Chapter 1022

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Returning to the stone wall on the mountainside where she had previously encountered the man in the light blue robe, Ye Wushuang noticed that the man’s body trembled slightly upon seeing her alive and well.

“You…” the man began, but Ye Wushuang interrupted with a cheerful smile, “I’m back alive. Didn’t expect that, did you, Senior?”

“I…” the man stammered, but Ye Wushuang continued, “You were planning to deceive me, weren’t you? You wanted to use the icy poison of the Ninth Abyss Iron Cold Ice to kill me, so that Tian Linzi couldn’t break free.”

“Unfortunately for you, your plan failed,” Ye Wushuang said with a smile. The man inside the stone wall was speechless.

“Let’s have a proper chat,” Ye Wushuang suggested. “May I ask your esteemed name, Senior?”

After a long silence, the man finally spoke: “Xiao Guangling.”

Xiao Guangling? Ye Wushuang had never heard of this name. However, considering that her eighth divine soul had only established itself on the Tianyuan Continent two thousand years ago, it was natural that she wouldn’t know many of the people who had risen to prominence in the intervening years. Moreover, Xiao Guangling might not even be from the Tianyuan Continent.

“Xiao Guangling…” Ye Wushuang continued, “You didn’t seal Tian Linzi.”

“How do you know?” Xiao Guangling was taken aback.

The Ninth Abyss Iron Cold Ice was indeed the source of power sustaining this space. However, beneath the ice, there was a trace of Tian Linzi’s soul essence left by someone else. If Tian Linzi had truly been sealed by Xiao Guangling, how could Xiao Guangling not be aware of it?

“I didn’t know before I went to the cold pool, but I know now,” Ye Wushuang replied. Xiao Guangling sighed, “You, at the Myriad Laws realm, managed to collect the Ninth Abyss Iron Cold Ice. You must possess a powerful fire attribute treasure…”

Without further explanation, Ye Wushuang continued, “I’ve found a way to control Tian Linzi. I discovered a trace of his soul essence, and with it, I can manipulate him.”

At this, Ye Wushuang looked at the man in the stone wall again and asked, “If you didn’t seal him, then who did?”

However, as soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Guangling’s body within the stone wall began to twist and distort. Before he could utter another word, he suddenly dissipated.

“Um…” Ye Wushuang’s expression froze at the sight.

At that moment, the mist in the surrounding world thinned slightly. Ye Wushuang immediately understood. By collecting the Ninth Abyss Iron Cold Ice, she had weakened the stability of this space. The figure within the stone wall was not Xiao Guangling’s true self but merely a lingering fragment of his soul. With the loss of the space’s power source, this fragment could no longer be preserved.

She needed to leave quickly as well.

Soon, Ye Wushuang returned to the initial stone wall she had encountered. The Taiyi Tian’gang Demon-Subduing Array on the stone wall was now showing signs of damage. The Ninth Abyss Iron Cold Ice, being a type of ice iron, contained an extremely powerful force that had sustained the stability of this space. Now, without the Ninth Abyss Iron Cold Ice, the array had lost its final source of power and could no longer maintain the seal.

“Since that’s the case…” Ye Wushuang said slowly, “It’s time to break you and get out of here.”

With that, Ye Wushuang slowly spread her palm, gathered spiritual patterns, and lunged at the array…

At that moment.

Outside the sealed Bagua Sphere.

Tian Linzi’s body trembled uncontrollably. He could sense the seal on his body loosening.

Did that kid Ye Wushuang really succeed?

“You’ve exceeded my expectations…” Tian Linzi murmured, looking at the sealed Bagua Sphere. “I’m almost reluctant to kill you now…”

And at that moment.

The Bagua Instrument opened once more.

Ye Wushuang stepped out, one step at a time.

When Ye Wushuang appeared unscathed before Tian Linzi, Tian Linzi laughed, “The seal is broken?”

“Tian Linzi, don’t take me for a fool,” Ye Wushuang replied with a smile. “There’s still one last seal to break before you can truly be free.”

Hearing this, Tian Linzi furrowed his brows. “What do you want?”

“There’s one last seal to break, and once it’s gone, you’ll be free. But my friends are still in your grasp,” Ye Wushuang said directly. “Now, release my friends first. Only after they’ve safely left this Tianlin Ancient City will I help you break the last seal.”

Tian Linzi raised an eyebrow. “If I release them and you don’t break the seal, I won’t have anything to hold over you.”

Tian Linzi understood that such a genius would never fear death.

“Then you make your choice,” Ye Wushuang sneered. “You kill me and my friends, and you still can’t break the last seal. You’ll die here eventually. Or you release my friends, and I’ll break the last seal for you.”

After a moment of thought, Tian Linzi coldly laughed, “Fine, I’ll release them.”

The two of them walked out of the tower together and descended.

“Brother Ye!”

“Junior Ye.”

Seeing Ye Wushuang emerge unharmed, Mu Zili and Ji Ou both breathed a sigh of relief. Meanwhile, Yu Hao and Li Qingyao’s faces turned even more sour.

The Imperial Spirit Technique!

Had Ye Wushuang obtained it?

Had Tian Linzi truly not deceived them?