Qu Jianlei not only stopped channeling spiritual energy, but also tried to move his hand away from the box.
However, just as he tried to break contact and retreat a little, he suddenly discovered that his hand was firmly stuck to the box.
Immediately afterward, the spiritual energy in his body began surging uncontrollably toward the box.
"Bold!" Emaciated Daoren's expression changed drastically, turning exceptionally sinister. "Whose junior is this, to dare behave so rudely?"
"I thought you were a good person," Qu Jianlei sneered, abruptly launching a divine sense attack.
Its target was Emaciated Daoren inside his mind.
Although he had seemed unconcerned by Jing Yuexin's warning, in truth, his vigilance had been raised to the utmost.
It was only because this Secret Treasure mattered too much that even Jiao Daoren and Yi He had become somewhat flustered.
And if he wanted a broader future, this resource was something he had to fight for. There was simply no retreating from it.
Now that he had discovered the other party truly was no good, he directly unleashed a Mental Attack.
The soul strength of the Nascent Soul Realm naturally could not compare with the Out-of-Body Realm—not merely in magnitude, but also in quality and application techniques.
But he had no other choice, because he also had to do his best to control his spiritual energy and keep the box from draining any more.
Under the other party's control, the box's suction was astonishingly powerful. Resisting it... was truly exhausting.
At a time like this, if he wanted to break free, he had to be ruthless with himself.
Qu Jianlei's attack caused his own Sea of Consciousness to shake wildly, his soul feeling as though it were about to fall apart.
Instinctively, he realized that the aftereffects of those tremors would