Hundred Flowers Bloom vs. Fire Demon Spear Breath

There were nine magma dragons in total, each two to three hundred meters long, their hideous heads gazing toward Qi Tian as "magma" dripped periodically from their gaping maws.

Qi Tian also watched the nine dragons formed from his opponent's force; such reckless expenditure of externalized force suggested that there wouldn't be much left in his body after this strike.

Yet, his own situation was much the same; after half an hour of fighting, both sides had a fair measure of each other's baseline strength.

Whether in terms of physical combat prowess or the application of origin laws, the two were evenly matched.

The Heaven-Imprisoning Lotus Platform that Qi Tian was currently manifesting with his telekinetic weapon was also consuming the vast majority of his body's force.

As Lie Yan flicked his long spear with one hand, the nine magma dragons rolled and surged within the sea of magma, opening their hideous jaws to rampage toward Qi Tian.

Qi Tian remained motionless, the force petals of the Golden Lotus closing up to protect him completely, leaving not a single gap.

"Boom!"

The nine magma dragons slammed into the Golden Lotus, producing a thunderous sound of impact, followed by the dragons coiling their slender bodies and lashing their tails frantically against the petals.

Qi Tian stood at the center of the lotus platform; even with the insulation of the force petals, he could still feel the intense heat radiating from the magma dragons, born of the origin law of fire.

He then moved his consciousness, and the golden petals began to bloom slowly while their rotation speed gradually increased.

The power of the origin law of metal coated the petals, and as the platform spun, they acted like sharp blades, continuously slicing into the bodies of the magma dragons.

The two types of force ground against each other, neither gaining the upper hand for a time.

Seeing that his technique was ineffective, Lie Yan immediately took flight, erupting with terrifying speed as his spear churned up the force-infused magma, striking the spinning, slicing lotus in an instant.

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

Each strike rang out like metal clashing against metal; the blood-red spear drove the magma dragons to assault the lotus platform from different angles, tearing apart sheets of force petals, only for them to reform immediately.

Meanwhile, the slicing of the petals wore down the force of the magma dragons, their sizes visibly shrinking.

"Swish."

Lie Yan suddenly ceased his spear attacks, flashed to a position above the lotus platform, and spoke to Qi Tian.

"I never imagined that even after using this technique, I still couldn't defeat you. It seems we'll only remain in a stalemate if we continue; why don't we decide the victor with one final strike?"

"Agreed. This is merely a sparring match in the Decisive Battle Space, not a life-or-death struggle; there's no need to exhaust all our trump cards. Let us decide the outcome with one last move."

Qi Tian did not object and responded to Lie Yan with a smile, causing the other to throw his head back and laugh.

"That suits me. I'll buy you a drink once this is over."

Lie Yan laughed as he spoke, his eyes, shrouded in blood-red, now carrying a bloodthirsty glint.

Secret patterns were triggered on the blood-red spear, and the nine magma dragons detached from the Golden Lotus, coiling around Lie Yan.

In the blink of an eye, an immensely massive magma dragon took shape, hovering above the lotus platform, the aura of the origin law of fire rising steadily from its coiling body.

Qi Tian looked up to see that the giant dragon head was now opening its hideous maw, and terrifying high-temperature energy was gathering, compressing, gathering again, and compressing once more within its mouth.

Feeling the red flame force slowly turn yellow under the compression, then white, the intense heat contained within made Qi Tian's scalp tingle.

"Whoosh."

The Heaven-Imprisoning Lotus Platform that had been enveloping Qi Tian dissipated, the secret patterns on its 108 petals flashing with golden light as they transformed into individual small lotus flowers under his conscious control.

Drawing on his previous experience in the Slaughter Space, he immediately flashed backward to the edge of the arena, putting several kilometers of distance between himself and Lie Yan.

At this distance, even if he were to unleash his third form, "Hundred Flowers Bloom," the explosive power would still reach him.

However, this distance was much further than last time; even if he were affected, he could still rely on his own strength to withstand the blast damage.

Seeing Qi Tian dissipate his protective Heaven-Imprisoning Lotus Platform and retreat, Lie Yan assumed Qi Tian was trying to evade the attack.

But the next moment, he saw the 108 small lotus flowers controlled by Qi Tian flying toward him.

Lie Yan watched the small lotus flowers drawing closer, his heart filled with suspicion, but since his own final move was already prepared, he unleashed his attack directly.

"Fire Demon Spear Breath."

"Hum."

The Fire Demon Spear in Lie Yan's hand, carrying the terrifying origin law of fire, left his grip in an instant and shot toward Qi Tian.

The scorching flames were released at this moment, forming a terrifying yellow-white high-temperature blast, like a dragon's breath, erupting from the maw of the magma dragon.

At the same time, the consciousness within the 108 small lotus flowers was triggered, and the volatile golden force contained within them erupted.

The small lotus flowers bloomed one after another, the layered explosive power of the 108 flowers reaching its peak in an instant.

"Boom!"

The moment the two terrifying forces collided, the intense heat and rampaging force formed a powerful shockwave, sweeping out toward the edge of the arena with a world-destroying momentum.

Beyond the black metal arena forged from special alloys, the surrounding grassland was churned up by the shockwave, soil flying everywhere, the very earth ground down to a molecular level by the extreme heat.

Qi Tian, in the corner of the arena, exerted his full force to form a protective energy shield.

His Force Battle Suit, which had transformed into white robes, tightened instantly, shielding every part of his body without leaving a single gap.

Yet even so, he still felt the terrifying shockwaves striking him in waves, as if he were being hit by a constant, massive impact.

Lie Yan, caught at the epicenter of the collision between the dragon's breath and the Hundred Flowers Bloom, was instantly engulfed by the terrifying energy.

He did not even last a second; Lie Yan was shredded into molecules by the horrific heat and rioting force, vanishing into data within the Decisive Battle Space.

Once the Virtual Universe Company system determined the outcome of the battle, the energy fluctuations on the arena stage vanished instantly, and the environment returned to its original state.

Hearing the system notification chime in his ear, Qi Tian finally retracted his force, causing his Force Battle Suit to revert into a white robe.

"Finally won."

Standing on the arena, Qi Tian let out a sigh of relief, a smile appearing on his face.

In the Slaughter Arena lobby, Tegages stared fixedly at the screen, while the external deacon Weitz stood by his side, looking completely dumbfounded.

"Universe Level 9, combat power exceeding Domain Lord Level 3, with the final burst of attack power from both reaching Domain Lord Level 4."

Tegages commented in a low voice with an expressionless face, though he was blooming with joy on the inside.

These were all his achievements; as long as he recommended them and the Virtual Universe Company absorbed them, he would not be far from returning to headquarters.

"Lord Tegages, are these two qualified enough to join that place now?" Weitz asked, swallowing hard.