Under Lu Xiaotian's control, the Fanluo Spiritfire surged. The monster's eyes narrowed. From Lu Xiaotian's movements alone, it could tell he'd found a way to counter it. This human cultivator was truly difficult to deal with. Its pair of transparent vine-whips were still under Lu Xiaotian's control, and it couldn't wrench them free no matter how hard it tried. The two of them would have to settle this with a decisive victory. The ancient silver gauntlets on Lu Xiaotian's hands were no ordinary treasures, either; the spikes on the vine-whips couldn't pierce them. The monster was caught between a rock and a hard place. Its other green vine-whips lashed wildly toward the seven Demon-Suppressing Towers. The remaining transparent vine-whip, its trump card, stayed outside their reach. It was one of the monster's few remaining weapons, and it couldn't afford to waste it on a futile attack. Besides, the Fanluo Spiritfire had built into a sea of flames. If its strike failed and it got trapped in the blaze, it would inevitably suffer some damage if the fight dragged on.
Lu Xiaotian gave a cold snort. When it came to offense, the Demon-Suppressing Towers might not be as nimble and versatile as the sword formation, but when it came to defense, the Misty Sword Formation fell short of the Seventh-Level Pagoda.
But just as Lu Xiaotian was about to act, the Black Sky Extreme Sage Demon-Suppressing Tower, which had fused with the Buddhist bead, suddenly stirred. Before Lu Xiaotian could do anything, the bead within the tower trembled, and a streak of black light burst from it. The light swiftly spread across the entire tower. The Demon-Suppressing Tower had originally been crafted from the wood of the Silver-Leaf Buddhist Paulownia, giving it a silvery-gray color throughout. Now it turned black, as