As the fire dissipated little by little, the cries for help could no longer be heard. Smoke from the fire created a thick fog over Dreake City. The once beautiful city full of lively color has turned into ashes and gray. Dreakoris, who were uninjured and slightly injured, wiped away tears and sweat and began to help collect the bodies of the deceased.
U-ri, who was carrying Meiji on his back, walked slowly down the street to help those who needed his help. When he came to the house where Baishui hosted them, he saw that half of the house had been burned down. The kitchen area has been burned to the ground, but the bedroom building still stands, and next to Hajime and Yul's room, the little white goat was still tied to the post unharmed.
U-ri rushed into the house and said happily, "Oh, you are so lucky little dwarf."
After checking that the white goat was not injured, he put the two baskets on the white goat's back. He went into his room, collected all the medicines, and put them in one basket. He placed the bag Hajime had given him at the bottom of the other basket, covered the bag with a blanket, and put Meiji into the other basket.
U-ri looked down at Meiji, gently rubbed the white goat's forehead, and said with a smile, "You two come with me to help those injured people and accumulate some merits, okay?"
U-ri slowly dragged the white goat out of the door and down the three small stairs, when he saw heavy lightning flashing in the middle of the sea. Worried that something had happened to his friends, he looked up to the sky, but he still saw Hajime's eagles circling over Dreake City.
U-ri looked at Meiji, who cooed innocently at him. He sighed and said with a heavy heart, "Your fathers and godfathers will definitely come back." He sighed and dragged the white goat along the dilapidated streets towards the sea.
Watching Yul being forcibly thrown towards Michio, Bailong saw many souls standing behind Michio. The scene before him was exactly what he saw in Magior City.
Seeing that everyone who fought with him was injured, if they continued to fight Huoyan head-on, they would not be able to fight for long. Therefore, Bailong had to find some way to make Huoyan let his guard down, and perhaps force Huoyan retreated into the black cave. He looked at the souls standing behind Michio and suddenly thought of a plan.
Bailong shouted, "Chief Lan, Chief Yi, and Chief Si, go helps my sons seal the cracks."
The three dragon chiefs quickly transformed into dragon forms, flew into the air, and began to seal the cracks from the inside.
Bailong looked at Chief Xi and said, "They suffered the least injuries, so they can seal the cracks from the inside faster than my sons."
Chief Xi said, "I hope our plan succeed."
Hajime, Bong, and Zoya rush towards Michio when they see Yul stop just a few feet away from Michio and the gathered souls and the three wounded dragon chiefs. Hajime quickly rushed towards Yul.
"Yul!" Hajime shouted worriedly. He saw Yul slowly stand up and vomit blood. "Yul!" He knelt beside Yul. "Are you okay?" Yul spat out the excess blood in his mouth, and Hajime quickly wiped Yul's mouth with his sleeve.
Yul turned to Hajime and asked, "Zahog?"
Hajime said, "We took care of her."
Yul stood up slowly and saw Huoyan charging at Hajime with all his strength, his dragon spear raised. He pushed Hajime aside, rushed forward, and blocked Huoyan's attack. Huoyan swung his spear at full force at Yul, who stumbled away, and Huoyan continued to rush towards Hajime at full speed.
When Hajime stood up, Huoyan's spear stopped ten inches away from Hajime's throat. Huoyan opened his eyes wide and moistened with tears. The afternoon sunlight made the tears in his eyes sparkle like the morning dew falling on the leaves when the sun first rose from the horizon in the morning. When he opened his mouth to speak, his lips lifted and trembled. He said, "Xian, you're awake..." He stared at Hajime's face, his eyes wide open and red. "You are not my Xian, thief..."
Huoyan reached out with his left hand and grabbed Hajime's throat. A vine spurted out from the ground and wrapped around his left wrist, pulling his left hand away from Hajime's throat. Huoyan raised his spear to stab Hajime, but the spear was blocked by the green shield. Huoyan kicked the green shield hard and pulled the vine forward. Huoyan sent his spear flying to Zoya. The spear directly pierced Zoya's left shoulder, and Zoya slowly fell to the ground. Huoyan's spear flew back into his hand, and he jumped towards Hajime with his spear.
"Zoya!" Bong rushed to Zoya and helped her sit up.
Zoya moaned in pain. "I'm fine...ah..." She stood up slowly. "I won't die here."
Bong checked the ground and found that both Lixin and Fufu were seriously injured. "Lixin, Fufu..." He rushed over to check. "Lixin, are you okay?"
Lixin grunted holding back his pain. "I'm fine. Go check on lady Fufu, she's seriously injured."
Huoyan rushed forward and punched Hajime's green shield. He roared angrily and kept hitting the green shield. "Thief, get out! Thief, get out! Get out!" Huoyan shouted.
The green shield cracked, Huoyan raised his fist, channeling all his inner power into his fist. He thrust his fist forward with all his strength, striking directly into the center of the green shield. "Get out of Xian's body, thief!" He yelled angrily, and the powerful force hit the center of the green shield. The green shield was blown into pieces, and the force sent Hajime fly towards Michio.
"Hajime!" Yul shouted and rushed forward.
Yul rushed up from behind Huoyan and aimed his sword at Huoyan's back. Huoyan did a backflip over Yul and Huoyan thrust the spear forward, hitting Yul in the left shoulder. Huoyan pierced the tip of the spear into Yul's left shoulder, pushing Yul towards Hajime and the others. Yul grabbed the top of the spear with his left hand to prevent it from digging deeper into his flesh.
Knowing that within the next few seconds, Huoyan would reach them and that he would devour all the souls called by Michio make himself stronger and more invincible, Chief Wei quickly used his power to force the souls standing behind Michio into Yul's body. Chief Fa and Fue saw what Chief Wei did, so they also used their own power to transfer the soul behind Michio into Yul's body.
The three chiefs know that using their own power to borrow the life energy of the soul is an act that breaks the clan rules, but at this moment, they know that this is their only and last chance to stop Huoyan, and they are willing to pay the price.
As Yul slowly backed away toward the others, Yul suddenly felt a strong rush of air flow through his body. He transferred the energy flow to his left hand and slowly pulled Huoyan's spear out of his left shoulder inch by inch until Huoyan's spear was completely pulled out from his left shoulder. He swung his sword forward straight at Huoyan's abdomen, causing Houyan to retreat thirty yards from him.
When Huoyan finally stopped, he looked down at the ground and saw blood dripping. He knew that a small wound in his abdomen would not end his life, so he rushed forward with his spear once more to end Yul's life.
Now, more and more souls have been transferred to Yul, and Yul feels that the powerful energy in his body is beyond what his body can bear. He saw Huoyan rushing towards him. He placed his bleeding left hand on the sword, and the sword began to flicker. He concentrated his energy and sent all the energy in his body to his right arm and down the sword. He grasped the hilt of the swords with both hands and banished his swords forward using all of the energy inside his body.
The strong large lightning wave quickly went straight to Huoyan. When the lightning struck Huoyan, the lightning quickly separated in all directions on the island and attacked the barrier layers, shattering all ten barriers protection.
Hajime quickly reached into his robe and threw the Trap Pavilion straight forward at Huoyan. He threw the bracelet to him and the others. The Trap Pavilion flew straight towards Huoyan, enlarged into a small pavilion, and falling on Huoyan.
Chief Si flew out and escaped from the shattered crystal barriers together with the others in the sky. After the other dragon chiefs avoided the lightning strike, seeing that Abrafo was alone and away from the others, Bailong rushed down, avoiding the falling ice crystals, and grabbed Abrafo's collar, and Bailong flew them towards the other chiefs.
Lightning disappears just as quickly as it comes. After the dust slowly subsided, they saw a pavilion standing in the center of Kinigan Island. They saw Huoyan standing in the middle of the pavilion, looking around, not knowing where he was. Huoyan waved his spear left and right, releasing powerful attacks one after another, but the powerful attacks he released bounced off the invisible wall and attacked him. The greater the force of the attack, the more damage he inflicts on himself.
Bailong looked at the Trap Pavilion and then at Hajime. He asked, "This is?"
Hajime said, "This is a Trap Pavilion I borrowed from librarian Ru. No matter who is trapped inside, no one can escape, not even the Emperor of Heaven himself, as long as outsiders don't release him."
Zoya said, "But one day, someone will."
Bailong looked at the Trap Pavilion and said, "Our job is to ensure that no one can find this Trap Pavilion and free him." He looked at the other eight chiefs and nodded to them. The eight chiefs smiled back at Bailong and then nodded to Bailong.
Zoya sighed and said, "We need something better than ten layer of protection barriers and a cave." She suddenly felt a warm feeling surround her, and the fragrance of wisteria flowers reached her nostrils. She looked up and saw purple petals floating in the air. She smiled and walked towards the pavilion, and Hajime grabbed her hand.
"Zoya, what are you doing?" Hajime asked, holding Zoya's left arm. "If you enter the Trap Pavilion, you'll be trapped in there with him."
Zoya turned to looked at Hajime and said, "My journey ends here."
Hajime looked at Zoya and asked, "Why do you think so?"
Zoya smiled and said, "There is an old saying that when a pure untouchable reaches the end of the road, they will be welcomed by wisteria petals." She smiled and turned her head from side to side. "Look, purple wisteria petals are floating everywhere." She turned to look at the people behind her and smiled. "I will be the first layer of the protection barrier."
"Zoya..." The four Tanzanies said sadly.
Zoya said with a smile, "Don't be sad, each of us is born to serve a purpose, and my purpose is here."
Zoya walked into the Trap Pavilion. As soon as Zoya stepped in, Huoyan punched Zoya hard in the abdomen. Zoya did not break free, but forced forward, reaching out to hold Huoyan tightly in her arms. The vines spurted out from her body and stabbed Huoyan. The vines extending out of Zoya's body tightly wrapped Huoyan.
Zoya smiled and said, "I am merging my body with yours. Forever, you and I will be one and never separate."
Huoyan screamed angrily, "No... you can't imprison me. I am the son of fire, the strongest Nephilim."
Zoya smiled and said, "If you don't want to get hurt, stop trying to break free from me."
The people standing outside the pavilion watched as the vines penetrated and tightly wrapped Huoyan. Huoyan broke free from the vines, new vines grew out of Zoya and pierced Huoyan's body again.
At this time, the nine Bai brothers had arrived in front of the small pavilion in the middle of Kinigan Island.
Bailong walked up to his sons and looked at Baiwen. He reached out and took out the ring from the index finger of his right hand and grabbed Baiwen's right hand. He said, "You are my eldest son, and from today on, you are the new chief of the South Sea." He slid the dragon ring onto Baiwen's index finger.
"Father..." Baiwen said with tears.
Bailong said, "We all know that this day will come." He looked at his sons one by one, then looked at the nine dragon chiefs who were waiting for him, sighed, and nodded to them.
The nine dragon chiefs walked to the pavilion and transformed into their original forms. Nine white dragons flew into the sky, with their backs leaning together, their nine tails tightly twisted together, and they flew down. The loop of nine twisted tails sits atop the pavilion. The nine dragons wrapped their bodies around the Trap Pavilion. As soon as their head circled back to their tails, they quickly turned into black stone dragons.
"Father!" The nine Bai brothers sobbed as they watched Bailong slowly transform into a black stone dragon.
Looking at the nine dragon chiefs, Hajime's eyes were filled with tears. He turned to Yule and said, "I understand now."
Yul asked in pain, "What do you understand?"
Hajime looked down at the bracelet and the bangle on his left wrist. He took off the bangle and threw it over the Trapped Pavilion. Hajime said, "I finally understand why the Emperor of Heaven casted the black hole over Tanzang. He was not angry with the Tenth King of Tanzang, but he was afraid that the Tenth King of Tanzang would become another Huoyan." He sighed. "Although the journey was dangerous, I learned a lot. I don't regret accepting Alvalokitesvara's offer."
Yul stretched out his bloody left hand and held Hajime's hands. He looked at Hajime, then at the Trap Pavilion that sits in the middle of Kinigan Island, and said, "No matter where you are, I will stand by your side until the end." He turned to Hajime and said to Hajime smiled.
Hajime turned to look at Yul with a bright smile.