Xiao Feng hadn't been wrong to use the tactics of the Samsara Soul Song and Phenomenal Domain. His mistake was thinking Ling Tian was already at the end of his rope—and underestimating how much deeper Ling Tian's mastery of the soul song was than his own. Ling Tian easily broke through the Phenomenal Domain and closed in, yet Xiao Feng could do nothing. The soul song's suppression left him unable to move.
The soul song rang out like ten thousand horses charging across a battlefield, steel and blood in their wake; like a million swords singing together, their piercing resonance shaking the soul. To make matters worse, the song fused with an attack from the Phantom Sound Secret Technique, making it even more powerful. Xiao Feng's ability to remain standing was already a testament to his astonishing willpower.
Unable to keep playing the Samsara Soul Song, Xiao Feng watched as the Phenomenal Domain slowly faded away. He stood frozen on the arena, drenched in sweat, his eyes vacant, as if trapped in a nightmare.
Ling Tian stopped playing his flute and slowly approached Xiao Feng. His hands formed a seal, and he deployed the God Sealing Restriction.
Xiao Feng was still unable to move or resist, and Ling Tian soon finished sealing him. Knowing that Xiao Feng held an important position in both Thunderclap Pavilion and the Xiao Family, Ling Tian took special care to layer many more restrictions on him than he had on the other cultivators.
The seal complete, Xiao Feng remained dazed. Ling Tian struck him with a palm, using gentle force to send him flying hundreds of zhang backward. Thunderclap Pavilion's disciples caught him. They stared at Ling Tian in disbelief, unable to accept that Xiao Feng had been defeated so effortlessly.
Perhaps ironically, Ling Tian