The second phantom axe strike of the Heaven-Opening Axe landed precisely on the same crack in the massive dual-colored shield before the aftershocks of the first had fully dissipated. The two forces stacked upon the same point, like a massive hammer repeatedly forging the same anvil, causing the cracks across the surface of the Heavenly Dao avatar's dual-colored shield to spread visibly over the entire shield. Fine fragments of laws continuously spilled from those cracks, like droplets seeping from a sheet of breaking ice, turning into fleeting strands of light within Chaos.
The Heavenly Dao avatar's expression darkened further as the cracks spread. It simultaneously concentrated the power of the Purple Qi Fly-Whisk and the demonic sword upon the fractured area, attempting to mend the spreading cracks through the restoration of laws. But the Pangu True Body's third phantom axe strike arrived close behind, cleaving precisely into the area where the cracks were most densely gathered. With the three axe strikes layered atop one another, a tangible fissure stretching across more than half the shield appeared upon the dual-colored shield's surface.
"Your rate of repair cannot keep up with This Seat's rate of attack." The Pangu True Body's voice rang out through Chaos for the first time. It was like the first rumble of thunder at the dawn of creation—deep, yet carrying an essential force capable of piercing the void, making the entire region of Chaos tremble. "Though the Heavenly Dao's framework is complete, that completeness also means every node bears greater tension. When that tension is concentrated enough, even the sturdiest framework will begin to shatter from within."
The Heavenly Dao avatar did not answer, but the Purple Qi Fly-Whisk and demonic sword in its hands changed form simultaneously—the Purple Qi Fly-Whisk transformed into a purple Long Spear spanning