The Hero conjured another aether blade and used it to meet Arthur's strike, their blades meeting with an impact that created a shockwave which split the clouds above.
Arthur spun in mid-air, using the momentum to deliver a series of rapid strikes that pushed the Hero back. Arthur pressed the attack, swinging Celestial in a wide arc and using Mountain Split in close range.
Though the Hero blocked, the explosion of destructive energy blasted him backwards. He flipped around mid-air and was about to charge forward when he saw Arthur release another more powerful slash of destructive energy.
'Island Split'.
The Hero swung his sword to block the slash of destructive energy, but when the slash was mere centimetres away from colliding with his sword, it paused and the Hero's sword cut through empty air.
"huh?"
**BOOOOMM!!!!
"Pfft…"