The sharp claw tips collided with the burning blade of the axe.
Immense force erupted, and the entire building shook with a thunderous crash. Both sides involuntarily took a step back.
The impact from the axe blade and the turbulence of Source Matter made Huai Shi's vision go dark. The untransformed Axe of Fury could barely withstand the Praiser's mutated claws.
Or rather, the black staff lines entwined around those claws dripped thick, black fluid. Eternal pain spread with it like venom.
Yet the claws burned by fury were swiftly coated in a layer of bleak white frost.
Freeze!
"What is this..."
The Praiser froze for an instant and looked toward Huai Shi.
Layers of frost bloomed beneath the young man's feet, slowly spreading through the performance composed of bitter wind and blizzard.
After attaining Lord of the Clouds' understanding of manipulating the four seasons, the symphony's performance had directly stirred the celestial phenomena of the frozen city.
This was the further pinnacle he had attained after advancing and receiving Shangquan's guidance...
"No, even if colleagues are supposed to hope their colleagues die, isn't this a bit much?" Huai Shi asked helplessly. "Weren't we having a great chat just now? Why did you turn on me so suddenly?"
"Hm? Had you not already agreed to my request to gather material?"
The Praiser licked the frost from his fingertips, savoring the lingering taste of the Axe of Fury, gradually becoming intoxicated. "Why not fulfill my wish? I shall surely remember your generous support!"
Within those scarlet pupils, the young man before him surged with brilliant radiance—countless sweet and wondrous inspirations flowed from his living soul!
It made one's fingers itch with appetite!
Drool-worthy...
"Please grant it to me, Lord Huai Shi."
He spread his arms, laughed, and lunged forward. "Save me