The problem was mostly that Daqiang had not had so many moments of vulnerability prior to being freed from Haotian Tower by Orchid... well, actually, the first moment of vulnerability could probably be measured at the time Chidi Nuzi sacrificed herself to stop him and his army. She could not kill him, but she had forced his spiritual presence to separate from his body and separated as such, he'd been captured and imprisoned by Shuiyuntian. So he supposed he shouldn't blame Orchid for the start of this embarrassing streak. She was only one step in the path.

"This venerable one will be able to catch you," he replied after a moment of clearly struggling with his frustration. "Near death is not death."