Fire Lotus Transfer

Ling Fengzhui, who had been staring intently at Xiao Yan's every move, seemed to curl his lips beneath the ghost mask into an almost fanatically excited smile. A dazzling light burst from his eyes—not fear, but... the thrill of a hunter who had finally waited for the most formidable prey, the anticipation of meeting a worthy opponent and proving what he had long suspected!

Countless gray motes suddenly appeared around the fire lotus Xiao Yan had just sent forth. At that moment, space abruptly congealed, and Xiao Yan discovered that he had temporarily lost contact with the fire lotus he had released.

"Space Imprisonment!" The two low, forceful words left Ling Fengzhui's mouth like an ancient oracle, carrying absolute confidence in his control over space.

The space within a hundred feet instantly froze! The flowing air solidified into transparent walls, the raging currents of energy were forcibly smoothed out, and even light itself seemed frozen! The Four-Colored Fire Lotus, which contained world-destroying might, was like something that had crashed into an invisible mass of extremely viscous amber. Its flight path, energy release, destructive pulses... all fell into absolute stillness at that instant!

"It's under control!" Ling Fengzhui's voice beneath the mask trembled with a barely perceptible excitement.

He had arrived outside Holy Pill City early. With the help of the grand formation, he had learned long ago of Xiao Yan's fire lotus strike, which had grievously wounded a Half-Saint. He admired Xiao Yan for creating such a heaven-shaking spectacle, and from that moment onward, he had begun considering how exactly he should deal with this move of Xiao Yan's!

When he truly faced Xiao Yan, he had remained on guard against this move all along—one could even say he had been waiting for it.

After successfully bringing the violent power