The petals were not very fast, but the force they contained was exceedingly pure. Huo Hai fired a strand of Sword Qi, yet that casual strike failed to break the petal. He released another strand of Sword Qi before finally neutralizing it.
"The power of a single petal is actually comparable to a Sword Qi strike I unleash at full strength. It truly is extraordinary." Surprise filled Huo Hai's eyes. This was the first time he had encountered, among opponents of the same level, an attack that could rival his full-power Sword Qi. It was not that such attacks did not exist; Huo Hai had simply never seen one before. This time, he had finally encountered it.
Even if these people were borrowing the power of a Battle Formation, it still proved that Huo Hai's own strength had not surpassed the limits of a Spirit Venerable. It seemed he would have to work harder to improve in the future. But right now, Huo Hai had no time to think about that.
As the first petal was destroyed, more and more petals scattered from the flower. The flower continued to bloom, new petals constantly growing and opening in its center, maturing along peculiar trajectories while old petals fell away.
The petals then drifted with the breeze. Yet no matter how they scattered, not a single petal collided with another in midair. Instead, as they floated, they all eventually converged before Huo Hai and attacked him. Huo Hai narrowed his eyes and flicked the longsword in his hand, unleashing Stellar Sword Qi at full force and shattering the incoming petals one by one.
"This can't go on. These people have practically no expenditure at all." Huo Hai observed his surroundings. The Battle Formations around him had been formed with Formation Artifacts as