In the many futile attempts to escape, his body visibly withered away at a pace detectable to the naked eye.
Initiating Phase Shifting always came at a cost. Previously, he could use spiritual power as a substitute, but now that his Dantian was sealed, he was left consuming his own flesh and blood.
Zhao Sheng's incessant attempts to flee gave Daoist Que Yue no end of headaches.
He had come to realize that this junior's "Instantaneous Talent" was truly defying the heavens; despite exhausting all means, he still could not prevent the other from escaping.
What did this imply?
It meant that the other party wasn't lying. This was a pure talent, and a god-like talent at that, which did not involve blood or flesh, just a prodigious Divine Soul.
Otherwise, the host of prohibited techniques placed on him would not be utterly ineffective.
Daoist Que Yue had tried to impose Divine Soul Restrictions as well.