The clash did not end with that single impact, the moment the Dragonborn Executioner's massive blade was halted mid-descent, a violent shockwave rippled outward, tearing across the ground in a widening circle. The sheer force behind the strike was enough to flatten an ordinary hunter instantly, yet at the center of it all, Lin Yi stood unmoved.
Wang Hao staggered back from the pressure alone, nearly losing his footing. "…He stopped it." His voice came out in a whisper, as if speaking too loudly would shatter whatever impossible balance he was witnessing. "He… actually stopped it."
Su Qinghan's eyes narrowed, her gaze locked onto the point where the two blades met. Frost energy gathered instinctively around her weapon, but she did not step forward. She couldn't. Because she understood something clearly now. This level of battle was no longer something she could interfere with.
