Chapter 463: Hostility (1/2)

The banner wasn’t a weapon like the others, it needed to merge with a person’s soul. The strength of a cultivator’s soul was one of the most essential aspects when creating the banner.

Only a cultivator with a powerful soul would be able to use a spiritual banner. If a cultivator didn’t have a strong soul, the power of the banner would be limited. Besides, if the soul was too weak, it wouldn’t have the power to merge with a banner.

Lin Feng digested the memories and looked at Li Shang: “In order to create a banner, I need an emptiness tree as a base.”

“I have some emptiness trees.” Said Li Shang calmly which stupefied Lin Feng.

Lin Feng had never seen an emptiness tree but according to the memories in the jade, the tree was able to form a separate space inside it. The emptiness trees needed to accumulate multiple age rings in order to form a separate space, only then would it be suitable for crafting. Besides, every part of the emptiness tree could be used to create all sorts of treasures related to space. It was an extremely precious tree… Yet Li Shang was calmly telling Lin Feng that he had them.

“Lin Feng, I have all the materials required to create your banner, don’t worry. You just need to provide your soul, that’s all. It’s not difficult to learn. The hardest part is merging your soul into the banner.” Said Li Shang. Lin Feng was surprised. He knew how to use the surplus souls technique so creating a banner would be very appropriate for him. As he continued to inspect the memories, he started to feel very excited.

“I will try my hardest.” Said Lin Feng. Li Shang nodded and said: “Let’s not waste time. Let’s start creating your banner. What you need to decide on now is, do you want to create a fire banner or a different type of banner? With your powerful soul, you will be able to choose what best suits you, there will be no problem for you to merge with it.”

“I want to create a fire banner.” Said Lin Feng without hesitation. Li Shang nodded without commenting.

He slightly moved and a number of items appeared in front of Lin Feng. Amongst those things, there was a red tree, the tree was surrounded by a space Qi, it was an emptiness tree.

That emptiness tree was very small, about one meter high. However, Li Shang made a small movement and the tree suddenly started to grow several times larger. Very quickly, it had transformed into a huge red tree which reached the ceiling of the fortress.

“How mysterious.” Thought Lin Feng, he was stupefied. That emptiness tree was useful when creating space treasures or dimensions, even after being uprooted, it still contained such powerful space energy.

“Do you want to make it or should I?” Asked Li Shang to Lin Feng who was staring at the gigantic emptiness tree.

“I will do it.”

Lin Feng moved and in a flash, a gigantic fire started burning all over his body. It was filled with a scorching hot sun Qi.

“Ignite.” Shouted Lin Feng in a deep voice. His sun Qi moved through the air towards the emptiness tree. Immediately, it engulfed its roots, then climbed up the trunk and spread across the branches until it reached the tree’s peak. Very quickly, the tree was ablaze with scorching hot sun flames.

However, there were no signs of a raging inferno from the tree, there were no huge flames, the flames were tiny, it seemed more like a small ember. Only the sound of the rampaging flames allowed Lin Feng know that the tree was burning.

That tree was ablaze and emitting a scorching heat, despite the lack of flames, it was very intriguing to witness.

As the tree was burning, Lin Feng released his powerful surplus souls which started to penetrate into the emptiness tree.

Li Shang was just observing Lin Feng as he was working on the banner. He was extremely surprised, Lin Feng was extremely skilled when controlling the intricate fire and the power of his soul, he was outstanding. He must have studied the art of fabricating weapons in the past, this couldn’t possibly be his first time.

It would obviously be beneficial for Lin Feng to have fabricated weapons in the past when creating his own banner…

Besides, fabricating a banner wasn’t a difficult task. The hardest part was the merging of one’s soul into the banner.

Time passed slowly, half a day soon passed by, but Lin Feng and Li Shang were still in the same place and hadn’t moved the entire time.

Besides, apart from the wind blowing through the fortress, there was also a scorching hot Qi moving through the halls. The entire fortress was filled with an intense heat.

In the depths of the fortress, Lin Feng and Li Shang haven’t moved an inch. At that moment, Lin Feng’s eyes were closed and he intensely focused on his task. Besides, his face was starting to grow pale.

It was the most crucial moment in the fabrication of the banner. The emptiness tree in front of Lin Feng had already transformed into something which almost looked like the spiritual banner, but was still extremely large.

“Flames!” Shouted Lin Feng in a deep voice. In a flash, a terrifying sea of flames emerged from his body and rushed through the air. It immediately rushed towards the tree, the banner was still in its embryonic form.