The five Pirate Kings are all dead, yet the Black Banner Domain remains.

Clearly, the Black Banner King deceived the five Pirate Kings.

The flesh and divine souls of the fallen five Golden Powerhouses were all absorbed by the Black Banner Domain, making this invisible web increasingly tenacious and stable.

Gao Xuan could easily penetrate the protective magnetic field of the battleship because the energy frequency changes of the magnetic field were simple.

However, the Black Banner Domain is woven with Source Power gathered by the Divine Power Law of the Black Banner. To tear apart this vast web, one must either comprehend the essence of the Black Banner Divine Power Law or possess power exceeding the limits of the Black Banner Domain.

The crucial issue is that the Black Banner Domain covers the entire planet, enveloping the entire Black Banner Star Realm.

The giant web presented before him is but a tiny fraction of the Black Banner Domain.

Gao Xuan understood clearly that breaking through the web before him was of little significance.

The true core lies in the Black Banner, deep underground in that massive forge.

Gao Xuan addressed the Black Banner King, who sat still: "Aren't you stepping in because you're afraid?"

The Black Banner King's face armor had two dark deep holes from which a flicker of light shone through, seemingly expressing ridicule and disdain. Such emotions were distinct yet complex.

"Your power is formidable, but you know nothing of the Divine."

The Black Banner King spoke slowly: "Even if you are the Seventh Sage."

"Oh?"

Gao Xuan was genuinely a bit surprised; he knew that among the Black Banner Alliance there was a Pirate King who was a Sage of the Moisture Hall. However, he had not expected this Sage to be the Black Banner King.

The doctrine of the Moisture Hall is to eradicate the Alien Race.

Nuwa also knows that the Black Banner King is an Evil God, how could she allow him to become a Sage?

As for the other party guessing his identity as the Seventh Sage, that was not particularly surprising.

The other nine Sages, as long as they compared the time and trajectory of the Seventh Sage's appearances, could easily relate it to him.

When Gao Xuan was weaker, he had to go to great lengths to hide his identity as a Sage. Now, even if others knew, what of it?

Gao Xuan curiously asked: "How did you become a Sage?"

The Black Banner King chuckled: "It's not too difficult. I wish to understand humanity, and the Heart of Data wishes to understand the Divine. This is our mutual understanding. As to who can gain more benefits, it depends on each one's abilities."

This explanation was novel, and very plausible. The Black Banner King's clear understanding of this further demonstrated his wisdom.

The Evil Gods Gao Xuan had encountered were either lofty, emanating an incomprehensible and inexplicable bizarre aura. Though intelligent, they clearly had a vast disparity from human thinking, making mutual understanding difficult.

Or they were the kind of Evil Gods like the Crimson Eye, who though possessed of Divine Power, acted like beasts, completely following instinct, lacking wisdom.

Only this Black Banner King, although his methods were also strange, was very wise. Moreover, this mode of wisdom was in common with humans. At least, it was something Gao Xuan could comprehend.

This kind of Evil God, in both his lifetimes, was the first time Gao Xuan had encountered.

Gao Xuan said: "So, you don't use Light Computers while ruling the Black Banner Alliance. This way, Nuwa does not know what you are doing."

"Light Computers are extremely powerful, the data information gathered by countless Light Computers is difficult for even the Divine to analyze."

The Black Banner King said: "The Heart of Data is different, it can process all data. It is invincible on the Celestial Net. Without a doubt, you can even regard it as a Divine in the aspect of data."

The Black Banner King seemed in no hurry to take action and instead enthusiastically discussed the Heart of Data with Gao Xuan.

Gao Xuan knew the Black Banner King was stalling for time, with the furnace deep underground reacting more and more fiercely.

However, the opportunity to communicate with an Evil God was rare, especially since this Evil God was rational and could speak human language.

This was extremely important. Evil Gods are called so because they are hard to understand and never speak human language.

"What have you been trying to do by incarnating as a human for two thousand years?"

Gao Xuan asked, puzzled: "Just to absorb human negative spiritual energy?"

"It's not easy for you to grasp spiritual energy."

The Black Banner King nodded approvingly; a human being able to comprehend spiritual energy signified that he had acknowledged the most valuable power within humanity.

He pondered for a while and said: "Humans need food, so they hunt various animals and pick various fruits. The Divine also need food. Human spiritual energy is the best food for the Divine. In the eyes of the Divine, humans are merely livestock herded like cattle and sheep, or crops planted."

"That's different; humans have high intelligence and immense power."

Gao Xuan sneered: "If you wish to shepherd us, you must have the capability."

The Black Banner King said calmly: "You need not be angry. Humans slaughter cattle and sheep for meat, and use their leather to make garments. We treat humans the same, extracting your spiritual energy and consuming your flesh, merely utilizing every part of the material. As you humans would say, it's nothing personal."

"You are honest."

Gao Xuan said: "I am in need of an Evil God as a sacrifice. I hope you will cooperate."

As he spoke, he had already gripped the hilt of the Hongyi Sword, ready to act.

The Black Banner King was crafty and cunning, unable to elicit any useful information. In that case, it's better to take action directly.

"Don't rush, let me finish my speech."

The Black Banner King said, "Aren't you very interested in the furnace below? We can talk about this thing. It's called the Greed Furnace. It's a marvel from Negative Space, very interesting, able to absorb human greed and convert it into energy."

"And then?"

Gao Xuan cooperatively asked, indeed he was interested in this thing.

"The Divine often acquire spiritual energy through their worshipers. But this method is highly inefficient because humans are the most selfish beings. They believe in the Divine only for benefits. The power of belief is shallow and unstable.

"The Greed Furnace doesn't need faith, as long as humans have greedy desires, the Greed Furnace can harvest spiritual energy."

The Black Banner King then laughed again: "Do you know, the most powerful spiritual energy in humans is not love or hate, but greed.

"Love and hate are intense but cannot last. Only greedy desire is ever-present and exceedingly strong, money, beauty, fame—everything can provoke intense greedy desires..."

The Black Banner King's tone revealed great pride: "The Greed Furnace can even stimulate human desires in reverse. Over two thousand years, countless humans in the Black Banner Star Realm have provided endless energy to the Greed Furnace."

"What do you do with this energy?"

Gao Xuan said, "In the Material Cosmos, energy has a clear limit. Your human body cannot withstand too much energy."

The Black Banner King nodded: "This question is very crucial. Indeed, the human body is too weak. Unless you're like Tie Shan, but that path of alienation doesn't go far.

"Therefore, I chose another path."

Before the Black Banner King could finish, the aqua-colored sword light had already deeply imprinted in his eyes, imprinting in his spirit core.

"Young people resort to sneak attacks without saying a word, hardly honorable."

Gao Xuan's Water Heaven Sword was exquisite, yet the Black Banner King didn't mind; he even had the time to joke.

This overused humor, transmitted through the Black Banner King's spiritual power, had no comical effect, only indescribable negative energy.

The Water Heaven Sword Light that spread in all directions was silently shattered under the disturbance of the Black Banner King's spiritual power, revealing Gao Xuan's figure piercing with his sword.

The sword's edge, clear as autumn water, had already reached the Black Banner King's eyes, and the Black Banner King leisurely used his spiritual power to shout again: "Stop."

Centered on the Greed Furnace, the Black Banner Domain, or rather the Greed Domain, suddenly contracted, centering around the Water Heaven Sword and Gao Xuan.

The domain catalyzed by the Greed Furnace covered the entire star realm, imagine the power of the domain.

Such a vast domain condensed around Gao Xuan, and the Hongyi Sword in his hand, agile as a god, was encapsulated and suppressed by domain power, fixed in the air.

The Black Banner King used the domain power to suppress Gao Xuan, and only then, unhurriedly, did he raise his hand to press down on Gao Xuan's face.

It wasn't pretentiousness but rather that using such grand domain power with a mortal body was an enormous burden for him.

Gao Xuan was immobile, but his spiritual power could connect with the Hongyi Sword, converting the vast source power into Water Heaven Sword Qi.

Gao Xuan advanced to Level 17, his source power level reaching forty million degrees. After conversion by Water Heaven Sword Intent and the Hongyi Sword, the sword qi gained at least a 50% amplification from the forty million source power.

This is due to Gao Xuan's peerless sword intent, and the mystique of the Hongyi Sword.

The boundless sword qi surged relentlessly on the Hongyi Sword; though the sword couldn't move, the water light on the sword's body flashed intensely.

The Greed Domain that bound Gao Xuan and the Hongyi Sword was also near its endurance limit under the agitation of the surging sword qi. The Greed Domain vibrated and shook incessantly.

Though the confrontation occurred at the source power level, the entire Black Banner Star was buzzing in tremor.

This level of source power confrontation released an overpowering force.

The pirates living on the Black Banner Star felt deeply uneasy. Especially those who could sense the source power felt the Sea of Source Power quaking, like an impending destructive tsunami.

The Black Banner King's outstretched hand trembled slightly, Gao Xuan's strength far exceeded his expectations.

But in the Greed Domain, Gao Xuan's strength was futile!

Just as the Black Banner King's armored hand was about to touch Gao Xuan's face, a figure in black armor holding a spear appeared behind the Black Banner King.

The Black Banner King instantly sensed something wrong, the Greed Domain power condensed once more. This time, the Greed Domain turned into a thick black net, attempting to ensnare the black-armored figure.

The black-armored figure wielding a spear ignored the thick black net, thrusting straight down.

This thrust was extremely overbearing, immensely heavy.

The thick black net formed by the Greed Domain was pierced through directly, the Profound Gold Spear Blade went straight through the back of the Black Banner King's head, the sharp spear blade emerged from his forehead.

The Black Banner King was momentarily stunned, seemingly not expecting to be taken down with a single thrust.

The sword edge clear as autumn water swung once, tearing through the domain's restraints, and stabbed into the Black Banner King's chest.

The Black Banner King truly couldn't hold on any longer, the black armor covering his entire body exploded into pieces. The dry body within the black armor also shattered into wisps of black smoke.

The black smoke formed into a line of large words in the air: "I will be back soon, wait for me..."