Chapter 1926: How Can External Forces Restrain
Within the Origin Void Dao-world, the old Daoist sat upright inside the heavenly lodge, sensing in his consciousness that the two drops of Dust Water trapping Zhang Yu were gradually beginning to stir.
If he had not thought much of it at first, he now discovered that the drops of Dust Water seemed faintly on the verge of slipping free from his control. His expression could not help turning grave.
When he had cast out this water, he had considered that Zhang Yu might have some chance of escaping from it, perhaps even by abandoning that false body. But he had never expected that the trapped man might actually seize the water for himself.
His brows furrowed deeply as he thought, This is troublesome. If this man escapes, he may not necessarily be able to wield the Dust Water against me, but this water was bestowed by the Patriarch. If it falls into an outsider's hands, how am I to account for it to the Patriarch?
He could not help looking toward where the Dust Water was, thinking to himself that if this man escaped from within, he would personally enter the fray and take the Dust Water back. Yet on second thought, he stroked his long beard.
"No, no. This man has treasure robes protecting him, and methods that can sever killing intent. He is exceedingly difficult to deal with. To handle him, I would have to move him into a predetermined territory and lay down all manner of formations. Only then would victory be certain. Otherwise, I have no absolute confidence in defeating him."
After turning it over and over in his mind, he found no suitable way to deal with this man for the moment. He secretly thought, *Must I