togophonebook Chapter 97 One Soul Banner! The Revenge Plan!
Chapter 97 One Soul Banner! The Revenge Plan!
Chapter 96 One Hundred Thousand Soul Banners! The Revenge Plan!
Zhu Que used the Object Manipulation Gauntlets to move a box to an open space.
Looking at the densely packed, chattering mice inside the box, he immediately circulated his spiritual energy to activate the Thousand Soul Banner.
"Whoosh!"
The banner of the Thousand Souls Banner fluttered gently.
The crimson spirit pattern flashed by, and a wisp of black mist seeped out, carrying an unsettling, chilling aura.
Zhu Que circulated his spiritual energy, condensing a small ball of ice flame in his palm. Using the Artifact Control Gauntlet, he shaped it into more than a dozen tiny "ice flame streams".
He then manipulated more than a dozen streams of icy flame water, which seeped into the gaps in the box.
"Snap, snap—thump, thump, thump!"
With a series of freezing and popping sounds, flames instantly erupted inside the box, scorching the laboratory mice.
"Squeak squeak squeak—"
The rats let out a shrill, mournful scream.
In just a few seconds, most of the five hundred rats were dead, leaving only the stench of burnt flesh and blood.
next moment.
The black mist from the Thousand Soul Banner spread towards the box.
Soon, the black mist forcibly pulled out strands of grayish-white aura from the charred rat carcasses.
The grayish-white aura vaguely revealed the outline of a rat.
It is the souls of the rats!
They retained their instincts from their previous lives, struggling frantically to escape, but they were unable to break free from the Thousand Soul Banner's restraints.
The black mist, like chains, forcibly bound them into the Thousand Souls Banner.
"Whoosh!"
The crimson spiritual patterns on the Thousand Soul Banner lit up, refining hundreds of souls into soul servants.
Zhu Que used the same method to refine the five hundred experimental mice in the second box.
As the Thousand Soul Banner refined the souls of rats one by one, the blood-red spiritual patterns on the banner became increasingly eerie.
When the thousandth soul was completely refined, a "buzz!"
The Thousand Soul Banner trembled violently.
The crimson spirit pattern was fully activated, its alluring color resembling fresh blood, exuding a chillingly evil aura.
The Thousand Soul Banner is now fully formed!
Zhu Que stood in the center of the open space, circulating his spiritual energy to activate the Thousand Soul Banner.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!"
The Thousand Soul Banner fluttered even without wind.
A thousand gray-white phantoms poured out from the flag.
They solidified rapidly in mid-air, transforming into a dense, astonishing number of mouse phantoms.
These are all rat soul servants refined by the Thousand Soul Banner.
They were slightly larger than when they were alive, their eyes glowed with a scarlet light, their fangs were exposed, and they bared their teeth, exuding an extremely sinister aura.
A thousand soul servants floated densely in the air.
Although they were all rats, it was still extremely eerie and terrifying.
Zhu Que had a sudden thought and issued an attack command to a steel frame.
"Whoosh—"
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In an instant, it was like a honeycomb bursting open.
The thousand rat servants instantly rioted, transforming into a gray-white torrent that frantically rushed towards the steel frame.
They gnawed and tore at each other frantically.
In less than three seconds, the steel frame was completely devoured, leaving not a single scrap of steel behind.
"Hiss! This power—"
Zhu Que couldn't help but gasp.
Although the Ten Thousand Souls Banner has become the Thousand Souls Banner, and the object of its refinement has been downgraded to a rat, the power of the Thousand Souls Banner is still astonishing.
Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator, without a protective spiritual artifact, would be vulnerable to such attacks from a rat-like soul servant, right?
Zhu Que looked at the rows of boxes filled with laboratory mice, his eyes flashing with a strange light of excitement and fervor.
"A Thousand Souls Banner may not be able to compete with the original Ten Thousand Souls Banner, but quantitative change can lead to qualitative change —"
Zhu Que muttered to himself.
Then, he took out a large pile of the Thousand Soul Banners that he had made yesterday from the Time Sequence Secret Realm pod.
One side, two sides, three sides —
One hundred Thousand Soul Banners were arranged on the ground, their blood-red spiritual patterns gleaming with an eerie glow.
Let's begin!
Zhu Que rolled up his sleeves and got to work.
Releasing icy flames, freezing and exploding, binding souls, refining and absorbing them—one after another, Thousand Soul Banners rapidly took shape.
Then.
This usually deserted and lifeless abandoned chemical plant suddenly became bustling with activity.
The explosions continued, the rats' pitiful screams filled the air, and every now and then a burst of excited laughter could be heard.
The laughter was particularly eerie, and combined with the explosions and screams, it sounded exactly like a mad scientist conducting a wicked experiment.
It was evening.
Zhu Que finally finished working on the last Thousand Soul Banner.
He looked with satisfaction at the hundred Thousand Soul Banners before him, each one exuding a strong aura of evil.
"One hundred Thousand Soul Banners and one hundred thousand rat soul servants—even against Zhan Yunhe, we would at least have the strength to fight back."
Zhu Que placed all the Thousand Soul Banners into the Time Sequence Realm Pod, compressed them, and then left the abandoned chemical plant.
Shortly after he left.
A disheveled homeless man, carrying a tattered woven bag, staggered into the chemical plant.
As soon as he entered, he was stunned by the sight before him.
A pile of boxes lay scattered haphazardly on the open ground, filled with charred rat carcasses.
The air was filled with the stench of burnt flesh and blood, mixed with a chilling atmosphere that was hard to describe.
"Holy crap, what kind of psychopath is torturing rats here?!"
The homeless man was stunned.
That evening.
Zhu Que met with Meng Laoda, Sun Zheng, and Xiao Cai.
Over the past two days, Boss Meng and Xiao Cai have gathered a lot of information about the Black Lotus Guild.
This intelligence is enough for Zhu Que to perfect his revenge plan.
"First of all, I must explain something to you about my master."
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Zhu Que first explained the situation to the three of them.
Of course, he wasn't foolish enough to reveal that his master didn't exist at all, but was just a fabricated lie to fool people.
Instead, they found a reason—
"My master went into seclusion a few days ago. It could be a few months, a year, or even longer. During this time, he has completely cut off all contact with the outside world, and I am unable to contact him."
"Therefore, we cannot expect our master to help us with this matter; we can only rely on ourselves."
In this regard.
The three men, including Meng, also expressed their understanding.
Since Zhu Que's master was a reclusive master, it was perfectly normal for him to suddenly go into seclusion to cultivate.
Moreover, they did not doubt the existence of Zhu Que's "master"—
In their view, Zhu Que's strength had increased dramatically in such a short period of time, and he could even imitate various magical artifacts, something he certainly couldn't have done on his own.
There must be a mysterious and unfathomable master behind him, otherwise, there's no way to explain all this. "Brother Sun, what exactly happened with the messages your parents left behind? Could you explain in detail?"
Zhu Que looked at Sun Zheng.
Sun Zheng explained, "After two days of in-depth research and repeated verification, I can basically confirm it."
"The hidden information left by my parents is indeed the core structural commonality of the Black Lotus Guild's magic array system."
"The so-called structural commonality is like different buildings. Although they look different, their load-bearing structures often follow the same principles."
"The Black Lotus Guild's magic arrays may seem to have their own characteristics, but their underlying logic and circulation methods all follow the same set of core rules."
"My parents broke through the cave's defensive magic array at the beginning."
"While they were trapped, the structure of that magic circle led to the deduction of the common structural features of the Black Lotus Guild's magic circles."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Que couldn't help but secretly admire him.
Sun Zheng's parents are indeed worthy of being teachers at Guangyang University who specialize in teaching magic arrays; their professional level is truly admirable.
No wonder the Black Lotus Guild didn't dare let them disappear without a trace, but instead carefully created the illusion of suicide.
"How's your research on these common structural features going?"
"I haven't fully analyzed all the content yet."
Sun Zheng shook his head and said, "But if you give me some time, I will be able to fully understand the information left by my parents. At that time, I will be able to break all the magic arrays of the Black Lotus Guild."
"Approximately how long will it take?"
Zhu Que immediately pressed for details, as this concerned the entire plan's timeline.
Sun Zheng pondered for a moment: "It will take at least two days, but if all goes well, it might only take a day and a half."
"That's enough time!"
Zhu Que nodded slightly and said, "You should study it as soon as possible. Just tell us what resources you need, and we will cooperate fully. This is crucial to the revenge plan."
"I see!"
Sun Zheng nodded emphatically.
Zhu Que then looked at Boss Meng and asked, "Any new developments from the Black Lotus Guild?"
"In the past two days, several young girls have gone missing in Jinfeng Town. It's 100% certain that the Black Lotus Guild is behind it."
Meng Laoda said in a deep voice, "However, this time, the town mayor's daughter was not among those kidnapped, nor were there any children of powerful or wealthy people."
"So although the police have opened a case, they haven't taken it very seriously and are just investigating it according to standard procedures."
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Zhu Que frowned, but he wasn't surprised.
"besides----"
Boss Meng continued, "Zhan Yunhe has purchased a large amount of magic array materials in the past few days. Combined with their recent frenzied kidnapping of girls, Zhan Yunhe may be carrying out some nefarious plan."
Sun Zheng analyzed, "If we exclude some low-level and despicable purposes, Zhan Yunhe may want to use those girls to enlarge the magic array and conduct some kind of biological experiment related to humans."
"A biological experiment?" Zhu Que was taken aback. "Is it the same biological experiment your parents discovered more than ten years ago?"
"Not exactly the same."
Sun Zheng shook his head and said, "Judging from that biological laboratory, it was just a pure biological experiment that forcibly fused the genes and organs of humans and animals through drugs and surgical means."
"But that experiment obviously failed, otherwise they wouldn't have abandoned the biological laboratory in the cave."
"It seems they're preparing to use a different method, achieving their original experimental goals through a magic array."
After listening to Sun Zheng's explanation.
Zhu Que narrowed his eyes slightly and said slowly, "This seems like a very good opportunity to get started—"
"There's another very troublesome thing."
Boss Meng took out his phone and showed two wanted posters. "You and I are both wanted by the police."
"What's the reason?"
"The reason given is that they are suspected of committing multiple heinous crimes, but it's obvious that the Black Lotus Guild is behind it."
Boss Meng sneered, "Zhan Yunhe also has connections within the police force."
"This is really bad —"
Zhu Que frowned slightly.
With an arrest warrant in place, their movements will be greatly restricted, as they will have to be wary of being arrested by the police.
"Tell me your revenge plan," Boss Meng asked.
"My plan is very simple, and its core can be summed up in just four words: drive out the wolf and devour the tiger."
Zhu Que slowly said, "Even if we risk our lives, we cannot shake the Black Lotus Guild on our own."
Which wolf do you want to drive away?
"The first wolf is the police." Zhu Que held up one finger.
"But you're already wanted by the police," Xiao Cai interjected.
"To be precise, it's not the entire police force, but Su Zhen."
Zhu Que shook his head and said, "Su Zhen is currently in the promotion announcement period, which is crucial for her. She would never allow any large-scale serious incidents to occur in her jurisdiction."
"Otherwise, once things come to light, her future will be completely ruined. We can take full advantage of this."
"Where's the second wolf?"
Guangyang University.
Zhu Que extended his second finger.
Sun Zheng was slightly taken aback, then understood.
"Brother Sun, although your parents have been gone for more than ten years, your influence at school may not be as great as before."
"But if Guangyang University knew the truth back then, that the two excellent full-time teachers did not commit suicide, but were killed by the Black Lotus Guild."
"Guangyang University will never let this go so easily, in order to give other faculty and staff an explanation and reassure them."
After listening to Zhu Que's analysis, Boss Meng felt that it made a lot of sense.
"The third wolf, and also the most crucial one."
Zhu Que raised his third finger: "The Chu family!"
"Chu Luo's death devastated his parents, who were also furious. They posted wanted posters all over the world, wishing they could tear the mastermind behind it to pieces."
"Therefore, their hatred for the Black Lotus Guild is no less than ours."
"Although the Chu family's overall strength is inferior to the Black Lotus Guild, they are the most likely force to go to war with the Black Lotus Guild!"
Zhu Que's eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice, "As long as we make good use of the forces of the police, Guangyang University, and the Chu family, I'm about 70% confident I can crush the Black Lotus Guild!"
"How exactly do we utilize them?"
My plan is as follows:
Zhu Que then told them about his revenge plan.