Boom!!!
Silvery-white light exploded like a bursting star.
The time domain shattered completely under the World-Cutting Slash, dissolving into countless motes of light that faded into the air.
The explosion's shock wave drove Svarog back several steps, his feet plowing deep furrows in the ground.
He steadied himself and raised his head to look at Qi Wu. His gray-blue eyes were filled with shock.
"You... how did you do that?"
Qi Wu stood in the center of the arena, his golden pupils slowly returning to their mismatched colors.
He smiled at Svarog and slipped both hands back into his pockets.
"Your time law is impressive. But my space law doesn't pass through your time domain." He paused. "You're in my space. You can't trap me."
Svarog fell silent. He watched Qi Wu, complicated emotions churning in his gray-blue eyes.
He drew a deep breath and tried to invoke his time law again. Silvery-white light flickered in his palm, then dimmed like a lamp snuffed out by the wind.
Cursed technique burnout!
That also dashed his hopes of using Domain Expansion again.
His body trembled slightly, cold sweat seeping from his forehead.
Using his domain repeatedly had already exhausted his power over the laws.
The time law was no ordinary ability. Every use consumed his life force. He gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, unwilling to accept it. Unwilling to admit defeat just like this.
"Kid..." His voice was low and hoarse. "You think this means you've won?"
He grabbed the Great Axe embedded in the arena and gripped its haft with both hands. One last spark of fighting spirit flared in his gray-blue eyes.
The cold gleam of the axe blade illuminated his face. Its silvery-white glow had faded, replaced by a purer ice-blue light.
"This axe is called