While Tyr and Rogg let their thoughts wander in astonishment, the battle between Han Shuo and Vasias raged on. Locked in close combat, Han Shuo and Vasias became two blurred phantoms, the clang of metal ringing incessantly between them.
Solid ice covered Vasias's entire body. He condensed icy power into a sword and stabbed at Han Shuo, only for Han Shuo's Heavenly Demon Indestructible Body to repel it again and again, preventing him from inflicting any real harm.
When Han Shuo's Heavenly Demon Blades struck Vasias, they merely left white scratches that penetrated less than a few inches. They could not pierce the solid ice defending Vasias's body and severely wound his flesh.
Both Han Shuo and Vasias understood that nothing in this world was absolutely impenetrable. Han Shuo's Heavenly Demon Indestructible Body and the layer of solid ice covering Vasias's entire body required Demonic Essence and Divine Power to sustain them. Every attack their bodies received consumed a portion of the defender's Demonic Essence or Divine Power.
Once either of them exhausted his power, his defenses would naturally be torn apart. At that point, defenses that now seemed incomparably sturdy would become unable to withstand a single blow.
This was, in fact, a battle of attrition-a contest of whose reserves of power ran deeper.
Han Shuo naturally had no desire to exhaust his power on Vasias. Tyr and Rogg watched coldly from the side. If he expended too much power fighting Vasias, those two might seize the opportunity to rush him and join forces with Vasias against him alone. Although Osoe was also nearby, Han Shuo expected little of him. He did not think Osoe would help him fend off Tyr and Rogg's combined assault at such a moment, so he had to remain on guard.
As he continued