Elvoria tilted her head in amusement "What? You fell in love with me?"
Zhao Tian didn’t respond, and his gaze narrowed, the Arcane Enclave shimmering faintly as he prepared his next move.
The woman raised her hand, and the blood pooling around her coalesced into sharp, serrated whips that lashed out at him in erratic, unpredictable patterns.
However, Zhao Tian disappeared from her sight.
*whoosh*
The tendrils of blood struck empty air, and before she could react, he reappeared behind her, his sword glowing with a blue light.
*CLANG*
She barely managed to block his strike with a hastily formed shield of blood, but the force of the blow sent her skidding backward.
Huh? Elvoria was taken aback ’So it really is Teleportation. How bothersome.’
’He must have good understanding of space energy to do this... if Ebon Luohe people found him, they will surely use him to create that mass teleportation portals.’
Zhao Tian didn’t give her a chance to recover from her surprise.
*swoosh* He vanished again, reappearing to her left and slashing at her side.
*sleesh* A line of blood appeared on her arm as she twisted away and counterattacked with a sweeping arc of her blood whip.
Zhao Tian ducked under the attack, teleporting once more to appear above her.
He swung his sword downward, forcing her to leap back.
Flames danced along the edge of the sword, and with a sharp swing, he unleashed a torrent of fire toward her.
The woman raised her arms, summoning a wall of blood to block the attack.
*SWOOSH* The flames roared as they collided with the barrier, creating a hissing cloud of steam.
Zhao Tian teleported again, this time appearing at her flank.
His free hand crackled with lightning, and he thrust it forward, releasing a bolt of electricity.
*crackle* The lightning struck her shield, shattering it and forcing her to stumble.
"Enough!" she growled as her aura flared and the blood haze around her thickened.
Spikes erupted from the ground in every direction, but Zhao Tian dodged between them, teleporting again and again to evade the deadly traps.
He appeared above her once more, his sword crackling with red lightning.
Gripping the sword tightly, he swung his arm down unleashing a sweeping arc of red lightning.
BOOM!
The impact sent a shockwave rippling through the battlefield, scattering debris and leaving a scorched crater where the woman had stood.
Emerging from the smoke, her crimson eyes glowed in anger.
*flick* Zhao Tian materialized above her, his right hand glowing as a vortex of fire and wind swirled around him, coalescing into a blazing spear.
"Haa..." With a soft breath, he hurled the spear downward.
The woman leaped to the side, narrowly avoiding the attack as the spear struck the ground with explosive force, igniting the blood mist in a fiery detonation.
BOOOOM!
The force of the clash sent them both hurtling backward, but Zhao Tian recovered quickly, using his momentum to launch another teleportation attack.
*flick* He appeared at her side and clenched his fist tightly.
The punch landed against her ribs with a thunderous *crack*, sending her careening higher into the sky.
"Urgh..."
Zhao Tian teleported again, this time appearing above her.
His hand shot out, grabbing the collar of her tattered robe and he spun her in the air like a ragdoll before hurling her downward with all his strength.
*WHOOSH!* Her body shot toward the ground like a meteor, crashing into the earth below with a deafening *BOOM*.
The impact sent shockwaves rippling outward, the ground fracturing under the force of her landing.
Zhao Tian descended swiftly, his eyes locked onto the rising dust cloud.
Before the debris could even settle, she shot out of the crater, blood swirling around her fists as she charged at him.
*BAM* Her fist streaked toward his face, but Zhao Tian leaned to the side, narrowly dodging the blow and he countered immediately, driving his elbow toward her sternum.
*thud* The strike landed, causing her to grunt in pain, but she retaliated with a spinning kick aimed at his temple.
Zhao Tian raised his arm just in time, blocking the kick with a solid forearm guard.
"Not bad," he muttered, smirking despite the strain.
"Shut up!" she hissed, her other leg swinging around in a low arc to sweep his feet.
Zhao Tian jumped to evade, twisting mid-air as he delivered a downward punch.
She blocked it with crossed arms, but the force pushed her further into the ground, her feet carving trenches into the earth.
*swoosh* Zhao Tian ducked under a wild swing and countered with a swift uppercut, ice forming along his knuckles.
The ice shattered on impact, sending sharp shards into her face.
"Urgh..." She winced but used the momentum to headbutt him, the sudden attack catching him off guard.
’Fuck...’ The headbutt split his lip, blood dripping down his chin.
He appeared behind her again, locking his arms around her waist and with a deep breath, he suplexed her into the ground.
*THOOM* The earth cracked beneath the force, but she recovered almost instantly, flipping back onto her feet.
The two of them launched at each other, their fists colliding in mid-air with explosive energy.
*BOOM* The ground beneath them shattered further as shockwaves rippled out, the sky above filled with sparks of red and blue.
*BAM* Zhao Tian’s fist caught her in the jaw, snapping her head to the side.
She retaliated with a blood-infused palm strike to his chest, sending him skidding backward.
*sleesh* As Zhao Tian was about to make his next move, a long blood spear appeared out of nowhere and plunged right through his stomach.
’Wha-’
He looked down in shock to see a long blood spear piercing clean through his stomach, the jagged edges glistening with his blood as it dripped onto the cracked ground below.
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