"Five."
Halackwit's figure traced a black line through the air, receding farther and farther.
"Four."
Loa raised Hidden Abyss, pointing its tip toward the sky.
"Three."
Deep in the sky, a low rumble of thunder could faintly be heard.
"Two."
Halackwit seemed to sense something. He abruptly stopped and turned to look at Loa.
"What?"
"One!"
Boom!
The moonlit sky changed in an instant.
An enormous thunderstorm cloud burst open in the sky, blotting out the moonlight. Purple arcs of lightning leaped, collided, and gathered within it, giving off deafening roars.
The entire sky was dyed purple. Tiny arcs of electricity danced in the air, and even breathing carried a scorched smell.
In the distance, Wangcai strained with every ounce of strength to sustain the thunderstorm cloud, fur standing on end and blood seeping from the corners of the mouth.
Loa's sword force climbed to its peak at that moment.
"Thunder Profound Mystery-Nine Heavens Execution Platform!"
The phantom of an execution platform formed from battle-qi slowly emerged from the void.
It was a blue-purple execution platform formed from lightning, ancient and austere, bearing the unquestionable majesty of judgment. It was not fully solid, and its edges still had lightning's distinctive flicker and blur, but its outline was already clear enough-four lightning pillars, a platform, and faintly visible ancient patterns upon its surface.
The moment the execution platform appeared, the heavenly might drawn forth by the Nine Heavens Wind-Thunder Sword Force found a vessel.
The thunderstorm cloud Wangcai had gathered in the sky, along with the countless bolts of lightning still raging within it, was now drawn toward the execution platform. They converged into a force powerful enough to destroy heaven and earth, completely sealing off and suppressing the space around Halackwit.
Halackwit's expression changed drastically. He desperately drove his