Just then—time resumed.
Three seconds passed, and the frozen world snapped back into motion with brutal suddenness, as if an unseen hand had flipped a cosmic switch.
Boom!
An earth-shattering detonation split the air.
The silence of stillness was instantly devoured by chaos. A blinding surge of sword qi erupted outward like a tidal wave of divine fury, shredding the world around it. Buildings within hundreds of meters of the Phoenix and Dragon Dojo disintegrated into dust, their remains scattering like ash on the wind.
The shockwave roared through the alleys, bending metal, shattering glass, and shaking the air itself.
Bu Fang—once standing tall with that smug, cruel smile—didn't even have the time to scream. His pupils contracted to pinpoints as his world filled with purple.
The sword was upon him.
