Zhao Gou was still as slow as ever. Only after the sky had visibly changed color did he seem to realize what was happening. "What tremendous power!" The Elder Attendant had no time to be angry with him. His belly churned as though he had swallowed an iron ball, and his palms kept turning as he drew out threads of power, layer by layer, until strands of light wound around his hands. Behind him, beams of light shot into the sky. None of the Household Guards dared hold back; together, they unleashed their strongest powers.
On the Planet, Li Shu had been taking things easy, treating his contest with the people in the starry sky almost like a game. He had not expected those fellows from the Outer Domain to have tricks of their own. The sudden pressure made him put aside his contempt. He pressed both hands to the ground, and his whole body sank into the Planet once more. The Milky White light abruptly thickened. White streamers shot toward the stars and lashed at the Zhao Clan Court's formation like swaying branches.
The cocoon of light strands between the Elder Attendant's hands had expanded to surround the entire formation. Everyone inside pooled their strength. They sought no victory, only to survive, and held on with everything they had. For the moment, Li Shu could do nothing to them.
After the stalemate had lasted a while, Li Shu grew impatient. This body had undergone a long period of refinement and could now contain more than seventy percent of the power of his true body. At present, it held only fifty percent. Through a mysterious channel of energy, Li Shu began pouring power from his true body into it without pause.
The Elder Attendant felt each blow of his opponent's