The God-Slaying Spear in Xuan Qianyu's hand shone brilliantly. Mysterious runes swirled around the shaft as if they were alive, and her aura rose to its peak. The surrounding space seemed to freeze under the force of her power, and even time appeared to stop at that moment.
La sensed an unprecedented threat of death. A trace of panic flashed through his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by resolve. He thrust the Holy Sword into his own chest, using his vital essence as a guide to awaken the most ancient power hidden deep within the sun. His body began to burn, transforming into a mass of pure solar flame. The heat of the flames was so intense that the surrounding air was scorched away, forming a vacuum.
Xuan Qianyu showed no fear. With a sharp cry, she shot toward the mass of solar flame like lightning. The God-Slaying Spear spun rapidly in her hand, and a huge vortex of energy formed at its tip. An aura resembling Chaos radiated from the vortex, as if it intended to devour everything.
The instant Xuan Qianyu came into contact with the solar flame, the entire world was flooded with dazzling light. Within that radiance, the God-Slaying Spear and the solar flame engaged in a desperate struggle. The solar flame constantly eroded Xuan Qianyu's protective divine power, attempting to reduce her to ashes, while the vortex of energy formed by the God-Slaying Spear desperately absorbed the solar flame's energy. The two forces reached a stalemate.
At this critical moment, Xuan Qianyu injected the power of her soul into the God-Slaying Spear. The shaft shook violently, its runes bursting with blinding light, and the vortex's suction suddenly intensified. Under that tremendous pull, the solar flame began to be suppressed, while La's soul let out