A dim sun hung high overhead in the central district of Dusk City. A boom rang out as two auras collided. The phantom of a massive blood beast and that of a sun-fury lion crashed into each other. The lion lunged and tore at it, only to have its throat clamped in the blood beast's claws. The sight was spectacular.
The scarlet cloak snapped wildly in the wind pressure. Wielding a claymore, the Blazing Sun King, Ashlot, strode forward step by step. Wherever he passed, he left blazing-red footprints that soon filled with lava.
With a boom, the earth trembled. Su Xiao and the Blazing Sun King vanished simultaneously. When they reappeared, they were already within arm's reach, their great blades crashing together.
Crack!
Blood-colored lightning appeared in the sky beneath the dim sun. Its thunder drowned out the clash of weapons. Space shattered across dozens of kilometers around them, seemingly destroyed by the lightning's heavenly might. In truth, it had been shattered by the power of their exchanged blows.
A wave of heat rushed at him. Su Xiao smelled scorching fumes, and at the same time, Dragon Slayer Flash's durability plummeted. This was clearly the powerful ability of the Blazing Sun Claymore. The last False King had wielded it without displaying even a tenth of its power. Even Ashlot, the final Sun King, could only unleash fifty or sixty percent of it.
Even so, Su Xiao felt the pressure surge. His 732 points of true Strength were already inferior to the Blazing Sun King's 800 points. Moreover, this was while the power-suppression effect of the "Darkmoon Ritual" was active. Otherwise, the Blazing Sun King's physical attributes would have been even stronger. After all, he was a supreme powerhouse.
Even a newly advanced supreme powerhouse was not someone an absolute