Tai Chi steadied herself and slowly turned around. The black and white gases that constituted her current form circulated quickly as her anger flared up.

“You’re still so hot-tempered and unreasonable after all these years. I’ve always been patient with you, but not this time.”

Herodias was about to rush at Tai Chi again, but Yegor quickly stopped her.

“Let go!” Herodias yelled at him, “I must exterminate that shameless thing so that she couldnʼt…”

“Herodias, enough!” Yegor warned in a stern voice, “You might end up making James lose every chance to survive this instead.”

Upon hearing his words, Herodias looked at Yegor with rounded eyes.

“The two of them made a bet.” Yegor explained, “Whether James could make it through the Heavenly Tribulations will decide Yehriaʼs life and death.

“Only one of them is allowed to live, and they are bound by a soul contract.”

Those words came as a shock to Herodias. She never could have imagined James and Tai Chi would be involved in a