"The Song family elders will be here shortly. If anything goes wrong, you'll be responsible!"
Under Brother Dao's intimidation and persuasion, all the guards on the city wall walked into the five-pointed star formation.
The five-pointed star formation, only a few square meters in size, now held nearly dozens of people.
As soon as these guards entered the formation, they immediately realized they had been tricked by Brother Dao.
"This isn't right. Why do I feel the formation is absorbing my vital energy!"
"It's over! In such a short time, my vital energy has been drained dry!"
"
As martial artists, if their vital energy becomes depleted, failing to meditate and cultivate or use elixirs to replenish it in time would be a fatal blow to their future cultivation.
"Damn it, my realm has already dropped back to Martial Novice!"
"Brother Dao, that scoundrel is not human! He actually used a formation to drain our vital energy?!"
"Stop it! My Elite Warrior realm is about to be lost, ahhhh!"
...
As the Elite Warrior in the five-pointed star formation roared, Brother Dao's lips finally curved into a slight arc.
Stopping was impossible; this was exactly the effect he wanted!
"Once this Elite Warrior's vital energy is drained, the stone lion formation should be activated!" Brother Dao mused inwardly.
As long as the five-pointed star formation was ready, Brother Dao was confident he could capture Liu Qichao and the other two alive.
Solar Base, at the foot of the city wall.
When Liu Qichao and Li Mingbo saw the stone lions in front of them emit beams of light, they were both stunned.
"What is this? Didn't they say the Solar Base formation could only reflect others' vital energy? How can it operate and attack on its own?!"
Liu Qichao and Li Mingbo exchanged glances.
Neither of them quite understood the operating principles of the Solar Base formation.
In their eyes,
Since Ye Yuhan said the Solar Base formation was defense-oriented, there must be no mistake.
After all, Ye Yuhan had helped them deal with many base formations along the way. Without her help, the three of them probably wouldn't have returned so quickly.
Because of this, Ye Yuhan's abilities were evident to all.
Furthermore, there was a very crucial reason.
That was that Ye Yuhan was the sister of the boss, Ye Ningze!
When Liu Qichao and Li Mingbo followed Ye Ningze, they naturally followed his lead.
Now that they were following their boss's sister, they should obey Ye Yuhan's orders.
It was precisely because of this mindset that Liu Qichao couldn't help but make a move when Brother Dao and his group insulted Ye Yuhan earlier.
And just after they had acted, the guards on the city wall, still unaware of their peril, continued to speak disrespectfully. Thus, Liu Qichao decided to join forces with Li Mingbo to eliminate these people.
However, they never expected the other side to dare to take the initiative to attack. This was completely different from what they had imagined.
"I didn't expect the Solar Base to be capable of offensive attacks. Judging by the momentum, it's quite powerful. We can't confront them head-on!"
"I'll block their attack later. You take Ye Yuhan and get away."
"Can you do it? Let me block instead. You take Yuhan and leave now!"
"Don't be ridiculous. I've comprehended a trace of saber intent. If I can't block it, you certainly can't!"
To better protect Ye Yuhan and allow her to escape, Liu Qichao and Li Mingbo began to argue.
At this moment, Ye Yuhan, who was beside them, spoke.
She pointed at the five-pointed star formation on the city wall and said worriedly, "The vital energy attack within this five-pointed star formation cannot be blocked by anyone below King-level strength. We should run!"
Having traveled with Liu Qichao and Li Mingbo, Ye Yuhan had long since regarded them as companions, her own people.
Seeing how powerful the five-pointed star formation was, Ye Yuhan did not want the two of them to get into trouble protecting her.
Rather than that, it would be better to evade it quickly.
Hearing Ye Yuhan's words, Liu Qichao asked in confusion, "Didn't you say the Solar Base formation only had a defensive mode? What's going on with this one?"
Although Liu Qichao had comprehended saber intent and become a Grandmaster of the Saber Way, he knew very little about formations.
It was precisely because he didn't understand much that he was convinced that this was a defensive formation.
Ye Yuhan patiently explained to the inflexible Liu Qichao.
"Advanced formations generally have offensive modes. Do you see the stone lions at the city gate?"
Ye Yuhan pointed to the glowing stone lions in the distance and said, "These two stone lions should be the pivot of the attack..."
After Ye Yuhan's explanation, Liu Qichao and Li Mingbo finally understood the formation structure of the Solar Base.
It turned out that the stone lion formation could be activated because the guards on the city wall provided their own vital energy to power it.
Combined with Liu Qichao seeing Brother Dao forcing the guards into the five-pointed star formation, he became even more certain of Ye Yuhan's words.
"It seems the leading guard is determined to kill us."
"I see that fellow also uses a saber. Perhaps he covets the saber intent on you?"
"A dog like him, does he even deserve to comprehend saber intent?"
"Enough talk, running away is the priority. If anything happens to Ye Yuhan, we won't be able to answer to the boss!"
After a brief exchange, Liu Qichao and Li Mingbo prepared to leave with Ye Yuhan.
The Solar Base was here anyway, and meeting Ye Ningze a few days later wouldn't matter. The key now was to prevent Ye Yuhan from getting hurt.
On the city wall, Brother Dao looked at Liu Qichao and his group, who were preparing to leave, with a complex expression on his face.
If these people had wanted to run from the beginning, he might not have stopped them, as the activation of the five-pointed star formation came at too great a cost.
However, after witnessing the trace of saber intent in Liu Qichao's hand, Brother Dao could not let him leave under any circumstances.