Water and fire, ice and flame—two extremes, opposing forces, faced each other at arm's length in an instant.
"No! None of this is right!"
The moment Wang Xian cried out—
A new mutation occurred!
The transparent water sword that had slashed toward the heavens suddenly rippled along its blade, then began evaporating from the tip.
It did not disperse, but sublimated!
It transformed into wisps of white vapor. Then, in midair, those wisps condensed anew, becoming countless tiny crystalline sword shadows, like a galaxy hanging upside down.
The burning fire sword also exploded the instant it pierced the void!
It was not destruction!
It was blooming!
Thousands upon thousands of sparks burst forth like fireflies in midsummer. Every spark was a thread of tiny sword intent. They leaped and spun through the air, ultimately merging into a sea of divine flames that set heaven and earth ablaze.
The crystalline galaxy and the sea of divine flames spiraled and intertwined through the void.
Then the most inconceivable scene unfolded—the two utterly different Sword Qi began to merge under Wang Xian's gaze.
It was not a simple stacking of forces, but a fusion like the two fish of yin and yang, head linked to tail!
There was fire within the ice, and ice within the fire!
In the end, they merged into one, becoming black-and-white Sword Qi that slashed toward the heavens!
The Sword Qi seemed slow, yet in an instant it had already reached the depths of the firmament.
The sky was cleaved in two. Night descended on the left, with stars flickering into view; on the right, it was as bright as day, clouds and rosy light filling the heavens. Day and night shared the same sky, yin and yang appeared together!
It took a full three breaths before the