Li Yun gripped his sword tight as he executed the first move of the Blazing Sky Sword Art, Blazing Horizon Slash.
A deep crimson arc burst forth from his blade, tearing through the air like a burning scar across the heavens, and clashed directly with Chen Xiao's spear.
The two forces collided.
Boom!
For an instant, the world drowned in blinding red and searing blue. Flames and qi crashed together, devouring everything around them. The ground caved in, shockwaves ripping through the square, hurling rubble like arrows.
Li Yun's body shuddered violently. His sword arm trembled, blood seeping from his palm where the hilt bit into his flesh. Chen Xiao's spear bore down like a collapsing mountain, forcing him back step by step, each one carving scorch marks into the stone beneath his heels.
Spectators gasped, never had they seen two mortal-rank techniques clash with such destructive might.
