Dragon Tooth!
Sun Xiang didn't do any theatrics. He used the simplest of initiations for Battle Mage combos.
After jumping backwards a little to avoid it, Stolord swung with a Sky Strike.
Sun Xiang immediately composed himself to deal with it. When Ye Xiu had managed to use this to create an opening, he had done so by changing Sky Strike's trajectory. So this time, Sun Xiang didn't bother to get Ever-Stay to block and instead sidestepped by three body units, swerving to Stolord's flank.
Stolord twisted, Sky Strike chasing after him. That was when Ever-Stay suddenly blocked it.
Could there be any more variations to Sky Strike?
No, the upwards stabbing of Sky Strike wasn't endless and limitless. If you kept stabbing up up up, then wouldn't you just end up throwing your weapon away?
Ever-Stay's three body unit sidestep had pulled this Sky Strike far enough so that it couldn't be modified any further. Even so, Sun Xiang didn't hold back from his habitual reaction: block.
