"Heh heh, you're hungry, are you? Then come out..." Ye Jingyu roared, flicking his hand. A black banner surged forth, landing directly over the flesh that the Eastern Emperor Bell had smashed into pulp but was still trying to reconstitute, continuously absorbing the remnants' power.

"Boss..." Seeing the black banner begin to absorb the strength of the flesh, the other six members of the Killer Wolves cried out in shock. Demons were inherently physically robust, and the Sky Wolf Giants were even stronger, having reached the realm of a Sixth-Grade Demon Lord, a state where flesh could regenerate. As long as their bodies weren't utterly annihilated, even if crushed into paste, they could slowly reform. This was why their leader’s death hadn't caused them to immediately go berserk.

But now, seeing their leader's essence blood being relentlessly drawn away by that black banner, the six instantly grew anxious. With a unified roar, they lunged toward Ye Jingyu simultaneously.

"Good timing..." Ye Jingyu roared back, chanting an incantation. The twelve bone chopsticks flew out, positioning themselves around the Chiyou Banner, perfectly encircling the six Sky Wolf Giants. Instantly, intense black light erupted, enveloping them all.

The Twelve Heavenly Sorcerer Annihilation Great Array was a supremely fierce formation used to trap ancient immortals and gods, capable of slaying immortals and gods with ease. Although the artifacts used to set up the formation were currently battered, trapping a few Sixth-Grade Demon Lords was still effortless. The current Demon Race was nowhere near as powerful as those who contended with the Great Gods in the Primordial Era.

The Chiyou Banner was also heavily damaged, capable only of manifesting the simplest illusions. Yet, when combined with the twelve bone chopsticks, it unleashed torrents of black mist. This black vapor, upon integrating into the six figures, began ferociously absorbing the essence blood of the six Sky Wolf Giants, transforming it into power for the Great Array.

The six giants cried out in agony, unleashing their full internal power, trying desperately to break free of the formation. But Ye Jingyu gave them no such chance. He plunged directly into the Great Array himself, his Celestial Venerable Saber flashing repeatedly, directly severing the heads of the six.

Six streams of blood spurted out, and the black mist seemed to come alive, surging madly toward the pale silver blood, completely devouring it before the six could reform.

Soon, including the initial Sky Wolf Giant, the Seven Killer Wolves were utterly annihilated by the Twelve Heavenly Sorcerer Annihilation Great Array. All their essence blood had been converted into the array's power. Both the Chiyou Banner and the twelve bone chopsticks had been significantly restored. Although complete repair would take a long time, their might was undoubtedly several degrees greater than before.

Watching Ye Jingyu effortlessly dispose of seven demons stronger than himself, Liang Xiaoke's mouth hung wide open. He knew Ye Jingyu was stronger than him, but surely not this much stronger? Seven Sixth-Grade Demon Lords—even if they ultimately lost to him, they shouldn't have died so easily, right? But now? They were all dead? And all because of this one formation...

Just what kind of formation was this to be so terrifying?

"No need to look so longingly. Without these twelve bone chopsticks and the Chiyou Banner, you cannot learn this formation!" Seeing Liang Xiaoke's envious expression, Ye Jingyu spoke up directly.

"What? Chiyou Banner? You mean this tattered flag is the Chiyou Banner?" Hearing the name Chiyou Banner, Liang Xiaoke leaped up with a whoosh, pointing at Ye Jingyu and shouting...

"Yes. The fellow who taught me this array said the eye of this formation is the Chiyou Banner. I didn't know the flag was the Chiyou Banner initially, not until he gave me these twelve bone chopsticks. Only then did I realize they corresponded to this black banner, and I knew it was the Chiyou Banner," Ye Jingyu nodded.

"Damn it! Then this formation of yours is the Twelve Heavenly Sorcerer Annihilation Great Array?" Hearing this, Liang Xiaoke's jaw dropped once more!

"Correct. You know this Great Array?" Ye Jingyu nodded, then looked toward Liang Xiaoke. Logically, this formation belonged to the Primordial Era; how would Liang Xiaoke know of it?

"Of course, I know it. But I only learned of such an array from ancient texts back then. It was listed alongside the Immortal Slaying Sword Array and the Taiji Two Forms Array as the Three Great Fierce Formations. I always thought they were just legends, never expecting them to actually exist!" Liang Xiaoke nodded, his voice laced with lingering fear.

"Hahahaha, not only do these exist, but let me show you this!" Ye Jingyu said, pulling out the massive black seal and handing it over to Liang Xiaoke.

"What is this? Is this your Earth-Shaking Seal? Wasn't it destroyed?" Liang Xiaoke looked at the pitch-black seal, unable to sense any power emanating from it, and asked in confusion.

"Heh heh, this is also a legendary item—the Heaven-Overturning Seal..." Ye Jingyu chuckled triumphantly...

"Nonsense, where would you find so many legendary items? The Heaven-Overturning Seal, I... wait, what did you just say? You said this is... this is the Hea... Heaven-Overturning..." Liang Xiaoke was initially dismissive, but upon hearing the words Heaven-Overturning Seal, he grew instantly agitated...

"The Heaven-Overturning Seal, the supreme artifact forged by Guangchengzi, leader of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, using the Bu Zhou Mountain broken by Gonggong..."

"Damn it! Where did you get this thing? Did you go on this trip to kill people or snatch treasures? Never mind that—I want this Heaven-Overturning Seal!" Liang Xiaoke snatched the black seal and clutched it to his chest...

"Brother, it's not that I won't give it to you, but this Heaven-Overturning Seal was shattered by the Eastern Emperor Bell. It still requires the powers of earth, wind, fire, and water within me to constantly repair it. If I give it to you before it's fixed, you can't use it anyway!" Ye Jingyu spread his hands, speaking with complete candor.

"What did you just say? Shattered by what? By the Eastern Emperor Bell? You... you've seen that thing?" Liang Xiaoke was already stuttering. First, the Twelve Heavenly Sorcerer Annihilation Great Array, then the Heaven-Overturning Seal, and now the Eastern Emperor Bell surfaces—how could he not be shocked?

"Not only have I seen it, but you have too. Look at this thing..." Ye Jingyu smiled slightly and took out the Eastern Emperor Bell once more...

Seeing that ancient, dark-green bell, Liang Xiaoke's mouth fell open again. No wonder, no wonder this ancient bell was so incredibly hard; no wonder it could so easily smash the bodies of the Sky Wolf Giants to dust—it turned out to be the Eastern Emperor Bell... The Eastern Emperor Bell! The personal artifact of the Primordial Demon Emperor, Donghuang Taiyi, according to legend...

The supreme artifact capable of opening the gates to the Heavenly Realm! And it had been right beside him the whole time, yet he never knew...

What... what was going on?