"The Ten Thousand Hands Capturing Immortal Formation?" Chu Feng asked, though he had no idea what it was.
"This Ten Thousand Hands Capturing Immortal Formation is an extremely powerful binding barrier. Once trapped within it, virtually no one can escape."
"However, setting up the Ten Thousand Hands Capturing Immortal Formation demands extraordinarily high skill in the Spirit Arts. It's said that only a Purple-Robed Spirit World Master can lay it down. If a Blue-Robed Spirit World Master were capable of doing so, it would mean that person's mastery of barrier formations was extraordinarily profound—approaching the level of a Purple-Robed Spirit World Master without limit," Zi Ling explained.
"That powerful? Then aren't we in serious trouble right now?" At this, Chu Feng's brow furrowed slightly, and layers of unease surfaced in his gaze.
After hearing Zi Ling's explanation, he already understood just how formidable Jie Shi was. A being whose barrier mastery was infinitely close to that of a Purple-Robed Spirit World Master—combined with a cultivation at the seventh level of the Heaven Martial Realm—was truly not someone they could contend with.
Boom!
"Aagh!"
Sure enough, the moment the Ten Thousand Hands Capturing Immortal Formation fully materialized, several colossal hands reached out from every direction and seized the Exquisite War Chariot carrying the three of them.
The power behind these barrier hands was immense. Even with all three of them channeling their full strength, they could not force the Exquisite War Chariot free. And at that moment, Jie Shi had already flown over, extending his palm. Layer upon layer of Heavenly Might coalesced into a titanic hand of energy, seizing the Exquisite War Chariot in its grip.
At this instant, the three of them could feel waves of overwhelming Heavenly Might relentlessly squeezing the Exquisite War Chariot. It was obvious that Jie Shi intended to crush the war chariot's extraordinary power and wrench them out of it, executing them on the spot.
In this situation, Chu Feng and his companions had no path of retreat. They could only funnel all of their power into the Exquisite War Chariot to strengthen its extraordinary might and resist Jie Shi's force.
As long as they remained inside the Exquisite War Chariot, there was still a sliver of hope. But the moment they left it, death was certain.
"You three ignorant brats—don't think hiding inside a spirit artifact means I can't touch you! Today, I'll reduce you and this little toy to ashes together!"
Jie Shi laughed wildly, then swept his great hand downward. The colossal hand of Heavenly Might followed suit, plummeting from the sky, and with a deafening boom, it slammed the Exquisite War Chariot into the ground with brutal force.
Immediately after, he continued swinging the giant hand over and over, repeatedly smashing the Exquisite War Chariot against the Spirit Realm Guild's most powerful barrier formation, attempting to use his absolute strength to shatter the spirit artifact.
Even for Chu Feng and the others, facing such a frenzied assault from Jie Shi and his incomparably powerful force, they could not withstand the terrifying impacts. Inside the Exquisite War Chariot, they tumbled over and over, enduring tremendous pressure.
But a spirit artifact was, after all, a spirit artifact. No matter how powerful Jie Shi might be, destroying it was not something he could simply decide to do. He couldn't even sever the connection between the Exquisite War Chariot and the three of them.
At this point, Jie Shi had become thoroughly enraged. After several more swings, he actually launched himself forward and entered the Giant Axe Barrier Formation he had laid down. He positioned the Exquisite War Chariot directly against the formation's most powerful barrier—the one the Giant Axe was aimed at—preparing to unleash that terrifying axe in order to cleave the Exquisite War Chariot apart.
"Oh no—this Giant Axe Barrier Formation is far too powerful! If it strikes us, I'm afraid even my Exquisite War Chariot might not be able to withstand it. It'll be smashed to pieces!" Zi Ling exclaimed, her face filled with horror.
"No way—that's a spirit artifact! Can something like that really be so fragile?" Zhang Tianyi asked, unable to believe it.
"No matter how strong a spirit artifact is, it's still a weapon. Against absolute power, it naturally can't hold its own. Jie Shi's Giant Axe Barrier Formation is capable of breaking through even the Spirit Realm Guild's most powerful barrier—the one built over generations by their ancestors. How could our three-person Exquisite War Chariot possibly compare?"