Just before the blinding pillar of light swallowed the Nightmare Star, a flash of ashen light burst from its bow and collided with the pillar.
The two radically different energies interacted, and the pillar of light finally dissipated. Yet the Nightmare Star still stood high in the sky, not shot down.
At some point, Yang Yi had changed into a suit of pitch-black armor and planted himself at the bow, both hands still holding the pose of a sword swing. White smoke continually rose from his armor.
Ahead of him, nearly half the Nightmare Star's bow had vanished.
But when that terrifying destructive force reached Yang Yi, it was forcibly halted, unable to advance another inch.
"...He blocked it?!"
The Divine Eagle Knight froze for a moment, never expecting that even Supreme Holy Slash would fail to kill Yang Yi.
For Yang Yi, blocking it had not actually been easy either. He had unleashed five Oathbreaker Slashes in rapid succession to neutralize the power of that shot.
But he was excited.
This was the first time he had met a Paladin's Supreme Holy Slash head-on without resorting to special measures.
His opponent was powerful, but no longer so powerful that he inspired despair as before.
Yang Yi even felt he could defeat this Paladin without resorting to special measures. First... he had to close the distance and eliminate his opponent's range advantage.
His attention shifted to the deck. By now, there were no living Limb Spider Soldiers left aboard, only severed limbs scattered everywhere.
Mars had risen to his feet again, but his appearance had completely changed. Legs from some unknown Limb Spider Soldier had been attached beneath him, restoring his mobility.
As for the other wounded, they had all recovered under Dara's virtually miraculous Healing, including Zhao Tie, who