Bab 1900: Injured

Ryu took a breath and the entire world seemed to revolve around him. [Third Perspective] activated, and it felt like he was watching the world from the skies above, with his own body becoming a faint extension of those senses.

His gaze flashed and his Mysteries of Heaven and Earth Pupils activated.

"Spread your wings and soar…" Ryu spoke softly.

QIIIIII!

The cry of a phoenix echoed, and before its shadow could be clearly seen, Ryu had suddenly moved, his great swordstaffs swinging down with a mighty momentum.

A white phoenix spread its wings and soared into the skies, all the qi in the region seemingly being ripped into Ryu's control. 

...

"What are those weapons? I've never seen them before."

"A sword and a polearm? It looks like a blacksmith used too much material on a glaive. What kind of weapon is that? How can they even be wielded properly?"