Zhao Gongming's Astonishment

Just as Zhao Gongming and the others were talking in hushed voices,

a startling bang suddenly erupted from the cauldron before them!

A powerful fluctuation of spiritual Qi followed,

making Zhao Gongming and the others freeze in surprise.

They instinctively looked toward the source of the sound.

The water in the cauldron had long since been drunk dry by Yazi.

A faint red light rippled across Yazi's body.

His belly was swollen round, and he bared his teeth as he looked around.

Several vicious expressions flickered across his somewhat bloodthirsty face.

He seemed wary of the unfamiliar surroundings!

"What is he going to do...?"

Sensing a soul-gripping pressure emanating from Yazi,

Zhao Gongming was startled.

He had just opened his mouth to speak when-

Whoosh!

Suddenly,

Yazi's figure flashed

and vanished from where he stood.

"So fast!"

"That speed is worthy of a descendant of the Dragon Clan."

"He's almost as fast as a Daluo Golden Immortal!"

Zhao Gongming murmured.

He was just about to act and catch Yazi!

But Yazi was extremely clever.

He darted straight toward the wooden house!

Seeing this,

Zhao Gongming's gaze froze.

"This Yazi really is troublesome."

"He keeps darting back and forth."

The Three Xiaos raised their delicate brows slightly at the sight and said softly,

"Senior brother, why don't we step in and capture Yazi ourselves?!"

Zhao Gongming shook his head and said,

"It's no use."

"The strength Yazi has shown makes him quite fast, and he's small as well."

"Even I would need to exert my pressure over a wide area to capture him."

"None of you have even reached the strength of a Daluo Golden Immortal, so you might not be able to capture him."

"In the end, you might fail to capture Yazi and leave Senior's courtyard in a complete mess instead."

"That would surely displease Senior."

Hearing this,

Yunxiao and Bixiao both froze instinctively.

Just as they were about to say something,

a sudden change occurred.

After circling the courtyard once,

Yazi charged straight toward the entrance,

trying to escape the courtyard!

Seeing this, Zhao Gongming immediately frowned.

"This Yazi really is cunning."

"He's actually trying to run!"

"It seems he already knows something is wrong with his surroundings!"

He watched Yazi's departing figure, a flash of anxiety in his eyes.

He could hardly let Yazi leave.

At this point, he could only step in.

"Wait here. I'll go after him!"

The Three Xiaos nodded.

But before Zhao Gongming could move,

another change occurred.

Before Yazi could reach the courtyard entrance,

a strange, profound presence suddenly emerged in the empty space at the edge of the courtyard ahead.

Faint golden ripples appeared immediately afterward,

forming a natural barrier

that blocked Yazi's path.

Bang!

A muffled grunt rang out.

Yazi was sent flying by that profound force.

He sailed through the air and crashed heavily to the ground.

He hadn't had the slightest chance to resist.

Zhao Gongming: "..."

The Three Xiaos: "..."

What had just happened?

Had Yazi, whose speed was almost at its limit, been sent flying by Senior's courtyard formation?

Why did it seem even more powerful than the Interception Sect's protective formation!?

Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos looked at Yazi, whose presence had grown weak.

Shock rose in all their hearts at the same time!

They hadn't even noticed how the golden light had been released,

and Yazi had already been sent flying!

The force it carried was not to be underestimated.

How could a small courtyard possess such a powerful formation?

Had Senior Lin Tian developed it?

Then what inconceivable level had his power reached?

The thought flashed through all four of their minds.

They exchanged glances and saw a trace of astonishment in one another's eyes!