Gwen smiled and nodded, noticing the differences between the same moves Yanqing had used on two separate occasions.
By now, Yanqing's all-out attacks had covered the sparring ground in frost, leaving only the patch beneath Gwen's feet unchanged.
"Still, since you've run out of moves, how about taking a look at a sword strike I only recently figured out?"
Gwen knocked Yanqing away with a thrust, leaving another dark mark on the young swordsman as he spoke loudly.
"Please instruct me, sir."
At those words, Yanqing's tired eyes lit up, and he answered excitedly.
"Ha... Watch closely..."
Gwen laughed loudly and hurled the Spear of Sunlight into the sky. It exploded above the sparring ground, transforming into a crimson domain of searing heat.
Corona of Sunlight
Crimson radiance blanketed heaven and earth, bringing with it an oppressive scorching heat.
The frost Yanqing had left across the sparring ground instantly vanished. The surrounding trees wilted at once, and even Jing Yuan and Fu Xuan, watching from the side, felt as though they were standing beneath the surface of a star. Beads of sweat involuntarily appeared on their foreheads.
"This is..."
Fu Xuan instinctively sensed something unusual—
For both her and Jing Yuan, the general, to start sweating involuntarily in an instant, the temperature here had clearly reached an outrageous level.
At such temperatures, forget the surrounding trees—even the sparring ground itself should have caught fire immediately.
Yet in reality, nothing had happened to the sparring ground. It was simply very "hot," people and terrain alike.
Jing Yuan, on the other hand, casually wiped the sweat from his brow. Looking at the scorching domain overhead, like a star itself, a thoughtful expression appeared on his face. His hand quietly settled on his formation saber in case anything went wrong—
Jing Yuan got