In the sky.
The lightning and the slashing attack met.
Two forces, both brilliant to the extreme, burst forth simultaneously.
Hum!
In an instant.
Sky and earth lost their color.
Because all the light in the world had gathered in one place.
Two completely different, yet equally vast forces, unleashed a vast and magnificent momentum in this collision.
Boom!
The next moment!
A deafening roar echoed through the clouds.
A terrifying shockwave spread out.
The white clouds in all directions were suddenly torn apart, and the earth below continuously collapsed.
This collision...
Was strikingly evenly matched.
"You... haven't been going all out this whole time?"
Reinhard held his sword in one hand, a flicker of shock in his eyes.
"What, you're the only one allowed to hide your strength?"
Ayato glanced at the virtual panel and secretly nodded.
Not bad.
He had gained quite a few Origin points again.
"That is reasonable."
Reinhard smiled gently. "In that case, let's fight again."
As his voice fell.
Clang!
Two figures collided directly.
The entire sky and earth stirred up sky-filling raging waves.
Then came a roar like thunder exploding.
In an instant.
Amidst the endless violent winds...
Countless hurricanes and smoke surged upstream, as if a mushroom cloud shot into the sky, directly breaking through the endless clouds, raging in the sky.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Amidst the sky-filling smoke, under the endless sky, explosions continuously emerged.
The figures of Ayato and Reinhard seemed to transform into two streaks of light, tearing through the sky, colliding again and again.
Reinhard's Dragon Sword swept in all directions, the power of the strongest Sword Saint in history displayed to the fullest.
With each swing of his sword, there was a completely different Blessing power.
And even...
As time passed, he continued to grow stronger.
And Ayato, stepping on the clouds and void, with each movement, a bolt of lightning would wreak havoc.
Vast and mighty Cursed Energy permeated, and any slashing attack would dissipate before getting anywhere near him.
As a God Slayer...
His own skills had already reached their peak.
Not to mention plundering several worlds, any applicable combat techniques...
As long as they were useful, Ayato had already mastered them completely.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The hurricanes howled, the turbulence between sky and earth grew increasingly violent.
Rumble! Rumble!
Under the battle between Ayato and Reinhard, even though they intentionally controlled their power...
The unleashed aftershocks still seemed to make sky and earth overturn.
Explosions continued.
The vast sky seemed to be divided into countless scrolls.
As time passed...
The speed of both sides grew faster and faster.
A series of shock explosions in the clouds continued.
Gradually!
The surrounding violent winds moved with the two, as if transforming into a sky-piercing tornado, connecting sky and earth.
Bang!
After another collision...
A terrifying shockwave appeared in the sky, spreading outward.
And Ayato and Reinhard flew backward at almost the same time.
Reinhard flipped, his feet shattering the earth as he looked up at the sky.
"Our strengths are evenly matched. Continuing to fight is meaningless."
"Is that so?"
Ayato looked down at Reinhard from above, the corner of his mouth curling up slightly. "It seems this battle has given you quite the illusion."
"Enough. I've harvested almost all the wool I can. This battle should end."
The moment Ayato's voice fell, the entire sky burst with light.
Boundless heat spread.
The moisture in the air evaporated at a visible rate.
The temperature of the entire sky and earth seemed to climb continuously.
Tap, tap, tap.
An incomparably majestic steed, a white horse, stepped down through the void from the sky.
Then...
The white horse disappeared.
Replaced by an incomparably bright, sky-filling flame radiating boundless heat.
At this moment!
Everyone in the entire capital...
Felt their lips crack, their skin dry.
They looked up at the sky, all showing expressions of shock.
"What is that?"
"The sun... is falling?"
The entire capital became even more chaotic.
"This is too dangerous."
Reinhard looked at the falling, shocking fireball, his pupils also contracting sharply.
An unprecedented sense of shiver arose from the depths of his soul.
Without any hesitation...
Facing the approaching White Stallion Authority, Reinhard gripped the Dragon Sword with both hands and swung it down fiercely.
Hum!
A terrifying slashing attack shot straight into the clouds, heading directly for the White Stallion Authority.
This sword!
Unprecedented.
No sword Reinhard had swung before could compare to it.
As if all things in the world...
Would be split in two by it.