(It had been ages since I last drew anything, so I drew a picture! I wonder whether it'll display properly! ==!)
More than two hours later, Li Xiaoya and the others had pushed forward an unknown distance. They had passed more than a dozen forks and switched passages just as many times, yet there was still no sign of an end.
Clang! The golden whirlwind spinning relentlessly at the front suddenly stopped, revealing the female Golden Giant with silver wings. Its golden sheen flickered, looking markedly dim.
"Whew! Senior Brother He, I can't keep going! This uses too much magic power!" Yang Muqing's face had turned rather pale, an obvious sign that she had expended too much magic power.
"All right! Junior Sister Yang, fall back and rest! Junior Brother Ding, you're up!" He Jin said without hesitation.
"Mm!" Ding Leng answered in a low voice. In a flash, he moved in front of Yang Muqing.
"Return!" Yang Muqing pointed a finger, and the golden figure flashed, transformed into a golden ring, and flew back to her. She took her place in the middle of the group and slowly advanced with the others.
"Ha! Frozen Armor!" Ding Leng rapidly formed a series of hand seals.
One hand shone with golden light, while the other emitted a dazzling white glow. He thrust them toward the Golden Giant he had summoned, which carried a shield and spear. A golden beam and a white beam shot out and struck it. Upon receiving the two beams, the Golden Giant flashed gold, and dozens of golden spikes erupted across its body. Then white light flashed, covering it in a layer of ice armor. It curled up, instantly resembling a giant hedgehog.
"Go!" Ding Leng barked. The enormous hedgehog-like ball of ice suddenly spun and shot