In the past.
Ma Hongjun, treading on Wind Control, acted wildly and arrogantly:
"Is that all?"
"Is that all?"
"Imperial City — is that all?!"
Now.
The echoes of the past were crushed.
The Evil Fire Phoenix had become a backdrop.
The white-robed figure, bathed in fire, walked calmly and returned the sentiment:
"Is that all?"
"Is that all?"
"Evil Fire — is that all?!"
— —
For the audience below the stage.
This scene of extreme contrast was as refreshing as chugging ice water on a scorching summer day.
The comfort spread from their heads all the way to their feet.
"Good, good, good! Hahahahaha! Is that all the Evil Fire has?!"
Someone was the first to shout it out.
This shout was like a spark igniting a prairie fire, instantly setting the entire Soul Arena ablaze.
In a brief moment.
The entire Soul Arena echoed with the phrase — "Is that all the Evil Fire has?"
This sight was so shocking it made people's scalps tingle.
"Cough, cough!"
Yufeng's face was flushed with excitement, and his coughing aggravated his injuries, causing blood to seep from the corners of his mouth.
But he paid it no mind, his voice hoarse as he roared and cheered along with the audience.
Ao Si Luo quickly supported his swaying body.
"Yufeng, you're about to die, stop shouting!"
Yufeng's eyes held a mixture of humiliation and vindication.
"Ao Si Luo, you don't understand."
"From childhood until now, it's the first time I've been trampled underfoot."
"Today, Jian Jiu repaid it for me. From now on, he is my idol, Yufeng's idol."
VIP Box.
Dugu Bo looked at the surging crowd below.
That white-robed figure was the undisputed focal point.
A rare smile appeared on his stern old face.
"What a Li Dixian..."
He had met countless people in his life.
He knew there were some people who were born with charisma.
Every gesture and movement could stir up a storm.
And Li Dixian was such a person.
"Grandpa..."
Dugu Yan's beautiful eyes were fixed unblinkingly on the white-robed Young Lord on the stage.
"Can I beat Dixian Didi now?"
"No."
Dugu Bo felt his answer was too blunt.
Worried about hurting his granddaughter's self-esteem.
He was about to add a few words to soften it.
But then he heard Dugu Yan excitedly say:
"That's great!"
Dugu Bo: "..."
He stroked his beard, deep in thought.
Perhaps he should ask Li Dixian if the last detoxification left any lingering issues.
Ye Family Box.
Madam Ye's gaze was burning as she stared at Ye Lingling.
"Lingling, you must make Li Dixian accept you."
"Whether my Ye Family's Nine Heart Begonia can surpass the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda depends on Li Dixian."
"Understood, Mother."
Ye Lingling replied, her thoughts drifting a bit.
She wasn't thinking about how to entangle Li Dixian.
Instead, she was thinking... even though Li Dixian acted like a cold swordsman on stage, he was probably thinking about which restaurant to feast at later.
Hmm.
His personality was just like that.
Imperial Box.
"Young Lord, when you take control of the Spirit Hall, this child will surely become your right-hand man!"
Porcupinefish said excitedly:
"At that time, my Spirit Hall..."
"Shut up."
Xue Qinghe coldly interrupted Porcupinefish.
"In the future..."
Her voice was very soft, but it carried an undeniable authority.
"I will not allow you to associate Li Dixian with the Spirit Hall."
In her heart.
Someone like Li Dixian.
Should be riding on horseback towards the Jianghu, or wandering in a clear stream bathed in moonlight.
Rather than accompanying her, sinking into the mire of power.
She wasn't worth it.
"This is impossible!"
Zhao Wuji's eyes widened like brass bells, his rugged face filled with disbelief.
To be completely unharmed after being soaked in Phoenix Evil Fire?
Let alone this junior in front of him, even he, Zhao Wuji, couldn't do it so effortlessly.
Qin Ming sighed, saying bitterly:
"Teacher, let Hongjun admit defeat."
"Shrek's little monsters are strong."
"But Jian Jiu is different, he is a Prodigy."
Monsters are still within human reach.
Prodigies are beyond mortal comprehension.
Zhao Wuji's face flickered, his fists clenching with a cracking sound.
Ma Hongjun was brought by him, and absolutely nothing could happen to him.
His throat bobbed, and he was about to speak.
Boom —!
On the stage, the fierce battle resumed.
"I don't believe it!"
Ma Hongjun took an angry step forward.
His Second Soul Ring rose from beneath his feet.
"Second Spirit Ability — Phoenix Bathed in Fire!"
Purple Evil Fire shot into the sky.
It condensed into the form of a Phoenix behind Ma Hongjun.
The Phoenix spread its wings and let out a long cry, and scorching Qi waves pushed outwards like a tsunami.
Even the audience in front, separated by a spirit power shield, felt a suffocating burning pain.
The Spirit Masters of the Soul Arena quickly channeled spirit power to stabilize the swaying protective shield.
And this was not yet the end.
Ma Hongjun's Third Soul Ring, which was also his only purple Soul Ring, suddenly lit up.
"Third Spirit Ability — Phoenix Winged Flight!"
Caw —!
A ear-splitting Phoenix cry exploded.
Ma Hongjun was engulfed by raging purple flames.
A pair of wings, condensed from purple fire, suddenly extended from his back.
The purple fire wings were over four meters long, and each flap brought forth rolling heat waves, scorching the spirit power shield with sizzling sounds.
Buzz —!
The fire wings vibrated wildly.
Ma Hongjun shot into the sky.
Drawing a blazing purple trajectory in the air.
"Jian Jiu!"
"Let's see how you'll take this move!"
Ma Hongjun hovered in mid-air, looking down at the white-robed swordsman on the stage.
He fiercely flapped his purple fire wings.
A sky full of fire rain poured down like a torrential downpour, completely engulfing the area where Li Dixian was.
This terrifying scene.
Caused countless spectators below the stage to stand up in horror.
Li Dixian's fluttering white robes danced wildly in the scorching wind.
He tilted his head slightly, and in his dark eyes, the falling fire rain from the sky was reflected.
"Fire..."
His thin lips parted slightly, his voice not loud, yet it strangely penetrated the roaring din.
"Is not played like this."
The moment his voice fell.
He slowly raised his right hand, spread his five fingers, and then suddenly clenched his fist towards the Void Realm.
Clang —!
A clear sword cry resounded.
A section of an ancient sword hilt appeared out of thin air in his palm.
Immediately after, the clear, jade-like Azure Lotus Sword, as if being pulled from the Void Realm thread by thread, gradually revealed itself, inch by inch.
On the sword body, twelve Azure Lotus imprints bloomed in succession.
"Azure Lotus Sword Song's Second Form —"
Li Dixian's gaze suddenly sharpened.
"Two Elements: Blazing Sword."
The twelve Azure Lotus imprints suddenly shone.
Large streams of thick, viscous, blazing and pure crimson flames erupted from the lotus hearts.
In an instant.
The three-foot, six-inch Azure Lotus Sword transformed into a narrow, agile, fiery stream of light, burning with a crimson tail flame.
The sword tip flickered erratically, the sword body enveloped in flowing crimson flames, trailing a several-meter-long fiery tail.
Sizzle —!
Sizzle —!
Sizzle —!
Sharpness and heat intertwined.
The Spirit Masters maintaining the shield turned pale.
The shield fluctuated violently, groaning under the strain, with several cracks visibly appearing.
And at this moment.
A dense purple Soul Ring coiled around the flaming sword.
"Second Spirit Ability — Three Swords' Splendor."
At this moment.
The Azure Lotus Sword seemed to be breaking through an ultimate Domain, stepping into another unfathomable Realm.
Li Dixian felt an inexplicable soreness and numbness in his spine.
As if something was about to pierce through his skin.
But the battle was imminent.
Li Dixian had no time to think further.
He raised the Azure Lotus Sword, burning with a crimson tail flame, and with a sharpness and heat that seemed to pierce through everything, he slashed down at Ma Hongjun in mid-air.
"Today..."
"The Blazing Sword slashes the Evil Phoenix!"
Third update, completely exhausted... It takes the little author several hours to write one chapter, apologies to my dear readers.
I'll update again in the early morning, you can read it in the morning.
Tomorrow will also have three updates.
(The thank-you note can't fit the list of patrons anymore, I'll post it in the early morning, thank you all!)