Amid the yellow sand and flying rocks that swept madly through the sky, Lu Xiaotian and Xiong Ba fought in a tangled mass. Elsewhere, the ice crystal encasing Chi Yunsang had already grown over a zhang thick. Its chilling cold made Lu Xiaotian and Xiong Ba unconsciously shift farther away from it even as they battled. Even the sandstorm beside the ice crystal seemed to have frozen. Compared to the frenzied yellow sand elsewhere, the sand and stones surrounding the enormous ice sculpture now rose slowly at a turtle's crawl, forming a stark contrast with the raging debris all around.
Elsewhere, the Iron Corpse Sheath, wrapped in lightning and howling without cease, was struck by savage thunderous power. Leaping arcs shattered the surrounding sand and rocks, seemingly creating a vacuum zone where even the Heaven-Flying Sand Grotto's powerful suction was completely blocked. Such was the tyranny of the Heyu Thunderfruit.
A moment later, the Heyu Thunderfruit's remaining lightning power dissipated. The previously incomparably powerful Iron Corpse Sheath now looked as though it were breathing its last, helplessly sucked up into the Heaven-Flying Sand Grotto.
"If you encounter a threat you cannot resist, travel about three hundred li northwest. Beneath a night camel tree lies a sand pit, secretly connected to an underground entrance. You may be able to hide there. With your attainments in formations, breaking the restriction and entering should not be difficult."
As Lu Xiaotian battled Xiong Ba, the Iron Corpse Sheath had nearly been completely drawn into the Heaven-Flying Sand Grotto. Its battered body was pitted and ravaged beyond recognition. Yet before it was pulled in, the Iron Corpse Sheath weakly sent Lu Xiaotian another voice transmission.
Lu Xiaotian's body shuddered. By then, the Iron Corpse Sheath had already vanished into the Heaven-Flying Sand Grotto. He did