Pure Numbers

"That is..."

"The Golden Holy Garment, known as Absolute Defense?!"

"An SS-grade artifact-type talent! It actually exists!"

"I thought it was only a legend."

Many people watched in shock as the Golden Holy Garment emerged from the blonde sword maiden's body, like a blazing sun illuminating all directions.

Christina merged with the Holy Garment, and her aura surged severalfold in an instant.

The blonde swordswoman opened her eyes, and the golden divine light that shot forth pierced through a thousand meters of empty space and soared skyward, only to be extinguished with a single hand by Sikong.

"You are very strong."

Like a golden deity, Christina's voice was crisp and calm, yet it resounded across the heavens.

"But I will not lose."

"What a coincidence. I don't think I'll lose either." Sikong smiled. Clad in heavy thunder armor and wielding a battle halberd, his blood and qi were vigorous. His body was like a humanoid black hole, constantly devouring the surrounding origin energy. Dense purple lightning plasma flowed around him, and wherever he stood became a domain of thunder.

"Star Sword." Christina gripped the hilt with both hands, holding the holy sword upright before her as a pillar of golden light shot straight into the heavens.

In an instant.

The thunderclouds in the sky parted, revealing countless flickering golden stars. Tens of thousands of Sword Rain streaked down like meteors.

"Thunder Emperor Killing Art—"

Sikong laughed loudly and charged forward, dragging his thunder halberd behind him.

With a single sweep of his halberd—

"Greedy Wolf Swallows the Sun!!"

Boom!!

Accompanied by an earthshaking, terrifying peal of thunder, hundreds of millions of bolts of lightning gathered and took shape as a gigantic thunder wolf as vast as a mountain range, soaring into the sky.

Bang!!

The meteor-shower-like Sword Qi collided with