A pillar of light shot skyward from the point of collision, blasting a vast hole through the clouds. The pillar illuminating Mary Geoise made all the generals locked in fierce combat pause for an instant.
Lü Bu was embroiled in battle with Saint Figarland Garling, Giratina's Shadow Power and Saint Garling's swordsmanship intertwining wildly in the air. Sensing the oncoming shockwave, the two peerless warriors locked in their duel to the death both paused for a tenth of a second, then launched into an even more frenzied exchange.
Meanwhile, above the Nether Hall, Gan Ning and Saint Salika both bore the impact of their head-on clash.
Gan Ning's armor shattered piece by piece under the impact, exposing his sturdy, scar-covered chest. A trickle of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, but the light in his eyes was frighteningly bright. He did not retreat a single step.
Part of Saint Salika's black cloak was torn away, revealing the body beneath-a body pieced together from gray-white bones, with no heart in its chest, only a constantly spinning core of death energy. The ghostly flames in his eye sockets flickered erratically. Clearly, that last blow had injured him considerably as well.
"You actually blocked the Underworld Gate." Saint Salika's voice remained hoarse, but he spoke noticeably faster than before. "Your water isn't ordinary water."
"No shit." Gan Ning wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "My water fought its way out of the sea. Every drop holds the vitality the ocean has amassed over thousands upon thousands of years. My Kyogre power is true divine power. That little bit of death energy of yours doesn't measure up!"
He drew a deep breath, and the Kyogre Fruit's power began surging wildly through his body. Then he made a move that