Fortunately, at the most critical moment, Ye Tian held fast to his true heart and forcibly retained a thread of Nian, preventing his consciousness from collapsing completely.
In the blink of an eye, a new Ye Tian condensed into being, though his figure was clearly far more illusory than before.
Ye Tian looked grimly at the Northern Darkness Divine Dragon opposite him, his expression solemn.
Had Ye Tian not reacted properly in that hair-trigger moment, he would have been completely finished in that clash.
Ye Tian had been fortunate enough to encounter the greatly weakened Northern Darkness Divine Dragon and successfully erase it.
Now, if he wanted to refine it into a Beast Spirit, Ye Tian had to confront the Northern Darkness Divine Dragon's consciousness. That consciousness was at the true Primordial Unity Golden Immortal level, without the slightest weakening.
Thus, in a clash on the level of consciousness, although Ye Tian's Divine Soul power far surpassed that of his current realm, it had still been destroyed in an instant before the Northern Darkness Divine Dragon.
This was the manifestation of the gap in strength between Ye Tian and the Northern Darkness Divine Dragon under normal circumstances.
To refine the Northern Darkness Divine Dragon into a Beast Spirit, Ye Tian now had to rely on his own power to defeat its consciousness. There were no shortcuts to take.
"What must be faced can never be escaped," Ye Tian murmured to himself.
"You managed to seize an opening and kill me. That was my bad fate, and I accept it. But refining me into your Beast Spirit? Dream on!" the Northern Darkness Divine Dragon said in a deep voice. It roared again, and sound wave burst forth, effortlessly blasting Ye Tian's consciousness projection apart once more.
But in the next moment,