Lu Xiaotian reached out and collected Yuan Lie's demon nascent soul. In the space of a few moments, it was the third twelfth-tier demon nascent soul he had casually picked up. The others were the Demonic Algae Green Crocodile and a twelfth-tier Blackback Ironclad Elephant. At a time like this, he had no spare attention for such things. But he had long known the Zhao clan had other plans, and this area was near the edge of the domain, relatively safe. In the frantic chaos, several demon nascent souls—including the Demonic Algae Green Crocodile's—had fled in his direction. Lu Xiaotian hardly had to lift a finger to catch them.
Under ordinary circumstances, Lu Xiaotian might have thought himself lucky. But now, he could not feel the slightest bit of happiness. It seemed that Xiang Kuang and Long Qiangu of the Great Qi Kingdom had not only failed in their scheme, but had also stirred the Snow-Prison Demon Deer's ferocity even further!
"Boy from the East, Qingcheng, get moving! We've all been duped. The dragon bone can absorb dragon essence, but once that essence has a physical body to anchor it, if another demon—or a Demonic Beast—gets it and refines it, the dragon bone can no longer easily draw it back! Any longer, and we'll all die!" Xiang Kuang didn't even bother to send a voice transmission. He bellowed aloud.
Lu Xiaotian furrowed his brow and tugged Xiang Qingcheng along. "Go!"
"But Uncle Kuang!" Xiang Qingcheng's eyes reddened. She had always been decisive and ruthless when facing enemies, but when someone dearest to her was on the brink of a final farewell, she found that decisiveness had vanished without her noticing. Especially with Lu Xiaotian beside her.
"Brother Kuang, since the plan's failed, why stay here? Go!" Lu Xiaotian roared.
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