"Whoosh—whoosh, whoosh—"
As the Flame Haze Warriors and Crimson Realm Denizens on both sides withdrew, the wind and snow that had been sweeping across the scene began to change.
As though it had been drawn into some enormous vortex, the wind became fierce and chaotic.
Yet Fang Li and Tengusa Shirou, standing amid the snowstorm, merely continued staring at each other. One's gaze was calm, the other's overwhelmingly domineering, but where their eyes met, sparks seemed to fly, making even the air grow heavy.
Then, changes began to occur around them.
"Clang—!"
Sparks like fragments of starlight swirled around Fang Li, as surging Star Pulse Energy flowed through him.
"Boom—!"
Pitch-black flames rose from Tengusa Shirou's body like an erupting volcano.
Their astonishing auras burst forth, blue and black energy waves surging from their bodies before expanding like halos to envelop them both.
An oppressive presence spread through the area, making even the Flame Haze Warriors and Crimson Realm Denizens who had retreated some distance away struggle to breathe.
Only at this moment did both the Flame Haze Warriors and Crimson Realm Denizens understand what level the trump cards of their opposing camps truly stood at.
One was a human, yet half a year ago, he had wreaked havoc throughout the entire Starry Sky Palace, leaving even the Three Pillars helpless against him.
The other was a god. Though he had yet to reclaim his true body, the extraordinary qualities of his special Proxy Body had raised his power to an astonishing level.
The two sides faced each other.
Neither spoke.
Only their gazes continued to clash, making the air grow heavier and heavier.
Before long, the faces of many Flame Haze Warriors and Crimson Realm Denizens began to flush in that oppressive atmosphere.
When their chests started to ache,