Sealing all three souls.

Denglong had gone to great lengths to reunite the three pieces of his soul. Now Ye Zichen was trying to seperate them once more, then use his own soul to seal Denglongs primary soul while his artifact spirits sealed his secondary souls.

At its core, this sort of method meant mutual destruction.

Insane! Youve gone insane! Denglong scurried away, shouting as if hed gone mad. Hed thought of countless methods Ye Zichen might use against him but he never would have guessed Ye Zichen would resort to such extreme measures.

More importantly, where on earth had he learned this sort of black magic?!

Soul Extraction! Seal!

When this chant reached Denglongs ears, it was like a soul-stealing demon urging him towards destruction, Despite all the effort hed put into reuniting his souls, they started struggling relently. He concentrated, giving everything he had to recondense them, only to discover that one of his three souls still had its own awareness. Worse, it was helping Ye Zichen separate his souls.

Houqing!

There was no need to even wonder; this self-aware soul undoubtedly belonged to Houqing.

Hmph, Jiangchen, youre surprised, arent you? You put all that work into condensing your souls but in the end, theyll still wind up separated. You were soulless earlier. Now, though, youve completely occupied Yinggous soul, so just enjoy being sealed for all eternity.

With that, the portion of his soul containing Houqings awareness left of its own volition. Denglong had been trying his hardest to keep his soul together, but as soon as Houqing separated himself, it collapsed.

Houqing, youre seeking death! As Houqing and Hanbas souls separated, Denglongs remaining soul trembled violently and let out a thunderous roar.

Denglong seemed to have gone mad. Houqing laughed coldly but paid him no heed. He simply faced Xuan-yuan Xiang and made no attempt to resist capture. Then he glanced back at Denglong and said, thats one soul sealed.

Xuan-yuan Xiang smiled flatly, then transformed into shackles and bound Houqings soul. Tenner immediately followed suit, turning himself into chains and binding Hanba.

It was far to say the distant onlookers in Dragon City were completely baffled. All they saw was Ye Zichen appear as a soul body, followed by his artifact spirits.

Then they saw Denglongs soul flee with all his might as if hed gone insane, shouting all the while about how Ye Zichen had gone mad, and Ye Zichens artifact spirits chasing madly after him, intent on his capture.

After that, they saw Denglongs soul split into thirds, his voice filled with endless fury as the two artifact spirits each sealed a severed portion of his soul.

They couldnt understand just what this series of events meant. Then, at that moment, the White Emperors gaze frosted over. Dividing Denglongs soul into thirds, then artifact spirits and Emperor Yes souls.. This is bad! Hes planning to use his and his divine weapons artifact spirits souls to seal Denglong!

Everyone watching from Dragon City instantly froze up. Moment later, undisguised astonishment appeared on their faces.

What!? the crowd exclaimed. At the same time, countless beams of light took the skies and hurtled towards Ye Zichen and Denglongs soul bodies.

Su Yan, Zuo Mo, Li Jiayi, Lu Lu, Lil White, Yin Shang, Zhuge Kongming..

None of them hesitated at all; everyone familiar with Ye Zichen frantically took to the skies.

Zichen, Ive already lost far too much. I cant lose you too.

Su Yan bit her lip nervously. Looking closely, you could vaguely discern tears glistening in her eyes. Su Yiyun was dead, and Xia Keke too. This war had truly cost her far too much. She couldnt let Ye Zichen...

She didnt even dare think about it. All she could do now was rush to Ye Zichens side as fast as she could and stop him.

Youre the chosen emperor of heaven. Dont do anything stupid. Yin Shang gnashed his teeth.

Didnt you say you were going to take me back to the Modern Realm? You can't break your promise! Li Jiayi bit her lip as well.

It wasnt just them. Even Gu Zichen, hidden high up in the sky, was frantic. He couldnt stay out of this any longer. He couldnt let this continue.

Countless beams of brilliant light gathered around Ye Zichen. They only had one goal..

Stopping him!

Dammit! Dammit!

Denglong roared in fury so intense, it set the entire sky ablaze. He watched helplessly as Hanba and Houqings souls were sealed, grit his teeth, and turned as if about to flee.

At that moment, he heard an incantation rise up from the very depths of his soul. Stop!

He could no longer control his own movements; his soul froze in place.

A gentle breeze swept by. Moments later, he saw Ye Zichen appear before him in soul form.

Ye Zichen, impressive! Youve got guts! he said through gritted teeth, so furious he longed to grind Ye Zichens bones to ash and scatter them to the winds.

Back then, Nuwa only split my soul in thirds. Not even she dared use her own soul to seal me. Emperor Ye, Ill call you Emperor Ye out of respect for your courage, but I dont understand. You have such a great future ahead of you, yet youd use your own body as a cage to seal me? Is that worth it? If Im sealed, wont you be the same way? Ill still be able to leave once your soul perishes. Do you really think this is worth it?

By now, Denglong no longer even considered begging for mercy. Ye Zichen was determined to seal him. Denglong didnt believe someone capable of making such a choice could be swayed so easily. Besides, having his soul sealed only meant temporary imprisonment. When Ye Zichens soul crumbled, he could break through his bonds.

Why wouldnt it be? I think this is totally worth it!

Ye Zichens reply left no room for doubt. He didnt explain himself at all, but his silence was already the best possible explanation. Looking into his eyes, there was no sign of fear or hesitation. Hed already steeled himself to do this.

Looking into his eyes, Denglong nodded his head solemnly.

By now, there was no longer any need to say anything. Ye Zichen was even willing to use his own soul to seal him...

He submitted!

Ye Zichen stood before him, his soul gradually transforming into chains. Denglong didnt resist at all. Rather, he had no way of resisting. He obediently lowered his head and drew in his spiritual power, allowing the chains to bind his soul.

Dont do it

Stay your hand!

Dont..

Countless agitated shouts filled the air. Ye Zichen, now a set of chains, looked back and saw their worried faces and heard their frantic cries.

Lets go.

Xuan-yuan Xiang and Tenner nodded, then returned to their respective divine artifacts, which then shot off into the distance as two beams of brilliant light and disappeared. If things went as expected, theyd hide forever in some corner of the world, sealing Denglongs soul for all eternity.

After a brief pause, Ye Zichen smiled gently at them. Finally, he fused with the final portion of Denglongs soul. There was a loud boom as he disappeared from his friends line of sight.

When the group rushing towards Ye Zichen saw him disappear, they instantly stopped. Ye Zichens final transmission, the one he sent immediately before transforming fully into chains, echoed through their minds.

Farewell!