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"The power to devour blood and gain their bloodline? That doesn't sound like a normal ability someone should have," Ning said.

"Yes. We believe he was born with a heavenly constitution, one that allowed him to do all of that. After all, no ordinary beast should be able to reach the peak of Nascent Soul realm in mere 2 centuries," the Drake said. 

"Still, it's been over 10 thousand years. Are you sure he's still alive?" Ning asked. 

"We are alive, aren't we? We're sure he's alive too. We can feel him pushing on our powers to undo the seal. Each day, he grows stronger and stronger. Even when we sealed him the furthest away we could from the origin, and even siphoned away most of the Qi, his power still grows."

"It worries me that soon, we won't be able to stop him at all," the drake said.

"You… siphoned the Qi away?" Ning asked in confusion.