As soon as the Human Emperor Banner came out, I became the Lord of the Old Ones

Chapter 9: Spirits of the Past, Heed My Commands
"Crack!"

Xu Yan tied a rectangular metal box to his left wrist with three leather belts and locked the buckle.

The side of the metal box close to the skin is carefully polished into a slight arc and padded with a layer of leather filled with cotton.

After waving it a few times, I found that the tightness was just right, there was no cutting feeling and it did not affect my movements.

This is a "spirit release device", commonly known as a "card reader".

It is an indispensable auxiliary device for modern people to summon guardian spirits.

The principle of spirit control is not complicated.

In the world of cultivation, there are similar techniques such as spirit writing, summoning gods, and moving things by five ghosts.

There are also stories about "Wong Tai Sin possessing a body" in folk legends.

However, there are two problems in large-scale application.

First, humans and ghosts have different paths.

Living people are yang, and spirits are yin. The conflict between yin and yang is not good for either living people or spirits.

Especially at the moment when the spirit enters the human body, the two souls separated by yin and yang collide violently, and the spiritual pressure exceeds the limit. Either the person dies or the soul is scattered.

Secondly, even if the human body can barely accommodate the spirit, how can the two parties communicate with each other, achieve long-term cooperation, and maximize their respective interests?

Many times, spirits do not have malicious intentions.

It’s like “Wong Tai Sin”, who possesses humans just to make a living.

It’s just that humans and Wong Tai Sin don’t speak the same language, and their logical thinking is vastly different, which is why they have an unpleasant experience and even suffer losses on both sides.

The Heroic Civilization has developed over thousands of years, integrating the science and technology and extraordinary laws of the past four eras.

These two problems have been preliminarily solved.

Use the seal card to collect the old souls wandering between heaven and earth.

Normally, the residual soul stays quietly in the card and is only activated when necessary.

It prevents the remaining souls of the past from being blown away by the magnetic field of heaven and earth or even cosmic storms.

It can also minimize the side effects of "yin and yang conflict" so as not to affect the owner's physical and mental health.

The card reader can use a special psychic circuit to buffer the surge in spiritual pressure that occurs when a residual soul enters the human body.

The entries, patterns and runes on the seal card are a carefully designed "programming language for residual souls".

By using the pre-packaged "spiritual language", even the elderly, the weak, women and children can sign a reasonable, legal, consensual, mutually beneficial and win-win contract with the remaining souls of the past to build a better tomorrow together.

With Xu Yan's experience and the magical power of the Human Emperor Banner, he can drive the bronze spirit without the assistance of a card reader.

But he still studied this technological crystallization of the heroic civilization with curiosity and respect.

The internal structure of a card reader is a hundred times more precise than a mechanical clock.

A gyroscope engraved with runes that can record the wearer's gestures.

An energy core similar to a dry cell battery provides a buffer for the intersection of yin and yang.

This is the basic model with only one card slot on the surface.

On the left side of the card slot, there are three indicator lights the size of soybeans.

The status of the guardian spirit is displayed through the three colors of red, yellow and green, as well as different flashing frequencies.

It is said that the advanced card reader can insert four to five silver cards or even gold cards at the same time.

There is also an LCD screen that displays detailed data of the owner and guardian spirit.

This approach of treating supernatural powers with a scientific and rigorous attitude amazed Xu Yan, whose soul originated from the earth.

This country bumpkin's inexperienced look caught the eye of "Blood Thorn" Goli, causing the notorious female devil on the wanted list to frown deeply.

As the captain of the Blood Thorn Squad.

Goli didn't like having to accept a newbie who knew nothing for no reason on the eve of the investigation mission.

But Dr. Hyde told her that this was the latest toy that Snake Princess, the domineering young lady from the headquarters, had set her eyes on.

Snake Queen's attitude is likely to determine whether the headquarters will invest massive resources to support the reconstruction of the Dawn City branch.

Therefore, she must put in an utmost effort to let this boy experience the wonders... and dangers of the Yuling world.

"Insert your card."

As Goli thought about this, her smile grew wider and her voice became sweeter, "We're about to start!"

Behind her, a mysterious and complex talisman array unfolded silently.

The ominous spirit known as the Scarlet Piercer emerged from a cloud of mysterious shadows, its ferocious silhouette emerging. ...

"Too slow, too slow, you are really too slow!"

The shrill blood light, like a scarlet crescent moon, interrupted Xu Yan's summoning gesture, which was deliberately slowed down by three times.

A blood flower exploded on Xu Yan's shoulder.

He curled his lips, took two steps back, and stared at the Scarlet Piercer.

Goli's guardian spirit is like a spotted mosquito magnified hundreds of times, with a spear-like needle-shaped mouthpart.

The wings, as thin as cicada wings, have been strengthened and modified, and faintly emit a metallic luster.

It is hard to tell whether it is the result of nature's crazy evolution or a killing weapon created by humans.

"Scarlet Piercer" is a giant insect-like supernatural creature that lived in the late Third Age.

The Third Era is the era of biotechnology.

At that time, humans were keen on "beast taming duels".

In order to make the confrontation more exciting, various crazy techniques are often used to modulate extraordinary creatures.

After hundreds of brutal transformation processes, extraordinary creatures can unleash combat power beyond their genetic limits.

However, it is also easy to develop a deep-rooted hatred for humans.

Even after countless years of erosion, the "Scarlet Piercer", with only a remnant of his soul left, still hates humans.

If you establish a spiritual connection with such a remnant soul, it is easy to be infected by its pain and hatred, become mentally disordered, and turn into a bloodthirsty and murderous monster.

Therefore, the League of Heroes classified the "Scarlet Piercer" as a "C-level evil spirit", and no one is allowed to contract, strengthen, or activate it privately.

"You're distracted!"

Goli screamed.

The scalpel and the Scarlet Piercer's needle-shaped mouthparts attacked simultaneously.

But this time, Xu Yan predicted the direction in advance.

The so-called "distraction" is just to lure the enemy deeper.

While rolling on the ground, the left arm equipped with the card reader swung exaggeratedly, drawing a pentagram trajectory.

"Shh!"

The gyroscope in the card reader precisely recorded the movement of his wrist and the path of his arm swings.

The energy core released weak spiritual energy, and countless spiritual veins gushed out, forming a mysterious, complex, and slightly shining bronze talisman array in the void.

"The Holy Covenant is clear, the remaining soul appears!"

"Spirit of the past, obey my command!"

As a newcomer, in order to increase the success rate, he had to make large summoning gestures and chant the summoning words clearly so that his life magnetic field could resonate with the residual soul.

Xu Yan was originally still wondering whether he should pretend to fail in the first summoning to let the other party relax their vigilance further.

But the summoning gesture and words are so shameful.

It is an insult to the elegance of a cultivator.

He didn't want to repeat it a second time.

With the surge of spiritual energy, "Lin, the Remnant Soldier of the Night" emerged from the void talisman array in a slightly clumsy manner.

Summoning, success!
Xu Yan suddenly felt a heavy burden on his shoulders, his heartbeat and breathing became heavy, and his limbs seemed to be stuck in mud and clumsy.

It was like someone had stolen some of his life force.

My brain is burning hot, like an overloaded computer.

At the same time, he felt a layer of solid armor growing on his skin.

His palms were burning hot, as if he was holding an invisible giant sword.

A dark blue panel appeared, displaying his latest data.

While "Strength" and "Constitution" increased significantly, "Agility" and "Perception" decreased slightly.

This is the effect of the guardian spirit.

It absorbs the master's vitality, provides various benefits, and activates passive talents and active skills. Of course, the master has to pay a corresponding price.

(End of this chapter)