From the very beginning, Huo Hai had sensed this restraining force, so he had never expected his Sword Qi to inflict much damage on them. Even if it succeeded, a single strand of Sword Qi could kill at most two or three people.
Seeing the reserve personnel behind those teams, Huo Hai knew that the Vast Earth Empire had long since made thorough preparations. So he simply loosened his Sword Qi slightly; as long as it was affected by any external force, it would explode directly. With Huo Hai's formidable Mental Power and control over his own spiritual energy, this was naturally possible.
After the Sword Qi Explosion, countless fragments shot everywhere. Drawn by the protective force, the Sword Qi became even more chaotic. After all, this force was merely protection that deflected attacks, not some powerful defensive barrier.
Before the Spirit Formation was completed, it was difficult to use barrier-type protection around the Formation Artifacts, because that would sever the routes through which spiritual energy flowed and prevent the Spirit Formation from being completed. If not for spotting this weakness, Huo Hai would not have done this.
Under that force, the exploding Sword Qi grew increasingly chaotic. A great number of Sword Qi fragments followed those strange forces straight inside and struck the people setting up the formation. Cries of agony rang out at once. Like a meat grinder, the shattered Sword Qi fragments ground any expert below the Spirit King Realm into pulp on the spot.
Even the few Spirit Kings in the midst of setting up the formation could only defend with all their strength. The lucky ones suffered only minor injuries. The unlucky ones were struck in vital spots by Sword Qi fragments that happened to break through, dying right where they stood.
Others were dragged