The moment the elder and Li Yao locked eyes, he instantly understood what was happening.
There was no integration realm expert backing her at all.
She WAS the expert.
Now that she stood mere inches away from him, he finally understood how much he had let his guard down.
He quickly activated his domain's power, using it to resist the freezing effect that was rapidly spreading around him.
To his surprise, the ice prison broke quite easily. Making him wonder if his earlier judgement was wrong.
As this thought crossed his mind, he suddenly noticed something strange. The Li Yao who had been approaching him at impossible speed and was now just inches away began to wither. Her form dissolved into countless snowflakes that drifted through the wind.
"Huh?"
He wore a confused expression as he watched one of the flakes land on his palm. He stared at it, studying it for a moment before he remembered something.
"Oh no!"
He vanished from his position in an instant.
