Chapter 23: Rising Out of Nowhere

Luna Juggins clenched her silver-white teeth and refused to yield an inch. She dodged or parried the head of the Looske family's strikes with stubborn resolve. She believed she would win. Her True Energy was not only deeper and more abundant, she had also opened the Five Divine Treasuries. Her foundation was broader, her options far more complete. After the time it took an incense stick to burn down, Luna was drenched in blood from head to toe. Yet her eyes only sharpened, growing colder and more...