Stone Buddha Formation
Another terrible scream rang out. The Emperor Vulture Demon Roc reached out with a claw, and its shadowed talons tore away the arm of the black-robed woman, which had already been pierced through. By then, the middle-aged man and the woman had no time to think of anything else. With the Emperor Vulture Demon Roc on their heels, they had little choice in where to flee and could only race toward Lu Xiaotian. Perhaps the Roc had done it deliberately, wanting to see whether Lu Xiaotian would intervene under such circumstances.
The truth gave the Emperor Vulture Demon Roc a fresh understanding of Lu Xiaotian's stubbornness. As the man and woman fled toward him, hearts in their throats and fully on guard, Lu Xiaotian still stood with his hands at his sides, making no move to stop them. He let them escape past him.
"Looks like there's truly nothing in your eyes but the deal, young friend." The Emperor Vulture Demon Roc blurred, appearing before Lu Xiaotian once more. It made no move to pursue the pair.
"I've always kept my word. If I say I won't act, I won't so much as lift a finger. Besides, if you wanted to chase them, they wouldn't escape your grasp." Lu Xiaotian remained unmoved. The other party's speed was truly at the limit of anything Lu Xiaotian had ever seen. If the middle-aged man hadn't been inside his cave-heaven-grade immortal artifact just now, he wouldn't have lasted more than a few exchanges against the Roc. Still, though the Emperor Vulture Demon Roc was astonishingly fast, it wasn't beyond Lu Xiaotian's ability to withstand. With the Dragon Soul Battle Armor's defense and his spiritual sense, simply blocking the Roc's attacks shouldn't be difficult. Of course, even if Lu Xiaotian could