Meanwhile, on the battlefield at Celestia, Yucheng and the Heavenly Principles vanished mysteriously at the same time, leaving the Gods still on the battlefield utterly bewildered. The souls summoned by the Heavenly Principles could no longer sense any further orders from him and simply stood there blankly.
Seeing this, the Pyro Archon, the most hot-tempered among their allies, wanted to seize the chance to wipe out the unresisting souls, but Nahida, the God of Wisdom, stopped her.
Pyro Archon: "Dendro Archon, what are you doing? If we don't make the most of an opportunity this good, we'll be in trouble once the Heavenly Principles recovers."
Nahida: "Please be patient, senior Pyro Archon. Yucheng probably used some means to forcibly transport the Heavenly Principles elsewhere.
"From our earlier battle, we learned that every soul the Heavenly Principles summoned was a manifestation of a particular authority. If we destroy those souls now, their authorities will return to the Heavenly Principles, strengthening him further. That could put Yucheng in danger."
Pyro Archon: "And if that isn't the case? Wouldn't we be letting this opportunity slip away for nothing?"
Nahida: "Not destroying them doesn't mean we can't take this chance to restrain them. Senior Rex Lapis, big sister Cryo Archon, you're both skilled at sealing. Sorry for the trouble, but we'll have to leave this to you."
The Geo Archon and Cryo Archon exchanged a glance. Then one suppressed the Gods with stone spears while the other froze them in Delusion, sealing everyone present individually. Naturally, there was an order to this: the powerful Gods and members of the Dragon Race who bore deep grudges against those present were sealed first.
The Gods on friendly terms with the Seven Archons were naturally left until later. During this process, the souls whose bodies had previously