The sensory barrier was usually used to protect oneself or teammates, but now it was being used by His Highness the Crown Prince as a tool to trap this person. The guards watched the scene unfolding before them, unsure of what to say.
They had never imagined that the sensory barrier could be used in such a way.
But then, they remembered the formation shown in the video that had trapped this Demon King. They certainly couldn't replicate that, and now the Crown Prince's sensory barrier was essentially the same thing.
As the guards thought this, they soon learned the difference between a sensory barrier and a formation.
The Demon King discovered he was trapped within the sensory barrier and transformed into black mist, crashing violently. However, even as black mist, he couldn't escape.
So, he reverted to his original form. Seeing that the sensory barrier had indeed trapped the person, the guards were delighted.
The captain of the guard immediately instructed his subordinates, "Attack the Demon King!"
He feared that if they were a moment too late, the Demon King would escape.
Thus, the captain, much like in the video of Tu Wangxing dealing with the Demon King, began to attack with various projectiles. But as these projectiles hit the sensory barrier, he realized that the sensory barrier was not a formation after all.
The attacks couldn't penetrate at all!
The sensory barrier was inherently defensive, and at this moment, it was effectively "protecting" the person within from any attack.
This was quite an awkward situation, and Xie You, seeing this, clearly understood the problem.
He had instinctively created the sensory barrier to trap the person because he had thought of it while watching a video earlier. When it actually happened, he acted instinctively without much further thought.
Now that it had actually occurred, he realized the awkwardness of the situation.
There were only two options: keep the Demon King trapped indefinitely, or release him and then attack him.
This was a matter worth pondering.
After a moment of thought, Xie You decided, "Forget it, let's keep him trapped for now."
If he were to escape, the consequences would be endless. However, a sensory barrier was, after all, a barrier created with perception, so it couldn't be maintained indefinitely.
Therefore, Xie You first inquired about Meng Huai's whereabouts, asking if she could come and set up the formation that had trapped the Demon King before, intending to repeat the strategy.
When he dialed Meng Huai's communicator, the response he heard was, "You're already back?"
Xie You hadn't expected that Meng Huai and her group were already on their way back to Imperial Capital Star and were about to arrive.
"Then, come to the side entrance of the Imperial Military Academy Research Institute first."
Meng Huai had already completed the formation setup. Other places were dissatisfied with Meng Huai's formation price and therefore had no intention of setting up formations.
Actually, Meng Huai hadn't set the price herself; it was the great stars who had offered the money after the first few formations were completed. The subsequent prices were thus fixed, but now Meng Huai's source of income had come to an end.
However, Meng Huai didn't mind. If people wanted formations set up, she would do it. If not, it didn't matter where she was. She had returned when she had nothing else to do.
But as soon as she entered Imperial Capital Star, Meng Huai made the spaceship stop.
After the spaceship stopped, as everyone asked her what was wrong, Meng Huai walked outside and checked the formation.
That's right, she noticed a hole in the formation and knew that the Demon King had returned.
At this moment, she could no longer afford to fix the formation; the most important thing was to find the Demon King first.
If the Demon King was allowed to roam free, Imperial Capital Star would likely face grave danger.
However, as Meng Huai was still using her compass to search for the Demon King's traces, Xie You's communication arrived.
After Meng Huai answered, she heard Xie You asking about the formation to trap the Demon King and made a guess, "The Demon King found his way to you?"
When Meng Huai asked this, Xie You truthfully told her. Upon hearing that it was near the Imperial Military Academy, Meng Huai immediately ordered the spaceship to proceed at full speed.
Fortunately, she had Xie You, Meng Huai thought. After all, an ordinary sensory barrier couldn't trap this Demon King for too long.
Meng Huai and the other four headed directly towards the location Xie You had mentioned. After disembarking from the spaceship, they rushed straight over. Seeing the Demon King furiously attacking the sensory barrier that trapped him, Meng Huai directly came over and set up a formation outside the sensory barrier.
The Demon King noticed what was happening here. When he saw Meng Huai manipulating the formation flags again, he became agitated, "It's you again! It's you! What are you doing, you formation master? Huh? What are you doing!"
Meng Huai looked up at him, as if intentionally provoking him, and her movements were not as swift as usual. She placed the formation flags one by one, sometimes deliberately searching for the angle.
Watching Meng Huai's actions, the Demon King roared within the sensory barrier, "Stop it, stop it!"
The Demon King had a rough idea of what Meng Huai was doing and now tried even harder to break through the sensory barrier.
"You damned formation master!"
The Demon King continuously insulted Meng Huai, but Meng Huai did not stop her actions. Only after the formation was set up did Meng Huai say to Xie You, "Disperse the sensory barrier!"
Upon hearing Meng Huai's words, Xie You dispersed the sensory barrier. The Demon King attempted to charge out immediately, but the formation had already taken shape, and there was no way to escape.
After the sensory barrier was removed, everyone around raised their artillery and fired directly at the Demon King. The concentrated barrage of fire made it impossible to see anything.
The Demon King stomped his foot, "Why this trick again!"
Meng Huai, however, said, "If it works, it's still the same trick!"
Otherwise, who would use it if it didn't work?
So, the Demon King, who had intended to come out and display his skills, absorb more perception, and quickly recover his injuries, ended up failing again. First, he was disgusted by the low perception. Then, when he finally encountered high perception, he was captured.
The Demon King thought: I am so ill-fated! If I had known it would be like this, I should not have cared about high or low perception. I should have absorbed a few people first!
The Demon King's thoughts only made him feel more miserable.