Potian tried to rescue Vemacitrin, but was prevented from doing so by the gigantic web that had fallen from the sky.

The threads of the web, imbued with heaven's might, had significant penetrating ability. Potian's personal strength and deep understanding of heaven's might were more than enough for it to break free, but it had taken a bit of time to do so. That, in addition to Zhang Lie's two runic dragonturtle tablets, meant that Potian was unable to save Vemacitrin in time.

In some sense, Vemacitrin had committed suicide by releasing that flaming web.

By the time Potian broke free, it found itself enveloped in a sea of genetic energy.

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