Even after losing the initiative, Lu Xiaotian still wanted to meet her head-on. He clearly had no idea how formidable the dragon seals became after the ninth transformation.
In truth, Nixiang admired Lu Xiaotian somewhat. He had already begun to show signs of merging different dragon seals, though he still fell far short of the Dharma King.
If Lu Xiaotian had realized something was wrong and dodged her strike in advance, Nixiang would most likely have waited to see how things developed. She might not have pressed her attack so decisively.
With her opponent already showing an opening, if Nixiang didn't dare attack even now, she never would have reached her current level of cultivation.
Whatever happened after this, she was determined to land this strike.
Boom! Just as Nixiang was about to slip past Lu Xiaotian's palm, her heart suddenly lurched. Lu Xiaotian not only stopped defending, but withdrew the palm he had used to meet her blow, letting her dragon seal strike him.
Sensing that something was wrong, Nixiang wanted to retreat, but it was already too late. Before she could react, Lu Xiaotian's palm came down again. Great Brahma Demon-Subduing Seal!
Bang! Nixiang's palm struck Lu Xiaotian as if she had hit a massive, solid mountain, producing a muffled boom. The blow made Lu Xiaotian take only a single step back, while the Great Brahma Demon-Subduing Seal came crashing down in its wake.
Nixiang's attack had run its course. After striking Lu Xiaotian, she had no time to pull back.
The two were still more than a hundred li apart, but for two great experts, that distance could be crossed in the blink of an eye.
In her haste, Nixiang could only raise a palm to strike upward. At the same time, five Nixiang Orbs shot into