This didn't seem to make much sense. But at that moment, Ye Qianxun's Lotus Avatar—and especially the purple-robed, middle-aged woman—had no time to dwell on it. Both of their treasures for resisting the Star-Roman Black Flame had been destroyed in the black flame storm, and neither had cultivated a fire-warding art like Lu Xiaotian. Every extra moment they spent in this void brought them that much more danger.
Lu Xiaotian's eyes darkened. The purple-robed, middle-aged woman was one thing, but Ye Qianxun's Lotus Avatar was currently too busy looking after himself to act. Once they left this stretch of void, however, a fight between them was inevitable.
The problem was, he still wasn't a match for that old monster.
Little Fire Crow had escorted Lu Xiaotian all the way out, devouring too much Star-Roman Black Flame in the process. It had already fallen asleep inside the Spirit Beast Bag, and Lu Xiaotian couldn't remain in this void any longer either.
"Forget all that. The worst that can happen is that I secretly send the Realm-Breaking Insect away." If he hesitated any longer, one careless mistake could leave his true body stranded, with no way to send the Realm-Breaking Insect out.
Lu Xiaotian gritted his teeth. Ignoring the threat posed by Ye Qianxun's Lotus Avatar, he suddenly pushed his speed to its limit and shot toward the Earthly Baleful Essence-Stealing Pool.
Ye Qianxun's Lotus Avatar behind him seemed intent on overtaking him, and was a little faster than Lu Xiaotian. The purple-robed, middle-aged woman, on the other hand, seemed to have suffered a much heavier injury. Of the three, she was the slowest.
Fortunately, they were already close to the Earthly Baleful Essence-Stealing Pool. With a splash, Lu Xiaotian leaped into the churning, muddy water.
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