After successfully activating the magic array, the twelve demons, including Li Gan, who were at the Demon Lord level, descended and sat cross-legged in front of the Chi You demon statue. After taking a pill to replenish their magic power, they all closed their eyes and began to meditate.
At this moment, the Demonic Soul Array was complete. Because they were surrounded by a huge amount of demonic energy, the demonic energy they had consumed recovered very quickly. In just a quarter of an hour, the twelve people opened their eyes one after another.
Then they saw a tall, imposing figure ahead of them, and they were all startled.
Even while meditating with his eyes closed, Li Gan was still listening carefully to the sounds around him, on guard against any righteous disciples who might appear. However, he was completely unaware of when the person floating a foot or so above the ground had arrived, which greatly surprised him.
He looked closely and saw that the figure was blurry and was actually a phantom.
Although the phantom was composed of demonic energy, it was clearly the back view of a burly man. His back was broad and imposing, his hands were behind his back, and his black hair, also composed of demonic energy, was moving wildly behind him without any wind.
Li Gan exchanged a puzzled look with one of the demon generals beside him. He slowly stood up, cupped his hands in greeting to the illusory figure, and said in a deep voice, "May I ask who this senior is?"
The remaining eleven Demon Lord Realm experts stood up one after another and gathered behind Li Gan, curiously watching the back of the illusory figure together with Li Gan.
If they circled around to the front of the phantom, they would find that this man with an evil look was staring intently ahead, as if he could see through the demonic energy and numerous stone pillars, across the vast Gobi Desert, and into the distant land, into the Central Plains, a land teeming with spiritual energy and lush vegetation.
The phantom's face was also composed of surging demonic energy. Although it was somewhat blurry, one could see that it had a pair of narrow eyes, a high and straight nose, and thin lips that were pursed into a cool, indifferent curve.
The first impression this face gives is one of evil and arrogance. Even now, with his deep gaze and bewildered expression, a trace of arrogance and domineering nature still emanates from his eyes and brows.
He ignored Li Gan's voice behind him, his gaze fixed ahead on the place he could never reach. He parted his lips slightly and murmured, "The Central Plains..."
After asking, Li Gan waited for a long time but the illusory figure did not respond. He frowned, raised his voice, and asked again, "This junior is Li Gan, the current Demon Lord. May I ask who this senior is?"
The illusory figure finally moved, slowly turning around to examine Li Gan and the other twelve. A proud and arrogant smile appeared on his lips as he laughed, "Good, all good sons of my demon race! Boy, I am Chi You!"
An excited look flashed across Li Gan's face. He immediately knelt down on one knee and proclaimed, "Junior Li Gan pays respects to the Great God Chi You!"
The remaining eleven then knelt on one knee in unison and said, "We juniors greet the great god Chi You!"
Chi You looked down at the twelve men and said in a deep voice, "My lads, rise. There's no need for such formalities!"
"Thank you, Great God Chi You!" Li Gan and the other twelve said in unison, then stood up one after another, all looking at the phantom of Chi You with excitement.
Chi You looked down at Li Gan and said in a deep voice, "I left two clones in this formation. The first one was given to you by the Blood Fiend Trident at the beginning of the ten thousand-year period. Today, this clone of mine will bestow upon you the Chi You Banner, which signifies that all the demonic weapons in the world have been born, and it is time for my demon race to contend for the Central Plains!"
Chi You waved his sleeve, stirring up a surge of demonic energy around him. He laughed wildly, "The Central Plains, with its magnificent rivers and mountains! You must seize it and slaughter all the righteous dogs for me, thus completing the unfinished work of my lord!"
"Yes!" Li Gan said excitedly, "We juniors will obey the command of the great god Chi You and will do our utmost to kill all the righteous dogs so that our demon race can reclaim the Central Plains!"
"Good, good lad!" Chi You smiled with satisfaction. His body swayed and suddenly scattered into wisps of demonic energy that dissipated like smoke. Then, a small blood-red flag appeared in the wisps of demonic energy and flew towards Li Gan.
Looking at that small flag, even someone as composed as Li Gan couldn't hide the excitement on his face. This was the Chi You Flag! In this world, apart from the Xuanyuan Sword, no other divine artifact could rival it!
The Chi You Banner quickly flew close by. Li Gan stepped forward and reached out his hand, about to catch it, when suddenly, a silver flying sword shot out and passed straight between Li Gan's hand and the Chi You Banner, causing Li Gan to subconsciously withdraw his hand and take a step back.
Li Gan's expression changed and his eyes turned cold. After dodging the flying sword, he quickly took two steps forward and reached out to catch the Chi You Banner.
But at that moment, the flying sword turned back. Judging from the direction the flying sword was coming from, if Li Gan did not stop and retreat, it would pierce his hand.
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