Strange figures appeared around Huo Hai, often retreating after a single attack. Yet each strike was terrifying. Even Huo Hai dared not take them head-on without care; his nine layers of defense simply could not withstand them.
Under these attacks, his defensive starlight might not have been as flimsy as paper, but it was hardly much stronger. An earlier slash had nearly pierced all nine layers of Huo Hai's defenses. How could he dare let them approach him freely?
It was not that their attacks were overwhelmingly powerful. Rather, Huo Hai discovered that their long sabers bore runes specifically designed to destroy defensive barriers. It was these runes that made his barriers so fragile. Against blade qi alone, he was still confident that his barriers could withstand several slashes.
"This is the true Illusory Light Slaughter Formation! What you saw earlier was merely its basic battle formation. Even a newly advanced Spirit Saint would be trapped for a while within the Illusory Light Slaughter Formation!" the city lord of Battle Soul City declared loudly, seemingly delighted.
Everyone knew that the Illusory Light Slaughter Formation had once fought a Spirit Saint, but no one had ever witnessed it. The power it displayed on the surface seemed nowhere near sufficient for such a feat. Only now did they truly see its might.
With figures that appeared and vanished like ghosts, terrifying offensive power, and weapons capable of destroying defensive barriers, it really could trap a newly advanced Spirit Saint who had yet to master their own laws. Escaping would probably require bursting straight out through sheer strength. After all, Spirit Saints and Spirit Venerables stood on two entirely different levels.
Huo Hai clearly lacked the ability to force his way out. Under these attacks, he was certain he could not hold on