Youdu and Mu Bing were far stronger than Mu Xia and the Jade Kirin Talisman Beast. If he hid them inside the Windfire Cloud-Soul Life-and-Death Banner, Lu Xiaotian would naturally have to bear even greater pressure.
The formation's attacks were indeed formidable. Although Lu Xiaotian had gained a sufficient understanding of the Sacred Soul Sword Stele through the Lotus Avatar, he himself had also devoted himself to sword cultivation.
He could dissolve the soul-devouring power of the spatial blades within the formation. After all, unlike the Lotus Avatar, he did not have the Sacred Soul Sword Stele in hand. Even if he could neutralize them, there was a limit.
Lu Xiaotian would not bear greater pressure for no reason. Moreover, with Venerable Shengyang watching from the side, his attempt to rescue others might very well make his opponent more wary and disrupt his original plans.
With Lu Xiaotian refusing to intervene, the others could barely protect themselves, much less spare the ability to help anyone else.
Puff, puff! Under the dense barrage of cuts, the defensive armor on Youdu and Mu Bing could no longer endure and shattered outright.
The two successively took out several more similar defensive treasures. Aside from buying them a little time, they still failed to produce any substantial change.
In the end, the densely packed spatial blades sliced into the two of them. Their divine senses were devoured bit by bit by the marks left by the blades. Their faces visibly grew pale, while blood streamed from the corners of their mouths and all over their bodies.
Once they lost their external defenses, the moment their souls began to be devoured, Youdu and Mu Bing's conditions deteriorated sharply, their strength weakening bit by bit.
Mu Bing was the first to let out a scream. Her