The rotation of that octagonal star seemed to herald something. Everyone felt it; in that very instant, a powerful force locked them in place, rendering them completely unable to move.
Yet the sharp-witted Li Dai felt that the moment she was bound, if she used every ounce of her strength, she could break free from this restraint. Instinctively, however, she chose not to do so, sensing that taking action might yield an even worse outcome.
Events proved her right. Bound by an overwhelming, crushing force, the cultivators instinctively wanted to struggle. One resolute individual, convinced that this restraint was nothing good, fought desperately to cut himself free. As a drastic measure, he actually began burning his life force in a bid to escape. Finally, he succeeded in breaking away, escaping beyond the boundary of the octagonal star. But the very moment he crossed outside, with a piercing, miserable shriek, his entire body burst into flames and was reduced to ashes.
Chapter 1137