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The struggle between mind and spirit was part of the art of armormaking of the Jia Character Vein, and Mr. Cao was especially good at dealing with it.
He quickly broke free from the stalemate and regained control over the power of the Lu Jiao.
Lin An finally woke up as well, staggering to stand upright while allowing Doctor Zhang to examine him.
The battle was won, and they had escaped death, but the Lu Jiao did not cheer; they methodically started operating the Antler Furnace, controlling the flow of energy that connected them with the Purgatory World, and attempted to shrink the sealed area of this world as much as possible.
In the end, seventeen people stood in a space where they could barely reach out to each other, confirming that there were no other personnel in the sealed portion of the Purgatory World.
Yes, seventeen.
Including Lin An.
