The verdict rang out, and the flames enveloping the Training Ground swiftly died away and dispersed, revealing the somewhat charred ground.
Cao Feiyu withdrew her long sword, her face rather pale, the spirit light on her forehead long since vanished.
A string of high-intensity fierce battles, especially driving the Indestructible Spirit Light and the Truth-Shattering Sword at the very end, had nearly drained her elemental energy and divine soul.
She cupped her hands toward Lie Fen, who had admitted defeat, and was about to fly out of the Training Ground. Just then, a green shadow had already swept into the arena and gently supported her swaying body. Pure, gentle elemental energy flowed into her, stabilizing her unsteady aura.
"Chen Fei..." Cao Feiyu raised her head and saw Chen Fei's concerned face within reach. The taut string in her heart finally loosened, and immediately afterward, a vast rush of joy and accomplishment instantly engulfed her exhaustion.
She had won. Against such a powerful opponent, she had won. Moreover, she had used the secret art Chen Fei had taught her to find the key to victory.
Chen Fei looked at the unconcealable excitement and dependence on Cao Feiyu's pale little face, his eyes also filled with a smile. He reached out and gently wiped away a black smudge the flames had smoked onto her cheek with the pad of his finger.
"You did very good."
Chen Fei spoke in a low voice, his tone carrying undisguised praise. "Your use of the Indestructible Spirit Light was just right, and the timing and decisiveness of that Truth-Shattering Sword were even more brilliant. It seems these three months of hard effort weren't wasted."
Feeling the warmth of Chen Fei's fingertip and the affirmation in his words, the smile on Cao Feiyu's face grew even more