But judging by Lu Xiaotian's guess, they probably did have other Golden Immortal–level powerhouses stationed in the rear. With so many immortal troops venturing deep into the Luoyang Prison, how could they possibly leave the rear undefended against the ghost-demon army cutting off their retreat?
In this situation, even if Lu Xiaotian occasionally spotted a weakness in the enemy's battle formation, he couldn't attack lightly. The reason he'd managed to flee all the way from Muye to the Luoyang Prison earlier was that the enemy hadn't sent out any Golden Immortal–level powerhouses. With his own cultivation, facing a battle formation of so many immortal troops, even if he used the Demonic Sound Stone or the Wind-Settling Pearl, breaking through the formation wouldn't let him inflict much damage in a short time.
Worse, he'd be tied down by the enemy's Golden Immortal–level powerhouses. Faced with an immortal army of this scale while caught in their clutches, even releasing Sui Pojun and the Black Dragon would be useless. Death in battle would be his only fate.
In this situation, Lu Xiaotian had no choice but to remain inside the grand formation and watch events unfold.
Sizzle, sizzle! Under the scorching Blazing Tiger Immortal-Burning Flame, the passage, which spanned no more than a few dozen li, began to shake violently.
Lu Xiaotian raised a hand, and Little Fire Crow appeared at just the right moment. Facing the flames spewed by the bronze giant tigers atop several hundred warships, Little Fire Crow was as powerful as ever. It gave two caws, then lightly beat its wings. A scarlet vortex appeared before it, and wave after wave of the Blazing Tiger Immortal-Burning Flame surged in, swallowed by the vortex. The flames no longer caused the grand formation the slightest damage. The attacks of more than