"Senior Huo Li, forgive me!"
Fang Chen shouted and stopped dodging. He charged straight at Great Emperor Huo Li.
The Floating Immortal Sword hummed in his hand, its Dao Patterns glowing with a soft azure light.
He held back, using only about seventy percent of his Sword Momentum. His thrust aimed precisely at Great Emperor Huo Li's blade, seeking to turn it aside with a deft touch.
But Great Emperor Huo Li reacted far faster than he expected.
The instant the Fire Glazed Sword touched the Floating Immortal Sword, it shuddered as though alive. A torrent of ferocious flame power erupted from its blade and forcibly knocked Fang Chen's sword aside.
"What exquisite Swordsmanship!"
Fang Chen's eyes sharpened. Despite his own mastery of the sword, Great Emperor Huo Li's Sword Move still left him awestruck.
Scorching power surged through the hilt and into his arm. Pain stabbed through his Meridians, and the force sent him skidding back several yards.
"Huo Li is so strong after falling into madness!"
The Myna bird stared in surprise as Great Emperor Huo Li drove Fang Chen back.
"It's nearly reached Mid-Stage Ninth-Turn Immortal Emperor strength," the Myna bird told Little Crane. "Isn't that terrifying?"
"Kill!"
Great Emperor Huo Li pressed his advantage with a roar.
He spun rapidly through Chaos Space. Dark Red Sword Light swept outward from him like an enraged dragon set ablaze.
Wherever it passed, Chaos Currents shattered into fragments of energy. Scorching waves distorted the surrounding Void, making it ripple as though seen through fire.
Little Crane and everyone inside Spirit Crane Space watched in mounting tension.
Fang Chen's brows drew tight.
He could feel Great Emperor Huo Li's power climbing. Every strike grew more violent and harder to withstand.
The Dark Red flames on the Fire Glazed Sword burned