Vermilion Bird Blaze—Burn!!

As each "Xiao Feng" vanished, Ximen Qing stood before Xiao Feng, his palm slowly closing... The ice on the arena was gradually disappearing, but not melting—it was converging!

"He's condensing the ice! He's trying to freeze Xiao Feng to death!" Qi Panjian roared.

This ice was formed from the Ice Soul Art's ice crystals, how could it compare to ordinary ice? The mere cold aura it released required those with lower cultivation to circulate their Mystic Force to resist, let alone the bone-chilling cold within the ice crystals themselves.

Now, it was even shrinking the ice crystals, which would not only increase its hardness but also double its coldness!

"Qi Family Head, Xiao Feng no longer has the ability to resist. Why not save him?"

"Yes, he's clearly lost consciousness. Why not bring him down?"

"This so-called life-and-death battle is just childish nonsense. We can't really let someone die, or wouldn't that be a loss for our Flowing Wind City?"

"Yes, yes!"

Qi Yunlong looked towards the Ximen Family, and seeing that Ximen Ding neither objected nor agreed, he knew that he was leaving the decision to him...

Just as he was about to head to the arena to take Xiao Feng down, Ximen Qing conjured an ice wall to block him: "What does Qi Family Head mean by this?"

Qi Yunlong frowned and said, "Xiao Feng has lost consciousness. I'm taking him off the arena. This match will naturally be considered your victory."

"No, no, no," Ximen Qing shook his head in denial. "It was said before the match that swords and spears have no eyes, and if any accidents happen, there's nothing we can do. Besides... didn't you see that Divine Doctor Xiao's eyes are wide open? What makes you say he's lost consciousness!"

Everyone looked over and indeed saw that Xiao Feng's eyes were open, his dark pupils were very deep, and even under the confinement of the ice crystals, they appeared exceptionally bright and brilliant.

Xiao Feng: "..."

Qi Yunlong: "..."

Everyone: "..."

Ximen Qing continued slowly, "Moreover, perhaps Divine Doctor Xiao not only has consciousness but also wants to try to break through the ice wall I created and compete with me again."

"If Qi Family Head just takes Xiao Feng away like this, what if Xiao Feng could actually come out on his own? It's just that he's... brewing something right now. Wouldn't that prevent Divine Doctor Xiao from having a chance to fight me? Maybe Divine Doctor Xiao would even resent Qi Family Head for being meddlesome!"

As he spoke, his hands didn't stop, constantly controlling the fusion of the ice, allowing the ice to release a soul-snatching coldness.

"You're talking nonsense!" Qi Panjian roared, "He couldn't break free just now, and now that you've been condensing the ice, it's even more impossible to escape. Do you think I don't know what Xiao Feng is capable of?"

Qi Yunlong looked embarrassed upon hearing this, but he certainly couldn't forcefully take Xiao Feng away at this moment. Ximen Qing was blocking him, not to mention what if things really turned out as Ximen Qing said?

But everyone knew that Ximen Qing was spouting nonsense... but at least it was somewhat plausible.

Qi Yunlong subtly glanced at Qi Qingyun, seeing that she was staring intently at Xiao Feng in the ice, her brows furrowed, her expression uneasy, but she didn't send him a telepathic message...

Seeing this, he could only sigh helplessly and slowly leave the arena...

"Xiao Feng, I can feel the strong confidence in your eyes. You... must have a way... right..." Qi Qingyun said in her heart. The divine light revealed in Xiao Feng's eyes at this moment was all too familiar to her...

Ximen Ding, watching the unrelenting Ximen Qing, frowned deeply and finally spoke to persuade him: "Qing'er, you've already successfully proven yourself and defeated Xiao Feng. After all, we're from the same city. Let Qi Family Head take Xiao Feng away..."

"In the past, Ximen Qing would definitely have listened to Ximen Ding and given Xiao Feng a chance to live, and it would have shown his magnanimity even more, but Xiao Feng had caused him to lose so much face. Merely defeating him, how could Ximen Qing swallow this anger!"

He ignored Ximen Ding's words, he was just constantly condensing and compressing the ice, wanting to freeze Xiao Feng to death!

"This... why is Ximen Qing acting like this?"

"Yeah, I always thought he was very easygoing."

"Could Du Kongpo have been telling the truth? That Ximen Qing has always been like this, but he was just pretending before."

"Alas... Ximen Qing has really disappointed me."

"..."

A normal person doing this would never provoke public criticism, but the person who did this was Ximen Qing!

Ximen Qing's image in everyone's mind had always been gentle, refined, and kind. How could he do such a thing that harmed people's lives?

Therefore, this one "stain" alone caused everyone to be greatly disappointed in him...

At this moment, Ximen Qing no longer cared about the opinions of outsiders. He only had one thought in his mind: to let Xiao Feng die!

Staring at Xiao Feng in the ice crystals, he revealed a faint smile. It was all over. He had completely condensed the ice within a hundred miles together. What he had to do now was undoubtedly to continue compressing it! The temperature in the ice at this moment was definitely at a level that ordinary people couldn't imagine!

But it wasn't enough, he had to continue compressing!

Now, only the last piece of ice crystal, a dozen square meters in size, remained... but... even if it was just one piece, the power it released was even greater than the ice crystals covering the entire arena!

"It's over, it's really over... Now that the ice crystals have been condensed, Divine Doctor Xiao couldn't escape before, and this time the hardness and coldness are even greater than before... There's really no hope at all."

"It's a pity... Is a genius like Divine Doctor Xiao really going to die here?"

Sadness, frustration, regret, heartache... all kinds of unwilling emotions spread from the audience... They watched Xiao Feng break their perceptions time and time again, and their souls were stirred by the shattering of their perceptions...

But... they witnessed a genius who would surely attract worldwide attention in the future, but now they had to watch him fall...

Was it really going to stop here?

Really!!!

Ximen Qing closed his fingers, performing the final compression on the Mystic Ice that froze Xiao Feng. He stared at Xiao Feng's dark eyes and mocked, "Hehehe—too bad... I can't see the look of horror on your face when you face death..."

But suddenly, his eyes blinked violently. He looked carefully at Xiao Feng's eyes, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, and a strong sense of unease instantly surged in his heart...

"Why does it feel like... Xiao Feng is smiling at me?"

"Drip... drip... drip..."

"Look, everyone, water droplets!" someone with sharp eyes noticed the falling droplets.

"Hiss—it really is water!" That person couldn't believe it and quickly rubbed their eyes.

"Why... why are there water droplets?!"

"Didn't you see? They're falling from the ice!!!"

"How... is that possible?!" This ice was formed by Ximen Qing condensing all the frost, and it wouldn't drip even if scorched by flames! Moreover, the arena is still shrouded in cold ice energy, so how could there be water droplets..."

"Could it be that Ximen Qing has decided to let Divine Doctor Xiao off the hook?"

"No... look at his eyes!"

"Everyone stared at Xiao Feng's eyes..."

They were shocked to discover that Xiao Feng's originally deep black eyes had turned crimson gold!

Xiao Feng's eyes were now like a bright sun in the sky, dazzling and brilliant!

Everyone who looked into those eyes felt as if a sacred Pure Land had appeared in their hearts, a Pure Land with a warmth they had never felt in the Abyss—the warmth of sunlight!

As Xiao Feng's eyes turned golden, what followed was—the golden eyes seemed to ignite with a scorching holy flame, and now the holy flame... was using the eyes as a foundation and the mind as fuel!

Trying to break free from the "cage" that bound and imprisoned the body!

"Drip... drip... drip..."

The speed of the water droplets increased—each drop sounded as if it were falling on their hearts.

Goosebumps appeared on their bodies, and a strange sensation of pleasure arose within them.

"..."

Looking at the dripping ice crystals, Ximen Qing's expression was shocked. Others might not know the level of coldness within the ice, but how could he not?

At this moment, he only had four words in his mind, which he uttered in a daze: "How—is this possible!!!"

The holy flame in Xiao Feng's eyes began to spread... the flames spread from his face to his body, and then from his body to his legs... until it covered his entire body!

This was the Mystic Force skill that came with the eighth level of the Vermillion Bird Requiem—Vermilion Bird Plume!

It could transform holy flames into armor!

As the flames blazed around Xiao Feng, his figure actually moved within the ice crystals!

He raised his right hand, and the Vermilion Bird Blaze all over his body began to run wild. The crimson-gold Vermilion Bird Blaze completely enveloped Xiao Feng, making it impossible to see what was happening inside...

And the original water droplets had turned into streams! A torrential flow of water quickly surged out of the arena. Ximen Qing panicked and quickly controlled the cold energy, trying to freeze it, but... it was useless—the small streams turned into raging waves, spraying out from the ice crystals!

As the violent eruption of the holy flame disappeared, everyone finally saw Xiao Feng, who had been enveloped in the holy flame...

At this moment, his golden eyes were dazzling, the holy flame served as armor, and behind him was a crimson-gold cloak that swayed and fluttered within the ice crystals!

He pulled back his right hand, and a brilliant flame shone between his fingers. Looking at the brilliant flame, everyone's hearts and souls seemed to be imprinted with a Vermilion Bird True God from ancient times looking at them, and all the evil in their hearts seemed to have nowhere to hide under its gaze!

"Vermilion Bird Requiem, Ninth Stage—Godslayer!"

At this moment, everyone in the audience was staring at Xiao Feng in the ice crystals, staring at his blazing golden eyes, staring at his fire-bathed figure...

At this moment, three words were imprinted in the hearts and souls of everyone watching—

"Break for me!!!"

"Boom!!!"

The Mystic Crystal, which had condensed a massive amount of cold energy, directly exploded under the Godslayer, turning into raging waves!

This Mystic Force skill was extremely powerful, but its fatal flaw was that it required time to build up power. Ximen Qing imprisoning Xiao Feng in the ice crystals allowed Xiao Feng to have ample time to build up power.

As Xiao Feng broke out of the ice crystals, the holy flame around him burned with renewed vigor!

The surrounding waves disappeared without a trace under the illumination of his holy flame!

Ximen Qing lay on the scorching arena, his pupils filled with disbelief.

The shock in his heart was beyond words...

"..."

"What... is that?" Qi Panjian turned his head and asked Qi Qingyun with difficulty.

Qi Qingyun's eyes sparkled, and she whispered, "Vermilion Bird Blaze!"

[Brothers, the new book is in the top ten on the new book list. It was still over 100th place the day before yesterday. Excited... update at midnight today!

I hope everyone will promote it more...]