Li Yan still had confidence in the Heaven-Stealing Kerchief. But Xiang Yanxiu had said that both of them excelled at formations. Any irregularity in the formation's operation could easily alert Bai Yan, who was controlling it.
Besides, even if the Heaven-Stealing Kerchief could break the formation with its current abilities, it would take time. Half an hour? An hour? Li Yan could not afford to wait that long. A Soul Search for the art that controlled the formation would be much faster!
At this point, Li Yan did not want to seek out Xiang Yanxiu right away. To those two, the idea that he could capture a Body Integration Realm cultivator in so little time would be utterly inconceivable.
Xiang Yanxiu is strong. Though he's trapped in the formation, he shouldn't fall so quickly.
In another part of the formation, booms rang out one after another. But the dense fog and the formation kept the sounds from traveling far, so Li Yan could not sense them either.
Bai Yan's figure flickered in and out of sight throughout the fog. Ahead of him, the mist kept changing. It surged into gray walls that closed in on Xiang Yanxiu from all sides;
or it became an endless sea that swallowed Xiang Yanxiu's figure. At another moment, the fog turned into countless gray blades that sliced toward his body... Bai Yan's cultivation was formidable, but he knew Xiang Yanxiu excelled above all at close combat. If Xiang Yanxiu got near him, too many of his spells would become unusable, while Xiang Yanxiu could unleash the innate divine ability he wielded best!
From the outset, Bai Yan used every trapping measure within the formation. While the attacks tore at Xiang Yanxiu, their main purpose was to drain his strength quickly. This formation was designed