Lu Yin turned around to face Hart Phoenix. "You've gotten arrogant. You haven't even broken through to the Extreme Realm, yet you think you can challenge me?"
Hart shouted, "That's what makes it a challenge!"
Lu Yin narrowed his eyes and replied with just two words: "You're asking for it." Then he reached out to grab the golden Phoenix. Hart Phoenix hadn't expected Lu Yin to try to withstand the golden Phoenix's flames with his bare hands. That was tantamount to suicide. It was a golden Phoenix, the Phoenix Family's supreme talent. Its scorching heat could incinerate anything. How could anyone withstand it with their bare hands?
Back during the Ten Academies Grand Competition, Sha had only managed to freeze the golden Phoenix by combining his domain with his innate ability. At the time, he hadn't understood his own strength well enough. Otherwise, he was sure he wouldn't have lost to Sha. As for withstanding it head-on, that was a joke. If the golden Phoenix could be so easily overlooked, the Phoenix Family wouldn't have become a force that shook the universe.
But today, Hart was in for a wild ride. First, the Sea King had toyed with him, and now Lu Yin had turned his whole worldview upside down. Lu Yin grabbed the golden Phoenix like a chick and flung it away. "Go play somewhere else."
Hart's jaw dropped. How could this happen? Was this man's body really that strong? Could he withstand the golden Phoenix's flames with his bare hands? Unwilling to accept it, Hart tried to fight back. The next moment, a chill washed over him. The golden Phoenix was frozen solid, then crashed to the ground with a thud.
Hart was stunned. Frozen again? This time, it was Che Han. He was so frozen that he