My expression darkened at once. I reached him in an instant and grabbed for his throat, but the man retreated like a ghost. My Origin-Returning Art activated first, forcing his magic power to flow backward, and then my Spirit-Absorbing Art immediately caught him neatly in my grasp!
The powerful absorption ability displayed the true essence of the Spirit-Absorbing Art when my palm directly locked onto his meridians. One-third of his magic power was sucked away in an instant, and the fierce depletion twisted his entire body!
Even though his true strength was at the Heavenly Dao Realm, he could not use even a fraction of his abilities under my hand. The Soul-Searching Art even invaded his incorporeal body, intending to forcefully read where Lan Xian was.
To my surprise, Lan Xian was apparently not in his hands. During his escape just now, he had removed her shackles and immediately hidden her inside a paper figure. He had fled the residence carrying a small spirit beast with him, and his destination was most likely the place outside the residence where Lan Ran and the others were hiding.
Seemingly aware that he could not escape my continued soul search, the man decided to protect the hiding place of his leader. The instant the Origin-Returning Art and Spirit-Absorbing Art lost their effect, the core of his meridians began churning like molten fire. The moment I sensed it, my expression turned ugly as well. This was actually a self-detonation of his meridian core!
I immediately used the Void-Shattering Art and sent him into a separate space. Then I completely shattered that space. The ensuing explosion covered both sides of the space, though its power was greatly reduced. I blocked most of the blast that leaked out, and aside from consuming some of the magic