Ning Yi's brows lowered, pale golden Divine Word light already swirling around his fingertips. "So you really are pawns planted here by those God Ancestors?"
Li Changshun raised a hand to straighten his clothes, a faint smile still on his face. His expression and tone were exactly like Ning Yi's usual composure.
"Pawns is hardly the word. We merely came to take what rightfully belongs to us. Victory in this Venerable Battle, the Azure Luan God Kingdom's fortune, and your lives-all of it should be ours."
Before his words had faded, Li Changshun and Li Changyun moved simultaneously.
Their opening stances were identical to Ning Yi's and Situ Kong's, without the slightest difference.
The same Divine Word radiance surged, the same auras circulated, and even the angles of attack were exactly alike.
Four swords collided thunderously in midair. Violent shock waves erupted from the center of their clash, spreading outward and making the light barriers around the arena shake violently.
Ning Yi felt a familiar yet bizarre force strike the web of his hand. Not only did that power share the same origin as his own, it even seemed slightly stronger.
His heart tightened. Retreating half a step, he said gravely, "Their Divine Word Power is above ours. Be careful."
Situ Kong blocked a blow from Li Changyun, his expression equally grave. "It's not just their Divine Word Power. Even their moves and fighting styles are exactly like ours. This is so awkward!"
Meeting Ning Yi's gaze, Li Changshun scoffed. "We are you from another spacetime. We integrated all our powers a step earlier than you did. Everything about you is etched into our bones, so the outcome of today's battle was decided from the start."
Ning Yi snorted coldly. "Until the final moment, no one can say who will