Originally.
Ke Mingyu and the others had already grown somewhat accustomed to Ling Wuyuan's method of transforming himself into a sea of mist.
After repeated tests earlier.
They had discovered that while transformed into a sea of mist, Ling Wuyuan could not only split off one avatar after another, but could also expend Gray Mist to fend off all manner of damage—from the purest physical attacks, to special attacks that struck directly at the soul, to all kinds of profoundly mysterious spell attacks. It was an exceptionally comprehensive range of defense!
As long as the Gray Mist was not exhausted.
Ling Wuyuan would not be truly injured in any meaningful sense!!
Even beings as powerful as they were now had no way to ignore or forcibly break through that special effect, which was akin to an immortal body. They could only choose to wear him down through an unceasing barrage of attacks...
Now.
After they linked up with the [Heavenly Dao Consciousness], preventing Ling Wuyuan from drawing any more of the heaven-and-earth spiritual energy from the Xikong Immortal Realm.
Like water without a source.
Ke Mingyu and the others could clearly sense that Ling Wuyuan's energy reserves were rapidly dwindling, like a dam releasing its water...
Presumably.
Before long.
They would forcibly exhaust Ling Wuyuan's energy reserves.
But at this moment.
As Ling Wuyuan transformed into a sea of mist once more.
They immediately realized that things were somewhat different from what they had imagined.
Previously.
Ling Wuyuan had replenished his expenditure by drawing in heaven-and-earth spiritual energy.
And in every movement, he had displayed an extremely high degree of control over that spiritual energy.
Even Ke Mingyu and the others, exalted as they were in the Immortal King Realm, had been unable to stop him from freely absorbing that