But under the suppression of two same-rank powerhouses and a grand formation specifically designed to counter him, the backlash from the secret art the Second Patriarch had failed to unleash was all borne by himself.
Blood had streamed from all seven orifices, making him look terrifying and savage. Forcibly breaking free from the joint encirclement of two same-rank cultivators and the formation had already left the Second Patriarch gravely wounded.
The two powerhouses of the "Sunshade Clan," in their efforts to suppress him, had likewise suffered no light injuries. Yet their condition was far better than the Second Patriarch's.
At the instant the Second Patriarch broke the deadlock, he did not continue erupting with Spirit Transformation Realm cultivation. Instead, he took the opportunity to activate the formation in the plaza.
At the same time, a voice spread throughout the entire Soul Prison Clan. He swiftly summoned the clan's cultivators, but at that moment, explosions from attacks suddenly erupted outside the Soul Prison Clan.
Those were the Sunshade Clan's ambushers stationed on the outskirts. Having received the message from here, they launched an assault in coordination from within and without.
The Sunshade Clan were also Soul Cultivators. The injuries suffered by the Second Patriarch naturally afflicted his soul. Attacks between Soul Cultivators had always decided life and death in an instant.
Once an attack succeeded, the other party's soul would be injured. It was unlike ordinary cultivators' battles, where one could still retain considerable combat strength and perhaps even fight desperately once more.
By then, the Second Patriarch had become completely muddled and dazed. He knew that if he continued holding on, the best result he could achieve would be killing one Sunshade Clan powerhouse.
Of course, he was willing to trade his life to take down an enemy. But this