The battle went on and on, but Sam only used earth element and smashed the attack as if he was a brute.
The leader didn't feel happy about it though, because it would be crazy and extremely idiotic of him to expect a person who could go past his realm of cultivation and burn a transcendent person alive just by acting like a brute.
It would be extremely stupid of him if he really did think so.
He started thinking and observing the surroundings. Soon, he did realize one thing. The team is struggling a bit. They had to make more effort to move and also more effort to create the protrusions or the rocks that are flying towards Sam.
There is a faint resistance that they are unable to notice in the heat of the battle. In fact, he felt that he wouldn't be able to notice it if he is the middle of the battle.