Huang Xiao's figure flashed, and he reached the junior brother who had died.
He crouched down and carefully examined the man's corpse.
There were no wounds anywhere on his body, but after a brief examination, Huang Xiao discovered that all the meridians inside him had been severed.
Was this the formation's doing? Huang Xiao was secretly alarmed.
Apart from a moment of disorientation when they first entered, none of them seemed to have experienced any other discomfort.
Even though they knew they were already inside a formation, they had yet to discover anything amiss.
Yet once this man lost his formation mark, he had died such a violent death. They could not help being alarmed.
The formation mark. It looks like I'll have to find somewhere to study this mark properly later, Huang Xiao thought.
Just then, however, Huang Xiao swiftly raised a hand above his head to block, catching the wrist of the man slashing at him from behind.
"Let go!" the attacker roared.
Huang Xiao slowly stood and turned around. The force gripping the other man's wrist did not weaken in the slightest; instead, it grew stronger and stronger.
With a clang, the man could no longer hold his saber. He screamed in pain and tried to pull his hand back, but no matter how hard he tried, it did not budge.
"Spare me!" Only then did the man realize he had kicked an iron plate.
He had been somewhat blinded by bloodlust just now. Seeing someone crouching on the ground, how could he not take it as a perfect opportunity for a sneak attack?
But once he saw clearly whom he had attacked, terror filled his heart.
Of course he recognized Huang Xiao. This was the expert who had killed Qi Yi. How could he possibly be