Lu Xiaotian had already fought Tuoba Hai once, and had only narrowly avoided dying alongside him by using the Puppet Doll. However, the magic artifact Tuoba Hai had wielded was no ordinary thing, so Lu Xiaotian could never have come away unscathed. Xuan Yin had always believed that even if he had taken Lu Xiaotian's place, it was uncertain whether he could have killed Tuoba Hai in the end. Yet Lu Xiaotian had actually done it.
However, killing Tuoba Hai did not mean he had survived the ordeal. The Devouring Yin Ghost Wheel was just as deadly, and it could neither be avoided nor replaced with the Puppet Doll. After all, the souls within the Devouring Yin Ghost Wheel had no interest in a puppet.
The Devouring Yin Ghost Wheel's appetite was far beyond what an ordinary Golden Core Late Stage cultivator could satisfy. Once it drained away his magical power, it began devouring his vital essence and Primordial Spirit. Perhaps because he cultivated both body and magic, his origin was much more vigorous than that of an ordinary cultivator. Perhaps he possessed some other secret as well. In any case, all of this greatly interested Xuan Yin.
"There really isn't any difference. What will it take for you to let me go?"
Lu Xiaotian spoke calmly. Given Xuan Yin's discernment, his deductions were naturally close to the truth. At that moment, Lu Xiaotian's magical power was indeed almost exhausted. He had already used Ice Healing, and the Puppet Doll had been expended during his battle with Tuoba Hai.
The reason he had managed to hold on until now was partly because he cultivated both body and magic, and partly because of the Primordial Spirit essence he had absorbed with the Devouring Soul Art, as well as the power Dragon