There was no denying that Huang Qi was resilient. She had managed to hold out for several days since the three Sixths gained the upper hand. Over the past few days, the white chains had visibly perforated her soul countless times, as if constructing a formation. In fact, the Sourcepath Shackles were just as complex as certain fusion formations.

From this, Tianming could see that Bai Feng was the dominant one among the three. It possessed an exceptional intellect. Its true value shone brightest in the most precise and detailed matters, particularly the manipulation of the Sourcepath Shackles. Bai Ye, by comparison, possessed a more daring and unbridled nature. It aligned with the special characteristics of caeli and possessed a deeper connection with the cosmos.

The terra was more brutish and mindless. Although the infant souls fell short of the caelum, they possessed a destructive lethality against the soul that surpassed even the vita. Together, the three created a sense of true completeness and perfection. It was the most versatile soul-type beast in all of history!

Tianming couldn't suppress his admiration for Bai Feng as he witnessed the formation barrier take shape. Simply put, it was brilliant. On the other hand, Bai Ye was a wild, silver-tongued bum, while Bai Ling was the muscle of the group, and completely indifferent to danger. This process gave Tianming a genuine understanding of the triplets' distinct personalities.

A single Primordial Chaos Beast with three separate entities, each with its own unique character... truly magnificent! 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Now was his time to revel in a massively rewarding harvest.

"Li Tianming!" Ultimately, Huang Qi was left speechless. Her compound eyes narrowed as she stared at him, shouting his name over and over again. Her physical body had just been unsealed, only for her soul to be shackled. Though she retained her freedom of movement, knowing she was under someone else's control turned her newfound happiness into ash.

From absolute bliss to total despair! Just as the Order Relic was within her grasp, Tianming ruthlessly suppressed her once more. How could she accept such a loss?

"If I were you, I'd give up already. There’s no shame in being captured by me. In fact, it might actually save your skin. Now hurry up, bow your head, and change that hideous bee head. Disgusting your master will only make things worse for you." Tianming finally relaxed as he spoke to Huang Qi with cold cruelty.

"You will die!" Even now, Huang Qi refused to break. Retaining her hideous bee head, she glared at Tianming with countless scarlet compound eyes, letting out a sharp, venomous hiss from her mouthparts. However, her hisses were far more tremulous than before.

"That's enough!"

Just then, Bai Ye, Bai Ling, and Bai Feng emerged from her bee head, looking visibly drained

"Only three infant souls?" Upon their return, Tianming discovered they were each missing an infant soul. The infant souls were also divided into the three aspects of vita, terra, and caelum.

"A three-soul prison is enough. Any more would just be redundant," Bai Feng said wearily.

In other words, the challenge of the Sourcepath Shackles lay in its initial creation, much like a fusion formation. Once formed, however, it required a mere set of vita, terra, and caelum infant souls to sustain it.

"Even if we don't have to use many infant souls, her resistance will still sap our energy. We need to make sure she doesn't get too comfortable," Bai Feng added.

Subjugating Huang Qi was obviously no easy feat. This wasn't like before, where they could just threaten her life to force submission. Her soul was exceptionally tough to destroy. It needed to be locked down completely.

"Just wear her down every now and then!" Tianming laughed.

“Make her suffer!" Bai Ling snorted.

Tianming nodded, immediately turning his attention to Zi Zhen, who was clearly at her limit. "You can release her now."

Without a word, Zi Zhen pulled her hair and spikes from Huang Qi’s bloodied body.

"DIE!!" Upon breaking free, Huang Qi didn't go for Tianming but cunningly launched an attack on Zi Zhen instead!

Tianming not only had the skypole stars at his disposal, but he was also further away. In that fleeting moment, the Sixths chuckled coldly, and the Sourcepath Shackles instantly engaged, boring into Huang Qi's spiritform like an unyielding lock.

"AHH!" Huang Qi shrieked in pure agony, collapsing to her knees as violent tremors racked her frame. Attacking was completely out of the question now; she was barely alive.

"Stop struggling. It's pointless. You’re just a dog on a leash now," Tianming said coldly.

"You!" Fire blazed within Huang Qi's countless compound eyes as she thrashed and hurled curses at Tianming, refusing to concede.

"Get used to your new reality." Ignoring her completely, Tianming looked directly at Zi Zhen.

The moment she looked over, the crimson glow in Zi Zhen's nine pupils dissolved entirely into a hollow violet. In a flash, her form receded, shifting seamlessly back into the delicate, violet-haired girl she once was.

"I'm fine..." Her fading eyes cast one final look at Li Tianming before her eyelids slowly fell, and her body began to tilt toward the ground.

Tianming quickly caught her.

"She's not dead, is she?" Xian Xian asked.

"As if she would die! How could she bear to die after finally gaining favor and moving up the harem?" Ji Ji chuckled.

"Shut up, you two." Tianming didn't bother with them.

Zi Zhen wasn't dead; she hadn't even transformed into cosmic-god essence. While she lacked any serious injuries, her deep exhaustion had left her strength entirely depleted, forcing her body into a temporary dormant state.

"She'll probably need some time to recover." Seeing her pale face and limp body, Tianming felt a pang of heartache.

This trip to the Sea of Aeternity was an absolute gamble for Tianming. Though he would have survived, crawling out of this crisis would have been a grueling ordeal if it weren't for Zi Zhen. Both the Mayfly Brainlord and Huang Qi presented a threat beyond his current cultivation level.

"Good job. I’ll make sure you’re generously rewarded later. In any case, you're the only one capable of receiving my reward right now." Tianming had decided on his own!

“Yeah, she’s asleep, so she won’t suddenly transform. It’s a good opportunity.” Ying Huo chuckled.

"Get lost." Tianming glared at it. Then his gaze snapped back to Huang Qi.

Broken by the agonizing punishment, she had finally learned to behave. She sat in the mist, panting heavily. As she withdrew her bee head, her mature, majestic face was revealed to Tianming. Her cold, breathtaking beauty perfectly matched her fiery, curvaceous figure, embodying the essence of a seductive queen.

She was utterly irresistible. But the horrific scene had completely killed any desire Tianming felt toward her. He could grit his teeth and accept Zi Zhen’s sudden transformation into a fierce specter, but Huang Qi morphing into a bee head was simply beyond his psychological limit.