Bai Yunxiao and the others were trapped inside that blood-soaked cage. Though there were no visible wounds on their bodies, their faces were twisted in agony — they were clearly enduring immense pressure.
Of them all, Bai Yunxiao was in the best condition. He swung his fists against the cage, but to no avail. The man who had been overwhelmingly powerful just moments ago now struck with limp, feeble fists.
As for Tao Xiangyu and the others, they looked even worse. They no longer had even the strength to resist, and could only sit cross-legged within the cage, focusing all their effort on enduring the pressure sweeping through their bodies.
The demon beasts, on the other hand, had not only a vicious gleam in their eyes — their horrifying muzzles seemed to curl into beastly grins, as if gazing upon a delicious meal, mocking the futile struggles of their prey.
"Heavens, how could this happen?"
The spectators were stunned by this scene. None of them had expected that Bai Yunxiao and his group, who had been slaughtering their way through just moments ago, would become turtles trapped in a jar in the blink of an eye.
As for the disciples of Qingmu Mountain, they were even more mortified. Moments ago they had been laughing smugly, but now they couldn't force a smile no matter how hard they tried.
Because the geniuses they had been so proud of had been captured by the very beasts they had been mocking.
Such a dramatic reversal was truly jaw-dropping — even somewhat hard to accept.
Wasn't this supposed to be a massacre show put on by the Qingmu Mountain disciples? What was this supposed to be now?
"What incredible methods! That cage is quite formidable — it's no ordinary formation. How could they have set up such a powerful formation so quickly?" At this moment, even
She was well-versed in barrier techniques and could tell that although the cage wasn't a simple barrier formation, it was still a special type of array. This formation was incredibly powerful — it could bind the strength of Bai Yunxiao and the others, preventing them from unleashing their true power no matter how strong they really were.
But the more powerful a formation, the longer it took to set up. This formation had materialized in the blink of an eye, otherwise it couldn't have enveloped Bai Yunxiao and the others. That was precisely why she was so astonished — she couldn't fathom how the demon beasts had pulled it off.
"It's not that they set it up quickly — it was already in place. This whole thing is a trap,"
"Already in place?" Sima Ying was even more puzzled.
"This is a Bloodline Formation." Just then,
"Earlier, they deliberately let those demon beasts be killed. The purpose was to allow the beasts' blood to saturate that stretch of water, forming an enormous trap — thereby subduing Bai Yunxiao and the others without them even realizing it."
"Is that really how it was? Sacrificing their own kind to subdue their enemies — isn't that far too cruel?" Hearing this,
Though in battle between two armies, victory and defeat were paramount, sacrificing one's own companions was simply too cruel. At the very least, she could never bring herself to do such a thing.
"Though the methods were cruel, the outcome is excellent. In this battle, the demon beasts won."
"If it leads to victory, then some necessary sacrifices are acceptable," said Bai Suyan.
"Heh, who cares whether it's cruel or not! Seeing those Qingmu Mountain disciples get put in their place makes me happy from the bottom of my heart."
"Didn't Qingmu Mountain go through all this trouble to host this Dragon-level mission just so they could show everyone the strength of their disciples?"
"Well, look at that — the ones who were supposed to be doing the slaughtering have become the ones getting slaughtered! I'd love to see the green faces of those Qingmu Mountain elders. They were laughing so gleefully before, and now they can't even crack a smile. How utterly humiliating, heh heh..."
Sima Ying's grin was absolutely radiant. It was clear she was thoroughly delighted by the current situation.
"Listen well, people of Qingmu Mountain — if you won't leave us a way to survive, we won't let you off easy either."