The two streams of Sword Qi were vast and majestic, as though they had split the heavens and earth of this little world in two, each claiming one half.
The sword intent swirling overhead rose steadily, but unlike Gong Qi's, the aura above Gong San was pure, entirely made up of surging Destruction Sword Intent.
The aura above Gong Qi's head changed in countless ways, each different from the next.
With their respective sword souls supporting them at the center, both were magnificent and as steady as mountains and rivers.
The two Myriad Swords Return to Soul techniques collided once more, but this time, there was no longer a one-sided outcome.
When Gong San's Destruction Sword Qi collided with Gong Qi's Sword Qi, it was no longer like rotten wood crumbling away.
Under normal circumstances, one of Gong San's streams of Destruction Sword Qi required two of Gong Qi's streams of Sword Qi to withstand it.
This did not mean Gong Qi's Myriad Swords Return to Soul was inferior to Gong San's. It merely meant there was an enormous gap between Gong Qi's strength and Gong San's.
Such a gap could not be bridged in a short while.
The two tides of sword intent clashed for an unknown length of time, exploding into wave after wave of Sword Qi in the air.
Gong Qi had spent twice as much Immortal Qi before finally blocking Gong San's Myriad Swords Return to Soul.
However, after her moment of enlightenment, the Immortal Qi Gong Qi needed to use Myriad Swords Return to Soul had already decreased by more than half.
Even after using twice as much to contend with Gong San, she still had plenty of Immortal Qi left, enough to support her in immediately unleashing her next move—the Phoenix Annihilation Sword.
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