In that battle, Lu Xiaotian had indeed expended an extraordinary amount of energy. The monkey-faced, four-winged mantis was gone, and the only other late-stage Integrated Body demon beast he had left—the flame-tailed kite demon—was still with the Lotus Avatar after being used to lure the White-Eyed Ape King.
Even if the Lotus Avatar failed to break through and released the flame-tailed kite demon at the moment of failure, Lu Xiaotian could join forces with the late-stage demon beast and its Earth God essence to face the White-Eyed Ape King. He might not be able to kill it, but he would still have the power to protect himself.
Lu Xiaotian's true body sat cross-legged in midair. After swallowing several spirit pills, he focused on recovering the magical power he had expended. The Five-Element Magnetic Gold Armor had also sustained some damage during his earlier fight with the Three-Halberd Corpse Ape, but it was not too serious and would not affect his next battle.
Seeing that Lu Xiaotian, beyond the barrier, was unharmed and had sat down right outside it, the White-Eyed Ape King's heart gave a jolt. His manner clearly showed that he still had the strength to fight again. Thinking of the Three-Halberd Corpse Ape's miserable death, the White-Eyed Ape King could not help feeling a little afraid.
The White-Eyed Ape King soon shifted his attention from Lu Xiaotian's true body to the Lotus Avatar. Watching the flying swords continually disintegrate before him, he felt his heart clench.
Most ghost or Devil Race cultivators who wielded the Nine Tribulations Yin-Yang Turbid Spirit Wheel could hold out until the fifth or sixth Yin-Yang Wheel. Yet the human before him had already destroyed the eighth.
Given the chance, he had to kill this person who was breaking through, even if it meant