"You're awfully arrogant for a little lower realm brat who only just ascended to the Immortal Realm!"

Han Qiu's expression darkened slightly upon hearing what Han Li had to say, and white light flashed around his body as he pointed a finger forward to conjure up a cloud of white mist.

The cloud of mist churned slightly before folding in on itself to form a white ice spike that was several dozen feet in length.

The ice spike was glowing with dazzling white radiance, and it quickly split up into two, then two into four, then four into eight...

In the blink of an eye, countless white ice spikes had emerged, filling virtually the entire sky before hurtling directly toward Han Li in a ferocious barrage.

The ice spikes released a burst of glacial energy as they sped through the air, causing the air temperature in the area to plummet drastically. In fact, the temperatures had dropped so sharply that many icicles had already appeared in the air, and it seemed that the entire area was on the verge of being frozen solid. 

Almost at the exact same moment, Patriarch Lu Kun and Mistress Gu Gu also sprang into action.

Patriarch Lu Kun's entire body was enveloped by a layer of blue light as he spread a hand open. Specks of blue light appeared on his palm, then...