Subduing Rydan

Despite his fear, Rydan quickly stood up and unleashed a sword art at John. While formations cultivators did not excel in physical combat, they still carried weapons such as swords and spears in case they were not able to prepare for battle ahead of time. 

John scoffed as he saw the attack. His body flashed to the side as the sword light pierced by, easily dodging the attack.

Immediately after throwing out the sword attack, Rydan threw out a formation disk beneath John's feet. At the same time, another formation disk was thrown above John's head, Rydan's actions smooth and practiced. The two formatted disks immediately linked up by some unknown energy, and quickly formed a cage around John.

While this cage would be enough to stop a normal Early Heaven Tribulation cultivator, Rydan knew it was not enough to stop John. Without pause, he threw out four more disks, two appearing in front and behind John and two to his left and right.