Seeing Xu Chunniang's determination not to turn back until she hit the wall, the Sky-Gazing Hound felt rather helpless.
"Fine. You're only daring to force your way through because you have the Dragon Clan Sacred Tree and the Law of Life. Be careful, though—don't drain the Dragon Clan Sacred Tree dry."
Xu Chunniang ignored the Sky-Gazing Hound and activated the palm imprint within the scripture scroll once more.
The palm imprint struck again. Prepared this time, Xu Chunniang barely evaded the blow.
But unexpectedly, the palm imprint suddenly dispersed, splitting from one into two, then into four. Once they locked onto her aura, they came crashing toward her from east, west, south, and north.
With her aura locked down, it felt as though four invisible mountains were pressing upon her, making it impossible for her to move even an inch.
Just as the four palm imprints were about to strike her, Xu Chunniang's mind stirred, and her phantom body separated from her physical body, remaining where she stood.
Her physical body, meanwhile, fled upward and avoided the attack. The four palm imprints all struck the phantom body, but at the instant they landed, it abruptly vanished, leaving the imprints to hit empty air.
The scripture scroll above her immediately dimmed, its spiritual light fading as it was easily broken.
Once the scripture scroll was destroyed, the pure soul force contained within it continuously spilled out in all directions.
Xu Chunniang followed the same method, casually sweeping out her divine sense and devouring every last trace of soul force.
Her divine sense suddenly surged by a considerable amount.
Still wanting more, Xu Chunniang released her divine sense and swept the surrounding area several times. Only after confirming that no soul force had been missed did she continue onward.
"This soul force