Chapter 1659 - 302:

Ignoring the mournful wails of the four spirit beasts, the boy's left hand exerted slight force with his five fingers, causing the Karmic Fire enveloping them to intensify further.

This wasn't so much about clearing a path for the chains to pierce and bind their spiritual bodies; it was more about the boy deliberately tormenting them, making them deeply taste what it means to feel worse than death, what it means to endure the brutal feast of a spiritual body's torture.

In this regard, Fengdu is always the most professional.

This memory, Li Zhiyuan hopes they'll never forget, etched into their spiritual recollection, becoming a nightmare they can't shake off.

The piercing of the chains became even more swift and frenzied at this moment.

They resembled giant needles, repeatedly piercing through the bodies of the spirit beasts, then turning and stabbing back again.

These four spirit beasts seemed like the sole of a cloth shoe, stitched exceptionally solid and firm.

If they were to be treated as dogs, then the dog leashes must be tied securely, leaving no gaps, and not even allowing them a glimmer of hope.

This was good for Tan Wenbin, and even better for them.

The boy gripped the array flag with his right hand, slowly raising it.

All four chains lifted upward, the four spirit beasts were fiercely bound amid a mournful cry, akin to four puppets on strings, or like goods displayed on a store shelf.

"Tan Wenbin."

"Here!"

Li Zhiyuan walked to Tan Wenbin, who opened his hands.

"It might still hurt a bit."

Tan Wenbin nodded vigorously, gritting his teeth, and said:

"Understood!"

The array flag in Li Zhiyuan's right palm dispersed into a blood mist, quickly condensing into the shape of a pillar, with engraved patterns becoming visible to the naked eye.

If one looked closely, they would find this blood pillar to be identical to the two pillars deep in the Jiang Shui at Fengdu Pier, just scaled down proportionally.

In reality, those two pillars stood before the Ghost Gate for countless years, specifically for imprisoning the ghosts visiting Fengdu, while the heavy shackles beneath spoke of their history.

Now, Li Zhiyuan "brought" one of them over, solely to create tailored shackles for these four spirit beasts.

The blood-red pillar was handed to Tan Wenbin by the boy.

The flesh on Tan Wenbin's hands burst rapidly, with his blood and flesh seeming to boil like water.

But due to the prior pain from soul-splitting, the intensity of pain was subconsciously reduced, and it became bearable.

Soon, though, Tan Wenbin realized that he had underestimated it.

If it were that simple, Brother Xiao Yuan wouldn't take the trouble to warn him again.

"Clattering... Clattering..."

The chains dragged, swiftly pulling back, the spiritual bodies of the centipede and Green Bull were dragged back at an unstoppable speed, colliding into Tan Wenbin's body.

"Hiss... Ah!!!"

Tan Wenbin knelt on the ground once more, the pain doubling from the previous soul-splitting.

Fortunately, no matter how violently his body shook or how twisted his facial expression became, Tan Wenbin maintained his posture with hands outstretched in front of him, continuing with the closure.

Li Zhiyuan, standing nearby, kept a close watch on Tan Wenbin's condition.

If Tan Wenbin couldn't hold, the boy would have to interrupt the process.

To outsiders, both the initial pledges of the Five Senses Diagram and the current acceptance of the dog chain were steps Li Zhiyuan personally took to give Tan Wenbin special treatment, artificially raising him up.

One could trace back to when the two resentful babies were sealed within Tan Wenbin, and the unique Ghost Control Skill was developed for him.

However, not everyone is qualified to endure these; for instance, the same techniques that worked for Tan Wenbin wouldn't work for Yingzi.

If you want someone to raise you up, you must first have the basic conditions to be lifted.

For a long time, Tan Wenbin kept his two adopted sons on his shoulders, even staying seated in a wheelchair enduring terrible agony daily just to give them another lift, which forged Tan Wenbin's soul resilience.

Tan Wenbin's talent wasn't among the top in the team, but every time, he managed to catch up in time and adjust well, meeting all the conditions when Li Zhiyuan wanted to lift him up.

This, in itself, is a form of talent, always ready to be raised.

Seeing that Tan Wenbin was able to remain stable, Li Zhiyuan was relieved. The centipede and Green Bull were still blending, as Li Zhiyuan approached the Blood Ape.

The Blood Ape, previously arrogant and eager for freedom, now had eyes full of clarity and nimbleness, blinking in the purest plea to the boy.

This is not a disguise... It's genuine.

This monkey is mischievous, its attitude towards you changes solely based on whether you've whipped it.

Monkeys are indeed the most restless and unruly beings.

This inevitably reminded Li Zhiyuan of the monkey Sun Baishen raised.

Wei Zhengdao once bluntly told Sun Baishen: A beast is still a beast.

Li Zhiyuan won't make similar mistakes.

However, during the initial condensation of the Five Senses Diagram, the attitude of the four was exceedingly sincere, even later on during crises, they actively protected Tan Wenbin.

Li Zhiyuan had no reason... to preemptively chain them.

Now, their rebellious actions against the oath have provided an excuse, and Li Zhiyuan felt a breath of relief.

The centipede and Green Bull having been fully blended, the Blood Ape was dragged by the chain, pulled into Tan Wenbin's body.