On the other side, Shang Wuque was no weakling, and Niu Jinshan truly lived up to his reputation as a first-rate Spirit Transformation expert capable of defeating ten opponents in succession on the arena. Zhou Yu and Cui Liu were both highly skilled, and with Guo Jingyu, a second-grade Pill King, backing them up, they should have had the advantage three against two. Yet after only a short exchange, they had already fallen into a disadvantage.
Yu Zimo's heart tightened when she saw Shang Wuque about to injure Cui Liu. She hurriedly summoned her flying sword to block the blow for Zhou Yu, allowing him to escape disaster. However, with her attention divided, her control over the formation inevitably weakened. One of the three people inside nearly escaped. Yu Zimo hastily reinforced her control over the formation; otherwise, the slightest lapse would result in total defeat.
At present, there were only two ways to break the deadlock. One was to use the formation to kill the three people inside, but that would certainly be difficult to accomplish in a short time. The other was to place her hopes on Lu Xiaotian. Yet after witnessing the black-robed man's heaven-spanning killing intent and astonishing Sword Embryo, abilities far beyond those of ordinary Spirit Transformation cultivators, Yu Zimo did not dare to assume that Lu Xiaotian could definitely end the battle quickly.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. Sword Qi trembled all around them. The black-robed man was seething with rage as he remained unable to defeat Lu Xiaotian despite his prolonged assault.
"Misty Slaughter Sword Domain!" the black-robed man said slowly, his eyes icy. The transparent barrier that had originally wrapped around the small transparent sphere rapidly expanded. With a flash of lightning, it encompassed Lu Xiaotian as well. Everything outside the barrier fell silent.