Difan's actions and words drew the attention of the others.
Although Pietro had not stopped eating the Sea Fish, his eyes still turned in this direction, curiously watching the spikes before Old Li.
It was the plainest-looking meal among all the set menus. If Difan had not emphasized its body-strengthening effects, no one would likely have ordered something that looked so unappetizing, even disgusting and strange.
Even the salad before Wanda looked far better than Old Li's Chongxi Root set meal.
Old Li followed suit by eating a slice of Crystal Fruit, then raised the black spike high and drained it in one gulp.
But before Old Li could toss aside the spike in his hand, something horrifying happened.
Visible to the naked eye, as Old Li swallowed it, a stream of white energy suddenly surged within his abdomen, then spread throughout his body and limbs.
The white energy stream instantly flooded Old Li's entire body, and a faint chill slowly radiated from him.
Then, a layer of white mist enveloped Old Li, and a thick layer of ice even formed over the surface of his body.
In no more than three seconds, Old Li was sealed inside a translucent, pale-white layer of ice over five centimeters thick.
Even the drained black spike in his hand had not been put down before he was frozen in place, utterly motionless.
This sudden development gave everyone a fright.
Yet judging from Old Li's expression inside the ice, he did not seem uncomfortable. Perhaps the energy had been too powerful, not even giving him time to react.
Faced with this situation, everyone instinctively looked toward Leo. At a time like this, Leo was the only one they could rely on.
Leo also fixed his gaze on Old Li. Aside from the strange layer