They rampaged through his meridians, forcing him to mobilize a volume of True Qi several times greater just to suppress them.
His Ten Extremes True Qi formed a millstone-like vortex, grinding down and wearing away the stubborn True Essence bit by bit. However, for every portion he refined, he consumed three portions of his own True Qi.
This wasn't devouring at all; it was a losing proposition!
"He's absorbing our True Essence?!"
The round-faced disciple finally understood what was happening, his voice cracking.
"Hahaha, this guy is really courting death!"
A tall disciple burst out laughing. "The True Scripture Techniques we cultivate are all different, so our True Essence has unique properties. Anyone who tries to absorb someone else's True Essence is lucky if their body doesn't just explode."
