Cangwu's figure was blasted backward from the heart of the explosion. This time, he flew several hundred zhang, smashing through three floating mountain peaks along the way as shattered rocks filled the sky.
By the time he came to a stop, thirty percent of the sword-feathers on his wings had fallen away, exposing the blood-smeared wing bones beneath.
He raised his head, a thread of purple blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. As he looked at Ye Lin, the shock in his eyes could no longer be concealed.
"You..."
"Third form, Five Elements Cycle."
Ye Lin's voice drifted over from afar. Though it was perfectly calm, it sent a bone-deep chill through Cangwu.
Ye Lin raised a hand and pressed downward.
The power of the Five Elements between heaven and earth instantly erupted into turmoil. The laws of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth converged at once, forming a spinning five-colored wheel above Cangwu's head.
The wheel turned, the Five Elements generating and restraining one another. Boundless shredding force erupted amid their generation and restraint, engulfing the entire stretch of void where Cangwu stood.
"Not good!"
Cangwu unleashed the full extent of his cultivation, his purple sword slashing out nine times in succession as he tried to cleave apart the five-colored wheel.
Yet when his sword force struck the wheel, it was like a clay ox entering the sea, instantly ground away by the power of the Five Elements' generation and restraint.
The wheel slowly descended. Its vast shredding force rolled over Cangwu's body, pressing him down until he bent at the waist.
Crack!
Crack!
Crack!
The sword-feathers covering Cangwu's body shattered in sheets, fragments fluttering down like snow.
Dense wounds surfaced across his body. Blood seeped from them, staining his purple feathers a dark red.
He dropped