607: Chapter 607 What are you going to do?

"Heaven's Will?"

Gu Changge let out a light chuckle. The sound wasn't loud, yet it was like an invisible thunderclap, causing ripples to surge through the Sea of Consciousness.

Yue Liuli's Divine Soul phantom was actually shaken back several steps.

"You have slumbered for eons, and not even one-billionth of your power remains. You can't even control the independent will derived from your own remnant soul, yet you dare to talk about Heaven's Will?"

With a slight flick of his finger, a tyrannical force poured into the Sea of Consciousness, firmly imprisoning Yue Liuli's Divine Soul in place.

"Furthermore, although this realm was once a 'Mortal Realm' in your eyes, it is not a place where you can plunder so wantonly.

She is the Great Emperor of the Xuanhuang World, not nourishment for you to return to the Great Dao."

Gu Changge's strength deepened slightly, and the power imprisoning Yue Liuli's Divine Soul suddenly tightened.

The silver-white remnant soul was instantly compressed into a ball, its light dimming to the extreme.

"Wait!"

Yue Liuli's Divine Soul let out a sharp roar, no longer able to maintain the arrogance of an Immortal Emperor. Her tone carried a hint of panic and urgency.

"Your Excellency, stop! This Emperor has something to say!"

Gu Changge's finger paused. He looked at her with indifferent eyes, not speaking, but his silence conveyed the message: 'Say it quickly.'

Panting, Yue Liuli forcibly stabilized her chaotic Soul Power, a flash of calculation and temptation crossing her eyes:

"Do you know who this Emperor was in her past life? The Taiyin Immortal Emperor! I traversed the Immortal Realm, with countless Immortal Venerables under my command and Immortal Kings as servants!

Since your Divine Soul power is so strong, you must not be an ordinary person. You should know what kind of existence an Immortal Emperor is."

She deliberately raised her voice, her tone full of allure:

"As long as you are willing to let go and help me regain control of this body, I will grant you supreme fortune once I recover my Immortal Emperor strength!

Top-tier Cultivation Techniques, various resources, and I can even help you achieve the realm of Immortal Venerable.

All of this, this Emperor can give to you! The supreme fortune you desire is nothing but trivial in my eyes!"

She was certain that no matter how strong the other party was, they would ultimately be unable to resist the temptation of becoming an Immortal Venerable. As long as she threw out enough chips, the other party would surely defect.

"Oh? Supreme fortune?"

Gu Changge acted as if he had heard a joke, a very faint sneer curling at the corner of his mouth.

"Once you successfully regain control of the body and recover your strength, I'm afraid the first person you'll want to kill is me—the one who 'once offended the Immortal Emperor's majesty,' right?"

"You!"

Yue Liuli's expression changed abruptly. The shame and anger of having her thoughts exposed instantly replaced her attempt at allure.

"How ungrateful! This Emperor sincerely grants you fortune, yet you dare to slander me?!"

"I am the dignified Immortal Emperor. Why would I bother with a mundane Cultivator like you over past matters?

If it weren't for the fact that you have some potential, this Emperor wouldn't bother wasting words with you at all!"

Gu Changge's eyes grew cold. He stopped wasting words with her, and the strength in his fingers increased once more.

At the same time, a pure Stripping Force poured into the Sea of Consciousness, intending to completely sever Yue Liuli's remnant soul from the Yaochi Holy Master's Divine Soul Origin.

This force was gentle yet domineering, specifically targeting the connection points of the Divine Soul Origin. He thought he could easily remove this wisp of remnant soul, but to his surprise...

Just as the Stripping Force touched the connection between Yue Liuli's remnant soul and the Yaochi Holy Master's Divine Soul,

the Yaochi Holy Master's Divine Soul emitted a wave of intense pain, and her consciousness light dimmed several shades.

"Hmm?"

Gu Changge raised an eyebrow, a flash of surprise in his eyes.

He could clearly perceive that Yue Liuli's remnant soul had long since been deeply bound to the Yaochi Holy Master's Divine Soul Origin. It wasn't a simple 'Possession.'

It was more like 'Common Origin Symbiosis.' This wisp of remnant soul was the source of the Yaochi Holy Master, and the Yaochi Holy Master's Divine Soul was the continuation of this wisp of remnant soul.

Forcibly stripping them would only lead to mutual destruction, and might even cause the Yaochi Holy Master's Divine Soul to completely collapse.

Noticing that Gu Changge's movements were hindered, Yue Liuli was first stunned, then laughed in wild joy:

"Hahaha! It's useless! This Emperor and she share the same root and Origin; we have long been bound in life and death!

If you try to forcibly strip us, you will only have her buried with me!

If you know what's good for you, release this Emperor quickly. Otherwise, this Lower Realm Emperor's Divine Soul will pay the price for your foolish decision!"

She laughed arrogantly, her eyes full of triumph, thinking she had grasped Gu Changge's weakness.

She was certain that Gu Changge would not stand by and watch the Yaochi Holy Master perish.

Gu Changge withdrew the Stripping Force. His eyes remained calm, but beneath that calmness, there was a bit more deliberation.

He looked at the Yaochi Holy Master's consciousness in the Sea of Consciousness, which wore a pained expression due to the Stripping Force just now.

Then he looked at the smug remnant soul of Yue Liuli and lightly tapped the Void Realm with his finger.

"Common Origin Symbiosis?"

He spoke indifferently, his tone giving away no emotion. "Then I shall change the method."

As his voice fell, Gu Changge's Divine Soul power suddenly erupted. He no longer attempted to strip her.

Instead, it transformed into countless fine threads, like precise probes, surging directly into Yue Liuli's remnant soul!

"What are you doing?!"

Yue Liuli's laughter came to a screeching halt, the smugness on her face instantly replaced by horror.

The silver-white remnant soul struggled violently, and the Great Yin Law operated frantically, attempting to block those incoming Divine Soul threads.

But Gu Changge's Divine Soul power had already firmly imprisoned her. Those fine threads were like a spring rain that penetrated everywhere, ignoring all her resistance and drilling straight into the depths of her Divine Soul Origin.

"Presumptuous! I am the Taiyin Immortal Emperor, how can I allow you to pry into my Divine Soul!"

Yue Liuli roared sharply, her tone full of humiliation and fury.

An Immortal Emperor's Divine Soul hid a lifetime of trajectories, eons of secrets, and Imperial Dao insights. She would never allow others to touch them!

She desperately channeled her remaining Soul Power, wanting to cut off the Divine Soul connection, but Gu Changge's threads had already taken root. While suppressing her riot, they rapidly scanned through the fragments of her memory.

The flourishing scenes of the Ancient Immortal Realm, the legacies of various Immortal Emperors...

Just as Gu Changge's Divine Soul power was about to touch the Core Imprint—

"Enough!!"

Yue Liuli's remnant soul suddenly erupted with a destructive, unstable fluctuation filled with self-destructive tendencies!

Her phantom instantly became like ice crystals about to shatter, its light flickering uncertainly.

At the core, a heart-palpitating silver light that existed purely for annihilation rapidly condensed and expanded!

"Do you really think this Emperor is meat on a chopping block, to be slaughtered at your will?!"

Her voice was hoarse and crazed, yet it carried a resolve of utter despair and mutual destruction!

"Fine! This Emperor is a remnant soul! I am weak! I can't do anything to you!"

"I indeed cannot stop you from searching my soul! But you also cannot stop this Emperor from self-destructing. Once I die, she won't live either!"

"The memories and Immortal Dao Legacy of this Emperor that you want to peer into will also be completely annihilated!"

Yue Liuli's voice carried a shrill, miserable laugh and final madness:

"Come on! Search my soul! Let's see if your soul search is faster, or this Emperor's thought is faster!"

"Let's see if you get what you want to know first, or if you'll be collecting her corpse first!"

Gu Changge's Divine Soul threads suddenly stopped, a mere hair's breadth away from that self-destructive silver light.

For the first time, his eyes showed a clear fluctuation.

It wasn't fear, but a deep scrutiny, weighing of options, and a trace of coldness from having his plans disrupted.