Two towering figures, each a hundred zhang tall, moved at the same instant amid the ruins.
No buildup, no probing. They simply charged straight into each other.
Di Tian's right fist arrived first, wrapped in Taotie's phantom as it slammed toward Qi Wu's face.
Qi Wu did not dodge. He met it with his left fist, and gold and dark red exploded between them. The shock wave stripped another layer from the ground. Both retreated half a step, then stepped forward again in unison.
The second punch.
Qi Wu's right fist swept upward from below, smashing into Di Tian's jaw.
Di Tian's head snapped back, and a patch of dark red patterns shattered at the point of impact.
Before his head had even straightened, Di Tian swept his left elbow across, smashing into the side of Qi Wu's neck.
Golden cracks spread from Qi Wu's neck to his shoulder, and fragments of stone rained from their edges.
Neither stopped. Qi Wu drove his knee into Di Tian's abdomen, and Di Tian drove his own knee into Qi Wu's abdomen.
Both colossi doubled over at the same instant, then sprang upright together.
Di Tian's fist slammed into Qi Wu's chest, and Qi Wu's fist slammed into Di Tian's chest.
Their four fists struck in alternating blows, each carrying the full weight of a hundred-zhang giant.
The ground was gone. They stood on shattered foundations, with nothing beneath their feet but loose rubble and fractured strata.
Di Tian stepped into empty space and pitched slightly forward. Qi Wu seized the opening and slammed a fist into Di Tian's shoulder.
The dark red giant's shoulder sank half a foot, and his entire right arm briefly hung limp.
Di Tian did not wait for his right arm to recover. His left fist had already