Aurelian raised one hand.
"Heavenly Luminance, Sacred Spear Rain."
Hundreds of golden-white spears formed in the air and rained down toward Rakan. Each spear carried divine light strong enough to punch through ordinary defenses, but Rakan did not slow.
He punched forward and the air burst apart, shattering dozens of spears before they could touch him. The remaining spears struck his body and left burning marks across his shoulders and arms, yet he pushed through them like a war beast breaking out of a storm.
Aurelian’s eyes narrowed slightly.
"Heavenly Luminance, Sunwheel Descent."
A blazing golden wheel materialized above Rakan and dropped with crushing force. Rakan roared and punched upward to meet it.
"War God Fist, Mountain-Breaking Drum."
His fist struck the sunwheel.
Boom!
The golden wheel cracked, but the impact forced Rakan’s charge to falter. That small pause was all Aurelian needed. He slid backward through radiant light and opened the distance between them once more.
Rakan clicked his tongue. "Running already?"
Aurelian replied coldly, "Choosing distance is not running. It is understanding the battlefield."
He raised both hands.
"Heavenly Luminance, Twelve Sacred Wings."
Twelve radiant wings spread open behind him, and countless feathers of light streaked toward Rakan from every direction. They did not simply aim for his body. They targeted his joints, his eyes, his throat, his knees, and his path of movement, forcing him to either block or waste precious time tearing through them.
Rakan’s grin vanished.
"Second Limit."
The sound of divine metal being reforged rang out from his bones.
"War Bone Reforging."
His body grew heavier and harder. He crossed his arms and bulled straight through the feather storm. Golden-white feathers exploded against his skin, carving shallow wounds and burning lines across his flesh, yet none of them managed to halt his advance.
Aurelian lifted one finger.
"Divine Luminance Chain Edict."
Golden-white chains rose from the ground and dropped from the sky at the same time, coiling around Rakan’s arms, legs, waist, and neck. These were no ordinary bindings. They carried divine authority, and they sought to dull his physical power by suppressing the rhythm of war beating inside his body.
Rakan’s muscles tightened. "Break!"
The chains cracked, but before they fully shattered, Aurelian’s next attack was already falling.
"Heavenly Luminance, Crowned Sun Judgment."
A crown of light appeared above the stage and unleashed a pillar of divine radiance directly onto Rakan. The attack caught him before he could pletely tear free of the chains.
Boom!
Rakan was driven down to one knee.
The War God Palace disciples clenched their fists.
"He is suppressing Rakan from a distance!"
"Break it!"
"First Warlord, break through!"
On the stage, Rakan lowered his head for a moment, and then he laughed. "Good. Annoying, but good."
His flesh began to rumble.
"Third Limit."
The bronze markings across his body joined into a single pattern.
"War Flesh Unbound."
Boom!
Rakan’s aura exploded upward. The Divine Luminance chains shattered, and the pillar of the Crowned Sun Judgment cracked apart from within. Rakan rose to his feet covered in blood and light burns, yet his battle intent had only grown more violent.
Aurelian’s face turned colder.
Rakan vanished from where he stood. With the Third Limit open, his speed was terrifying, and he appeared before Aurelian almost instantly with a punch driving toward his chest.
Aurelian’s pupils contracted.
"Heavenly Luminance Battle Form, Divine Step."
He darted backward, but Rakan’s fist still grazed past his shoulder.
Boom!
The passing force alone tore through Aurelian’s radiant armor and sent him sliding several meters across the stage.
The entire arena shook with excitement.
"He touched him!"
"Rakan almost landed a clean blow!"
"If that punch had connected properly, Aurelian would be badly injured!"
Aurelian glanced at his torn shoulder armor, and his expression turned ugly.
Rakan grinned. "You see? Distance is useful only until I cross it."
Aurelian’s golden-white light flared brighter. "You are right."
He raised his hand toward the sky. "That is why I will not let you cross it again."
Behind him, sacred halls, radiant pillars, a golden throne, and an endless sun took shape, and his Pseudo Cosmic Path descended with overwhelming pressure.
"Pseudo Cosmic Path, Heavenly Luminance Divine Dominion."
Boom!
The entire stage was swallowed in divine light. Rakan’s body sank slightly beneath the pressure, but he refused to retreat. Instead he laughed loudly and clenched his fists.
"Good. Use everything."
Aurelian’s eyes were cold.
"Divine Dominion, Luminance Decree."
A golden-white decree unfurled above the stage and released countless sacred words that pressed down on Rakan. They slowed his blood, weakened his war rhythm, and smothered the explosive force of his three opened limits.
Rakan punched forward.
"War God Fist, Battlefield Collapse."
His fist shattered dozens of radiant words, but more kept descending. He tried to charge, only to find the ground beneath him covered in sacred lines that locked onto his feet.
Aurelian raised his other hand.
"Divine Dominion, Twelve Pillars of Sacred Judgment."
Twelve radiant pillars surrounded Rakan and fired golden-white beams from every direction. Rakan crossed his arms and weathered the first wave. Then he roared and slammed his foot down, cracking the stage beneath him.
He forced his way forward through the beams, but every step drained more of his strength. The Heavenly Luminance Divine Dominion empowered Aurelian while it weakened Rakan, and it turned the entire battlefield hostile toward him. Even with the Third Limit open, closing the distance was no longer easy.
Aurelian gave him no room to breathe.
"Divine Dominion, Royal Mandate of the Endless Sun."
The endless sun above the divine kingdom brightened, and golden-white light poured down onto Aurelian himself. His aura swelled, and every attack he made took on the weight of a divine execution.
Rakan fought his way through the Twelve Pillars of Sacred Judgment and finally reached striking range again.
"War God Fist, Three-Limit Heaven Breaker!"
His fist drew back as the power of War Blood Awakening, War Bone Reforging, and War Flesh Unbound gathered into one terrifying punch. The entire arena could feel that if this blow landed cleanly, even Aurelian’s sacred armor would break.
Aurelian’s expression turned sharp, but he did not block. He retreated upward instead.
"Heavenly Luminance Divine Dominion, Radiant Ascension Step."
His body rose into the air along a pillar of light, and Rakan’s fist tore through nothing but the space he had just abandoned. The punch detonated against the stage instead and shattered a massive portion of the battlefield.
Before Rakan could recover his stance, Aurelian struck from above.
"Divine Dominion, Sacred Sun Spearfall."
Hundreds of massive divine spears formed around the endless sun and plunged down toward Rakan one after another. This was no longer the ordinary Sacred Spear Rain from the opening exchange. Every spear now carried the authority of a Pseudo Cosmic Path, and every one of them sought to pin Rakan to the stage before he could leap upward.
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