As it flew, the flame grew larger and larger, its imposing aura ever stronger.
By the time it reached Lin Qi, it had become a mass of fiercely burning blaze.
Lin Qi formed a hand seal with one hand. Cold air quietly spread from her palm like a thin veil of ice, blocking the heatwave outside.
The lightning sword in her other hand spun out a flourish, streaks of lightning blooming before her like lotus flowers.
The entire arena was filled with lightning's radiance, its momentum surging like a tidal wave.
The female cultivator turned with her lantern in hand. The candle flame within swayed, and the jade-green tassel beneath it knocked together with a faint sound.
An invisible golden barrier enveloped the female cultivator.
Bolts of lightning exploded one after another. Amid rolling thunder and dense attacking intent, they collided endlessly against the barrier.
After one move, Lin Qi unleashed another: Lightning Above the Clouds.
Rolling thunder blanketed the entire arena. Dark Purple Lightning darted everywhere, its momentum especially terrifying, as though a heavenly lightning tribulation had descended.
Yet the female cultivator opposite her sensed that something was wrong.
This lightning tribulation looked powerful, but the pressure it brought was practically nonexistent.
Why did this move look more like it was fooling people?
The female cultivator was not mistaken. Though this move had a vast and mighty spectacle, it possessed no real offensive power.
The true attack came afterward.
Lin Qi's fingertips moved rapidly, and three layers of Imperial Phoenix Seals descended directly toward the female cultivator's head.
Amid the explosive roar of thunder, the female cultivator vaguely heard an Ice Phoenix cry. The lightning before her was instantly obscured by frost, and dense cold air came rolling in, piercing to the bone.
The lantern flame abruptly flared, its