The whirlwind spun faster and faster, sweeping up a skyful of sparks as it charged toward Shui Bing'er.
Wherever the whirlwind passed, even the lingering mist was scorched into vapor.
Shui Bing'er lightly tapped her toes against the platform and drifted several steps backward. As she opened up the distance, the second Soul Ring around her lit up:
"Second Spirit Skill: Freezing Wind!"
The phantom Ice Phoenix behind her gave a fierce beat of its wings, instantly gathering a biting cold wind.
Countless tiny ice crystals swirled within the wind as it howled toward Huo Wu's Phantom Flame Whirlwind like a miniature blizzard.
Cold wind and blazing flames collided violently in midair-
Freezing Wind carried a bone-piercing chill, continually snuffing out the sparks within the whirlwind and freezing the scorching air currents into frost;
Phantom Flame Whirlwind relied on its intense heat to melt the ice crystals. The two forces tore at each other, annihilating one another with a series of hisses.
Under the onslaught of Freezing Wind, Huo Wu's Phantom Flame Whirlwind spun more and more slowly, and the glow of its flames gradually dimmed.
The sparks that had filled the sky were encased in ice crystals. They fell onto the platform and turned into droplets of steaming water.
Huo Wu's brows drew together slightly. Just as she was about to muster more Soul Power, Shui Bing'er's Freezing Wind broke through the flames and bore down on her with its lingering chill.
The cold rushing into her face made her shiver. She instinctively retreated half a step and raised her hand, gathering flames to fend it off.
"Not bad, Shui Bing'er!"
Huo Wu wiped a fleck of frost from her cheek, the fighting spirit in her eyes burning even brighter:
"It looks like you've improved quite a bit lately."