Kanzaki's steel wires were no ordinary steel wires. They were world-heritage-class treasures forged by a swordsmith who had inherited the name of Sōmonji.
With the reinforcement of spells, their toughness was extraordinary.
At that moment, Kanzaki spread the steel wires around herself, using them to block Fang Li's countless sword flashes and firmly protect herself.
At the same time, she reached once more for the hilt of the Commanding Sword at her waist.
Once Kanzaki touched the Commanding Sword's hilt, her godspeed slash would come again.
And now, Fang Li stood before Kanzaki, less than two meters away from her.
At such a distance, if Kanzaki used Flash of the God, then no matter how fast Fang Li was, he would absolutely be unable to evade it.
In that case...
"Then don't let you use it!"
Fang Li drove the Bō Xié in his hand heavily into the ground.
"Buzz!"
Brilliant starlight immediately flowed toward the Bō Xié like water.
"Clang!"
The Omni-element Crystal on the Bō Xié instantly burst forth with dazzling light.
Sensing that something was wrong, Kanzaki stopped what she was doing, kicked off the ground, and retreated without hesitation.
"Psh—!"
The sound of air being violently pierced rang out.
A sharp spike suddenly shot up from the ground where Kanzaki had been standing just a second ago, stabbing upward.
But that was not the end.
"Clang—clang—clang—clang—clang—!"
Amid metallic sounds, the entire ground suddenly trembled. Thick, massive spikes burst forth one after another like thorns, rising at an astonishing speed as they pursued Kanzaki.
"Shing—!"
The Commanding Sword at Kanzaki's waist instantly left its sheath.
The strike of Flash of the God became a blade of light that swept across the front, severing every incoming pillar-thick spike without distinction.
Yet Kanzaki, still retreating rapidly, had a flicker