Compromise

As Divine Marquis had said, white-haired Zhang Chen seemed incapable of thought, acting solely on instinct. He showed no vigilance or change in response to Divine Marquis's transformation, single-mindedly trying to kill everyone before him.

The moment Zhang Chen moved his front foot, it was as though he had sunk into a swamp. His head tilted slightly, as if he did not understand why this was happening.

"Divine Binding!" Divine Marquis extended his right hand, fingers forming a pinching gesture.

Tens of millions of invisible Mental Power Threads bound Zhang Chen's body. Yet he was like a primordial beast, his face twisted savagely and veins bulging as the curse marks formed by black corpse spots across his body released immense amounts of mixed yin and corpse energy.

"Divine Marquis's methods truly are formidable. Leave the rest to us."

The Demon Monk formed from Green Ghost appeared beside Zhang Chen without any warning. He extended his right index finger, pointing directly at Zhang Chen's brow.

In an instant, centered on where Green Ghost pointed, an array based on numbers spread outward with Green Ghost as its catalyst. Rings of numbers expanded one after another, each digit seemingly connected to time.

Zhang Chen's movements as he struggled against Divine Marquis's restraints slowed along with the changing numbers. When all the numbers finally stopped increasing or decreasing, Zhang Chen's movements completely froze.

At that moment, a black shadow descended from the sky.

Green Ghost tapped the ground with his feet and swiftly withdrew from Zhang Chen. A black canine head swept past Puhu and Green Ghost, its jaws clamped around Zhang Chen's body as it crashed vertically into the ruins of the school below.

"Divine Marquis, use your sealing technique as the inner layer and my friend's sealing technique as the outer layer.