Bang!
The air shook, waves of force surging out and scattering countless snowflakes. The instant their fists collided, Zhao Yuan shuddered and staggered backward, stamping a string of footprints into the snow.
Bibi Dong remained firmly rooted in place, immovable as a mountain. Only the ground beneath her feet jolted, blasting a broad swath of snow in every direction.
"Watch closely. This is how you use a fist!"
Bibi Dong stepped forward as though she had shrunk the earth to an inch. Her figure flashed, and she appeared before the still-retreating Zhao Yuan.
"Limit..."
She stamped down on the earth. A savage force rose from beneath her feet, coursed up her legs and straight into her spine. Like a raging dragon bursting from the sea, it surged through her entire body before gathering in her right arm.
"Annihilation!"
Bang!
Just as before, Bibi Dong's fist sent Zhao Yuan flying far away. He crashed into the fighters behind him, shaking the ground and knocking another cluster of figures off their feet.
"There's still quite a while before dawn. Our test needs to continue."
She looked up at the sky and smiled, murmuring, "You promised to take me to see the sunrise. Liar."
Then she turned her gaze toward where Zhao Yuan had landed and waited quietly. Soon, his towering figure appeared before her again, and another one-sided battle began.
A brilliant red glow gradually rose along the distant eastern horizon. Dawn was approaching.
Clang... clang... clang...
Suddenly, the clear, ringing sound of a retreat gong came from the Heaven Dou Empire's formation, carrying far and wide across the entire battlefield.
"A retreat gong?"
Bibi Dong stopped and looked back toward the Heaven Dou Empire's position, somewhat puzzled.
The Star Luo Empire's position was already on the verge of collapse. Perhaps