419: Chapter 417: Refining the Purple Yuan Divine Soul and Suppressing the Nine-Headed Lion

Gu Shengge pursued rapidly as the Great Dao of Space Power bloomed before him, causing the space to tremble and a spatial gateway to appear in front of him.

His comprehension of the Great Dao of Space was profound; he reached the black tower almost instantly. Dao Monarch Ziyuan's soul, two-fifths of which had been intercepted, had just reached the tower, and Gu Shengge had no intention of letting this fragment escape.

Within Gu Shengge's palm, the yin-yang great mill rotated, unleashing a devouring force that tore at the soul power.

The black tower shook as if enraged, and some of the chains springing from it lashed out at Gu Shengge like whips.

“Clang!”

The taichu dao bell above his head vibrated, shielding him within.

The black chains lashed out repeatedly, striking the Dao Bell. The violent energy impact caused Gu Shengge's cultivation to fluctuate, sending his Qi and blood surging backward.

The power within the black tower was still too terrifying; every time a chain struck, it felt as if a Major Thousand Worlds was crashing down upon him, causing his blood and Qi to churn.

Gu Shengge did not dare to continue clashing head-on with the black tower. He activated the yin-yang great mill and tore away most of Dao Monarch Ziyuan's remaining soul before finally stopping.

Less than one-fifth of Dao Monarch Ziyuan's soul remained. It was so weak that even if he found another Opportunity to devour Daoist Xuan Ling like before, he would be unable to return to the Mahayana Realm, essentially posing no further threat.

Gu Shengge refined that portion of Dao Monarch Ziyuan's Divine Soul, recovering slightly from the impact he had just sustained, allowing his aura to stabilize quickly.

In the distance, the Nine-Headed Lion continued to refine Dao Monarch Ziyuan's soul. It remained wary of Gu Shengge, hoping to recover some strength as quickly as possible so that even if Gu Shengge attacked, it could manage a response.

Gu Shengge's gaze was cold. “If you choose to leave now, we shall mind our own business from now on.”

The Nine-Headed Lion glanced at the black tower behind Gu Shengge, its eyes icy. “Fine! But you are the one who will leave!”

It did not want to fight Gu Shengge to the death, but it was even less willing to give up the Opportunity here.

Gu Shengge's expression darkened instantly. “Nine-Headed Lion, you'd better think carefully. You've just been through a great battle and your injuries have not yet healed. If you face me now, you will surely die without a whole corpse!”

Killing Intent rose from Gu Shengge's body, and the dense Killing Intent condensed into a crimson phantom. It took his form, standing like a ten-thousand-fathom mountain, exuding an immense sense of pressure.

Only one head remained on the Nine-Headed Lion's massive body. Its eyes flickered with a fierce light. “Gu Shengge, no matter how strong you are, you are only in the Hedao Realm. Now that only the two of us are left, why would I not dare to fight you to the last drop of blood!”

The Nine-Headed Lion roared, and three more lion heads grew in succession from its bloody neck.

Its efforts to heal by refining Dao Monarch Ziyuan's soul had been effective. Now that it was time to negotiate with Gu Shengge, it no longer held back.

Gu Shengge's eyes gleamed with ferocity. “You don't understand when I'm speaking to you, do you?”

Gu Shengge soared into the air as the statues of the Twelve Ancestral Gods suddenly spread across the sky. Twelve types of Primordial Law vibrated like deities descending to suppress the world. In an instant, the Nine-Headed Lion felt the world around it being imprisoned, leaving it with no way to escape.

It was horrified; it seemed it had underestimated this boy again!

Regret filled its heart, accompanied by intense indignation. “Fine! Gu Shengge, you win. I'll leave!”

Full of resentment and anger, it turned to leave, but the binding force around it did not weaken at all. It remained shrouded, like dense dark clouds.

“Since you didn't want to leave then, don't leave at all!”

Gu Shengge's cold voice echoed from the sky, causing the Nine-Headed Lion's body to tremble.

“Gu Shengge, when we were killing Dao Monarch Ziyuan, you said you wouldn't move against me!” The Nine-Headed Lion was terrified and immediately brought up Gu Shengge's promise.

“Heh, did I not give you a chance? I told you to leave and you didn't. Now, stop talking and die!”

Gu Shengge activated the Twelve Ancestral Gods deities, using the power of the Primordial Law to construct a Blood-Kill Grand Formation around the Nine-Headed Lion.

With the augmentation of the Primordial Law, the Killing Intent within the Formation bloomed instantly. Billions of divine lights were suddenly triggered, dividing the interior into countless segments.

The Nine-Headed Lion roared, continuing to sacrifice its own blood and Qi to activate the blood lion totem.

Gu Shengge had long been prepared for this move. When it activated the blood lion totem, he unleashed the taichu dao bell, suppressing it with Great World Power.

Gu Shengge used the Myriad Dao Resonance of the Taichu World to empower the taichu dao bell. Faced with such sealing power, the blood lion totem only lit up for a moment before being suppressed into extinction, unable to be triggered.

The Nine-Headed Lion was left with only one head again. It begged for mercy in fear: “Gu Shengge, no, I'll leave now! I'll never oppose you again, let me go!”

No matter how powerful it had been before, as long as it feared death, it would only beg for mercy pathetically when death descended.

Having reached this point, Gu Shengge had no reason to let it go. The taichu dao bell crashed down, and the Nine-Headed Lion's massive body was continuously compressed. The portion of Dao Monarch Ziyuan's soul it had devoured was also stripped away once more.

It had devoured half of Dao Monarch Ziyuan's soul. Once stripped away, Dao Monarch Ziyuan's soul immediately regained consciousness. Seeing the Nine-Headed Lion's Physical Body being drawn into the yin-yang great mill and crushed, he began to laugh maniacally.

“Hahaha! Nine-Headed Lion, you actually believed Gu Shengge's words? You deserve to be killed! You deserve to have your body and bones ground to dust!”

After drawing the Nine-Headed Lion's power into the yin-yang great mill, Gu Shengge's gaze locked onto Dao Monarch Ziyuan's soul fragment. Several sealing incantations fell, causing Dao Monarch Ziyuan to wail in agony.

Those dao patterns were Divine Runes similar to slave marks. Once branded, if Dao Monarch Ziyuan ever harbored thoughts harmful to Gu Shengge, he would immediately be struck by the backlash of the Formation runes.

He wailed incessantly as wisps of black smoke rose from his body. His hatred for Gu Shengge had reached its peak; he wished he could kill Gu Shengge right now.

Gu Shengge was completely indifferent to this, letting the Divine Runes burn Dao Monarch Ziyuan's soul.

Dao Monarch Ziyuan also observed Gu Shengge in secret. Seeing that Gu Shengge remained unmoved while his soul grew increasingly dim, he finally chose to submit.

Once he no longer had thoughts of resisting Gu Shengge, his remaining soul fragment regained its calm and stopped burning.

A satisfied smile appeared on Gu Shengge's face. “Hmph. If you had figured it out sooner, you wouldn't have had most of your soul burned away. With such a small soul fragment now, it'll be difficult for you to even stay conscious for long, wouldn't it?”

Dao Monarch Ziyuan said nothing, but black smoke rose from him again. Clearly, he had felt Killing Intent toward Gu Shengge again, but it vanished almost instantly. If he resisted any further, his remaining consciousness would shatter.

“Gu Shengge, tell me, how can I be released?” Dao Monarch Ziyuan asked indignantly.