Zhou Mei who was side by side with Xiao Ming could also see Shi Fang in the isolated space. A mean look could be seen on her face as she watched him fumbling around to get out of the imprisoned space.
However, unless an actual immortal stepped in, Shi Fang couldn't extricate himself from the imprisoned space. When he tried to circulate his energy, he realized that amidst his distractions, Xiao Ming severed his bloodline connection via his connection to the Blood Haunting Crystal.
Asides the bloodline abilities, they were trained to cultivate from childhood, members of the Shihuo Demon Tribe couldn't use any other type of martial arts.
The only exception would be to strip of their cultivation and start from the scratch by forcing out their bloodline through unorthodox means or by reaching the Immortal Emperor.
Till date, no one has ever succeeded in achieving either of these conditions so they were limited by the same technique all year long.