Almost the instant Mountain God Yi Xun spoke the words "begin the battle," Ye Zhen and Yuan Yinying moved at the same time.
Yet, to everyone's surprise, Ye Zhen did not circle around to evade at the very start of the battle as they had imagined, nor did he employ all manner of defensive measures.
Ye Zhen's first response was—attack!
The best defense was offense!
A Profound Fire Drill formed from Heavenly Thunder Spirit Fire, wreathed in purple flames with Thunderlight flickering within, shrieked as it blasted toward Yuan Yinying at incomparably swift speed.
In terms of attack speed, it was even a notch faster than Yuan Yinying's move.
The reason Ye Zhen struck faster than Yuan Yinying was mainly because, before Yi Xun announced the start, Ye Zhen had already begun channeling his power and had condensed this Profound Fire Drill seven or eight tenths of the way, giving himself a small advantage.
The aura of Ye Zhen's Profound Fire Drill was exceedingly formidable. Even Yuan Yinying's expression shifted at the aura it radiated.
The reason was simple. Since Ye Zhen had been able to prepare in advance, he had directly condensed his strongest Seven-Array Profound Fire Drill this time.
Ye Zhen believed that before his Seven-Array Profound Fire Drill, no matter how powerful Yuan Yinying was, he would not dare ignore it.
Yuan Yinying's expression proved that he truly could not ignore Ye Zhen's Seven-Array Profound Fire Drill, yet a cold sneer appeared at the corner of his lips.
This attack did indeed threaten him. He was greatly surprised, but he could still disregard it!
Yuan Yinying merely swayed his shoulder, and a powerful yet brief spatial fluctuation rippled through the void. Before Ye Zhen's Seven-Array Profound Fire Drill could strike, Yuan Yinying's figure vanished in an instant.