This time, the Innate Origin Qi carried by the Ice Silk Net was no longer so weak that its presence was almost imperceptible. Instead, it was intensely concentrated.
Su Jiu had restored the Ice Silk Net to its original form, though its mesh was now smaller and more tightly woven.
Jiao Yue moved faster than before, but her fighting strength was no longer as formidable.
A little careful thought made the reason clear.
Previously, the demon seed had bolstered Jiao Yue's own strength, making her that powerful. But now Jiao Yue was dead, leaving only an empty shell, and all that remained was the demon seed's innate strength.
Naturally, it was far weaker than Jiao Yue had been before.
Yet although the demon seed's overall strength had diminished, it could now put certain other abilities to use.
For instance, the talents it had plundered while corrupting other cultivators.
Su Jiu could not be certain whom this demon seed had devoured before, but one of them must have been a cultivator skilled at short-range teleportation.
Fortunately, the demon seed was not proficient in using this talent, nor could it conceal its aura, so Su Jiu could pinpoint its location almost the instant it appeared.
Indeed, this talent had a restriction of its own: before attacking a target, the innate art would automatically deactivate.
Even so, Su Jiu found it endlessly irritating. After predicting where "Jiao Yue" would appear once more, she simply used the Ice Silk Net.
This time, she filled the entire Ice Silk Net with her own Innate Origin Qi.
And the moment Su Jiu's patience ran out, "Jiao Yue" finally fell into the net.
Jiao Yue's consciousness had dispersed, and the person before her was, of course, no longer Jiao Yue. This time, Su Jiu showed no mercy,