And so the bizarre trio enjoyed a thoroughly satisfying showdown. Xianyun, Zibai, and Lishan tacitly kept Mt. Aocang out of it, fully reining in their power as they sparred.
"Hahaha! Is this the power to negate the world from beyond it?"
Lishan held off Xianyun and Zibai's attacks two against one. In particular, Zibai's relentless bombardment and various magical attacks had little effect on Lishan in his muscular Aniki form.
Xianyun, too, felt rather helpless against the impervious Lishan. He had already been good at causing shenanigans. If he could keep this power for long, probably only the Geo Archon could keep him in check.
"In that case, do not blame us for what follows!"
"Zibai, let us attack together!"
Xianyun called to Zibai. Wings formed from Anemo unfurled behind her, and she shot into the sky.
Seeing this, Zibai nodded as well. Geo light shone over her body, and she stomped down hard, shooting up from the ground amid an eruption of stone spikes.
The Azure Nether Bird also cried out and swelled into a large bird with a three-meter wingspan, following them into the sky.
"Hey! Why are you running away? Keep going!"
"Blast, I cannot fly in my current form... They're going to kite me."
Lishan looked at his wings, which had turned into two thick arms, and grumbled helplessly.
"Theresa, you've made Mountain Shaper way too overpowered. Xianyun and Zibai don't seem able to beat him anymore."
Paimon looked up at the heavily muscled Mountain Shaper, feeling that Lishan now had nothing to fear from any of the adepti.
"Mm-hmm, not necessarily. Power that can be bestowed also comes with weaknesses and side effects. Take a look with your elemental sight and you'll see. Just don't shout it out~"
Theresa merely smiled. She was really just