For the next ten minutes, the battlefield became a one-sided slaughter.
Sumadala unleashed the Great Void Steps and kept moving about, sometimes transforming into a sky full of afterimages to launch surprise attacks, sometimes condensing astral energy into energy spears.
He deployed every movement and attack technique of the Great Void Realm. Deep-blue light continuously exploded throughout the asteroid belt, yet he could not even touch the hem of Hua Qiang's clothes.
Hua Qiang strolled as though taking a leisurely walk through a courtyard, every strike landing precisely upon Sumadala's weak points.
Green energy sometimes turned into chains that bound him, sometimes condensed into massive hammers that smashed down fiercely. The seemingly casual attacks contained irresistible power.
Sumadala's protective astral energy was shattered again and again, and the crisp cracks of breaking bones rang out without cease.
"Damn it! I'll fight you to the death!"
Sumadala burned his origin energy, erupting with one final blaze of dazzling light. Gathering every last scrap of strength, he threw a killing punch.
Hua Qiang's gaze sharpened slightly, and green radiance surged from his right fist as he threw a simple punch.
The instant the two fists collided, the deep-blue brilliance crumbled away like ice and snow melting.
Sumadala let out a shrill, miserable scream. His body flew backward like a kite with its string cut, crashing heavily beside Sumadala.
Every bone in his body was shattered, his limbs twisted at grotesque angles. Only his eyes remained wide open, filled with unwillingness and despair.
The two brothers lay limp amid the rubble, their blood dyeing the surrounding star-rock red. In the deathly silent asteroid belt, they looked especially miserable.
The explosions in the asteroid belt still echoed in his ears, but Leng Xuan in the cruiser's command cabin had long since gone pale as