Terrifying blade energy raged. A devastating flash of steel flickered, and Yun Lie was sent flying by a single slash.
His body slammed into the barrier behind him, then slid down it like a sheet of white paper and hit the ground hard.
At the sight, Heavenly Heart walked toward Yun Lie step by step, long saber in hand.
The flames that had filled the entire Arena earlier had vanished completely.
"Damn it."
Watching Heavenly Heart draw closer, Yun Lie cursed under his breath.
A horrific wound stretched across his body, so deep it had nearly split him in two.
The laws throughout his body ran wild, then faltered. His aura was feeble and weakening at a terrifying rate.
"I told you. Trash will always be trash."
Heavenly Heart gave a disdainful smile and struck.
"Trash? I won eighteen matches in a row! You think I won them lying down?"
Yun Lie roared, and endless flames surged toward her.
Heavenly Heart remained unruffled. An invisible barrier of blade energy enclosed her completely. No matter how fiercely the flames raged outside it, she stood unmoved.
"Slash."
Blade energy raged once more, sending Yun Lie flying again.
Golden Immortals possessed tenacious vitality, but attacks at their level were even stronger. Once gravely wounded by an opponent of the same realm, they could lose their ability to fight for a time.
That was exactly Yun Lie's condition now.
Heavenly Heart's earlier slash had nearly crippled him. Now his fighting strength had plummeted, leaving him utterly unable to withstand her fierce assault.
Wretched as Yun Lie looked, Heavenly Heart's onslaught was far from over. Each slash struck harder than the last.
As slash after slash fell, Yun Lie's aura continued to sink and fade.
"One last slash, and you're finished."
Heavenly Heart unleashed her