"We've been tricked!" The ice wyrm's face darkened. He and the snow carving had reacted quickly, but they had still been a step too late.
If their opponent had fought them head-on and broken through both their techniques at once to escape, the two of them might have felt a little better. At least the gap between them wouldn't have been so great as to make him impossible to defeat; they would still have had a chance to fight their way out.
But the two of them had struck with all their might at the very first opportunity, only for their attacks to hit empty air. They were left frustrated, and hadn't even managed to gauge their opponent's strength.
The snow carving's attack missed, and he had already turned into a streak of white lightning and shot away. Their combined assault had failed to stop Lu Xiaotian at the first opportunity, and the snow carving no longer had much hope of defeating such a formidable foe. He decided to rely on his speed and find a way to escape first.
As for whether the ice wyrm lived or died, he couldn't afford to worry about that anymore.
Boom! A pillar of black flame surged upward, and a black lotus blossomed within it. The flames spread into a wall of fire, from which black petals drifted in sheets.
The snow carving swept his wings, sending countless blades of icy wind slicing through the air. They collided with the black petals and shattered one after another, though the blades of icy wind were also completely neutralized.
The surging black flames stopped the snow carving's speed. Without pausing, he flew in another direction.
Boom! Another pillar of black flame surged upward, and another black lotus blossomed within it. The snow carving's momentum was