Lu Xiaotian glanced around. The Lotus Avatar had yet to appear. In this area were the petite woman and the black-staffed elder and their companions, as well as the three who had escaped from beneath the cloud bear's claws aboard a black shuttle earlier. None of them were far away. Lu Xiaotian had even sensed the hidden auras of the petite woman and the black-staffed elder nearby.
The corner of Lu Xiaotian's mouth lifted. Zhao Shiqi and the others might have been discovered by the green-hidden lizards, or the petite woman and the black-staffed elder might have used them, leading the green-hidden lizards over to attack them so their companions could buy time to retrieve the Entwining Immortal Zhi. Lu Xiaotian had secretly overheard Lin Wei and the others talking earlier, and he leaned toward the latter explanation.
Lu Xiaotian had originally come only to investigate whether he could absorb the thunder in the Thunder Pool and forge thunder soldiers. He hadn't expected to run into the green-hidden lizards here after all. Since a clash was unavoidable, he had no choice but to fight them. Even if he wanted to retreat, the green-hidden lizard leader before him might not let him leave unscathed.
"Since you're nearby, why not all come out? I won't compete with you for the Entwining Immortal Zhi. But these green-hidden lizards are truly troublesome. If we join forces, we might have a chance."
Lu Xiaotian's voice rang out, its sound waves solid as they surged into the distance. The petite woman, the thick-browed elder, and the other two black-clad figures, who were covered from head to toe save for their eyes, dispelled Lu Xiaotian's sound waves. But the faint ripples were enough for the green-hidden lizard leader to pinpoint their location. These people's concealment techniques had