Gu Moxie turned into a streak of violet-white lightning, closing in beside Li Bufan in an instant.
He held two fingers of his right hand together like a sword. A point of intensely concentrated lightning gathered at their tips, like a miniature sun, and shot straight for Li Bufan's shoulder.
The strike looked casual, but the thunder intent within it was condensed to its utmost limit. Wherever the gust from his fingers passed, the air ionized into a violet-white curtain of light.
Li Bufan did not dodge.
He drove his right fist forward. Silver light gathered over his knuckles, forming a disk of moonlight.
The Silver Phoenix power of the Moonflare Divine Fist collided with Gu Moxie's lightning fingers, producing a crisp metallic clang.
Lightning and moonlight exploded, making the surrounding air hum with the shock.
At the same time, Meng Xinghe attacked from the other side.
His crimson longsword left its sheath. Water-fire divine intent alternated along the blade as he slashed, his sword force steady and heavy, like a mountain bearing down.
Li Bufan turned his left hand over, and the Seven Killings Blade appeared in his palm. Its blade gleamed green and blood-red, with dark crimson patterns flowing ceaselessly across it.
He swept the blade horizontally. Its light stretched out like a bolt of blood-colored silk and collided with Meng Xinghe's water-fire sword intent.
The instant blade and sword met, the two-colored radiance of water and fire exploded alongside the blood-red blade light, sending the courtyard's flower petals dancing through the air.
The three fought fiercely within the little courtyard.
Flashing blades and flickering swords, flying fire and shooting stars, thunder intertwined with sun and moon, mountains clashing with water and fire.
Gu Moxie's Thunder Arts were fierce and swift, every strike bearing destructive power; Meng Xinghe's