But even though he had canceled it in time, the great splash of blood was enough to leave Fu Tianxiao's dark face tinged with pallor. His slightly parted lips quickly pressed into a thin line. I naturally understood all too well what it felt like to be a mute eating bitter huanglian—having bitterness to swallow but nowhere to voice it!
Even after dispelling the Spirit-Absorbing Art, he still hadn't dared relax for even a moment while using the Dao-Transforming Art. If he dared stop dissolving the energy in one of my meridians, calamity would surely descend upon him next. That was precisely what put him in the most difficult position!
Seeing the Dao-Transforming Art utterly broken apart in a single exchange, Jun Yishuo knew he could no longer stand by, so he immediately stepped between us. With an embarrassed smile, he said, "Fellow Daoist Xia, please stop for now. Matters may indeed be difficult to salvage, but why not consider how we should discuss our next steps? Alliance Leader Fu has expended quite a bit of his primordial energy by overusing the Dao-Transforming Art, but the backlash from your Genesis Art must be considerable as well, wouldn't you say?" Jun Yishuo looked at me... "Look at me. Do you think I care?" My eyes narrowed. Jun Yishuo shook his head and said, "You may not care, Fellow Daoist Xia, but surely the Heaven One Dao still depends on you, does it not? Preserving yourself is precisely the same as preserving your alliance. That applies to you, Fellow Daoist Xia, and to Alliance Leader Fu and me as well."
"Heh heh, now that you've put it that way, I have nothing to say. We'll see what Alliance Leader Fu thinks." I spoke coldly, but inwardly I savored Jun Yishuo's words. This