Isshiki's face remained expressionless after hearing Qingyun's words. "We'll have to see whether you have what it takes!"
As he spoke, Isshiki abruptly vanished. At the same time, a tremendous suction force seized Qingyun, pulling him rapidly forward.
When Isshiki reappeared, he was already behind Qingyun. A fair-skinned hand reached for Qingyun's heart, seemingly slow but actually as fast as lightning.
Bang!
Just as Isshiki decided Qingyun was nothing special, the body he had believed to be solid abruptly exploded under his palm. Isshiki's pupils contracted, and without a second thought, he used spatial teleportation to leave his position.
Sure enough, the moment Isshiki moved, Qingyun emerged from the void and slashed at him. Had Isshiki been even a ten-thousandth of a second slower, Qingyun's sword would have cleaved him in two.
Qingyun was not surprised that his strike had failed to kill Isshiki. If an old fox who had lived for thousands of years could be killed so easily, he would not have deserved to live that long.
The Mangekyo in Qingyun's eyes spun rapidly. Although Isshiki was nowhere to be seen in this space, Qingyun's keen perception of spatial fluctuations still revealed his hiding place. He fired Sunset Divine Might into the empty space above and to his left.
Whoosh!!!
As Qingyun unleashed Sunset Divine Might, golden flames erupted from his left eye. The surrounding air warped under their heat, rippling with countless folds as though even space itself were burning.
Seeing that Qingyun had detected his hiding place, Isshiki dared not be careless. He immediately released a repulsive force, pushing the golden flames back toward Qingyun, then raced after them like lightning.
Qingyun's lips curled slightly. Pretending he could do nothing about the golden flames, he allowed them to engulf him. As Isshiki drew close, Qingyun slowly