As he continuously formed hand seals, the ink-black longsword in his hand flashed.
Very soon, an ink-black crystal shield appeared beneath Mu Haiji!
"Boom!"
The ink-black crystal shield blocked the enormous flaming fist. It lasted only for the blink of an eye before shattering, then rapidly vanished as it fused with the flames...
But the crystal shield had also neutralized part of the flames, and the enormous flaming fist immediately shrank by roughly a tenth.
Mu Haiji's expression was extremely solemn. His hands continued forming seals. The instant the crystal shield disappeared, the ink-black longsword in his hand flashed again, and another ink-black crystal shield appeared beneath him.
"Boom!"
The second crystal shield had only just appeared when it was blasted apart again!
Then came the third, the fourth, the fifth...
These crystal shields were completely incapable of withstanding the flaming fist's impact, but every shield that appeared caused the flaming fist to shrink a little!
Mu Haiji was utterly helpless to do anything else.
If he were struck directly by the flaming fist, he would surely die without a chance of survival. He could only give it everything he had, vainly hoping to extinguish the flames.
Using the power of the Extinguish Spirit Sword in this manner consumed Mu Haiji enormously.
As he released crystal shield after crystal shield, Mu Haiji's face grew paler and paler...
When Mu Haiji could no longer hold on, he suddenly bit through the tip of his tongue and spat a mouthful of vital blood onto the Extinguish Spirit Sword.
Layer upon layer of ink-black light flashed across the surface of the Extinguish Spirit Sword. Mu Haiji then hurled the sword downward!
"Crack!"
The flames were finally extinguished!
But in their place was a gigantic fist glittering with golden light, and the enormous fist