"...Hollow Descent!" Qiu Wei screamed her ultimate move and dyed the entire stadium in ghostly black and purple. Mist rose from within the stadium, wails and despairing howls could be heard. Arms even sprung out of the ground, ready to grab and suck the lifeforce out of anything they came in contact with.
"Now this is starting to get troublesome..." Khoru observed the impending disaster and was trying to think of a means to counter it. He knew those vile arms would grab at him and suck him dry, so he had to think of something quick.
"Ha!" He yelled as he executed each sword stroke from his sword art in immediate succession; his swords flew around his body like helicopter blades, mowing down those evil hands.
The hands and arms were sliced to pieces, contrary to the outcome of Liang Hai's battle with Qiu Wei. Many people were surprised at this and really started to question how strong Khoru was.
"He can repel Qiu Wei's ultimate move, so how strong is he truly?"
"It must be because he has dual Martial Spirits. I heard that the power of both Martial Spirits are boosted when both are summoned at once..."
Tons of people came up with speculations, but really it was because of the synergy that was created when Khoru combined opposing elements to opposing swords.
His sword collided with each other and sent yin and yang energies flying across the stadium, stirring up wild tornados that destroyed a few hands before dissipating. Khoru didn't dare to stop his onslaught, in fear of creating an opening for himself.
'They keep regrowing... How am I supposed to beat this?!' Khoru started to feel anxious as he observed how the broken and torn appendages regrew in a matter of seconds.
They were like zombies; slow but deadly, plus immortality!
Khoru gritted his teeth as he swung his swords faster and faster. The yin and yang energies went from tranquility to pure chaos over and over. Despite this, the hands continued to regrow and approach Khoru.
Qiu Wei's expression was one of arrogance and pity as she watched Khoru danced through the land of hollows. His silhouette, as well as his Martial Spirits, were the only things that looked out of place.
A smile creeped upon her face and only grew wider the longer she watched Khoru struggle. His desperation was crystal clear and he was a second away from perishing!
"Give up, bastard child! You've a long ways to go if you wish to compete with me! If you concede now, then I'll spare your life." Qiu Wei's tone was wicked and she snarled after speaking. Her glare stayed on Khoru the entire time.
!
What the hell?
She observed Khoru's face a while longer and noticed that something had changed. That same baleful aura from his previous match had appeared around his body again.
Qiu Wei didn't know what it was, but she didn't like the feeling it gave her...
'What is that?' Qiu Wei could sense it as well; it wasn't something human-like at all. That aura seemed to belong to demon... or devil.
Khoru released his low-devil aura, which somehow suppressed and repelled the ghostly domain around him. Any ghostly being that approached him was instantly turned to dust, not even the residue was left.
Khoru marveled at this and was supremely surprised.
A very pleasant surprise!
Khoru's lips curved into a demonic smile and his eyes curved into mischievous slits that gazed at Qiu Wei.
"You're dead." Khoru said. His voice penetrated the mist clouds of ghostly Spirit Qi and reached Qiu Wei's ears, send shivers down her spine. She gripped her rapier will all her strength and her expression turned stern.
"It's countering my domain..." She couldn't believe it. She had been practicing that devastating skill for over a year!
And within that entire year, she barely got any sleep and was forced to involve herself in ghostly areas filled with vile auras and terrifying creatures. Her training was torture, and she confidently believed that there'd be no one that could even be on par with her.
Alas, she was wrong.
Her own half-brother, the bastard child, her illegitimate sibling, was somehow stronger than her?
She watched, frozen in shock, as Khoru broke through the ghostly domain that she bestowed upon the stadium. The wild and baleful aura raged on, eating every thing in its way.
The supreme elder had a gleeful smile on his face as he watched the match.
"It's no secret that the devil's aura can counter a ghostly domain. Normal devils are more powerful than the average ghosts, after all." The supreme elder muttered to himself, yet the match maker overheard this.
"S-Supreme elder, what did you say?" He frantically asked.
"Hm? I haven't spoke since the start of this match, you must be hearing things." The supreme elder responded with a mysterious glint in his eyes.
They both turned back to watch the rest of the match.
"You won't win just because of some measly power boost! It'll wear off sooner or later!" Qiu Wei said, she deactivated her skill and ran forward to engage with Khoru.
Her rapier pierced the air hundreds of times in the span of around 5 seconds, not leaving any room for dodging or blocking.
Unfortunately, Khoru not only blocked some moves, but even dodged a few as well.
It seemed like that vile aura around his body enhanced all of his capabilities!
Impossible!
Qiu Wei's eyes were bloodshot as she activated her other skill, and began shooting laser beams at Khoru from point-blank range.
Despite that, he didn't even break a sweat. Khoru swung his swords around, gracefully executing his sword art in the process.
Each strike from his swords would tear apart a stray laser beam.
"You won't win!" Qiu Wei yelled, distraught. Her expression contorted, but before she could move, she felt something pierce her chest.
Pfff-
She coughed up a mouthful of blood, she was in disbelief.
"I won't kill you, because I don't have the power to face the repercussions. But know this, if we ever cross paths this way again, don't expect to come out alive." Khoru's tone was deathly chill and his gaze was stiffening.
He made sure to aim just above Qiu Wei's dantian, to scare her.