Thunderous roars shook the heavens!
Gigantic basins appeared on the ground, rivers changed their courses, mountains toppled, forests turned into seas of fire, and the flames blazed...
Thick smoke filled the air, obscuring the sun and sky!
In just a moment, the Cluster Heavy Cannon fired at least a million shells, completely transforming the landscape within tens of thousands of miles into a scene of devastation.
But this was only the beginning.
The most terrifying aspect of the Cluster Heavy Cannon was its virtually... infinite ammunition!
The shells came in units of millions, densely packed, wave after wave, like a torrential downpour, never-ending.
Fang Zhixing responded calmly, waving the Funeral Blade unhurriedly, chopping through all the incoming shells.
The scene resembled someone chopping vegetables.
However, despite this, Fang Zhixing could only maintain a defensive stance, unable to advance toward those Cluster Heavy Cannons and destroy them.
The relentless power of the shells was too dense, their force formidable, continuously bombarding the Funeral Blade, rendering Fang Zhixing immobile.
Thus, both sides were at a stalemate.
Meanwhile, at the entrance of the Burning Fire Cave.
Luo Tianyi, Jiang Boyou, and twelve other directors gathered closely, keeping a keen eye on the battle.
"The Cluster Heavy Cannon was originally developed to counter large-scale armaments, like the Hero Level Mechanic God, Heavenly Dome Battleship, Law of Heaven and Earth, and so on," said Luo Tianyi, her eyes flickering, her face taut as she pondered, "I didn’t expect that under the pressure of the Cluster Heavy Cannon, Fang Zhixing would hold out this long without deploying the Law of Heaven and Earth."
Jiang Boyou’s face was stern as he urged anxiously, "The blade in his hand is extremely sharp. The Cluster Heavy Cannon can only suppress, not harm him. This fight is just a waste of ammunition."
He looked around at the others, becoming more agitated, and exclaimed, "Quickly send those Sixth Level warriors into the fray. It’s time for them to repay the company’s investment."
The bull-headed director gestured dismissively, "Don’t rush, those shells sitting in the warehouse gathering dust would have to be written off sooner or later anyway. It’s not a bad idea to use this opportunity to clear some inventory."
Another director agreed wholeheartedly, smiling, "Even if the Cluster Heavy Cannon cannot harm Fang Zhixing, it can wear him out, exhaust him, creating an opportunity for our Sixth Level warriors to win!"
Without realizing it, most of the day had passed.
The sound of artillery was unceasing, shaking the heavens.
The Cluster Heavy Cannon was still firing ferociously, non-stop, showing no signs of weakening.
"It seems, relying solely on the Funeral Blade is not enough to break the deadlock," sighed Fang Zhixing to himself.
He was about to use the Law of Heaven and Earth!
Just at that moment, the Funeral Blade vibrated with a buzz, emitting a clear and long song.
Fang Zhixing stopped, his pupils slightly contracting as he looked intently at the blade in his hand.
He saw the Funeral Blade becoming hotter, with wisps of white smoke rising from its charred blade.
[The Funeral Blade has awoken a Burst Skill during the refining process...]
[Blade Skill: Sunset]
[Blade Skill: Dark Moon]
At that moment, the System Panel flickered unexpectedly.
"The blade, it has awakened..."
Fang Zhixing was at first stunned, then he had an epiphany.
The Funeral Blade possessed sentience, naturally, it could also awaken its own set of Blade Skills, much like a Martial Artist constructs his own Martial Arts Series.
Fang Zhixing’s spirits lifted, his mood becoming extremely joyful in an instant.
[Sunset: The Funeral Blade activates the energy of Life Metal, transforming into an Extreme Yang Attribute, flame concentrates at the tip of the blade, releasing tens of millions of degrees of high temperature, like a dying sun, cremating all things!]
[Dark Moon: The Funeral Blade activates the energy of Life Metal, transforming into an Extreme Yin Attribute, freezing thousands of miles, solidifying heaven and earth, turning all things into ice debris, withering and shattering!]
"Goodness, Extreme Yin and Extreme Yang...",
Fang Zhixing quickly grasped the concept.
The Funeral Blade upgraded from the Five Elements Ten Thousand People Blade, merging the two primary materials "Ten Thousand Year Ice Soul" and "Myriad Tribulations Fire."
As the saying goes, the Five Elements transform into Yin Yang, so it was natural for the Funeral Blade to possess both of these top-grade attributes of Yin and Yang.
"Alright, let me test its power."
Fang Zhixing’s lips curled into a smile as he felt pleased.
With that, he swung the blade!
This swing, to be exact, was not executed by Fang Zhixing.
It was the Funeral Blade itself that burst forth with its might.
What Fang Zhixing did was quite simple, that is, to choose which of the two Blade Skills to use.
At the moment when Fang Zhixing made his choice, boom, the Funeral Blade suddenly vibrated.
It was as though a heartbeat had pulsed!
In the next instant, the world came to a halt, as the area around Fang Zhixing turned white.
The earth, the smoke, the glow of fire, the shells, the Cluster Heavy Cannons...
All of it, without exception, was enveloped in white.
And all this occurred in a blink of an eye.
Luo Tianyi and the others saw only a flash before their eyes, as the colors of the world changed, and everything within tens of thousands of miles became a vast expanse of white!
The onlookers were astonished, witnessing an unbelievable scene. It was as though someone had pressed the pause button, as if time had stopped.
The Cluster Heavy Cannons ceased operation, the shells they fired were suspended in the air, the accompanying smoke halted its spread, the raging fires no longer danced...
Everything that had been in motion, no matter how fast or intense, suddenly froze, becoming a still image.
An icy world where everything was frozen!
A bone-chilling cold spread from afar with the wind.
Luo Tianyi and the others shivered, their shock beyond measure.
But for a moment, no one could comprehend what had just happened.
Following that, the frozen earth, smoke, fire, shells, and the Cluster Heavy Cannons, as well as everything else, shattered, turning into a carpet of ice debris, crushed to dust.