The lion-headed, centipede-bodied monster not far from Lu Xiaotian saw that he actually dared to retreat in the midst of battle. It immediately opened its mouth and spat a stream of bluish-gray smoke straight at him.
The pale-yellow halos around them, which could restrain the profundity of gravity, began to melt away beneath the bluish-gray smoke. Yet while any other Huayan would have found their speed suddenly reduced in this environment, Lu Xiaotian was barely affected. He slipped straight out of the bluish-gray smoke and, in the same motion, kicked the lion-headed, centipede-bodied monster in the side, sending its Zhang-long body flying.
"Interesting. I never thought there would be such an interesting fellow among these puppet-like Huayan." A puppet battle warrior watched Lu Xiaotian's actions, its eyes filled with keen interest.
"That fellow seems to be the Huayan who escaped last time." Within the rift in the earth, behind an extremely sophisticated restriction at a spot that looked no different from the stone wall, Palace Master Xing Shu had clearly also seen Lu Xiaotian's actions.
Lu Xiaotian suddenly sensed that someone was watching him, and his heart tightened slightly. There was no need to guess who it was—the only existences in this entire earth rift who could give him that feeling of being watched while remaining impossible to detect at once were Qinling Emperor and Palace Master Xing Shu, who were both hidden in the nearby restrictions and observing the conflict unfolding at close range. They clearly had some ulterior purpose. Given enough time, Lu Xiaotian believed he might be able to locate Qinling Emperor and Palace Master Xing Shu, but finding their positions now—or even staying here for another moment—would be tremendously dangerous.
Naturally, Lu Xiaotian would not make a needless attempt under such circumstances. Even so, he had