Inside the barrier, the spar between Li Zhu and Taiyi had already lasted a full three days.
Over those three days, they went from initial probing to giving it their all, practically reshaping the entire Stone Forest region. Their battlefield was littered with glassed-over craters, rock layers burned white, and intertwined scorching ravines. Both seemed to possess astonishingly deep reserves of magic power. Though their auras had declined somewhat after such intense clashes, they remained vigorous, and their fighting spirits only grew fiercer.
Li Zhu's Southern Bright Leaving Fire brought "spirit" and "change" to their utmost limits. The flames could be hard or soft—at times becoming countless fire feathers that shot forth together, at times condensing into a massive flaming shield, and at others transforming into innumerable threadlike firelines that slipped through every opening in search of Taiyi's weaknesses. Her control over flame had already reached a miraculous level.
Taiyi's True Sun Fire, meanwhile, had always embodied the domineering principle of overwhelming all techniques with sheer force. No matter how endlessly you changed, he would break it with a single punch. His Fist Intent grew ever more condensed, while the phantom of a great sun accompanying his fist became clearer and more radiant. Its scorching brilliance even carried the power to burn the Divine Soul, as though it would evaporate both his opponent and their divine abilities alike. His fighting style was full of sheer force and a pressing nature.
It could be said that each held the winning aspect in their battle. Li Zhu excelled in subtle change, while Taiyi was stronger in pure power. After three days of uninterrupted fighting, they had traded attacks and defenses, neither able to do anything to the other.
Li Zhu could not break through Taiyi's True Sun Fire defensive perimeter, which was