The more they clashed, the more Orion could feel that Max's sword was not only attacking his body but also trying to cut apart the battle intent, momentum, and converged star rhythm that allowed him to chain one brutal attack into another.
Still, Orion refused to yield. His injuries from earlier battles, the strain of Full Star Convergence, and the pressure of the Emotion Severing Path all gathered together, but instead of weakening his spirit, they seemed to force him into an even more desperate brilliance.
He leapt back once and raised both hands.
"Nine Star Sovereign Body, Starfall Extinction!"
The ancient star palace behind him trembled, and all nine stars within his body burned to their peak. A massive stellar force gathered around his right arm, layer after layer and star after star, until his whole arm looked as though it carried the collapse of a miniature cosmos.
