The First Immortal of Destiny

Regarding the origin of this blood-stained robe, Shen Mo had some guesses in his heart!

Immediately, a thought flickered in his mind, and he contacted Guan Ling...

The phantom of Death Jaw in his Mind Sea manifested, hovering in the space three inches above his head.

A burst of iridescent light surged, and the surrounding scenery changed, becoming a simple grass hut. Additionally, an absolutely stunning woman with a celestial aura appeared, none other than the external embodiment of the Artifact Spirit, Guan Ling!

Guan Ling, contrary to her usual warm demeanor, was now sternly staring at the blood-stained robe.

Seeing her like this, Shen Mo felt a sense of assurance. He shook the robe and said, "Fellow Daoist Guan, does this item have a connection with those ’lunatics’?"

The "lunatics" he referred to were the enemies of Senior Guanzhu, a group Guan Ling described as "leftover evil from the past era"!

"Yes!"

Guan Ling nodded, a trace of nostalgia in her eyes, "This robe is the magic robe of an old friend of my master."

"But the bloodstains on it were left by those ’lunatics.’ It must have been stained with their blood during a battle. After it dried, it took on this appearance. It’s filled with an ominous aura due to these bloodstains..."

"No wonder it’s so sinister!" Shen Mo remarked in realization.

Though this blood-stained robe is related to those leftover evils from the past, this time, Guan Ling did not take it away, nor did she plan to discard it into the Death Ghost Realm like the broken golden page and the Enlightenment Immortal Pill!

According to her.

The primal Essence and Qi of the remaining blood had already been worn away together with the robe’s original celestial aura.

Although the blood-stained robe still exudes an extraordinary sinister aura, Shen Mo, not being affected by it, found it not a significant problem. And despite its tattered appearance, it still possessed extremely terrifying defensive capabilities, no less than a top-grade Immortal Robe!

In the future, if the robe can be repaired, it might even restore its former divine power.

A thought crossed Shen Mo’s mind, and he put away the blood-stained robe. Just its ominous aura was enough to serve a significant purpose, at least enough to deter existences below the True Immortal Realm!

Then he asked, "And what about the original owner of this robe, the old friend of Senior Guanzhu? Where are they now?"

"I do not know. Before my master’s demise, he vanished without a trace. Even his robe turned into this tattered form, probably meaning he is dead..."

Shen Mo fell silent.

After a long silence, he sighed, "It seems those who oppose those lunatics don’t meet good ends!"

"Indeed. But someone must stand up, not just for this universe but to defend the Immortal Path and one’s own path!"

...

Shen Mo said his farewells and left. Shortly after returning to the Heart Refining Zone, he sensed something.

With a thought, his figure appeared outside the Green Cloud Cave, and then he used the established Teleportation Array to teleport to the Demon Burial Plain base at Five Dragon Mountain.

"Crash!"

Shen Mo raised the Soul Refining Flag, and the blood flag flapped loudly, with the blood light turning into a vast river.

Fairy Pei Yu, the Ghost Bride, Possession Ghost Yang Chengxiong (Horse Groom Lv), and the Thousand-eyed Demon were four Demon Soul Generals who began to condense soul bodies, stepping one by one out of the blood river, and their auras became exceedingly terrifying!

At the same time, the sky above Five Dragon Mountain changed color, with storms raging and thunder rumbling as the aura of tribulation enveloped them.

This was their advancement Thunder Tribulation upon stepping into Class VI. Since they originated from the same source, the tribulation lightning was connected into one.

Shen Mo sensed the tribulation and found its intensity was not high. He had various means to resolve it; the most straightforward was using sword Qi to cut through the tribulation clouds or setting up a God Slaying Array or other powerful formations to block the Heavenly Thunder. He could even dive into the thunderclouds with the blood-stained robe to scatter them!

However, he gained an insight that if Fairy Pei Yu and the other Demon Souls could pass the tribulation on their own, they would gain significant benefits. Hence, he did not plan to intervene with spells.

"Go forth!"

Shen Mo shook the Soul Refining Flag, softly speaking.

Fairy Pei Yu and the other Demon Soul Generals bowed to him, then rose on the Demon Cloud Light, flying into the sky.

In an instant, four figures were engulfed by the endless thunder light...

This Thunder Tribulation lasted for three days and nights, with thunder rumbling, lightning flashing, occasionally accompanied by formidable spell fluctuations, and the nature’s spiritual energy turned violent.

The various forces, rogue cultivators, and alien tribe experts that had "rented" plots near the Demon Burial Plain for spiritual field development and underground mining were all startled by the scene, even Immortal Master Daoxuan came from the outer mountain gate of Azure Heaven Cave to investigate.

After seeing Shen Mo’s figure, they were relieved, dared not disturb him, saluted from afar, and then dispersed.

With Shen Mo’s continuous infusion of mana, Fairy Pei Yu and the other Demon Soul Generals encountered no mishaps during their tribulation, smoothly enduring the refining of the Heavenly Thunder.

The four soul marks on the blood flag also became exceptionally brilliant, intricate, and profound!

Once the tribulation clouds dispersed, Fairy Pei Yu, the Ghost Bride, Possession Ghost Yang Chengxiong, and the Thousand-eyed Demon landed in front of Shen Mo, respectfully bowing to him.

"Congratulations on advancing to Class VI." Shen Mo returned the salute and said.

After advancing to Class VI, the four Demon Soul Generals underwent significant transformations in all aspects.

Firstly, their soul bodies, because they are Soul Generals, their Essence and Qi are inseparable, their soul is their body, and their soul power is both origin power and mana and demonic Qi; however, previously, their origin power was mottled, like a furnace mixed with various spiritual materials. Now, under Heavenly Thunder’s tempering, they have become incredibly pure and harmonious, inside and out as one!

The strength the Demon Soul Generals can exert is related not only to their cultivation path but also to their origin power.

Due to their unique existence, the Demon Soul Generals have long lost their original path when their original bodies died, their path died with them; all Demon Soul Generals adopt a "Great Path" woven and evolved jointly by the soul generals in the flag upon advancing to Class V, known as the Soul General Great Path.

Due to being controlled by others, the upper limit of this "Great Path" is not particularly high, but since it combines the powers of millions of extraordinary creatures, the lower limit is not low, comparable to ordinary Divine Bridge Realm cultivators.

Generally speaking, the strength of Class V Demon Soul Generals is not much different from ordinary Divine Bridge Immortal Masters.

But with impure origin power, Class V Demon Soul Generals’ strength is not strong, they may not even be able to defeat Divine Bridge Immortal Masters who have achieved "Small Path" in the same realm;

However, now it’s different, Class VI Demon Souls’ origin power has become pure and harmonious, like replacing straw and leaves with kerosene and charcoal when lighting a fire, with improved quality in aspects like offense, defense, and escape, at least able to exert ordinary Formless Realm combat power!