Ao Tian's dragon soul was forcefully dragged out from the center of his brow, the Niwan Palace, within the body of the golden dragon puppet, and the connections were severed. It suffered significant damage, much more weakened than after his blood dragon physical body had self-destructed, but at least it was finally free from the constraints of the golden dragon puppet's body.
And Sun Wukong could see that strands of Chaos Qi were continuously seeping into Ao Tian's dragon soul, rapidly repairing the damaged parts. At this rate, it wouldn't be long before Ao Tian's soul would heal completely. Then, he could fuse with the Ancestral Dragon Pearl and rebuild his dragon body.
"Second brother, rest here and heal. After your dragon soul has recovered, then you can fuse with our eldest brother's dragon pearl. There's no rush!"
