Boom!
An explosion rocked the entire place, as the Nether Ice Elders merged as one. Their power significantly increased, and if they finished their fusion, their power could almost rival Ricky's strength.
However, the Nether Ice Elders failed to merge successfully. Only their lower body parts had integrated into one being.
They had fused from the chest down, but their incomplete transformation granted them two heads and four arms. Their strength was not monstrous, but they sure looked horrible.
"Is this the combination of nether ice?" muttered Ricky in wonder. "It seems that the threat I felt from the Nether Ice Elders is this combination skill.
But it seems that this is far weaker compared with the combination that Autelan and Soar could do."
"Hah! Far weaker? Their combination is not even comparable to that of Autelan and Soar," the Dragon Intent Grass snorted. "Their combination is, at most, a rough one without any consciousness or mind.
Besides, I don't think this combined form can last for a long time.
This combined form isn't that big of a threat. If you fought with your full strength, you could easily defeat these two."
"Dark Ice Palm!"
After the two old men had combined, their power surged to its limit, and they made seals simultaneously with their hands.
The nether ice, which was crushed by Ricky's strike, condensed again. Simultaneously, the whole sea turned into the world filled with nether ice once again.
The four hands of the two old men jabbed towards Ricky at the same time. On the surface of the ice, four giant palms condensed instantly, just like the legendary Buddha's Palm that seemed able to envelop the whole world. In the dark world filled with nether ice, these four giant palms merged and multiplied in size.
It looked like the whole sea area had become the fused large palm.
Boom! In the next moment, Ricky's saber strike collided fiercely with the two old men's palm as if two skies collided. In the most intense moment, the two powers were locked in a stalemate, as waves of energy swept over them, and their surroundings soon turned to ruins.
"You brat! Even though you were once an incredible demi-spiritual emperor, which made you unique in several eras, don't be too arrogant. Today, we will kill you with our combination skill," the Nether Ice Elders roared again.
They sounded very confident at this moment, for they were convinced that Ricky could not overcome their combined strength.
Both the two old men thought that Ricky's strength was what they could detect alone, and they never imagined that he could have some aces up his sleeves.
Boo
out of their bodies, slowly mixing with the seawater that was gradually swallowing them whole. The moment the palm disappeared, the nether ice in the whole area of the sea surface retreated.
"Originally, I did not intend to bring trouble to your Sky-breaking Dome. Since you have the guts to provoke me on your own, I will not be so merciful. You're going to pay for your sins—with some added interest—your life!" Ricky sternly warned them, as he revealed his original form.
Then, he carried his saber and strode forward, ready to kill them.
"Emperor, please save us!" the dying Nether Ice Elders roared in fear when they saw the cold light from Ricky's Iron Justice Saber. The two men writhed in pain and cried for help desperately. Their empty arrogance at the beginning was now laid bare, as they kept on pathetically begging for help.
"Useless rubbish! You have lived so long, but you still can't deal with a young man!" All of a sudden, a familiar cold voice rang from the outer part of the void. A massive split instantly opened in the void, and a colossal hand reached inside, rushing towards Ricky menacingly.
However, Ricky could not care less about this big hand. He just poured his power into the Iron Justice Saber, making the killing saber light more intense.
Bang! Just as the big hand landed above Ricky's head, a blossoming flower suddenly appeared to resist it. At the same time, Ricky sent out two beams of saber light, and cut off the heads of the two men. Then, their heads were sent flying upward by the huge impact.
There were Heaven Illuminating Fire and the chromatic energy, burning two solid black shadows. These were the souls of the Nether Ice Elders.
The two old men screeched in pain before they died completely.