Cao Kun asked a few more questions, which Imhotep answered truthfully.

Seeing that Cao Kun had no further questions, Imhotep asked, "Can we release Ansunam now?"

Cao Kun laughed: "Do you think I'd so easily let go of your weakness?"

Imhotep's heart sank; he regretted not killing the entire film crew sooner.

Otherwise, Cao Kun wouldn't have come.

His lover, Ansunam, will not fall into Cao Kun's hands either.

"This powerful yet despicable exorcist deserves to die."

Imhotep cursed Cao Kun in his mind and asked, "What do you want in return for releasing Ansunam?"

"It's very simple," Cao Kun said with a smile. "All you have to do is die."

Imhotep fell silent.

Cao Kun didn't urge him, but instead fiddled with the mummy's limbs in his hands.

Cao Kun loosened the mummy's bandages slightly, held a hand that was nothing but bones in his palm, and smiled at Imhotep, "Look, this hand is quite cute. It would be fun to pull it off, wouldn't it?"

Imhotep's face darkened quickly.

Cao Kun loosened more bandages, grabbed one of the mummy's feet, and exclaimed, "I never imagined that after three thousand years, Ansunam's feet would still be so beautiful. What do you think, High Priest?"

"Stop!" Imhotep could no longer hold back. "Will you let Ansunam go if I die?"

Cao Kun: "Of course."

Imhotep: "How can you guarantee that?"

Cao Kun said calmly, "If there's no guarantee, you can choose to refuse."

Imhotep's eyes were practically popping out of their sockets, but with Ansunam in their hands, he dared not retaliate.

He closed his eyes and fell silent again.

However, this time, in less than a minute, he opened his eyes and said, "Okay, I promise you. I hope you can keep your word."

Cao Kun: "This has always been my principle."

Imhotep looked at Ansunam deeply, as if wanting to remember her last image deep in his heart.

Immediately, his body trembled...

"Wait..." Cao Kun called out to him.

Hope immediately rose in Imhotep's eyes: "You..."

But Cao Kun quickly shattered his illusions: "I'll help you, don't resist."

Cao Kun waved his hand, and the Ten Thousand Souls Banner fell into his hand.

Cao Kun flicked his hand, and the power of the Myriad Souls Banner enveloped Imhotep.

Cao Kun: "Don't resist, open your mind and let your soul leave your body."

Given the current level of the Myriad Souls Banner, if Imhotep resists, it will naturally be unable to forcibly extract his soul.

However, the situation is different now.

On Imhotep's enormous body, a phantom slowly detached itself from his body.

Imhotep's eyes were fixed on Ansunam, not looking away for a moment.

Finally, the phantom completely separated from Imhotep's body and was absorbed into the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls.

Instantly, the runes on the banner pole and the banner itself shone brightly and remained so for a long time.

This demonstrates the strength of Imhotep's soul.

Imhotep shuddered, stretched out his right hand, made a grasping motion toward Ansunam, and stood still.

Imhotep's soul entered the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, and from then on, he was driven by Cao Kun, leaving behind only a physical body like a steel giant.

"Ding! Killed a D-level mummy, gained some experience points."

"Ding! Killed a D-level mummy, obtained the 'Gu Poison Technique'."

As the voice echoed in his mind, Cao Kun's memories were flooded with even more information.

All of these are related to the "Gu Poison Technique".

Cao Kun laughed. The Gu poison technique was equally evil, and it could kill people invisibly.

Besides murder, it has many other uses.

Ignoring the poison technique for the time being, Cao Kun looked at the physical body left behind by Imhotep.

The more Cao Kun looked, the brighter his eyes became.

Such a corpse is simply a perfect material for corpse refining.

Cao Kun felt an urge to start refining corpses on the spot.

But obviously, this is not realistic.

So, with a wave of his hand, he put the corpse into the system space.

In this way, the body will not decompose and will remain in its current state.

It can be taken out and refined into a corpse whenever it's convenient, without any impact.

"come out."

Cao Kun shook the Myriad Souls Banner, and a figure flew out—it was Imhotep.

As soon as he came out, he immediately turned his gaze to Ansunam.

He was relieved to find the mummy of Ansunam still lying safely in the sarcophagus.

Logically speaking, given Cao Kun's current level of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, any soul that enters it will lose its self and become solely under Cao Kun's control.

Just like the Blair Witch Project.

Only when the Myriad Souls Banner reaches a higher level can Cao Kun decide whether to preserve the spirit or erase it entirely, based on his own will.

However, it is precisely because the level of the Myriad Souls Banner is currently a bit low, while Imhotep's level is a bit high, that he can hold on for a while longer.

However, as he spends more and more time inside the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, his mind will gradually become clouded.

Of course, regardless of whether he is currently out of his mind, once he enters the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, he will inevitably be bound by its power.

In other words, he was driven by Cao Kun.

If he could, Cao Kun would prefer to devour Imhotep's soul to enhance his cultivation.

However, Imhotep was still fully conscious and possessed great strength, so Cao Kun was worried that he would be unable to control him and suffer a backlash.

Therefore, it's safer to avoid the risk and directly absorb it into the Myriad Souls Banner.

In any case, by enhancing the power of the Myriad Souls Banner, his combat strength was also enhanced.

While Imhotep was still conscious, Cao Kun asked him, "Should we leave Ansunam's remains here, or should I take them with me so she can continue to keep you company?"

Imhotep asked hoarsely, "Do I have a choice?"

Cao Kun: "Okay."

Imhotep became somewhat excited and began to seriously consider it.

After a moment, Imhotep said in a muffled voice, "I really want to keep her with me, but I can't be that selfish."

Please help her find a good place to rest in peace, so she may never be disturbed again.

"Okay," Cao Kun agreed again.

Imhotep looked at Cao Kun gratefully: "You are a..."

Imhotep wanted to say "You are a good person," but when he thought about how Cao Kun had threatened him with his lover and killed him with his own hands, he couldn't bring himself to say it.

Can a good person be so despicable?

Cao Kun didn't even let Imhotep finish speaking before shaking the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and taking him back.

Then, Cao Kun waved his hand and put Ansunam's remains into the system space.

"The system space is great; I can sleep forever and won't be disturbed."

"I've done everything I promised you."

Cao Kun muttered to himself.

His gaze turned toward the armored corpse.

More than two hundred mummies have all been dried up by the armored corpses.

However, the armored zombie itself was also severely damaged.

His body was covered in wounds, with dried flesh turned outwards.

Even more, a large amount of flesh was torn off.

He's even missing an arm.

This armored corpse has become a one-armed armored corpse.

Cao Kun shook his head. This was the most serious injury the armored corpse had ever sustained; it would need extensive repairs when it returned.

But no matter how much repair is done, the missing arm can never grow back.

This is an armored corpse, not an incorruptible corpse.

Looking at the shattered mummies, Cao Kun waved his hand and collected them all.

Instantly, the system space was almost full.

"If mummy powder really has the legendary effects, this batch of mummies would be worth an astronomical price."

"Perhaps this is the greatest treasure left by the Pharaoh."