Even after watching for a while, Lu Yin still did not move.

The surrounded people had noticed him long ago and seen how he had remained motionless, which caused them all to be rather relieved. They had been afraid that he would make a move like the fatty and also prompt Xiaojing to rescue him, which would just cause more problems for them. 

There was a thump as a First Divine Gate Guardian was split apart and instantly ruined, but another guardian simply replaced it. The group found it difficult to maintain their strength, and if they did not quickly break out of the encirclement, then they would end up dead sooner or later. 

“Brother Lian, rest and let me take over.” Yan Xiaojing stepped forward as a phantom image appeared behind her, similar to what Lu Yin had seen when some of the others had attacked. However, while the phantom images that appeared behind each person were the same, some images tended to be rather vague and indistinct whereas others were clearer and more defined. The phantom image behind Yan Xiaojing was the clearest that Lu Yin had seen so far, and he could even make out the phantom’s features. Only now did he see that the phantom was a person, or to be more precise, an elder. 

What did this mean? Why was there a phantom image of a person behind these people, and how was it reinforcing their strength? Were these the imprints that the fatty had mentioned? 

With the added strength of the phantom image, Yan Xiaojing defeated another guardian with...