At the same time as her enhanced icicles reached the Underworld Realm creature, she raised her hands, summoning a vortex of frost that began to spiral outward, freezing everything in its path.
The ground beneath the creature became encased in ice, slowing its movements as its claws attempted to dig through the frozen earth.
And when it failed, it became enraged as it started charging towards them.
Taking that as his opportunity, Xu Qi closed his eyes, drawing a deep breath.
His mind reached out to the corrupted primal elements swirling around the creature. He could sense how wild, unstable, and seething they were. It was as if they were also enraged that they'd been converted into something that only caused destruction.
They resisted his touch, but he whispered, his voice weaving through the chaos like a steady, guiding thread.
"Yield to me."