If Xiu Yuan took him down that easily, Xiu Yuan would be disappointed.
Although Xiu Yuan outclassed him completely, that only applied to technique. The gap in their raw strength was not all that vast.
Zhongli stamped hard against the ground, spear in hand, and thrust toward Xiu Yuan like a meteor, trailing fierce winds.
Seeing him charge, Xiu Yuan met him with his blade.
BOOM!!!
Space trembled as though struck by an earthquake. A massive tsunami surged across the tranquil sea, fierce winds uprooted the surrounding trees, and powerful shock waves swept through everything nearby.
Their immense powers clashed, erupting in purple lightning and golden sparks.
From their earlier exchanges, Morax had realized that he could not beat Xiu Yuan at wielding elemental power, making close combat his best option.
But Xiu Yuan was no slouch in close combat either. Having fought through several lifetimes, he possessed no less experience than Morax.
"You made the right choice," Xiu Yuan praised him.
"That choice will make you taste defeat," the ever-proud Morax declared.
BOOM!!!!
Both forces erupted in full, knocking them apart. After exchanging a single glance, they clashed again.
Their attacks grew faster and stronger, shattering mountains and boiling the sea.
Every clash sent tremendous shock waves through the air.
Neither had managed to defeat the other after more than a hundred exchanges, and Xiu Yuan no longer intended to hold back.
The reason he had fought Morax for so long was to make him understand that he could not defeat Xiu Yuan with either elemental manipulation or close combat. His aim was to ensure that Morax would accept his defeat wholeheartedly.
Now that over a hundred exchanges had passed, Xiu Yuan stopped pulling his punches.
When Xiu Yuan fought with both his weapon and his elemental power, the