Elsewhere, Ma Tianyang abruptly soared upward, throwing back his head with a long howl. His crimson wings rose like blazing flames, their searing light illuminating his resolute face.
He beat his wings fiercely, pulling away from the ground beneath him and shooting straight into the heavens. His ascent was so ferocious that the whistle of torn air carried a formidable might.
As he shot upward, the master of the Heartless Tower, Bing Huo, also displayed astonishing flight abilities. She shone with the twin radiance of ice and fire, every beat of her wings accompanied by surging elemental power. Even the air around her alternately froze and boiled.
One behind the other, they climbed into the sky at astonishing speed, their radiance playing off each other as the distance between them rapidly closed. They maneuvered in flashy figure eights, beginning a contest of speed and power that burst like fireworks.
Two ninth-grade martial souls, sovereigns of the sky-flames of destruction and Bing Huo Double Explosion-set the heavens ablaze.
As for Chen Yu, he shifted slightly, instantly shutting out the surrounding uproar.
"Thunder Falls Across a Thousand Peaks, Rain Sweeps Across Ten Thousand Peaks. Sixth Soul Skill-Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Origin: Swords Ravage Heaven and Earth!"
Chen Yu murmured the words, then flicked his fingertips. Answering an ancient summons, the Seven Kill Sword transformed into myriad sword shadows, its flowing sword light dazzling beyond measure.
Every streak of sword radiance held agility and power. They interwove and collided in the air, producing a crisp, melodious symphony of metal as they wove an inescapable net that tightly encircled the Heartless Tower headquarters.
Chen Yu swept both arms outward. His sword momentum rose like a tide, and the sword light surged with it, gathering into a towering vortex of swords that