Refusal
The flying-armored lice weren't as numerous as the dense, practically countless swarms of Void-Eating Ghost Ants Lu Xiaotian had encountered back in the Spirit Realm.
But most of these flying-armored lice had defenses far stronger than those of Mahayana and Tribulation Transcendence cultivators. Even though their numbers hadn't reached a truly despairing level, the scattered swarm still exerted pressure no less than being hunted by those demons or boundary-guarding immortals.
Bam, bam, bam... Lu Xiaotian struck again and again, killing the flying-armored lice blocking his way. In a place rich with immortal spiritual energy, he—or anyone else besieged by the swarm—would recover some strength even as they expended it. But around the Thunder Region, both immortal spiritual energy and demonic baleful true essence were relatively scarce. The immortal essence within him recovered far more slowly than he was using it.
His divine sense swept the area. Flying-armored lice were visible both near and far; clearly, dealing with the trouble in front of him wouldn't be enough to escape entirely.
Lu Xiaotian gritted his teeth. Since that was the case, he might as well let those boundary-guarding immortals share the burden. Perhaps the charge of the flying-armored lice could even break through their blockade and let him escape Muye and reach the lands of the Immortal Realm.
He had no other choice. Once he made up his mind, Lu Xiaotian left the Thunder Region behind and sped deeper into Muye.
He had fled only a few hundred li when a group of armored demons came running toward him from afar, frantic and furious.
They were the same demons who had pursued Lu Xiaotian and the Heaven-Connecting Devil Lord earlier. There were more than twenty of them, with varying levels of strength. When their leader saw Lu Xiaotian in action, his