Before Wen Guang could react, the Heaven Soul Realm soul masters from the Ji Family suddenly howled in agony in unison. "Spiritual energy—my spiritual energy..."
"This array is devouring our spiritual energy!"
"Quick, withdraw!"
Then, to everyone's horror, they discovered that because they had previously allowed Tian Ji to guide and channel them, they now could not break free from these double restraints at all. They could only watch helplessly as the spiritual energy around them poured away like a burst dam.
Tian Ji was equally panic-stricken. For the first time, he felt true fear. The spiritual energy around him seemed to have fused into the array itself, impossible to pull free. That dreadful pulling force made breathing difficult for him, as though needles had pierced his throat, leaving him unable to speak.
Wen Guang came to his senses and hurriedly acted. He first scattered the Heaven Soul Realm soul masters Tian Ji had been channeling, then yanked Tian Ji free from the pull of the array.
Freed at last, Tian Ji gulped down breaths and said with lingering fear, "Good thing Senior Brother pulled them away first."
Wen Guang said gravely, "Your Senior Brother is not so blind as to lack even that much judgment."
In that situation, if he had rescued Tian Ji first, the array's pulling force, coupled with the momentum of those Heaven Soul Realm soul masters being dragged in, would have attacked from both sides and surely sent Tian Ji crashing back into the array.
And without Tian Ji as the transfer point, those Heaven Soul Realm soul masters would likely have been drained dry in an instant.
Watching the two of them, Wu Hong was filled with shock. Had he encountered this alone, his entire force would have been wiped out.
"What a vicious