"Young Brother Han is truly extraordinary — you found the flaw already? What kind of gap is it?" Liu Jing offered a word of praise, then asked in a genial tone.
A faint smile appeared on Han Li's face. He suddenly extended the crystal sphere in his hand.
"Senior Brother, look through this Purple Light Sphere at that spot and you'll see." Han Li pointed in the direction he had been studying and spoke.
Liu Jing heard this and curiously took the magical tool, peering through the crystal sphere carefully.
With that look, Han Li showed a flash of surprise. A moment later, Liu Jing handed the crystal sphere back and lowered his head in thought.
After a while, he finally raised his head and addressed the others who were waiting anxiously: "Young Brother Han is right. For some reason, the spiritual energy fluctuations in this direction are vastly different from everywhere else — they seem far thinner. It looks like the enemy rushed the formation and left a flaw that shouldn't be there." Liu Jing's voice grew louder as he spoke, brimming with confidence.
"Then Senior Brother Liu's meaning is..." Senior Sister Chen Qiaoqian couldn't help but ask.
"Gather all our magical tools and strike this weak point simultaneously. I believe it won't take much magical power to break the formation," Liu Jing said firmly.
"Then let's do it already!" Song Meng heard this and impatiently raised his hand, releasing the Blue Silk Sword, which began circling above his head.
The others, having heard Liu Jing's words, all wore eager expressions.
Seeing this, Liu Jing hesitated no further and declared: "Good! Let's move. We must break this formation and show them what we're made of."
As the words left his mouth, over a dozen magical tools erupted with dazzling light, shooting out from their owners and hurtling straight toward the flaw.
...
At that moment, standing outside and directing his followers into various encirclement formations, Ice Demon was equally frantic.
Ever since the Black Fiend Sect Master had ordered the four Great Blood Servants to be on high alert within the palace recently, each shift of Blood Servants should have had two on duty.
But Ye Snake, who was supposed to be guarding the gate alongside him, had grown arrogant after his recent accomplishments. Citing his imminent breakthrough to mid Foundation Establishment, he had sneaked off to the Blood Prison to cultivate. Ice Demon, unwilling to offend this rising star among the four Great Blood Servants, had simply turned a blind eye and let it slide.
Yet this momentary lapse meant that with so many powerful enemies invading, he alone was the only one at the main gate to deal with them.
However, he had been clever enough!
He first trapped the intruders inside the Four Symbols Formation, then immediately dispatched people to the Blood Prison and the rear hall to summon the other three to come quickly.
He knew full well that these Qi Condensation stage disciples would be no match for the numerous powerful enemies. But fortunately, the Four Symbols Formation had already trapped several of them inside — it should buy some time at least.
As long as he could stall for even a little while, his three colleagues would surely arrive in time.
Once the four Great Blood Servants joined forces, he, Ice Demon, would not fear anyone.
He was still lost in these thoughts when a tremendous rumbling boom erupted from within the Four Symbols Formation.
As the sound rang out, the thick white mist swirling inside the formation began boiling violently, as if the formation were about to shatter and its captives burst free at any moment.
"What's going on? The Four Symbols Formation can't possibly be failing this quickly — something must have gone wrong!" Ice Demon watched this scene, and the pale face hidden within his aura of cold air turned a shade of blue-green.
"Lord Ice, the enemy attacked too fast earlier. Several disciples who were supposed to be maintaining the formation were killed. So there aren't enough people running the Four Symbols Formation right now — the enemy may have spotted the flaw," a nearby Black Fiend Sect disciple explained cautiously.
Hearing this, Ice Demon was seized with shock and fury. He was about to open his mouth to deliver a harsh scolding when a calm voice came from behind him.
"Ice Demon, what's happened? You've even activated the Four Symbols Formation, and it looks like it can't hold them."
At the sound of that voice, Ice Demon immediately relaxed.
"Qing Wen, you finally made it! Wonderful!" His voice was filled with unconcealed delight, and he hastily turned around.
Standing about fifteen or sixteen feet behind him, two people had appeared at some unknown moment.
One was in his thirties, with well-proportioned features, a pale beardless face, draped in a blue Daoist robe, his expression solemn as he observed the anomalies of the Four Symbols Formation. The other was tall and powerfully built with a large bald head — none other than Iron Luo, who had previously clashed with Han Li.