The situation had begun to stalemate. The entire Desolate Nether Tide Formation was flawless, and Lu Xiaotian reckoned that breaking the restriction would require nothing but endurance—until the Ancient Desolation Devil Emperor could no longer hold on and exposed a flaw of his own accord.
After all, his opponent had already been wounded repeatedly by him and had suffered the backlash of the Beginningless Demon Blade. Now he was also being restrained by Lu Xiaotian as they fought over the formation. As this continued, the expenditure would intensify and his injuries would worsen. Sooner or later, he would reach the point where he could no longer hold on.
However, this process might not be brief. It was truly impossible to say when the Ancient Desolation Devil Emperor's hidden injuries would erupt.
Lu Xiaotian was already prepared to wage a prolonged battle with the Ancient Desolation Devil Emperor. He noticed that the giant phoenix and butterfly shadow transformed from Cao Xi'er and Qingli were drifting lightly through the stars, soaring freely like two auspicious signs. They lent this starry sky a few more traces of mystery and the pure vitality of Buddhist meditation.
It seemed as though the entire starry sky had come alive because of them, and Lu Xiaotian was touched by it as well.
He had not noticed anything amiss before, but with Cao Xi'er and Qingli providing two unintentional hints, he suddenly felt that this starry sky was still lacking a little agile vitality.
Yet what exactly it lacked, Lu Xiaotian could not recall for the moment. With his current cultivation, he could completely use the power of laws to manifest living beings within the spiritual body. However, being too deliberate would not only bring no benefit but would instead disrupt the relatively balanced situation before him.
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