Within the strange space, scorching airwaves hung in the air as though tangible, every inch of airflow carrying the pressure to burn all things to ash.
But the instant the icy-blue rune on Xiao Ling's forehead lit up, an extreme chill spread out like a sudden tide, crashing fiercely against the blazing flames around him.
The final plaza had now become a battlefield where ice and fire stood in confrontation.
In the air to the east, a massive hundred-zhang flame lotus churned wildly. Crimson waves of fire battered the space barrier like raging seas, and tongues of flame several zhang long spewed from its unfurling petals. An ancient aura of karmic fire coursed within it, every flicker seemingly possessing the strange power to scorch souls, roasting the air until it crackled.
To the west, the hundred-zhang Ice Lotus beneath Xiao Ling's feet shone white as jade. Fine ice crystals condensed along the edges of its petals, while cold air streamed endlessly from its core. Wherever it passed, even leaping flames froze into translucent fire crystals, which fell with soft rustles and shattered with crisp chimes.
The frigid currents winding around the Ice Lotus had forcibly torn open a cool domain within the scorching space, facing the massive flame lotus from afar.
The frenzy of fire and the piercing cold of ice clashed violently. Invisible ripples of energy spread outward from the two enormous lotuses, and even space seemed to tremble faintly beneath the extreme temperature difference.
Crimson and gleaming white light intertwined, outlining Xiao Ling's figure and the massive flame lotus with ever greater clarity. The confrontation had reached a breaking point.
As the Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire moved, crimson firelight suddenly surged!
The hundred-zhang flame lotus had clearly been thoroughly enraged by Xiao Ling's stance. A pillar of flame