The Legend of Min Hong

"The seal is spiritual and the brand can access one's memory to find their worst nightmare and the terrifying experiences in their past that haunts them the most…"

"The seal then overlaps these two memories and amplify them based on the Soul Cultivation level difference between the bestowal of the brand and the bestowed…"

"So, compared to a 8 Star Nascent Soul Cultivator, how much amplification would one be looking at if the brand was bestowed by a 1 Star Saint Stage expert?" Min Hong asked;

"Two folds…" The Shadow responded before adding;

"It is simply multiplied by the amount of stage difference between the predator and the prey…"

"Oh really... Then what cultivation do you think your partner have?"

"Well, since we are thoughts, we embark of the path of mental cultivation and his should be comparable to a 3 Star Saint Stage expert…"

"That means, he can inflict four fold the normal damage the Seal can naturally cause?"

"Basically… But you must know that it isn't him who is casting it…" The Shadow added as Min Hong froe for a second;

"What do you mean he is not the one casting it…"

"Like I said earlier, we are thoughts, and whilst we can still attack and affect physical and spiritual things, we can only target their thoughts and mind, but not someone physical…"

"So how did my partner get the 'Haunted Mark'?"

"Furthermore, weren't you going to use one on me?"

Min Hong began to frown as he stood up and approach the Shadow which was now trembling more and more with each step Min Hong took towards it…

"Your words are inconsistent… Are you lying to me!?"

Min Hong stretched his hands and pushed forward before clenching his palm into a tight fist, as the Chaos spikes pierced deeper into the shadow who began to scream at the top of its lungs with the braces clamping him to the wall tightening with every one of Min Hong's step;

"I didn't, young master…"

"I will never lie to you… It is just a small misunderstanding…" The Shadow rapidly spoke for its life;

"Then make it clear!" Min Hong bellowed at it;

"We are simply an extended medium by which the commander can cast the technique…"

"How is that possible?"

"He casts the spell and makes the seal before handing it over to us… So, all we have to do is get here create the same hand seals and we can summon the seal before placing it on the target…"

"And you guys are the perfect people for the job?"

"Yes, young master… He knew that if he had come in person, some of you would have sensed his presence and if he had sent a demon also, there might be a risk that a soul cultivator might be amongst you who can sense the demon as well…"

"So, he opted for the Sons of the Shadows?"

"Yes, young master… We are simply beings who desire to find a way to at least live amongst humans in the light, without jumping from shadows to shadows…"

"Then let me guess, he offered you guys something that could help achieve that, didn't he?"

"Yes, young master… There is a specific treasure on him which could help us further our research into how to achieve that, and he is also wiling to add a demonic Qi gathering formation to it…"

"So, what is the name of this treasure?"

"We have no idea, young master…

"The commander made a deal directly with our Elders and Leaders and thus, no one really knows what it is, except that the Elders are willing to go to any length to make sure they have their hands on it, which is why they sent about 20 of us…"

"Twenty… Where are the rest?" Min Hong was stunned "Following everyone else within this tribe other than your group…"

"I mean the Tribe Leader and Lady, the one they call Elder Ken, the Right Grand Elder and all their personal guards…"

"Speaking of demons… How many of them do you think are present within the tribe?"

"There are lots of them who leave the tribe to go bring back humans needed for their mysterious ritual which they call 'The Sacrifice Of A Thousand Sons Of A Thousand Tribes…"

"What!?"

"What is the ritual all about?" Min Hong pushed on;

"I am so sorry young master, but Shadows on my level are not privy to such information…"

"Perhaps Cheng would know a bit about it…"

"But you should know that demons are basically within every being in this tribe, including the guards at the entrance…" The Shadow advised;

"Un… So, do you know how to remove the seal?"

"None of us can..." The Shadow spoke as Min Hong gave another sigh of disappointment;

"But there are three way that one can do that, but I only know two of them and they are both impossible solutions…"

"I will decide what is possible and what is impossible… Spill it!" Min Hong barked;

"The first is to have the commander remove it himself…"

"And the second?"

"Whenever one kills a cultivator, all of their Qi vanishes, including every technique, art, or divine ability they might have casted using their Qi…"

"Thus, if the commander dies, then the seal would naturally be undone…" The Shadow added as Min Hong nodded his head and asked;

"Do you have any other information you can give me!?"

"For now, I'm afraid not… At least there is no information that can benefit you at this point or any that you can comprehend…"

"I would decide what I can comprehend or what can benefit me…"

"But that would be all for now… Let me see which one of you would be going into the void today…"

Min Hong spoke as he clenched his fists, morphing all the spikes and braces into a ball of Chaos Qi which he wrapped around the Shadow…

Then he waved his sleeves and the spatial pocket appeared as the Second Shadow began to plead and wail, but Min Hong simply tossed it into the pit before pulling out the First Shadow who at this point was feeling so weak and almost unconscious…

With another wave of his sleeves, the spatial pocket closed up and the space around that position rippled back like receding waters;

"Alright, It's your turn…" Min Hong said, as he stretched his hand towards Cheng…