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After all, every Dao tradition had connection ports like water pipes. Through these ports, it was fundamentally impossible to increase the flow unless one's cultivation grew stronger and the Dao tradition's channels thickened, widening the passage for power output—in other words, increasing the might of one's spells.
Yet Jiannu's current move had turned the impossible into reality. She had gathered all her energy into her left hand, then blown the hand apart, forming a massive surge of discarded Dao power. She then used the Spirit-Absorbing Art to take in the power she had blasted out, thereby eliminating the limitation on its might!
It was clear that Jiannu had mastered the Spirit-Absorbing Art to perfection. She could even face many battles she had no chance of winning. This terrifying method of attack bore similarities to the Blood-Shedding attack of Dao arts, yet was countless times more powerful than Blood-Shedding!
But an attack like that could not be used twice. She had severed an arm that had gathered nearly all her strength, so her Dao power had naturally been exhausted. Jiannu therefore did not continue the pursuit. Instead, she turned around and carried away the Cleansing Fury Coffin. If she could not win, she fled—she was simply too troublesome to deal with.
Tiger Granny watched Jiannu's distant back with an ugly expression, her teeth grinding loudly. Taishu Qian's face, meanwhile, was full of dejection. This was probably the most crushing setback she had suffered since making her debut.
"All right, you don't need to feel discouraged. Being able to drive Jiannu back already counts as good luck. We still had the Great Pan Gourd and the grand formation. By hiding the little ones and restricting the Spirit-Absorbing Art's power, we managed to limit it. If we'd been outside, we probably would