The hurricane roared toward them, but sheltered within the banner formation, the group of five did not suffer even the slightest assault from its terrifying aura.
But just as the five relaxed, a sharp buzzing suddenly rang out around them. At first, the sound was almost drowned out by the hurricane's roar, but after only a moment, it grew clear.
"This banner formation seems to be showing signs of being unable to bear the strain." Seeing such a situation arise, Venerable Gu Cang spoke calmly, his expression grave.
Facing the Soul-Scorching Hurricane, powerful and dangerous enough to annihilate a cultivator with a peak Demon King soul body, Venerable Gu Cang did not seem worried in the slightest and remained as calm as ever.
This was of course not because the Soul-Scorching Hurricane was weak or harmless, but because Venerable Gu Cang had immense confidence in the rune talismans Qin Fengming had refined.
At that moment, Qingyu's brows were already tightly furrowed. She had clearly underestimated the sudden situation before them.
"The area protected by this banner formation is too large. The formation's power is no longer enough to withstand the Soul-Scorching Hurricane!" As Venerable Gu Cang spoke, Qingyu's urgent voice immediately reached everyone's ears.
At that moment, the banner formation was protecting an area nearly thirty feet wide.
The five occupied the five corners of the banner formation, so in theory they should not have needed much space. Unfortunately, cultivators were cautious by nature, and each person would summon their own protective spiritual light, some defensive divine ability, or a treasure for self-preservation. This inevitably caused the area protected by the banner formation to expand.
Qingyu had not expected that this treasure, specially designed to withstand the hurricanes of the Soul-Scouring Desert, would actually show signs of failing within the