Within the Void Turbulence, two figures clashed and sprang apart, only to collide again at even greater speed!
Clang! Clang!
Clang! Clang!
Sword and blade crossed in a frenzy too fast for the eye to follow. Every collision threw off blinding sparks and ripples of destruction.
The immortal and the devil darted across the starry sky. One moment they crashed together like meteors; the next they tangled like phantoms. Their speed and power were pushed to the limit!
Their figures constantly shifted positions, colliding tens of thousands of times in the blink of an eye.
The energy ripples from each collision whipped up a terrifying storm.
"Is that all you can do? Avenge Lina? What a joke!"
Jiuyue's voice remained clear and cold amid the fierce exchange. Her swordplay changed, abandoning head-on clashes for something ethereal and nimble.
"Roar! Insolent insect! I'll crush you inch by inch!"
Heka roared again and again, his blade growing ever more frenzied. As he swung the dark-red curved blade, countless twisted demonic shadows and shrill wails followed in its wake.
But Jiuyue's swordplay was exquisite. She always managed to slip past his edge or turn it aside with a deft touch. The precious sword seemed alive in her hand, graceful as a startled swan, fluid as a swimming dragon.
"Your anger only leaves you riddled with openings," Jiuyue said, her voice edged with cold.
"Shut up!" Heka flew into a complete rage. Demonic Flame boiled around him, and his aura climbed again, nearly breaking through the barrier of the Eighth Step.
"You've forced me to use this move. You should be proud! Demonization!"
Boom!
Terrifying demonic might erupted in full. Heka's demonic body kept swelling, his scales growing blacker and thicker as vicious, razor-sharp bone spurs sprouted from his joints.
His aura instantly surpassed