Chapter 780 - 436 Exploration_2
This blow was considerably weaker than Elder Jin Kai’s, but that was to be expected, since Elder Jin Kai’s cultivation was at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.
However, Ancestor Lu’s expression darkened. When he made his move, he had thought that, given Elder Jin Kai’s strength and the fact he only cleared a fifty-meter range of Third-grade Ghost Souls, perhaps Elder Jin Kai didn’t want to exert himself fully.
It was only when he attacked himself that he realized how severely this Grotto Heaven suppressed the power of a Nascent Soul Ancestor.
It was almost unimaginable that a Nascent Soul Ancestor’s strength could be suppressed. The rules of this Grotto Heaven must be terrifying indeed.
He too retreated back into the Nine Palace Formation, taking over the spot from Elder Zuo, who flew out of the formation allowing it to advance a further ten-plus meters.
Elder Zuo did not use his Dharma Manifestation, but instead wielded an offensive Secret Technique, turning Spiritual Power into flames that scorched towards the front.
Amidst the flames, the Third-grade Ghost Souls emitted piercing cries, yet he felt not a hint of joy. On the contrary, his face showed a look of embarrassment.
For his attack did not slay even a few Third-grade Ghost Souls, merely inflicting some damage to those within the attack range.
"Mr. Zuo, Ghost Souls can only be dealt maximal damage by using Dharma Manifestations!" Ancestor Lu called out as a reminder.
It couldn’t be blamed on Elder Zuo, who rarely came into contact with ghost souls and therefore lacked deep research on them, leading to this situation.
Elder Zuo had originally wanted to conserve some energy. The energy consumed in one use of a Dharma Manifestation was much greater than that of using an attack Secret Technique with his physical body.
The Nascent Soul is the essence of a Nascent Soul Ancestor, virtually comprising all of their Spirit, and the Nascent Soul is nearly equivalent to a spiritual body. When the Nascent Soul triggers the Dharma Manifestation, its attacks inherently carry the effect of assaulting spiritual entities.