2018 One by One
Falling Snow's body flickered and vanished. At such a point, it was about which of them was the sharper and faster existence. And from what it seemed, Falling Snow's explosive speed was much greater, so he made it to Ryu first.
Young Master Moon, realizing what would happen, frowned and came to a stop. He refused to fight Ryu together with someone else; his pride wouldn't allow it.
His jaw set, and he watched on coldly. The moment. Falling Snow showed signs of losing, he would kill him first, then deal with Ryu.
At that moment, there was a clash of fluttering blossoms and snow. The battlefield was divided into two halves, one formed by Ryu's Heavenly Dao Tree and another by Falling Snow's blizzard-like
aura.
Ryu's peaceful expression didn't change as he continued to fire his arrows.
The snow formed blades around Falling Snow, shattering the arrows one after another in a violent. tempest of momentum.
He continued to close the distance before his hands flashed, a pair of thin sabers formed of rosy gold and an edge of icy blue appeared in his hands.
His aura skyrocketed when they appeared, and his rate of parrying Ryu's bow only accelerated.
The skies overturned, and a swirl of blue, black, and gold swirled around them. They took the shape of slashes, fluttering petals, and sharpened snow, creating a whirlwind that seemed to want to destroy the world itself.
Ryu's hands became faster, leaving blurring afterimages in the air as he suddenly began to move.
Every time he did, he would cross what seemed to be impossible distance, his Heavenly Dao Tree flashing along with him.
Slowly. [Heavenly Dao Tree] and [Tatsuya Constellation] seemed to become one, the unpredictability of the first stacked together with the Space and Time control of the latter. And soon, they came together under the umbrella of Fate, a power the likes of which the world had rarely seen, throwing Falling Snow for a loop.
An arrow suddenly slipped through this defense and struck him on the shoulder.
In that moment, a silver star began to shimmer into existence, nestling itself above the Heavenly Dao
Tree.
Ryu's aura underwent a qualitative change as well; it was just that it was far more reserved and calm. Ile reached out a hand, and a single great swordstaff appeared.
It was a gorgeous weapon. Its blade was gold, and its polearm carried the same color with embroidery of shining white layered atop. However, the edge of its blade was a heart-shuddering crimson, one that seemed to come from the depths of the Nether Plane itself.
Ryu placed two hands on the long polearm and took a step forward.
He and Falling Snow vanished at the same time.
BANG!
Twin sabers and great swordstaff met. The former crisscrossed as the polearm of the latter bent into a wide are, pressing down with greater and greater might.
Falling Snow's expression flickered when he realized that Ryu's body was extremely powerful, no worse than his by any stretch.
The two separated and unleashed into a flurry of strikes. The skies split, and meteors falling all around were shattered by their auras alone.
Ryu's great swordstaff spun in his hands, an illusory are taking shape.
Falling Snow moved to block it, only for the silent Heavenly Dao Tree to suddenly act.
Forced to change his tactics halfway, he separated his sabers, blocking from both directions at once.
But the force was too great.
He was sent three steps back, his wrists shaking and rattling.
Ryu calmly took a step forward, his intent blazing.
If they insisted on working alone, he would simply kill them one by one, then.