Huang Xiao could not help thinking of Zhao Yunhui. If she were here, perhaps she would have a way?
The faces of his wives surfaced in his mind, among them Jiang Liuli, Zhangsun Youyue, and Chao Lingyi.
Then he thought of Hong Yi, Dugu Sheng, and the others.
The friends he knew, such as Demon Phoenix, surfaced in his mind one after another.
"I wonder how you're all doing now," Huang Xiao murmured.
Four years had passed, and he had changed greatly. Presumably, they had too.
"No, I have to get out," Huang Xiao growled. "I can't be trapped here."
And so, Huang Xiao continued trying to break the formation here.
After so many years of studying the formation, although he had made little progress in breaking it, he had gained some understanding of its mysteries.
Unfortunately, that understanding was clearly not enough to enable Huang Xiao to break the formation.
To break it, he had to comprehend more of its deeper mysteries.
"Hm?" Huang Xiao's heart suddenly gave a violent thump, and his eyes flew wide open.
Calm down, calm down! Huang Xiao hurriedly warned himself.
Only after taking several deep breaths did he calm the excitement in his heart.
Huang Xiao sensed it carefully, finding it increasingly difficult to suppress the delight on his face.
Finally, there's some movement! The formation is finally reacting! My attempts to break it are finally having some effect! Huang Xiao cried and shouted inwardly.
At last, he could see a glimmer of hope.
I can definitely break this formation. Now brimming with confidence, Huang Xiao continued using every means at his disposal to break it.
Outside the formation, quite a few formation experts from the Demon Hall had gathered.
"It's about time. After all these years, this formation has weakened considerably," one