Bzzzzzz.
The Thunder Wielder recalled the Nine-Section Whip he had sent flying. By now, the little boat had already reached shore, but it was still within his attack range. He gripped one end of the Nine-Section Whip with both hands and spun it, the lightning whip lashing black marks into the sand, then abruptly took a step back.
Sonia's face went pale at the sight, and she quickly ducked behind Ash. "Careful!"
But it was already too late. The Thunder Wielder suddenly stepped forward, his hands crossing as he lashed out. The two nine-section lightning whips snapped together like shears, viciously cutting toward Ash!
This was the savage move that had nearly whipped a psychological shadow into Sonia. Though it did not even count as a miracle, the kinetic force from the Nine-Section Whip's spinning lashes, combined with the properties of Thunder Art, gave it tremendous destructive power. It was also extremely hard to dodge. Getting hit was so painful it practically made the soul tremble, comparable to stubbing your little toe on a cabinet leg and shattering the toenail along with it.
"Quiet. You're disturbing me while I ponder the ultimate mystery of the world."
Ash raised an eyebrow, stabbed his sword hard into the little boat, and the Sword Body Bulwark enveloping them immediately glowed with a faint golden light, meeting the Thunder Wielder's lethal Thunder Scissors head-on!
Bzzzzzzzz!
The Nine-Section Whip wrapped once around the outside of the Sword Body Bulwark, but it simply could not break through this transparent barrier. Meanwhile, several chips inexplicably burst out of the longsword Ash was bracing himself on, but because of the special properties of the Void Realm, the longsword quickly returned to its original state.
"Glory's adornment is beauty by nature; radiant dragon hues, phoenix splendor."
The bloodshot threads