Shen Luo paid no attention to his surroundings, his gaze fixed on the Pink Lotus. The golden light on it flickered for a while before gradually settling again.
"What a tenacious restriction. Leave it to me." Inside the Heavenly Register Space, excitement crossed Yuan Qiu's face. He flicked his sleeve, and two clouds of gray swarmed out-Essence-Eating Gu Worms.
Shen Luo's brows twitched. With a wave of his hand, golden light flashed across his palm, and a swarm of Essence-Devouring Gu appeared, enveloping the Pink Lotus. The insects landed on it one after another, immediately turning into wisps of gray qi that surged into its restriction. Gray speckles appeared across the golden restriction, and its radiance began to dim.
Unlike the hemispherical restriction they had broken earlier, however, this golden restriction was clearly much stronger. Within a few breaths, over ten thousand Essence-Devouring Gu had invaded it, yet its light had only dimmed slightly.
"Your Essence-Devouring Gu really are remarkably effective at breaking restrictions, but isn't this a little too slow?" Shen Luo communicated with Yuan Qiu through his divine sense.
"Don't worry. In essence, each Essence-Devouring Gu is a wisp of essence-eroding corrupt qi, which I extracted from an ancient object that has survived to this day. It can corrode all spiritual power. Put it this way: as long as a restriction is formed from spiritual power, my Essence-Devouring Gu can break it. This one is no exception. It simply requires more insects," Yuan Qiu said confidently.
"Then do you have enough Essence-Devouring Gu?" Reassured by his explanation, Shen Luo immediately asked another question.
"This was precisely why those demons recruited me. Naturally, I prepared enough insects long ago," Yuan Qiu said, releasing another batch of Essence-Devouring Gu.
Only then did Shen Luo fully relax, releasing this batch of