"Wither."
With a thought, Liu Yu locked his divine sense onto a pot of ornamental spirit flowers inside the cave abode and instantly unleashed his Life-bound Divine Ability.
The nine Dao Marks flashed almost imperceptibly, and a trace of his magic power was instantly consumed.
Transformed by the golden and silver Dao Marks, it became a strange, unfathomable force that followed the path marked by his gaze and divine sense, instantly descending upon the potted spirit plant directly ahead.
Before his very eyes, every branch and leaf of the once-verdant spirit plant yellowed and withered.
After just half a breath, it lost all vitality and crumbled into a heap of ash.
"This Life-bound Divine Ability should primarily be wood-attributed."
"A primarily fire-attributed cultivation art gave rise to a wood-attributed divine ability. Was that because of the Immortal Mansion?"
"Or was it because of the Wood Spirit Art I cultivated during the Qi Refining Period?"
Liu Yu took an objective approach, striving to understand his Life-bound Divine Ability.
Next, he unleashed Wither repeatedly. Every flower and plant inside the cave abode turned to ash without exception.
"Did they all die outright because the disparity was too great?"
"It seems this ability isn't entirely without direct killing power. If the disparity in the fundamental nature of our lives is great enough, it can still kill in a single strike."
"Killing a Qi Refining Cultivator with one use should be very easy."
"Even a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator would suffer serious injuries from a single Wither."
After using it several times, Liu Yu had gained a basic understanding of his Life-bound Divine Ability's power.
However, to establish the details more precisely, experimenting on cultivators would still be better.
"This control-type divine ability suits me very well."
*"With Wither, both fighting above my realm