The instant the Demon Beast recovered, he saw that the crystalline pillar of light sealing him had vanished.
A flash of terror immediately crossed his eyes.
Powerful auras surrounded him. Instinctively, he wanted to flee at once, and his reaction was indeed faster than his thoughts.
But however fast he was, here he was merely a fourth-tier Demon Beast.
Above him, Elder Liu's expression remained unchanged. She made no visible movement, merely glancing at the Demon Beast whose figure had already begun to blur.
"Aooo!"
The Demon Beast, who had just made to flee, immediately let out a mournful howl. An invisible force bound him in an instant, and all the strength in his body dissipated.
With a single tug from that mighty, irresistible force, he flew swiftly toward Elder Liu.
As soon as the Demon Beast reached her, Elder Liu sent her divine sense straight into his sea of consciousness. Only a moment later, she withdrew it.
Then she nodded to Deacon Li, whose expression remained solemn, without the slightest relaxation.
Although Elder Liu had already examined him, Deacon Li still meticulously probed the Demon Beast's sea of consciousness.
He had to verify whether the illusions within the beast's consciousness had truly been dispelled completely.
Elder Liu had no objection. After all, none of the disciples taking this assessment belonged to her faction.
Besides, she knew Deacon Li's temperament and manner of handling affairs quite well. It was difficult to make this man bend the rules.
Soon, Deacon Li likewise withdrew his divine sense. Then he raised his hand and released a strand of magical power, tossing the Demon Beast into the air to one side.
The crystalline cage that had vanished earlier reappeared out of thin air, sealing the Demon Beast once more and preserving his previous posture.