòu fú zì jǐ rán shāo le qǐ lái ， háo guāng dà fàng ， huǒ yàn zhōng ， chuán lái yī shēng wēi měng de shòu hǒu ， qún shān huí xiǎng ， chén tǔ fēi yáng ， yī tóu hún shēn bāo guǒ zháo huǒ yàn de měng hǔ chū xiàn le 。
嘭，那兽符自己燃烧了起来，毫光大放，火焰中，传来一声威猛的兽吼，群山回响，尘土飞扬，一头浑身包裹着火焰的猛虎出现了。
Bang! The beast talisman ignited on its own, emitting a brilliant light and a powerful roar from within the flames. Mountains echoed as dust flew, and a tiger enveloped in flames appeared.
“ shòu fú ， tiě jiǎ bào yán hǔ ？”
“兽符，铁甲爆炎虎？”
"Beast Talisman, Iron Plated Blazing Tiger?"
méi xiǎng dào zhè yè tiān yě shí huò ， mǎn liǎn cuò è de jīng hū ér chū ， yí gè méi yǒu líng gēn de pǔ tōng rén zhǎn xiàn chū dì sì céng de shí lì jiù yǐ jīng gòu lìng rén chī jīng ， jū rán hái yōng yǒu shòu hún zhī fú zhè yàng de bǎo wù 。
没想到这叶天也识货，满脸错愕的惊呼而出，一个没有灵根的普通人展现出第四层的实力就已经够令人吃惊，居然还拥有兽魂之符这样的宝物。
Lin Xuan was surprised to see that Ye Tian recognized this item. A common person without spirit roots had managed to reach the fourth level of cultivation, which was already impressive, but he also possessed such a precious treasure as the Beast Soul Talisman.
lín xuān què shì liǎn sè yī chén ， méi xiǎng dào duì fāng rú cǐ jiàn duō shí guǎng ， kàn lái tā huì bǐ yù xiǎng de hái nán duì fù ， xīn zhōng zhè yàng xiǎng zhe ， shǒu shàng què méi yǒu tíng ， zhǐ huī zhe yāo hǔ de hún pò ， xiàng zhe lì guǐ měng pū ér qù le 。
林轩却是脸色一沉，没想到对方如此见多识广，看来他会比预想的还难对付，心中这样想着，手上却没有停，指挥着妖虎的魂魄，向着厉鬼猛扑而去了。
Lin Xuan's expression darkened. He hadn't expected his opponent to be so well-informed and realized that dealing with him would be more challenging than anticipated. Without pausing, he directed the ghostly tiger towards the ghosts.
lì guǐ páo xiāo ， yāo shòu kuáng hǒu ， tóng wèi guǐ dào zhī wù ， zhè xiē yīn hún suī rán lì qì shēn zhòng ， dàn zhǐ shì pǔ tōng rén de hún pò ， ér tiě jiǎ bào yán hǔ ， shēng qián kě shì yī jí jí pǐn yāo shòu ， fǎ lì xiāng dāng yú yī wèi líng dòng qī dà yuán mǎn de gāo shǒu 。
厉鬼咆哮，妖兽狂吼，同为鬼道之物，这些阴魂虽然戾气深重，但只是普通人的魂魄，而铁甲爆炎虎，生前可是一级极品妖兽，法力相当于一位灵动期大圆满的高手。
The ghosts roared in response, and the beastly tiger howled fiercely. As both were creatures of the ghost realm, these souls, though filled with anger, were mere human spirits. The Iron Plated Blazing Tiger, on the other hand, had been a first-grade top-grade monster before its death, equivalent to an expert at the Flexible Spirit Stage.
jié guǒ shì kě xiǎng ér zhī de ……
结果是可想而知的……
The outcome was obvious…
bào yán hǔ yī zhǎo pāi chū ， shàng miàn hái dài zhe cǎn bái de yāo huǒ ， zuǒ biān de yí gè yīn hún zài kǒng jù de cǎn jiào shēng zhōng ， huī fēi yān miè le 。
爆炎虎一爪拍出，上面还带着惨白的妖火，左边的一个阴魂在恐惧的惨叫声中，灰飞烟灭了。
With a white-hot fire aura, the Iron Plated Blazing Tiger's paw struck out, and one of the ghosts was instantly incinerated in fear.
bào yán hǔ bìng méi yǒu shàn bà gān xiū ， yī yǎng tóu ， yòu yǎo zhù le lìng yí gè lì guǐ de bó zi ， rán hòu jiāng tā shēng tūn le jìn qù ， tiǎn le tiǎn shé tou ， yī fù hěn měi wèi de yàng zi 。
爆炎虎并没有善罢甘休，一仰头，又咬住了另一个厉鬼的脖子，然后将他生吞了进去，舔了舔舌头，一副很美味的样子。
The Iron Plated Blazing Tiger didn't stop there. It lifted its head and bit another ghost's neck before swallowing it whole, licking its lips as if savoring a delicious meal.
lì guǐ suī rán méi yǒu líng zhì ， dàn zhǎ yǎn jiān ， jiù yǒu liǎng gè tóng bàn bèi miè ， běn néng yě yǒu xiē wèi jù ， yè tiān de biǎo qíng gèng shì wū yún mì bù ， nán kàn dé jǐn ， tā suī rán tīng shuō guò shòu fú ， dàn yě méi xiǎng dào wēi lì jīng rén dào rú cǐ dì bù 。
厉鬼虽然没有灵智，但眨眼间，就有两个同伴被灭，本能也有些畏惧，叶天的表情更是乌云密布，难看得紧，他虽然听说过兽符，但也没想到威力惊人到如此地步。
Although the ghosts lacked intelligence, two of their companions had been destroyed in an instant, causing them to become fearful. Ye Tian's expression darkened further; he hadn't expected the Beast Soul Talisman to be so powerful.
qí shí yán gé shuō lái ， chún shǔ yè tiān yùn qì qiàn jiā ， qí shí tā dé dào de nà běn xiū mó gōng fǎ pǒ wèi bù fán ， àn zhào shàng miàn de fāng fǎ liàn zhì de bǎi hún fān wēi lì jí dà ， zú kě yǐ yǔ shàng pǐn líng qì xiāng bǐ ， zhī suǒ yǐ yù jiàn lín xuān de shòu fú ， fù shǒu fù jiǎo ， yuán yīn yǒu liǎng gè 。
其实严格说来，纯属叶天运气欠佳，其实他得到的那本修魔功法颇为不凡，按照上面的方法炼制的百魂幡威力极大，足可以与上品灵器相比，之所以遇见林轩的兽符，缚手缚脚，原因有两个。
In truth, this was simply bad luck for Ye Tian. The cultivation technique he obtained was quite remarkable, and following its instructions, the Hundred Soul Banner had immense power that could rival a top-grade spiritual artifact. However, encountering Lin Xuan's Beast Soul Talisman was problematic due to two reasons.
dì yī ， cǐ wù hái méi yǒu dà chéng ， suī rán shōu jí gòu le zú gòu de hún pò ， bìng qiě yòng sān gè xiū shì de jīng hún zuò yǐn ， dàn wèi le zhuī shā lín xuān ， tā jǐn jǐn shì jiāng sān rén de jīng hún cōng cōng liàn huà ， hái méi yǒu hé bǎi hún fān wán měi róng hé ， suǒ yǐ wēi lì huò duō huò shǎo huì shòu yī xiē yǐng xiǎng le 。
第一，此物还没有大成，虽然收集够了足够的魂魄，并且用三个修士的精魂做引，但为了追杀林轩，他仅仅是将三人的精魂匆匆炼化，还没有和百魂幡完美融合，所以威力或多或少会受一些影响了。
Firstly, the talisman wasn't fully matured; although enough souls were collected, and three cultivators' spirits served as catalysts, he hastily refined their spirits without fully integrating them with the Hundred Soul Banner. Therefore, its power was somewhat diminished.
yuán běn jí biàn rú cǐ ， bǎi hún fān de wēi lì yī rán kě yǐ pì měi shàng pǐn líng qì ， rú guǒ pèng jiàn qí tā de bǎo wù ， yě kě yǐ dà zhàn shàng fēng ， kě yè tiān dǎo méi jiù dǎo méi zài ， zhè bǎi hún fān wēi lì suī qiáng ， kě jì liàn hún pò ， shǔ yú guǐ dào zhī wù ， yǔ shòu hún zhī fú yì qǔ tóng gōng ， shǔ yú tóng yuán de dōng dōng 。
原本即便如此，百魂幡的威力依然可以媲美上品灵器，如果碰见其他的宝物，也可以大占上风，可叶天倒霉就倒霉在，这百魂幡威力虽强，可祭炼魂魄，属于鬼道之物，与兽魂之符异曲同工，属于同源的东东。
Even so, the Hundred Soul Banner's power could still match a top-grade spiritual artifact. If it encountered other treasures, it would have an advantage. However, Ye Tian's bad luck lay in the fact that despite the Hundred Soul Banner's formidable power, it was a ghostly entity and thus shared the same origin as the Beast Soul Talisman.
shòu hún zhī fú lǐ miàn fēng yìn de nǎi shì yāo shòu hún pò ， lín xuān shǐ yòng de zhè zhāng ， gèng shì yī jí jí pǐn de tiě jiǎ bào yán hǔ 。
兽魂之符里面封印的乃是妖兽魂魄，林轩使用的这张，更是一级极品的铁甲爆炎虎。
The Beast Soul Talisman contained the soul of a monster, and this one belonged to a first-grade top-grade Iron Plated Blazing Tiger. Ordinary souls, no matter how angry they were, would be destroyed upon encountering a monster's soul.
pǔ tōng de yīn hún lì qì zài zhòng ， pèng jiàn yāo shòu zhī hún ， yě wéi yǒu bèi miè yī tú 。
普通的阴魂戾气再重，碰见妖兽之魂，也唯有被灭一途。
In other words, although theoretically, the Hundred Soul Banner should have been more powerful, its attributes made it susceptible to Lin Xuan's talisman.
yě jiù shì shuō ， suī rán lǐ lùn shàng ， bǎi hún fān yīng gāi wēi lì gèng qiáng ， kě yóu yú shǔ xìng de yuán gù ， qià hǎo bèi lín xuān shǒu zhōng de fú lù suǒ kè 。
也就是说，虽然理论上，百魂幡应该威力更强，可由于属性的缘故，恰好被林轩手中的符箓所克。
Ye Tian quickly recognized this and his expression became even more grim. He was so frustrated that he almost spat blood. A magic banner summoned ghostly mists, temporarily blocking the tiger's attack while gathering the remaining seven ghosts back.
yè tiān hěn kuài yě rèn shí dào le zhè yì diǎn ， liǎn shàng de biǎo qíng gèng jiā nán kàn ， qì dé kuài yào tù xiě le 。
叶天很快也认识到了这一点，脸上的表情更加难看，气得快要吐血了。
After a moment of contemplation, Ye Tian bit his tongue and spat some blood onto the Hundred Soul Banner. Instantly, the anger intensified as more souls emerged from it one after another.
cǐ bǎo liàn zhì bù yì ， tā dāng rán bù xī wàng lǐ miàn de hún pò bù míng bù bái de zàng sòng zài tiě jiǎ bào yán hǔ de shǒu lǐ ， yī zhāo mó fān ， guǐ wù mí màn ， zàn shí dǎng zhù le yāo hǔ de gōng jī ， jiāng shèng xià de qī gè lì guǐ shòu le huí lái 。
此宝炼制不易，他当然不希望里面的魂魄不明不白的葬送在铁甲爆炎虎的手里，一招魔幡，鬼雾弥漫，暂时挡住了妖虎的攻击，将剩下的七个厉鬼受了回来。
However, these souls did not immediately attack; instead, under Ye Tian's guidance, they intertwined to form an enormous skull image.
chén yín le yī xià ， tā yǎo pò shé jiān ， pēn le yī kǒu xuè zài bǎi hún fān de shàng miàn ， dùn shí ， lì qì dà shèng ， gèng duō de yīn hún cóng lǐ miàn yí gè jiē yí gè de mào chū lái 。
沉吟了一下，他咬破舌尖，喷了一口血在百魂幡的上面，顿时，戾气大盛，更多的阴魂从里面一个接一个的冒出来。
The skull was three meters tall, radiating a bloody red light and filled with intense anger that left Lin Xuan startled.
bù guò zhè xiē yīn hún bìng méi yǒu mào rán gōng jī ， ér shì zài yè tiān fǎ jué de zhǐ yǐn xià ， jiū chán zài yì qǐ ， huàn huà chū le yí gè jù dà kū lóu tóu de xíng xiàng 。
不过这些阴魂并没有冒然攻击，而是在叶天法诀的指引下，纠缠在一起，幻化出了一个巨大骷髅头的形象。
Lin Xuan was also surprised but had no time to think as the skull rushed towards him. The Iron Plated Blazing Tiger roared fiercely and met it head-on, entangling itself in combat.
nà kū lóu tóu gāo zú zú yǒu sān mǐ ， biǎo miàn sàn fà zhe yī céng xuè hóng sè de guāng yùn ， lì qì zhī zhòng ， lìng rén xīn jīng 。
那骷髅头高足足有三米，表面散发着一层血红色的光韵，戾气之重，令人心惊。
Although these were souls of living people, the blood-red skull showed no fear when facing a beastly soul. Even Lin Xuan's Beast Soul Talisman was slightly on the defensive.
lín xuān yě yǒu xiē chī jīng ， dàn bù róng tā sī suǒ ， nà kū lóu tóu yǐ jīng pū guò lái le ， tiě jiǎ bào yán hǔ nù hǒu yī shēng ， yíng le shàng qù ， liǎng zhě chán dòu zài yì qǐ 。
林轩也有些吃惊，但不容他思索，那骷髅头已经扑过来了，铁甲爆炎虎怒吼一声，迎了上去，两者缠斗在一起。
Roar!
suī rán shì shēng rén hún pò suǒ jiàn ， dàn miàn duì yāo hǔ zhī hún ， xuè hóng kū lóu méi yǒu rèn hé wèi jù ， shèn zhì ， lín xuān de shòu fú hái shāo chù xià fēng 。
虽然是生人魂魄所见，但面对妖虎之魂，血红骷髅没有任何畏惧，甚至，林轩的兽符还稍处下风。
With a fierce howl, the Iron Plated Blazing Tiger's soul grew larger and larger. Ye Tian sneered as he cast a spell, causing ghostly mists to enter the skull, which began to expand…
hǒu ！
吼！
Physical combat proved ineffective. The tiger opened its mouth and spat out a burst of fiery aura. The skull cackled, and red light flared from its empty eye sockets, sweeping away the flames.
kuáng xiào shēng zhōng ， tiě jiǎ bào yán hǔ de hún pò bào zhǎng qǐ lái ， yuè biàn yuè dà ， yè tiān lěng xiào yī shēng ， dǎ chū yī dào fǎ jué ， zhāo hún fān de guǐ wù mí màn jìn kū lóu tóu ， tā de tǐ jī yě kāi shǐ péng zhàng ……
狂啸声中，铁甲爆炎虎的魂魄暴涨起来，越变越大，叶天冷笑一声，打出一道法诀，招魂幡的鬼雾弥漫进骷髅头，它的体积也开始膨胀……
Even match!
ròu bó sī yǎo méi xiào ， liè yán hǔ zhāng kāi dà zuǐ ， pēn chū le yī dào yāo huǒ ， kū lóu tóu jié jié guài xiào zhōng ， liǎng gè kōng dòng de yǎn kuàng zhōng ， hóng guāng dà shèng ， xuè máng sǎo guò ， jiāng yāo huǒ pīn diào le 。
肉搏撕咬没效，烈炎虎张开大嘴，喷出了一道妖火，骷髅头桀桀怪笑中，两个空洞的眼眶中，红光大盛，血芒扫过，将妖火拼掉了。
For now, it was an inconclusive stalemate. However, Lin Xuan's expression was grim. Although the Beast Soul Talisman wasn't one-time use like ordinary talismans, once its energy depleted, it would be rendered useless.
bàn jīn bā liǎng ！
半斤八两！
Lin Xuan hesitated but before he could act, Ye Tian struck first. He flicked his hand, and a burning snake emerged from his sleeve, transforming into a fiery serpent in mid-air, spitting out tongues of flame.
zàn shí shì bù bài bù shèng de jú miàn ， rán ér lín xuān de biǎo qíng què shí fēn nán kàn ， zhè shòu hún zhī fú suī rán bù xiàng pǔ tōng fú lù ， shǔ yú yí cì xìng zhī wù ， dàn néng liàng hào wán zhī hòu ， yě jiù bào fèi le 。
暂时是不败不胜的局面，然而林轩的表情却十分难看，这兽魂之符虽然不像普通符箓，属于一次性之物，但能量耗完之后，也就报废了。
"Quickly!"
lín xuān kě yǒu xiē shě bù dé ， bì jìng zhè shì tā bǐ jiào lì hài de yī jiàn bǎo bèi le ， xiǎng dào zhè lǐ ， lín xuān jiāng shǒu shēn rù huái zhōng ， rán ér hái bù děng tā yǒu suǒ dòng zuò ， yè tiān xiān chū shǒu 。
林轩可有些舍不得，毕竟这是他比较厉害的一件宝贝了，想到这里，林轩将手伸入怀中，然而还不等他有所动作，叶天先出手。
Ye Tian pointed with his right hand, and the fire snake paused momentarily before dashing towards Lin Xuan.
tā yī shuǎi shǒu ， cóng xiù kǒu zhōng fēi chū yī wù ， zài bàn kōng zhī zhōng ， huà wèi le yī tiáo rán shāo de huǒ shé ， áng shǒu tǔ xīn ， líng qì bī rén 。
他一甩手，从袖口中飞出一物，在半空之中，化为了一条燃烧的火蛇，昂首吐芯，灵气逼人。
"Is it a spiritual artifact?"
“ jí ！”
“疾！”
Lin Xuan gasped, his brows furrowing tightly.
Eachvicious ghost had a terrifying appearance, with bloodshot eyes and fingers curved like hooks. These souls were collected by Ye Tian from living people and refined into these entities.
Due to their unjust deaths, these souls carried a great deal of anger, but precisely because of this, the Hundred Soul Banner gained even greater power.
The eerie wind howled along with the mournful cries of ghosts. However, Lin Xuan remained unmoved as he accelerated the activation of the beast talisman. Unlike ordinary talismans, the Beast Soul Talisman was powerful, but activating it required more spirit energy, making it impossible to cast instantly like other talismans.
Nine ghosts had already taken shape, and Ye Tian's Hundred Soul Banner pointed forward while reciting a spell: "Go!"
Instantly, the surroundingyin energy became even denser. The souls transformed into vengeful ghosts with bloodshot eyes, howling as they rushed towards Lin Xuan.
The momentum of this attack was so formidable that just watching it would be terrifying. However, Lin Xuan's expression remained calm. Only when the beast talisman reached his body did he throw it into the air.
Bang! The beast talisman ignited on its own, emitting a brilliant light and a powerful roar from within the flames. Mountains echoed as dust flew, and a tiger enveloped in flames appeared.
"Beast Talisman, Iron Plated Blazing Tiger?"
Lin Xuan was surprised to see that Ye Tian recognized this item. A common person without spirit roots had managed to reach the fourth level of cultivation, which was already impressive, but he also possessed such a precious treasure as the Beast Soul Talisman.
Lin Xuan's expression darkened. He hadn't expected his opponent to be so well-informed and realized that dealing with him would be more challenging than anticipated. Without pausing, he directed the ghostly tiger towards the ghosts.
The ghosts roared in response, and the beastly tiger howled fiercely. As both were creatures of the ghost realm, these souls, though filled with anger, were mere human spirits. The Iron Plated Blazing Tiger, on the other hand, had been a first-grade top-grade monster before its death, equivalent to an expert at the Flexible Spirit Stage.
The outcome was obvious…
Roar!
With a white-hot fire aura, the Iron Plated Blazing Tiger's paw struck out, and one of the ghosts was instantly incinerated in fear.
The Iron Plated Blazing Tiger didn't stop there. It lifted its head and bit another ghost's neck before swallowing it whole, licking its lips as if savoring a delicious meal.
Although the ghosts lacked intelligence, two of their companions had been destroyed in an instant, causing them to become fearful. Ye Tian's expression darkened further; he hadn't expected the Beast Soul Talisman to be so powerful.
In truth, this was simply bad luck for Ye Tian. The cultivation technique he obtained was quite remarkable, and following its instructions, the Hundred Soul Banner had immense power that could rival a top-grade spiritual artifact. However, encountering Lin Xuan's Beast Soul Talisman was problematic due to two reasons.
Firstly, the talisman wasn't fully matured; although enough souls were collected, and three cultivators' spirits served as catalysts, he hastily refined their spirits without fully integrating them with the Hundred Soul Banner. Therefore, its power was somewhat diminished.
Even so, the Hundred Soul Banner's power could still match a top-grade spiritual artifact. If it encountered other treasures, it would have an advantage. However, Ye Tian's bad luck lay in the fact that despite the Hundred Soul Banner's formidable power, it was a ghostly entity and thus shared the same origin as the Beast Soul Talisman.
The Beast Soul Talisman contained the soul of a monster, and this one belonged to a first-grade top-grade Iron Plated Blazing Tiger. Ordinary souls, no matter how angry they were, would be destroyed upon encountering a monster's soul.
In other words, although theoretically, the Hundred Soul Banner should have been more powerful, its attributes made it susceptible to Lin Xuan's talisman.
Ye Tian quickly recognized this and his expression became even more grim. He was so frustrated that he almost spat blood. A magic banner summoned ghostly mists, temporarily blocking the tiger's attack while gathering the remaining seven ghosts back.
After a moment of contemplation, Ye Tian bit his tongue and spat some blood onto the Hundred Soul Banner. Instantly, the anger intensified as more souls emerged from it one after another.
However, these souls did not immediately attack; instead, under Ye Tian's guidance, they intertwined to form an enormous skull image.
The skull was three meters tall, radiating a bloody red light and filled with intense anger that left Lin Xuan startled.
Lin Xuan was also surprised but had no time to think as the skull rushed towards him. The Iron Plated Blazing Tiger roared fiercely and met it head-on, entangling itself in combat.
Although these were souls of living people, the blood-red skull showed no fear when facing a beastly soul. Even Lin Xuan's Beast Soul Talisman was slightly on the defensive.
Roar!
With a fierce howl, the Iron Plated Blazing Tiger's soul grew larger and larger. Ye Tian sneered as he cast a spell, causing ghostly mists to enter the skull, which began to expand…
Physical combat proved ineffective. The tiger opened its mouth and spat out a burst of fiery aura. The skull cackled, and red light flared from its empty eye sockets, sweeping away the flames.
Even match!
For now, it was an inconclusive stalemate. However, Lin Xuan's expression was grim. Although the Beast Soul Talisman wasn't one-time use like ordinary talismans, once its energy depleted, it would be rendered useless.
Lin Xuan hesitated but before he could act, Ye Tian struck first. He flicked his hand, and a burning snake emerged from his sleeve, transforming into a fiery serpent in mid-air, spitting out tongues of flame.
"Quickly!"
Ye Tian pointed with his right hand, and the fire snake paused momentarily before dashing towards Lin Xuan.
"Is it a spiritual artifact?"
Lin Xuan gasped, his brows furrowing tightly.