Twin Soul Race

The area covered by the twelve giant pillars was not large, and Celestine was trapped within it with no room to dodge. The black chain descending from the sky resembled a giant black python, relentlessly pursuing Celestine.

Celestine desperately tried to dodge, but the area he could move in was limited, and soon his left leg was bound by black chains. From a distance, it looked like a giant black python coiling around his left leg and relentlessly climbing upwards. Celestine struggled violently, but to no avail.

"It's no use. The sealing chains guided by this formation can seal your soul. You won't be able to break free of this seal for at least the next ten million years." Bartholomew looked at Celestine, who was struggling frantically, with a mocking smile on his lips.

Within seconds, Celestine was completely enveloped by black chains.

"Seal it!" Bartholomew shouted.

The black chains suddenly stopped flowing, transforming into a huge black cocoon, completely sealing Celestine within without any gaps.

Time passed second by second, and the size of the black cocoon shrank rapidly at a visible rate.

The original cocoon shape quickly transformed into a human form, Celestine, who was sealed inside, looked like a mummy covered in black bandages.

As time went on, the black bandage-like chains continued to change shape, and soon they completely penetrated Celestine's body, turning into chain tattoos that covered Celestine's entire body.

Even the black tattoos gradually seeped into Celestine's flesh and bones over time, fading until they finally disappeared completely.

Celestine's eyes were closed, and he floated in the air as a gentle breeze blew by. His face, which had been hidden by the brim of his hat, was finally revealed.

When Gu Ding was clearly stunned, because the face under the brim of the hat was actually Lilian he had met once before.

Bartholomew's expression changed drastically. "You're not Celestine?!"

The girl whose soul was sealed did not answer, but her appearance was undergoing strange changes.

Both Gu Ding and Bartholomew stared intently at the change, their expressions growing increasingly strange.

Because they clearly saw that Lilian had transformed into a man in less than two minutes.

Upon seeing the man's appearance, Bartholomew's expression changed drastically, while Gu Ding felt somewhat bewildered.

"What happened?" Gu Ding asked the Sea Emperor silently.

"If I'm not mistaken, that guy named Celestine has two souls. Bartholomew's move just now seems to have sealed away the soul of the one named Lilian, so Celestine's soul has manifested," the Sea Emperor offered his conjecture.

Celestine, clad in a black robe, finally opened his eyes slowly. His golden gaze lingered on Bartholomew for a moment before he suddenly smiled and said, "Long time no see, Bartholomew."

"How could this be?! I clearly sealed your soul!" Bartholomew was puzzled.

"Speaking of which, I should thank you. That woman named Lilian has been fighting me for control of this body. Now that you've sealed her away, she won't be able to compete with me for control for a long time." Celestine looked at Bartholomew's astonished expression and continued, "It seems I forgot to tell you before. I am a member of the Twin Soul Race, born with two different souls. Our bodies are controlled by two people in turns. This period should have belonged to Lilian, but now that that woman has been sealed away by you, the body naturally belongs to me."

His explanation was exactly the same as the Sea Emperor's guess. But for Gu Ding and Bartholomew, this news was undoubtedly the worst they had ever heard.

"Such a powerful sealing technique. If I'm not mistaken, you should only be able to use it once in a short time." Celestine smiled at Bartholomew, but Bartholomew knew very well what kind of murderous intent was hidden behind the other's smile.

Bartholomew's face was grim. His soul and body were completely out of sync, and his soul strength hadn't improved much in over three million years. That sealing technique had almost exhausted all his soul power; using it once was his limit, and it was impossible for him to use it a second time.

"It seems we've completely messed up this time..." Sea Emperor said with a wry smile. "Bartholomew's soul, which is supporting that formation, is extremely weak and can't be contained at all, let alone be sealed a second time like before."

"Run!" Without hesitation, Gu Ding put one hand on Bartholomew's shoulder and pulled him away into the distance.

"You even have an accomplice who isn't even at the level of a True God. Bartholomew, you're really getting worse as you get older." Celestine smirked, extending a finger and pointing it at the light screen generated by the giant pillar.

The once indestructible light barrier shattered instantly, turning into countless specks that dissipated into the air, and Celestine's figure disappeared from the area surrounded by the twelve giant pillars.

"Where do you think you're going? Are you planning to hide back in that underground rat hole?" Celestine suddenly appeared in the direction Gu Ding was heading, looking at Gu Ding and Bartholomew with a smile.

"You know?!" Bartholomew was surprised that the other party knew where he had been hiding.

"Of course I know. You don't think I haven't bothered you all these years because I don't know where you're hiding, do you? If you think that, you're really naive," Celestine mocked. "The reason I haven't bothered you is because I know even a cornered dog will jump over a wall, and I'm worried that if you're pushed too far, you'll use that powerful move you just saw. Another reason is because I'm pretty sure that hiding in a place like that, your strength won't improve at all, while mine will continue to steadily increase. I was able to trample you underfoot back then, and I can do the same now that I'm stronger. In other words, in my eyes you're nothing but a defeated opponent, there's no need to kill you."

"This little guy next to me, who isn't even at the True God level, seems quite talented? Too bad, he's going to be buried with you today." Celestine glanced at Gu Ding, clearly not taking Gu Ding.

"You talk too much nonsense." Bartholomew was indeed no longer able to fight, and could not even escape, yet he still stood steadily in the void, looking at Celestine with a calm gaze.

"It seems you can't wait for me to kill you?" Celestine's gaze turned cold.

"Then what are you waiting for? Are you afraid I have a backup plan?" Bartholomew's lips curled up in a smile.

Celestine's eyes flickered, clearly indicating that he still had some reservations. Although he had deduced that the seal his opponent had used earlier was likely the last resort, he was still unwilling to take the risk lightly.

After staring at Bartholomew for a long time, Celestine suddenly laughed, "Whether we have a backup plan or not, we'll find out once we try."

As soon as he finished speaking, he formed a claw with one hand, and a semi-transparent palm several hundred meters long quickly condensed in the void, clamping down on Gu Ding and Bartholomew.

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[I apologize for the two-day hiatus in updates. I traveled all day on the 15th to get back to my hometown, thinking updates would resume normally. However, less than two hours after I got home, the internet went down, which was completely unexpected. A phone call revealed a problem with the telecom server room, causing internet outages for some users, and it wouldn't be fixed until the afternoon of the 17th. Several nearby internet cafes were closed... I'm going to my grandmother's house for the Lunar New Year on the 18th and 19th, where there's absolutely no internet. I managed to save up a few chapters, but I can only post one chapter a day at a set time. Until the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, I'll be rushing around visiting relatives and friends, so I can only try to maintain one update a day.] (To be continued~^~)