"I'm serious about playing with fire too!"
Fire Cloud snorted coldly. A terrifying blaze flowed from his fingertips like liquid.
The flames pressed the air until it crackled and squealed. Golden-red sparks scattered outward, burning even space into a glazed, glasslike state.
The flames merged into the Primordial Phoenix Thorn Feather. With a sweep of his great hand, Fire Cloud slashed out a sword radiance like colored glaze.
"Star-Pole Divine Flame, Sword Shattering the Void!"
Beneath Fire Cloud's strike, the heavens seemed to split apart, and the blazing flames filling the sky were cleaved open.
The sword radiance struck Twilight Ancestor, blasting him away and sending feathers flying everywhere.
"Crackle, crackle—!!"
Bursts of fiery light exploded with sharp crackling sounds.
Fire Cloud stepped through the void, crossing the distance between himself and Twilight Ancestor and appearing behind him.
"Sword Stabilizing Qiankun!"
In an instant, Fire Cloud thrust out his sword.
A sword radiance pierced straight through Twilight Ancestor's body, tearing apart hundreds of thousands of miles of land.
"Ah! The pain is killing me!"
Twilight Ancestor let out a pained shriek. The feathers on his body radiated a terrifying power of utmost yang.
A dense power of utmost yang erupted, transforming into a bird's beak that opened wide and swallowed toward Fire Cloud.
"Beast, don't you dare run wild!!"
Fire Cloud shouted fiercely, his voice carrying an indescribable majesty, as though the sound of the Dao had manifested and resounded.
In an instant, Fire Cloud struck out with his palm. As the palm imprint descended, the primordial firmament shattered, holes opened in the void, and firelight soared into the heavens.
A terrifying shockwave assaulted Twilight Ancestor, leaving silver-gray ripples of energy in its wake.
"Crack! Crack!!"
Crisp cracking sounds rang through the air.
The terrifying force directly shattered space, and