The Wastes of Torment
Hao Xuan closed his eyes with gritted teeth and allowed himself to sink into the yellow waters under Hyde's watchful eye.
His figure turned into an indistinct shadow and was soon swallowed by the copious time energies allowing Hyde to breathe a sigh of relief.
'Huh, wouldn't have thought he would accept it so easily. Maybe he really is different?' he thought to himself before redirecting all of his attention towards the river beast, "Either way, looks like I can stop trying to hold back now. What do you say we finish this with the next move?" he smiled and got ready to unleash all the spiritual energy in one go.
Perhaps just instinctively but, the beast understood what he was trying to do and responded in kind by recoiling its monstrous body in a bid to strike with all its power.