Thank you.

[what a delightful shift in attitude. Cao Pi preens a little, subtly, and spins one blade on his wrist before bringing the two together and joining them at the pommels to form one single weapon - easier to tote around, and wield. He waits until Quentin sets things up before answering, his expression souring slightly.]

Doubtful. At best I've canceled out another magical attack, I'm not sure I could actively combat...that.

[he knows he can't just whip out another ice attack on the spot, he needs to work up to it, so he charges with the double-ended blade, whirling it from shoulder to shoulder and hacking at the barrier with plain old human strength. Pure Havoc just bounces right off it, it's clear this sort of attack is useless. Zihuan focuses on rebuilding his ice powers, one hit at a time, until he can finally twist and flick the blade up to send a brief burst of ice snaking along the ground until it reaches the barrier.

Nope, no dice. Musou powers might be capable of killing demons but dispelling magic seems to be outside the realm of possible.]

...hm.