Without another word, the moment they unfolded their True Bodies, the two colossal beings clashed.
The hammer in Richard's hand looked plain and unadorned, yet every swing carried the force of heaven collapsing and earth caving in.
It was the simplest attack in the world, yet also the hardest to withstand.
All methods were shattered before absolute power.
Faced with such hammer blows, the Dimensional Avatar suddenly saw the image of the Titan King swinging his hammer in ages past. The same heaven-toppling, earth-shattering force. The same unstoppable might.
"Good!"
The Dimensional Avatar shouted, and the warhammer in his hand suddenly melted, becoming an immensely sturdy brass shield.
If Taral Peak had been present, he would certainly have recognized this shield as the weapon once wielded by a Titan Dominator among the Star-Herding Titans.
That Dominator had been renowned for his spear and shield. His fighting style was to use the shield to withstand attacks, then counterattack in the intervals between them. His combat techniques could practically be called rudimentary.
Yet this Dominator had been one of the Star-Herding Titans' most accomplished masters of combat.
Sometimes, simplicity represented the complete absence of anything superfluous.
Boom!
The heavy hammer came down, and the brass shield's surface rippled like water beneath the blow.
At the center of the impact, a deep dent had nearly pierced straight through the shield.
"That's fierce!"
The Dimensional Avatar laughed loudly. A brass spear suddenly appeared in his other hand, the one not holding the shield.
The next moment, the spear thrust out.
This strike came precisely at the moment when the force behind Richard's attack was fading. At this point, Richard's energy had not yet begun to gather for another move, while his previous move could no longer be altered. It was the best possible moment