The scene at this moment is incredibly similar to the situation during my first battle with Ming Zhuo after becoming the Great Impermanence, using the flames rooted in Ming Zhuo's body to transmit my own flames into him all at once, causing an explosion. The difference lies in the fact that, in the past, I relied on the Xuanming Fire, while this time, it's the uniquely mine "Zhuangcheng Fire."

Flames mixed with True Spirit Power devoured Ming Zhuo's body in an instant, as well as his soul, and then exploded with a roar. Despite his speed, he failed to perform any suicide action before dying once again.

Following this, he miraculously resurrected at the same spot, his body and soul restored to their original state.

How could he survive this? Is my injection of True Spirit Power inadequate? Or is there some mistake in the way it was injected? Doubting, I injected my True Spirit Power into my flames with full force. Actually, the power I used earlier was already the maximum exertion of my divine seal fragment power that I could perform, and it merely served to amplify that awareness this time, without any notable enhancement.

Ming Zhuo's body and soul still contain my flames, an inevitable fatal mark that he can't shake off no matter how many times he revives. He seemed to want to say something but was unable to utter a single sound before being blown to smithereens once again by the flames I transmitted at one go.

Then, he resurrected again. This time, I finally discovered the truth behind his immunity to "True Death" and subsequent rebirth. At the moment of his resurrection, I sensed a faint tremor from the divine seal fragment bound to me, and at his revival location, I detected an invisible ripple of divine seal fragment power.

Without hesitation, I transmitted the flames again to kill Ming Zhuo. He had no chance to erupt his mana in resistance before plunging into death. Repeatedly, he died over twenty times in the blink of an eye. During this process, I seemed to envision a divine seal fragment floating in an unknown space, releasing formidable power to resist my strength.

There is no mistake, hidden within Ming Zhuo's soul is a divine seal fragment.

My True Spirit Power is countered by his divine seal fragment power; although I can kill him repeatedly, the "True Death" part is intercepted.

This should be his trump card, prepared in advance for the worst-case scenario he anticipated before the battle began. He's aware that I possess True Spirit Power, and knows divine seal fragment power is akin to True Spirit Power, so naturally, he'd advance in the direction of "defending with the same dimension of power" to avoid being killed. Although logically sound, it's truly remarkable how such a character, not privy to studying divine seal fragments, could implement this rapidly. The hardships, difficulties, and the unwavering will needed to overcome them are beyond imagination.

Having come this far and still struggling to survive with such persistent will to live, I can't help but truly admire him.

"Is this your final trump card?" I began to extend a portion of the flames toward the divine seal fragment within his consciousness.

Releasing powerful waves, the divine seal fragment acted like an invisible wall intent on keeping the flames at bay. And soon, divine seal fragment power fell into a disadvantage. The invisible wall slowly receded, as the flames advanced step by step. Though the divine seal fragment has infinite power, Ming Zhuo struggled to release it perfectly. Even with just part of my flames, suppressing it was only a matter of time.

Meanwhile, Ming Zhuo gained a small respite, though still in a state of continuous being killed, he found gaps to maneuver his mana. Seeing this, I slightly adjusted the proportion, using another part of my flame magic power to accelerate his killing frequency, suppressing him in an immobile state.

"It's useless…" Ming Zhuo struggled, mocking disdainfully, "You want to seize this divine seal fragment? Haha… I've thoroughly researched all of Tai Sui's divine seal fragment studies at the Evangelical Institute, replicating the method to bind the divine seal fragment with my consciousness tightly within my consciousness space… You can't take it away!

"As long as this divine seal fragment remains with me, your True Spirit Power cannot truly kill me… It's all futile!"

No wonder he could use divine seal fragment power directly without the aid of arrays and rituals. Yet, his utilization might only resist my True Spirit Power, unable to apply freely in battle. This must be his limit.

Simultaneously, I discern a hint of bravado in his voice, even assuming I can't truly kill him, he's trapped unforgivably. He likely still vividly recalls, I once vowed to kill him relentlessly for ten years, until his lifespan runs out, with full resolve to actualize it.

Now, I'm completely different from the person I was when I defeated him for the first time. Back then, executing my fierce intention required full concentration, whereas now, I'm much stronger than him. Even if I turned away afterward to do other things, placing a portion of attention on him could continuously release flame attacks enough to kill him, for the subsequent ten years.

This, indeed, is no different from truly killing Ming Zhuo, perhaps even crueler than that. Equivalent to putting him through endless agony in a fiery hell, waiting tormentedly for his lifespan to run out.

Moreover, I'm not without assurance to kill him immediately.

Considering this might be the last chance to converse with him, I initiated an exchange.

"Your divine seal fragment, was it given by Evangelical Institute… by Yama, wasn't it?" I said, "What did Yama promise you? Judging from you still possessing the Naraku Undying Body, you haven't dissolved the contract with Naraku's Will, have you? Is it impossible to communicate with the severely impaired Naraku's Will, or is there a plan to dissolve the contract after the decisive battle?"

"Hmph… Once the human massacre plan is completed, the immense collective unconscious of humanity is bound to approach extinction indefinitely; by then, the Naraku Undying Body's contract would naturally vanish…" Ming Zhuo sneered coldly, "Even if that method failed, simply leveraging Naraku Gospel's power, overriding Naraku's Will's contract is as easy as pie…

"You should worry more about yourself. Looking at you like this, could it be you plan to burn me out till my lifespan's end? What a joke, you are doomed never to defeat King Zhuanlun—never to defeat Shan Liangyi!

"Soon, you'll be crushed under Shan Liangyi's power… I will be liberated then to slaughter every dear person of yours!"

This time, I didn't take Ming Zhuo's boast seriously.

Ming Zhuo hesitated, seemingly sensing something from my attitude, his voice becoming incredulous: "… Wait, you… no, impossible, absolutely impossible! You can't do it… What exactly are you planning!?"

"Ming Zhuo, you and I could be considered old 'friends.' Do you have any last words? Although I won't do anything for you, I can still listen if you wish," I said.

"Nonsense... utter nonsense! What gives you the right—" Ming Zhuo's voice was filled with anger and fear, "I just want to live... I just want to survive, what's wrong with that!? What right do you have to take my life... you can't do it!"

"You're not wrong," I said, "As long as you don't regret the path you've walked, even till the last moment. You're not wrong. And neither were those who died at your hands trying to open the Naraku Gate. They must have wanted to live too, only to still meet their end by you. This time, it's just your turn, that's all. Perhaps in the future, it will be my turn again."

"No... I don't want to die!" Ming Zhuo howled in agony, "I curse you! Zhuang Cheng... I curse you! Your turn will come soon... you'll die at the hands of Shan Liangyi soon enough! And then I'll be freed from your flames—"

"You won't last until then," I said.

With these words, my flame finally advanced to the Divine Seal Fragment within his consciousness.

Then, the flame touched the Divine Seal Fragment.

The binding relationship between a Void Envoy and a Divine Seal Fragment is essentially the granting of Seal Authority, a manifestation of the Void Envoy's qualification.

Ming Zhuo may have been able to simulate this binding through technological means, but it was just a simulation. He was not a Void Envoy, nor did he possess Seal Authority. Even his Divine Seal Fragment would cause slight vibrations with the one bound to me, which indicated his fragment was still an "ownerless Divine Seal fragment."

Since it was ownerless, when this fragment came into contact with what is essentially part of me, the flame, what would happen next was self-evident.

And Ming Zhuo clearly did not know this information.

His Divine Seal Fragment automatically bound to me and then instantly transferred into my consciousness.

When he realized what happened, his expression was shock beyond measure.

"Goodbye, Ming Zhuo."

Having said that, I unleashed my final strike.

"Zhuang Cheng—!!!"

The flame engulfed Ming Zhuo, and he let out a howl of despair and hatred, refusing to repent even in death, disappearing into ashes.

The space in front of me became utterly empty, and he would never resurrect again.

Ming Zhuo, dead.

I let out a slow breath.

It was too long...

Ming Zhuo was the first Great Impermanence Level enemy I encountered since my debut. His shadow appeared even when Mazao and I first met. I regarded him as a mortal enemy, often thinking of eliminating him someday, yet always unable to succeed, and he escaped several times even after I found a way.

But now, I finally fulfilled my wish, concluding this karmic destiny.

A sense of relief from completing a mission filled my heart, making me relax involuntarily. I couldn't help but imagine the scenario where I report this to Mazao. What kind of expression would she have when she learns I defeated Ming Zhuo, an enemy who once targeted her life? Although I didn't do it just for accolades, if it would bring a joyful smile to her face, that would be the best reward for me.

However, I can't let my guard down too soon. Mazao and Zhu Shi are still fighting, and Fa Zheng and Jian Feixian are locked in battle with Yama. I must hurry back to the other side of the battlefield to defeat the last enemies.

With this thought in mind, I turned to head towards the target location.

Then, an intensely chilling sense of dread suddenly surged in my heart.