"Ruyi Battle Armor!" Lu Xiaotian shouted in a low voice as he swiftly swallowed the demonic essence of the eleventh-tier mirage wolf chieftain. Since mastering the Ethereal Sword Formation and achieving minor mastery of the Seven-Story Pagoda, this was the first time anyone besides a great cultivator had forced him to the point of using the Soul-Devouring Art.
If it had been an ordinary opponent, Lu Xiaotian would usually have only used the spirit essence of a Tenth Tier demon beast. But not only was this enemy bizarre, its ferocity was also something he had never encountered in his life. Even now, Lu Xiaotian still had no idea whether the opponent was human or demon, let alone how strong it was.
The Ruyi Battle Armor once again protected the vital point at the back of Lu Xiaotian's heart. After he swallowed the Primordial Spirit essence of the Eleventh Tier Mirage Wolf leader, Lu Xiaotian's physical strength surged. Moreover, he had already reached the Nascent Soul Realm, and his Primordial Spirit had advanced greatly compared with before. The power he could display was now worlds apart from when he had been in the Golden Core stage.
Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Xiaotian swung his hand back and struck with his palm.
Boom! It seemed as though a thousand-pound hammer had slammed into the center of his left palm. Lu Xiaotian sucked in a breath of cold air, but did not hesitate in the slightest. That palm had, by the narrowest of margins, blocked the opponent's killing move once again.
"Huh?" Amid the fierce battle raging in the black mist, a soft exclamation rang out. The attacker had clearly not expected that, under such circumstances, the silver-haired cultivator could still block the killing move he had plotted for so long. After one