Sure enough, Xiao Hua flew to the highest point of the rock wall. Having just flown several li inside, he heard a familiar voice shout, "Don't run! Take a whip from me!"
"Damn it!" Xiao Hua swept out with his Buddha consciousness and immediately recognized Li Zongbao, who held the Immortal-Piercing Whip. The golden whip traced a golden dragon through the air as it charged into a Bright Sword Swordsman's flying sword!
Yet when Xiao Hua saw that the whip's shadow was unusually distinct, with only a single shadow, he knew that Li Zongbao's magical power was nearly exhausted as well!
Just as expected, Li Zongbao's opponent was a tall, fat middle-aged sword cultivator, his frame alone two sizes larger than Li Zongbao's. Seeing the Immortal-Piercing Whip strike, the fat sword cultivator revealed a disdainful expression. His sword art changed slightly, and the sword shadow instantly transformed into a massive block of solid ice, blocking the Immortal-Piercing Whip!
With a tremendous puff, the Immortal-Piercing Whip plunged into the solid ice, shattering all the sword radiance within. As Li Zongbao formed hand seals, the whip violently swelled and surged, seemingly intending to grind the sword shadow to pieces! But at the same time, the solid ice emitted a sword cry. All the sword light, like the flowing ice within Flowing Ice Valley, abruptly wrapped around the Immortal-Piercing Whip. Strands of sword light stabbed into the yellow radiance within the whip shadow, drilling inward with all their might!
"Explode!" A faint flush passed over Li Zongbao's face as his hand seals changed again. The radiance on the Immortal-Piercing Whip blazed brightly, all of it seeming to detach from the whip itself. Then, with Li Zongbao's low shout, it violently exploded!
With a deafening rumble, all the sword light turned into drifting fireflies