Slice! The guillotine's shadow carved a gash across Lu Xiaotian's body. He furrowed his brow. He hadn't deliberately circulated his protective cultivation art just now; in fact, he had intentionally lowered some of his defenses.
Lu Xiaotian had still underestimated the Dragon-Slaying Guillotine's shadow. Though he had rarely been injured by it, after deliberately lowering his defenses, the pain had nearly made him feel as if his body were being torn apart.
"Once more." A moment later, Lu Xiaotian's expression had returned to calm.
"Dragon Lord, what are you trying to do?" Hall Master Lei Peng couldn't help asking.
He didn't know just how powerful Lu Xiaotian had become. But judging by their exchange just now, even if he wielded the Dragon-Slaying Guillotine's shadow himself, he could never break through Lu Xiaotian's defenses so quickly.
Yet Lu Xiaotian now had a fairly sizable gash across his chest. It left Hall Master Lei Peng somewhat perplexed.
"I've recently been studying a pill that can alleviate the effects of the Dragon-Slaying Guillotine's shadow. I need to test different degrees of damage from it myself," Lu Xiaotian said.
"I see. Dragon Lord, you mustn't push yourself. The Dragon Domain is besieged on all sides, and fighting continues both within and without. You can't afford to get hurt," Hall Master Lei Peng urged even after understanding the situation.
"I was a little impatient. Let's leave it for next time." Lu Xiaotian hesitated for a moment. Hall Master Lei Peng had a point: studying the Dragon-Slaying Guillotine's shadow was a long-term and important undertaking, and there was no need to rush.
The experience of being wounded this time alone was enough to contemplate for a while.
Before his words had even faded, Lu Xiaotian's expression suddenly darkened. A strange tremor rippled through the northwestern side