By calculation, the Saber-Toothed Bear Demon was the third late Integrated Body Stage old demon Lu Xiaotian had fought. The first had been Ye Qianxun's Lotus Avatar, which had been utterly defeated. The second had been the Tusuo Twin Sovereigns, whom he had ultimately killed through extreme luck and a successful ambush made possible by Dongfang Yi's foundations in the Wind and Snow Sacred Sect.
As for the third, it was the Saber-Toothed Bear Demon. Strictly speaking, this was the only battle that had truly been a straightforward clash of spells, without the slightest trickery. After separating from Dongfang Yi, Lu Xiaotian had entered the Boundless Demon Sea once more, and his strength had improved by leaps and bounds. He had then joined forces with Qu Yizhu and the others, and only with the help of the spirit puppet wood carving—equivalent to a first-rate Integrated Body Middle Stage expert—had they barely managed to hold their own against the Saber-Toothed Bear Demon.
But if they had not reached Greenrain Stronghold and received the aid of more than a dozen Integrated Body Stage cultivators, then by the latter part of the battle, even Lu Xiaotian and the others would still have been doomed to defeat and death.
Although this battle had been perilous, looking back on it now, Lu Xiaotian found that he had benefited immensely. Opportunities to witness a late Integrated Body Stage expert make a move were exceedingly rare. Without experiencing it firsthand, it was difficult to appreciate the marvels of a late Integrated Body Stage powerhouse's spellcasting.
Even though Qu Yizhu and Jiang Qingyuan were cultivators of the Jade Purity Immortal Palace and had seen late-stage experts make their moves before, ordinary sparring and the life-or-death reckoning that came in an instant were completely different matters.
Only under extreme