Ever since the Haotian Tower had refused to devour Yin Kuang's "Source," Li Shuangmu had harbored misgivings and worries about it. He feared that at some critical moment, it would defy the will of its master and fail him.
How could he possibly use a power that he could not fully control with any peace of mind, no matter how strong it was?
Thus, from then on, Li Shuangmu had only used the Haotian Tower as a tool to purify "Source" into "Haotian Source." He had never used it in battle—though with Haotian Source, his own strength alone was enough to handle the vast majority of fights.
As for why he had taken out the Haotian Tower this time, firstly, he could think of no better way to stop such a large group of people. Secondly, he intended to hand control of the Haotian Tower over to Long Aotian—Youming. Li Shuangmu believed that, with his strength, fully controlling the Haotian Tower would surely not be difficult.
After Li Shuangmu shouted, "Receive!", a powerful vortex of devouring force descended from the base of the Haotian Tower. Most of the Axis-Congealing students who had come with Dou Tianli were rather weak. Crying out in alarm, they were sucked upward one after another, and several vanished into the Haotian Tower in an instant.
"Li Shuangmu, have you lost your mind!?"
A furious shout rang out. As Dou Tianli resisted the Haotian Tower's devouring force, he swung the Pangu Axe with all his might. But he was currently within the Haotian Tower's devouring range, where every surrounding law had fallen into chaos. The arc of light unleashed by the Pangu Axe dissipated at once.
Li Shuangmu took a deep breath and murmured, "It's over... The endless torment, the endless cycles, the endless examinations... all