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Clang! Another thunderous crash rang out as the Kunwu Sword was knocked aside by the azure stone shield once again. This round shield contained the power of the immortal spirits. The moment it touched the treasured sword, it blasted the other weapon away like an explosion of spiritual energy, so Li Poxiao was forced onto the defensive again during his second strike!
With this shield, my defensive strength had increased dramatically. Now, unless it was the power of a spirit immortal, nothing could hurt me. Li Poxiao had suffered a hidden loss, staring at the shield with a startled look, but I gave him no chance to catch his breath and attacked him fiercely again with the Tai'a Sword!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The clashes between sword and sword-and-shield left Li Poxiao suffering badly. After only a dozen or so exchanges, his forehead was slick with sweat, showing just how enormous his energy expenditure was. But I was hardly in better shape. Even with the azure stone shield helping to shed most of the loss of immortal power, I was still struggling. The collisions and clashes between our domains consumed the vast majority of our energy!
With the azure stone shield, Li Poxiao had lost all his advantage. After several dozen more exchanges, he was already showing signs of exhaustion. Just then, Zhou Xuan seemed to have flown around once without finding a way to break the grand formation, so she flew back. Seeing us still locked in a desperate battle, she said, "Xia Yitian, if you still remember our past friendship, have the East Sea Way open the grand formation and let us in to save Tiansi!"
I frowned. It seemed Zhou Xuan was growing anxious after failing to break the grand formation, though that was understandable. I also