Jiu Mo, the Prison Warden, and the others had an exceptionally accurate grasp of the situation. With the effects of the Spatial-Sealing Demon Talisman not yet fully faded, Lu Xiaotian had no choice but to fall under the siege of all five again as he defused Jiu Mo's attack.
Another fierce battle erupted. As Lu Xiaotian faced the five-man assault, he displayed his mastery of blending the various laws and seizing the right moment to strike.
But after learning from the middle-aged man's death, the remaining five—Jiu Mo, the Prison Warden, and his companions—worked together even more closely. They did not seek to overpower Lu Xiaotian in a short time, only to safely keep him pinned down and gradually wear away his strength through their many methods.
Even with Lu Xiaotian surrounded, the five remained exceedingly cautious, never daring to advance recklessly, lest he seize an opening to wound them severely again—or kill one of them.
Jiu Mo and the others' performance was nearly flawless. That made things extremely difficult for Lu Xiaotian.
He charged left and right, but still couldn't break through. Even after paying a price to finally force open a narrow gap between them, he was just about to make his escape as the Spatial-Sealing Demon Talisman's effects nearly faded when, to his surprise, his opponents produced another one.
"Your methods, you rebel, are truly extraordinary. We've never seen their like. You deserve your reputation as someone who survived the Heavenly Punishment Palace's repeated pursuit. But I prepared for this operation for a long time and studied you carefully. I even paid a tremendous price to trade for every piece of information about you held by the demons of Luoyang Prison. Back then, it was the Buddhist formation inside Luoyang Prison that inflicted such terrible losses on