Within the Human Emperor Banner, fine embers of the Falling Heart Flame wrapped layer upon layer around Yao Wangu's shattered remnant soul, inflicting endless, unbearable agony upon his spirit!
Yet no matter how he wailed, begged for mercy, repented, and pleaded, Yao Xuan's eyes remained icy and unmoved, without the slightest trace of sympathy.
Back then, Yao Wangu had relied on his authority as a Dou Saint to frame others at will, ruthlessly drive them out, and bare his fangs in his attempts to seize opportunities and take lives!
All the torment he suffered today was merely karma coming full circle. He deserved every bit of it.
Yao Xuan stood in the air above the valley, his mind divided in two as he activated the exact same puppet-refining method Xiao Yan had used to refine the North Dragon King in the original work.
One hand controlled the soul, while the other refined the body!
His consciousness entered the Human Emperor Banner. The sealing formation within the banner operated at full force, strands of dark refining power winding around Yao Wangu's remnant soul like countless chains.
Yao Xuan controlled his power with absolute precision, neither hasty nor impatient. Bit by bit, he stripped away Yao Wangu's independent consciousness, seven emotions, six desires, and self-obsession, grinding all his hatred, greed, and arrogance into nothing.
The entire process was incomparably meticulous. What he removed was the core of Yao Wangu's intelligence, while his accumulated combat experience and killing instincts were preserved intact.
And that was precisely the core essence of refining the North Dragon King puppet!
Remove the intelligence, preserve the combat ability; retain the foundation, erase the self.
At the same time, Yao Xuan raised his hand and formed a series of intricate, profound puppet-refining seals.
Eight-colored Heavenly Flames swirled across the