The longer this dragged on, the worse it was for the Di Xiao Demon Roc. After all, every moment he spent in the Seven Emotions Gorge drained him.
Yan Ji had gone to great lengths to lure him here and join forces with Lu Xiaotian. Clearly, she intended to keep him from leaving.
If he still couldn't win after a prolonged battle, the Di Xiao Demon Roc reckoned that his clone would be unable to escape this place alive. Losing the clone would certainly affect his true self to some extent, but it wouldn't significantly diminish his cultivation. Still, he had paid a tremendous price to come here, and not only had he suffered heavy losses, he had also failed to deal with Yan Ji. Wouldn't that be like losing both the wife and the army?
The Di Xiao Demon Roc wasn't about to make such a ruinous bargain lightly. Even if he lost this clone, he would make sure to take someone down with him.
Since he had confirmed that he couldn't take down Yan Ji and Lu Xiaotian, the Di Xiao Demon Roc naturally made his decision.
With a roar, the void shook violently once more. As rocks tumbled down from overhead, the Di Xiao Demon Roc immediately turned and fled. His roc-shaped shadow spread its wings and sped away. Lu Xiaotian could hold his ground, but with his current cultivation in the Seven Emotions Gorge, he couldn't sustain consecutive long-distance blinks to catch up with the Di Xiao Demon Roc.
For Lu Xiaotian, temporarily protecting Yan Ji was enough. There was no need to risk his life fighting the Di Xiao Demon Roc.
But while Lu Xiaotian thought that way, Yan Ji was not necessarily willing to let the Di Xiao Demon Roc escape so easily. She