That last wave of breath had been the final breath of the dragons buried here—and their strongest.
Even with the power of the Dragon's Graveyard beneath him, Liu Zhi had no way to block the breath completely.
In just a few seconds, the dragon breath had blasted away all the earth in front of him.
And right then, Liu Zhi emerged from behind the earthen shield.
By now, Liu Zhi knew there was no point in trying to seize the soul in the sky.
The dragon breath had already been unleashed. There was no chance of making them take it back.
So Liu Zhi shifted his target in another direction: the Dragon Lich himself.
Just as the dragon breath was about to hit him, Liu Zhi reached out toward the Dragon Lich.
The souls that made up the Dragon Lich actually resisted. Liu Zhi couldn't extract his soul in one go.
That was only natural. The Dragon Lich had split his soul into seven parts, and each one had to serve a different purpose. Otherwise, if they were all the main soul, which one would own everything here?
So the soul the Dragon Lich was using now was the main body, while the one in his phylactery was the primary backup. The others were tools.
The Dragon Lich could use those other tool souls to control everything in the Dragon's Graveyard.
For that very reason, he had naturally strengthened his control over his main soul.
But no matter how much he reinforced it, he couldn't match a Star Spirit and the world's will. Liu Zhi felt some resistance, but still managed to pull the Dragon Lich's soul out.
At that moment, the dragon breath struck Liu Zhi.
Liu Zhi raised a hand, and his body transformed into an elemental form