After hearing Shi Wei's words, and seeing how confident he was in the grand formation they had set up, Shi Lei and the others stopped worrying. They continued to wear Ling Tian down, all the while keeping watch on their surroundings and preparing to deal with Feng Lingzi and the others if they came to help. Shi Wei and his companions had scattered many Phantom Clones around the area, using them to detect anyone approaching.
And so the two sides remained locked in a stalemate, neither willing to give up.
Time drifted by. In the blink of an eye, several hundred years had passed. That was nowhere near enough time for Ling Tian to break through, but he had thought it would be plenty for Feng Lingzi and the others to come to his aid. Yet after all this time, they still hadn't arrived, leaving him deeply puzzled.
"Huh? So much time has passed. Senior Feng Lingzi and the others should have reached us by now. Why haven't they come to help?" Ling Tian muttered, his voice full of confusion.
"Could they have realized how dangerous it is and decided not to come to your rescue?" Corpse Fragrance said. Before Ling Tian could answer, it continued, "That has to be it. Otherwise, they would have arrived long ago, and might even have attacked these people by now."
"No. Even if this trip is fraught with danger, the seniors would still come to my aid. They would even risk their lives to save me," Ling Tian said with complete certainty.
"Maybe so, but the fact is they haven't come to rescue you. How do you explain that?" Corpse Fragrance countered.
"It's easy to explain. Feng Lingzi and the others must have noticed something was off. They concluded that Ling Tian was