Yunxi and Hammer Bingzhuo's combined strike made the entire formation flicker. Red light instantly blanketed the whole pine-and-cypress forest, and Wu Xun and the other five suffered miserably. To withstand the attack, the reversed Evil Formation drew Immortal Yuan Force from their bodies even faster.
Wu Xun roared, "Quick! Break free of the formation first!"
Yunxi hefted the white hammer in her hand. "Master Hammer, take it easy. Let the stream run long—drain them dry first."
Hammer Bingzhuo trembled, understanding Yunxi's intention. Its next attack was far more restrained, at least not enough to make the formation violently drain the six men's strength.
The repeated bang! bang! bang! carried far into the distance. Like she was forging an artifact, Yunxi swung her hammer against the formation in a steady rhythm, keeping it on the verge of collapse while allowing it to endure by draining the six men's Immortal Yuan Force. This tug-of-war continued until one of them had been drained of Immortal Yuan Force, Soul Power, and flesh and blood alike. Not even his Immortal Infant escaped.
Wu Xun's eyes turned bloodshot as he roared madly, "Stop! I told you to stop!"
Holding the white hammer, Yunxi said coldly, "The Three-tailed Red Squirrel told you to stop too. Did you? What, now that the blade is cutting into your own flesh, you're getting desperate? You didn't stop, so why should I?"
Yunxi's retort broke through Wu Xun's defenses. Humiliated and enraged, he shouted, "They're just beasts! Helping us improve our cultivation is their good fortune!"
"Hmph! Good fortune? No human cultivator could stomach such good fortune. Only Evil Immortals use such crooked, heretical means to improve their cultivation. Aren't you afraid heavenly lightning will strike you dead when you undergo your tribulation? You still want to advance? What a fool's