As the sword shadows gradually faded and were about to fail, Shen Luo rode the Black Lotus Platform skyward, Xuanyuan Divine Sword in hand, and charged straight into the immense sword light.
In an instant, the radiance atop the sword light surged, showing signs of solidifying from its illusory state.
Within the sword light, Shen Luo likewise raised his sword and slashed. The sword light, which had nearly collapsed, abruptly swelled in power and pressed back against the axe shadow.
"Let it end here!" Chi You laughed aloud and also flew into the axe shadow.
He suddenly let out a thunderous roar. Demonic energy surged violently from his body and poured entirely into the Heaven-Splitting Axe, transforming its heart-palpitating aura of annihilation into an absolute aura of destruction.
It sought to destroy everything before it, to destroy all who stood in its way.
Nie Caizhu and the others watching the battle had felt their hearts pounding wildly at first, but now they seemed to have stopped beating. Everyone knew the final showdown had arrived. They held their breaths, even forgetting how to breathe.
The next instant, an even greater explosion rang out. They all groaned at nearly the same moment, blood flowing from their eyes, ears, mouths, and noses. They had already been injured simply by the force of that sound.
Everyone came to their senses and hurriedly used their divine abilities to protect one another, bracing themselves for the coming violent impact.
Yet to their disbelief, neither the anticipated blast wave nor spatial rifts appeared. Not even a trace of explosive aftermath was produced.
They looked upward and saw only an incomparably brilliant sphere of light high in the sky. Its radiance was as dazzling as the blazing sun, making it impossible to look at directly.
But in the