"Secret technique to raise your cultivation? Hmph, so what if you break through to Six-Star Dou Zun? The two of us are peak Eight-Star Dou Zuns. The gap between us is not something you can easily overcome!"
Ninth Heavenly Venerable snorted coldly, a vicious glint flashing through his eyes. With a clench of his hand, the frigid energy between heaven and earth rapidly gathered around him, eventually forming a layer of black crystal over his right palm as he blasted it toward Xiao Yao!
At the same time, Eighth Heavenly Venerable spread his right hand. Icy Dou Qi flowed up along his arm and condensed into an extremely cold ice blade above his palm. Then, with a fierce grasp, his figure vanished from the spot as if by magic.
"If the two of you had joined forces at your peak, I might have found things somewhat troublesome. Unfortunately, Lady Luck is on my side."
Xiao Yao slowly shook his head, then abruptly swung his palm behind him, striking toward the empty space at his back with lightning speed.
A dull bang rang out. Eighth Heavenly Venerable's figure appeared awkwardly from the void, his face filled with shock, while fine cracks spread across the ice blade in his hand.
Xiao Yao's seemingly casual strike had accurately predicted the path of his sneak attack. Though he had moved later, he had arrived first and knocked him back.
Then, purple-brown flames covered Xiao Yao's right palm as he slammed it against Ninth Heavenly Venerable's incoming frigid fist.
Boom!
As the two collided, a violent gale of alternating cold and heat erupted from the point of impact. The surrounding space was shaken until it warped and twisted.
"This is absolutely not strength a Six-Star Dou Zun should possess. Did you truly rise to Six-Star