Clang!
The greatsword collided with the spear.
The distinctive metallic ring echoed across Ceylan City's central square.
Like a stake driven into the ground, most of the illusory figure's body was smashed beneath the surface.
Qin Ran's strength, the weight of [Words of Arrogance], and the acceleration of his descent had pushed this strike far beyond his normal peak.
More importantly, after gathering his strength on high for so long, Qin Ran had prepared more than just this one blow.
The blazing Bloodline Flame shot toward the illusory figure the instant Qin Ran used the recoil to leap up and turn in midair.
Whoosh!
Flames surged, but they could not obscure the countless shadows of kicking legs.
[Hundredfold Kick]!
The sky above the illusory figure seemed to disappear beneath Qin Ran's kicks.
One became ten, and ten became a hundred.
Kick followed kick, each faster and stronger than the last.
[Hand-to-Hand Combat: Transcendent Leg Combat]!
[Besika Leg-Kicking Art: Charge-Up]!
The two skill effects stacked together, pushing Qin Ran's strength and agility beyond their normal limits and turning his attack into a raging tidal wave.
There was not a single pause.
The barrage simply engulfed the burning illusory figure.
It seemed to have been reduced to ashes.
Yet Qin Ran, still in midair, lightly tapped his toes.
[Modi's Leap]!
A dim light flashed over [Modi's Boots]. Qin Ran, who had been as violent as an erupting volcano a moment earlier, now rose as gracefully as a bird.
Whoosh!
A spear thrust out of empty space, grazing the soles of Qin Ran's boots.
The illusory figure emerged from the void, its human, lion, and snake heads fixing their three different pairs of eyes on Qin Ran.
"Judgment!"
The illusory figure roared again.
But it vanished once more as Qin Ran swung [Words