Advanced firearms and steel warfare crumbled before the Great Blue's armored cavalry charge, proving that ancient power still reigned supreme. Brute strength clashed with sorcery, while gunpowder faced arcane force—old and new colliding in an endless struggle for dominance. Caught in a maelstrom of conflict, Li Fei seized the Ten Thousand Blood Bead and transformed into something beyond mortal comprehension: 'Your strikes barely scratch me. You've depleted less than one-thousandth of my vitality.' 'Did you truly believe that would be sufficient to end me?' 'There's no need to hurry. Phase two awaits.'