Eventually, silence returned.
Verdant Elder looked toward Aksai calmly.
Aksai nodded lightly.
"Keep him sealed for now."
The giant tortoise lowered its head obediently.
Then its massive ethereal body slowly faded away into countless particles of blue light before disappearing completely. The barrier vanished together with it.
Aksai let out a long exhausted breath while rubbing his face tiredly. His body felt sore everywhere.
His Spirit Essence and Aurous Qi had both been pushed close to their limits during this battle. He had even used a large amount of his Aether Essence in the end to capture and tame Arkaal's intact soul.
For several moments, he simply sat there quietly while staring at the destroyed chamber around him. Then he finally spoke to himself.
"Fuc*k. I have never made use of all my trump cards to such an extent before. Thankfully, I got the old man's intact soul instead of the residual soul. Otherwise, I would have truly made a loss."
