The battle was fierce...
Leng Yuexin's sword traced arc after arc of light across the arena.
Though Sun Lie's Fire Cloud Maces were fierce and domineering, faced with such exquisitely profound swordwork, they seemed somewhat clumsy and slow.
Every strike he made was either avoided by Leng Yuexin by the narrowest margin or forced back by her sharp counterattacks.
After a long stalemate, Sun Lie finally erupted.
"Damn it!"
Amid his furious roar, the flame spiritual power around him surged violently, and the flames on his twin maces turned from crimson to dark gold as the temperature suddenly climbed several times higher.
"Fire Cloud Heaven-Burning!"
The twin maces struck together, and a dark gold pillar of fire shot into the sky, transforming into dozens of fire serpents that lunged at Leng Yuexin from every direction.
"Let's see how you handle this!"
This move covered an extremely wide area, nearly blanketing half the arena and sealing off all space for Leng Yuexin to dodge.
On the viewing platform, the Heaven Sect disciples could not help holding their breath.
"Senior Sister Leng, be careful!"
Leng Yuexin's gaze sharpened, and the longsword in her hand suddenly let out a clear ring.
She did not dodge. Instead, she took a step forward.
Her longsword drew a perfect circle through the air.
"Moonlight Filling the Sky!"
The sword light fell like moonlight.
The circular sword ring seemed to transform into a bright full moon, drawing all the approaching fire serpents into it.
In an instant, the fire serpents turned into sparks and scattered.
What shook everyone even more was that the sword ring did not stop.
Instead, it continued to expand, spreading outward.
Wherever it passed, the flames were completely extinguished.
Sun Lie's pupils abruptly shrank. By the time he wanted to retreat, it was