The Azure Dragon roared, its claws slicing the sky apart. The moment it moved, the entire arena trembled. Azure wind blades mixed with torrents of water, converging into a spinning vortex that lunged straight toward Tian Lei.
"Azure Dragon Storm!" Wu Long shouted, his voice echoing like thunder.
The spiraling storm struck with frightening speed, splitting into a hundred wind-water fangs. Each fang hissed through the air like a living beast, aiming to tear Tian Lei apart from every angle.
Tian Lei didn't flinch. His hand lifted, golden runes flashing between his fingers. "Golden Domain—Holy Barrier."
A radiant wall of light burst forth, encasing him in a cocoon of molten gold. The first barrage slammed into it, exploding in a series of violent impacts that shook the stage and sent waves of heat and mist rolling outward.
But the barrier held.
