"Leave the Boundary-Replenishing Stone fragment behind, or we'll fight to the death!" The middle-aged Daoist nun pursued him in a furious frenzy.
Seeing how persistent his opponent was, Lu Xiaotian couldn't be bothered to waste more words. He opened the box and began absorbing the power within the Boundary-Replenishing Stone fragment. He didn't know what Whale Yihun and Yuan Gang had done to split the fragment again, but that wasn't his concern. As long as he could absorb some of its power, he might have a chance to escape this predicament.
With the essence of the primordial stone stimulating it, Lu Xiaotian pushed the puppet battle warrior to its limits. Cracks were beginning to spread across its surface. His heart ached at the sight, but he had no choice but to keep going. How could he achieve his goal without paying some price?
At this point, even the slightest lapse would be fatal. With the middle-aged Daoist nun in such close pursuit, her attacks could arrive in an instant.
Wounded, Yuan Gang rolled his eyes and immediately fled toward Whale Yihun. If he could join forces with Whale Yihun to kill the black-robed elder—or even just injure him—the balance, which had already tilted in their opponent's favor, would be turned around once more.
The middle-aged Daoist nun grew anxious. She couldn't help but intensify her pursuit of Lu Xiaotian.
Swish, swish! The silver threads of her horsetail whisk narrowly skimmed across the puppet battle warrior's surface again and again. Sitting directly on its shoulder, Lu Xiaotian could do nothing but absorb as much power from the Boundary-Replenishing Stone fragment as possible.
But briefly connecting to the other side of the Green Fruit Barrier was entirely different from opening the passage between the two sides completely. At this point, Lu Xiaotian