Battle Lei Dong!

The second day slipped by just like that, and everything within the Flame Clan had been more or less prepared.

The assembly was about to begin!

In the Yan World's Martial Arts Arena, Huo Xuan arrived with Huo Zhi. Quite a few people had already gathered in the square.

The crowd was divided into several scattered groups, spread around the square. They whispered among themselves, discussing something or other.

Huo Xuan had no interest in joining their discussions. He simply led Huo Zhi to a spot and waited for the assembly to begin.

As time passed, the assembly began as well.

As the assembly proceeded, there were quite a few unexpected twists. A genius young woman had actually emerged from the Spirit Clan, and her strength was no weaker than Huo Zhi's. Had Huo Zhi not possessed the Red Lotus Karma Flame, she might truly have lost to her.

For such a genius to emerge from the Spirit Clan even with its bloodline dwindling left Huo Xuan greatly surprised. If the Spirit Clan were not destroyed by the Hun Clan in the future, she might very well lead it toward revival.

As the assembly steadily progressed to its final stages, the last four remaining were Lei Dong, Huo Xuan, Gu Qingyang, and Yao Xingji.

Lei Dong then defeated Gu Qingyang, while Huo Xuan defeated Yao Xingji without any suspense.

Next came the showdown between Huo Xuan and Lei Dong. The Flame Clan's hopes all rested on Huo Xuan!

Seeing the gazes of every Flame Clan member in the arena converge upon him, Huo Xuan inexplicably felt a heavy pressure settle on his heart!

"Huo Xuan, five years ago, you defeated me and made the Lei Clan the laughingstock of the other clans for an entire year. The wheel of fortune has turned. This year, I'll make your Flame Clan taste what it feels like to be mocked."

"I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you."

"Words are useless. Make your move." As Lei Dong spoke, vast lightning Dou Qi surged from his body. Dou Qi enveloped his fist as he punched toward Huo Xuan.

Faced with Lei Dong's punch, Huo Xuan did not dodge. After suppressing his strength to that of a Three Star Dou Huang, he directly met Lei Dong's attack head-on. The powerful impact sent both of them flying back more than ten meters before they came to a stop.

If Huo Xuan had used his full strength, Lei Dong would certainly have lost miserably. After all, the gap between a Three Star Dou Huang and an Eight Star Dou Huang was enormous.

But he had made a bet with Lei Dong. At the time, Lei Dong had not known his true strength. If he defeated Lei Dong like this, it would make him seem like a shameless bully taking advantage of someone else.

"Thunder Dragon Kill!"

Lei Dong's expression immediately turned grave as his hands rapidly formed seals. A massive pillar of lightning, hundreds of meters tall, erupted forth, then transformed above his head into a thunder dragon that coiled and roared.

Silver light flashed across the sky. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd below, lightning surged as the thunder dragon let out an enraged roar and viciously slammed toward Huo Xuan.

"Prairie Fire!"

Feeling the terrifying lightning rushing toward him from all directions, Huo Xuan's expression hardened. Fire-attributed energy began to gather around him. At first, it condensed into only a point of Scarlet Red light, but in an instant, it gathered into a gigantic ball of fiery energy!

"Boom!"

A red and a silver radiance violently collided, each claiming half the sky. Many of those with weaker strength were knocked unconscious by the intense energy shockwaves.

"Huo Xuan! Let's decide the victor with one move!"

"Bring it on!"

"Thunderous Might!" The once-clear sky was suddenly covered by vast dark clouds. Thunder continuously rumbled from within them as lightning gathered in the thunderclouds. In the end, huge bolts of lightning formed directly above Lei Dong, twisting and shifting through the sky like a chaotic dance of silver serpents.

"Huo Xuan, Brother, be careful!" Huo Zhi cried worriedly from below. This Thunderous Might was one of the Lei Clan's strongest Dou Skills, its power comparable to a Heaven-tier Dou Skill!

This isn't even a life-or-death duel. Why is that bastard Lei Dong using such a powerful Dou Skill?! Huo Xuan viciously cursed Lei Dong in his heart.

He then summoned the Eight Desolations Destruction Flame and the Bone Chilling Flame. Under everyone's watchful eyes, he slowly fused the two Strange Fires together.

"Huo Xuan! Stop immediately!" the Flame Clan elders present shouted urgently upon seeing this.

"He's insane! Huo Xuan must be insane!"

This sudden development drew everyone's eyes toward Huo Xuan.

As Huo Zhi watched Huo Xuan in the arena, her heart clenched with worry. The power of one Strange Fire alone was enough to make Dou Huang experts wary. If two Strange Fires were merged together and exploded, the power of that explosion would undoubtedly increase severalfold!

Huo Xuan circulated strands of Dou Qi through the Flame Mantra and poured them into the cluster of flames. As the Dou Qi entered, the two flames, originally as incompatible as fire and water, actually began to blend together. In the end, they slowly condensed into a black-and-white lotus no larger than a palm.

Seeing this, Huo Xuan was overjoyed. He had not expected his first attempt at forming the Buddha's Angry Fire Lotus to succeed!

"He actually succeeded!"

The crowd below, along with the elders of the various clans, stared at Huo Xuan in astonishment. Huo Xuan had once again overturned their understanding, actually fusing two Strange Fires that should have been absolutely impossible to merge.

"Huo Xuan! Take this!" Lei Dong recovered from his shock and controlled streak after streak of violent lightning in the sky, sending them crashing toward Huo Xuan.

"Lei Dong! You take one of my moves too!"

The black-and-white fire lotus in Huo Xuan's hand traced an arc through the sky and collided with Lei Dong's Thunderous Might.

"Boom!"

A deafening explosion rang out above the Martial Arts Arena as destructive energy swept wildly through the surroundings.

Thunderous Might and the Buddha's Angry Fire Lotus were both exceptionally destructive techniques. When they collided, the entire Martial Arts Arena was instantly blasted into a massive crater ten meters deep.

"Did Huo Xuan and Lei Dong perish together?" Looking at the enormous crater, this was the only thought in everyone's mind.

At that moment, a figure flew out of the giant crater—it was Huo Xuan!

After flying out of the crater, Huo Xuan immediately collapsed into a seated position on the ground, gasping heavily. He looked utterly bedraggled. His formerly black robe was now tattered beyond recognition, and his entire body was covered in dust and grime.

"Cough, cough..."

Huo Xuan suddenly began coughing violently. Along with the harsh coughs, thin streams of blood spilled from the corners of his mouth.

Huo Xuan's physical strength was currently incapable of withstanding the attack of Thunderous Might and the aftermath of Buddha's Angry Fire Lotus's explosion.

"Huo Xuan, Brother, how are you?"

Seeing Huo Xuan coughing up blood, Huo Zhi hurried over in a panic. She immediately took out several healing pills from her Storage Ring and fed them to Huo Xuan herself.

With tears in her eyes, Huo Zhi said, "Huo Xuan, Brother, you mustn't let anything happen to you."

"Girl, Huo Xuan, Brother has a tough life. I'll be fine after resting for a while," Huo Xuan comforted her softly.

After comforting Huo Zhi, Huo Xuan shouted at the Lei Clan members, "Hey, Lei Dong is still lying in that pit. Aren't you going to pull him out?"

Hearing this, one of the accompanying Lei Clan elders came to his senses and immediately flew into the enormous pit, carrying the unconscious Lei Dong out.

Lei Dong's injuries were even worse than Huo Xuan's. The Lei Clan elder hurriedly took out a Life Restoration Pill from his Storage Ring and fed it into Lei Dong's mouth.

The Life Restoration Pill was a Seventh Grade Pill. With this pill, as long as one had not been directly beheaded or had their heart shattered, they could still survive after taking it.

As Lei Dong was taken away by the accompanying Lei Clan members, the gathering also came to an end, and the major families departed one after another.