I thought it over and decided that Geng Xiu should probably not try reaching her hand inside. With her delicate frame, she would likely be drained dry the moment she went in. I had the energy of several meridians, and at full strength, it was absolutely more powerful than the energy of any Boundless Realm expert, reaching the level of a quasi-Heavenly Dao Realm expert. So I was the best person to conduct the test.
The distribution of the meridians could be recorded and then copied onto a jade tablet. Geng Xiu could study it thoroughly later, after which we could either kill this Azure Sea God or separate it and seize its body, achieving the goal of possessing it and turning into a "corpse beast."
After I explained the plan, Bai Suxian nodded in agreement, while Geng Xiu soon began making preparations as well. Reading such an enormous network of meridians required conserving her energy and restoring her spirit.
As I watched them prepare, while my own strength was still nearly at its peak, I used the Spirit-Absorbing Art to draw out another portion of the power inside the Immortal-Gathering Basin. That gave me a second round of reserves and ensured the opponent could not drain all my energy at once. To minimize the area of absorption, I extended only one finger from the Flower of Realm Power, making that finger reach the same dimension as the Azure Sea God.
The moment I touched the Azure Sea God's body, however, I felt a fierce suction force attack my finger. It was like a malignant virus suddenly appearing inside a human body, with white blood cells continually swarming it in self-defense. My power was sucked away at astonishing speed, startling me even though I had not yet reached the core!