Boom—
Nine enormous Fire Phoenixes, carrying the force to burn the heavens and boil the seas, slammed viciously into the black mist that blotted out the sky and covered the earth.
The violent shockwaves exploded in an instant.
Wang Canglan stood high in the air, and surprise suddenly surfaced in his formerly calm eyes.
He had thought that this all-out strike would be enough to burn that woman who did not know the height of heaven or depth of earth into ashes.
Yet when the sea of fire receded slightly, the black mist had not dispersed.
On the contrary, the enormous black-mist silhouette, like an ancient fiendgod, still stood in place without a scratch.
The black mist shook both arms.
The remaining Pure Yang True Fire was forcibly crushed apart.
Jiang Yuechu shot out from within the black mist.
Her five fingers clenched into a fist as she smashed straight at Wang Canglan's face.
Upon her fist,
dazzling crimson light intertwined with silver radiance.
Faint orchid-blue flames flickered over it as well.
Wang Canglan snorted coldly.
Faced with such close-quarters combat, he did not retreat. Instead, he laughed angrily. "Good!"
All the Pure Yang True Fire surged back, pouring madly into his limbs.
His originally fair skin instantly turned crimson-gold.
The two collided thunderously in midair.
Their fists met.
A dull sonic boom, like thunder from the Nine Heavens, resounded through the clouds.
The void trembled, and visible ripples of shockwaves spread wildly in every direction.
Wang Canglan had maintained an unruffled expression, but the instant the two forces collided, his face changed completely.
A tremendous force poured through his finger bones into his right arm.
"Wait..."
Jiang Yuechu's face was cold and stern. Having succeeded with one strike, she pressed forward.
Her elbow was like a blade, wrapped in