The ice sphere did not shatter after being pierced. Instead, it trapped the golden spear phantom in place and gradually dispersed and dismantled it.
Liu Qing's expression changed as well. Disregarding the meager Dou Qi left in his body, he could only raise the Mountain Splitting Spear again, intending to forcibly break this rather strange ice sphere.
At that moment, Lin Xiuyai's attack was ready as well. A massive azure sword phantom descended, cleaving both the ice sphere and the golden spear phantom in half.
The instant the golden spear phantom dissipated, Liu Qing felt it too. Sweetness rose in his throat, but he forcibly swallowed it back down. Admitting defeat so meekly was not in his nature. The Great Rock Split gathered power once more, while the Dou Qi within his body was gradually drained dry.
Lin Xiuyai's expression was grave. After shattering the ice sphere, the azure sword phantom transformed into streams of wind blades that continuously dismantled the ice sphere Xiao Shuang had condensed, preventing it from fusing and recovering again.
After holding out for a while, the ice sphere let out a muffled boom before exploding into fragments of ice that scattered across the ground.
Noticing Liu Qing's movements, Xiao Shuang raised his spear. His Dou Qi Gauze Robe fluttered without wind as surging Dou Qi gathered upon the spear, and a white spear phantom gradually took shape.
Sensing Xiao Shuang's aura, Lin Xiuyai and Liu Qing both wore solemn expressions. If they had not guessed wrong, Xiao Shuang's strength had definitely reached that of a seven-star Dou Master, perhaps even nearing the threshold of an eight-star one. An attack of this level was something neither of them could block alone.
Thus, their best choice was to join forces and block Xiao Shuang's attack. Without exchanging