The scorching heat battered Fang Li like invisible waves of air, drawing beads of sweat from his skin.
The mass of black flames hurtling toward Fang Li clearly carried astonishing power, melting all the surrounding ice and snow. Even the thick layer of snow piled upon the ground began to turn to water. If it struck a person, an ordinary human would undoubtedly be burned to nothing in an instant, leaving not even a trace behind.
Yet, facing that immensely powerful mass of flames, Fang Li advanced instead of retreating.
"Swish..."
With a faint tearing sound, Fang Li shot forward at extreme speed and arrived before the incoming mass of flames, his Ice-Blue Demon Eyes staring straight at it.
"Clang—!"
A flash of steel lit up.
"Slash—!"
The enormous, heavy mass of flames, like a meteor, was cleanly cleaved in two without the slightest suspense, splitting neatly apart along the path of the blade.
"Boom—!"
The bisected mass of flames swept past Fang Li on both his left and right, carrying terrifying heat as it exploded behind him and raised a wave of fire.
That wave of fire struck Fang Li's back like a shockwave, boosting the speed of his rapidly charging body by another level. Like a flash of light, he instantly appeared before Tengusa Shirou.
"...!?"
Tengusa Shirou was immediately taken aback.
What answered this Creation God was a cold voice.
"Unfortunately, ranged attacks like this are useless before these eyes."
The instant those words fell, the blade flashed again.
"Flash Sheath—One Scene Seven Nights!"
The godspeed slash was like a comet suddenly appearing in the heavens, trailing a snow-white streak as it broke through the barriers of space and transformed into a fatal flash aimed at Tengusa Shirou.
"Pfft!"
Like a balloon being punctured, that godspeed flash