(I got home this afternoon, took a nap, then got up and sorted out the internet connection. I've just finished writing another chapter! Updates will continue on a steady schedule!)
"What?!" Everyone turned toward the Five-Elements Reversal Formation. The five-colored Light Barrier had almost lost its glow and kept warping and trembling. Even the ground nearby shook with it. It certainly looked as though it was about to break.
"Didn't you say it would take nearly a day to break?" Ma Weiqi asked Dong Gu Nü in alarm.
"I don't know! Oh!!! I understand now!" Dong Gu Nü looked bewildered at first, then spoke with sudden realization. "So that's it! Using a Five-Elements Reversal Formation to break another Five-Elements Reversal Formation is a clumsy method that takes a long time. They should have needed another fourteen to sixteen hours to absorb and cancel each other out, but the differences in how the two formations were laid out caused abnormal fluctuations in their five-element spiritual qi. That's why they're about to explode!"
"Explode?" Ma Weiqi cried out.
"What's about to explode?" Before Dong Gu Nü could answer, a puzzled voice sounded from beside them.
"Junior Brother Li, have your injuries healed?" Everyone turned toward Li Xiaoya, who had just gotten up. Zhang Hong spoke delightedly.
"More or less!" Li Xiaoya said with a wry smile. With such a commotion, how could he settle down to recover his magic power and heal? Seeing everyone's concern, he put on an easy smile. "Don't worry. I haven't fully recovered, but fighting won't be a problem!" Suddenly, he noticed Liu Qingshan still gesturing at him. Taken aback, he asked tentatively, "Huh? Senior Brother Liu, are your blocked meridians still sealed?"
"Here's the situation. Junior Brother Liu's magic power has recovered, but I haven't had time