Win!

The clash between spear and spear—one ice, one fire. Cold and scorching power interwove in the air.

Xu Feng wielded his ice spear, accompanied by a frigid current, guiding layers upon layers of frost as he charged straight at Xiao Yun.

A flash of fire glinted in Xiao Yun's eyes. His body shifted as the Red Blood Spear swept horizontally through his hand. Red light surged, flames danced, and Purple Crystal Lion Flame coiled around the spear tip, its ferocious blaze seeming ready to melt everything around it!

Their spear tips crossed like entwining dragons and serpents, answering each other from afar. Their spears became streaks of light stabbing toward one another, releasing piercing force that seemed capable of tearing the air apart.

Bang! Bang!

What had this kid been eating to grow so strong?!

As their spears continued to collide, Xu Feng felt both hands go numb. If this kept up, he probably would not even be able to hold his spear. After their weapons collided once more, Xu Feng borrowed the force from the Red Blood Spear and shot backward, temporarily distancing himself from Xiao Yun.

Seeing Xu Feng actually forced back by Xiao Yun's single spear thrust, several older students on the hillside could not help but look grim.

They knew clearly that Xiao Yun's momentum was completely different from before. If they had faced him instead, they probably would not have been able to take even one strike from him.

"I never expected this kid to have held back when fighting us before. Even Xu Feng, with Dou Ling strength, has fallen into a disadvantage against him." Several older students could not help sighing inwardly.

Even some older students from the Inner Academy who had come to watch finally understood after witnessing Xiao Yun's strength firsthand. It was not that the older students participating in this year's Fire Energy Hunting Competition were too weak—it was that the new students were too monstrous. One freak had emerged who could hold his own against a Dou Ling expert despite only having the cultivation of a Da Dou Shi!

While thoughts churned through everyone's minds on the hillside, the battle in the clearing continued.

"Kid, let's see how you take this move!" Xu Feng retreated, carving a long trail across the ground.

After steadying himself, Xu Feng gripped his spear tightly. His body trembled slightly as crystalline blue ice Dou Qi poured fiercely into the spear before erupting outward.

The massive ice energy churned endlessly in midair like an erupting volcano. Moments later, it condensed into an ice dragon five or six zhang tall. The giant dragon let out a silent roar toward the sky, and freezing air seeped out, turning the surrounding ground to ice.

After roaring, the ice dragon charged at Xiao Yun under Xu Feng's control with terrifying momentum.

Seeing the ice dragon circling in midair, the watching older students cried out in alarm, "Xuan Tier High-Grade Dou Technique, Ice Sea Profound Dragon!"

"This is bad. Xiao Yun has pushed Xu Feng too far. He has even used the Ice Sea Profound Dragon he obtained from the Library Pavilion back then. That kid is in for some suffering now."

Lin Dong stood on the hillside and shook his head in surprise, then cast a sympathetic look toward Xiao Yun in the clearing, as though Xiao Yun's defeat was already certain.

In the arena, the ice dragon descended from the sky and dove straight at Xiao Yun. The powerful wind pressure it created made his clothes flap loudly.

"Good!" Feeling the powerful force above his head, Xiao Yun did not dodge. Instead, he revealed a delighted smile.

"Flowing Flame Fist!" Purple Crystal Lion Flame covered Xiao Yun's entire body. Guided by his fiery red Dou Qi, it all gathered at the spear tip before bursting forth and condensing into a huge purple-red flaming fist that slammed upward into the ice dragon.

Boom!

Firelight and icy light intertwined, as if performing a symphony of heat and cold. Rings of energy ripples spread continuously from the point of collision, while the clash of ice and fire produced vast amounts of white mist that enveloped Xiao Yun and Xu Feng.

"Who won?" Everyone watching had the same question in mind, but with the clearing shrouded in white mist, they had no idea what was happening inside.

Whoosh!

The ice dragon and flaming fist ultimately canceled each other out. The energy contained within them formed an energy storm at their point of collision, and its powerful wind pressure blew away the white mist.

"Now, the second round begins!"

The instant the mist dispersed, Xiao Yun transformed into a crimson streak and closed in, once again battling Xu Feng. This time, however, it was no longer a simple contest of strength. Purple Crystal Lion Flame clung to the Red Blood Spear, and whenever an opportunity arose, it would stain Xu Feng's body and continuously burn his Dou Qi armor.

"Damn it, what kind of flame is this?"

With an angry roar in his heart, Xu Feng was practically consumed by rage. Xiao Yun's spear was filled with strange purple fire of terrifyingly high temperature. He had to pour even more ice Dou Qi into his spear just to resist it. Worse still, the flames were incredibly troublesome. If he was careless and got touched by them, they would burn a hole through his Dou Qi armor unless extinguished immediately. Even putting them out consumed a great deal of Dou Qi.

"Hahaha! Xu Feng, I told you to be careful. Now you know how I felt back then, don't you?" Lin Dong laughed heartily from the hillside. He remembered Xiao Yun's purple fire all too well; it had tormented him badly before. Now that he saw Xu Feng, whom he did not get along with, being burned by the purple fire as well, he naturally felt much better.

"Aah!"

With another moment of carelessness, Purple Crystal Lion Flame touched Xu Feng's body. But this time, he had no extra ice Dou Qi left to extinguish it. Under Xiao Yun's control, the flames quickly burned a large hole through his snow-white Dou Qi armor.

Xu Feng flashed away, using a movement technique to distance himself from Xiao Yun. The purple flames attached to his body also vanished with a whoosh after leaving Xiao Yun's control.

Xu Feng lowered his head and looked at his Dou Qi armor. Through the hole, he could clearly see that his robe had been burned away, while his originally pale skin had been scalded bright red by the heat.

Good thing this flame cannot last long. If it had continued a little longer, my flesh would have been burned through. But flames like this must consume an enormous amount of Dou Qi, right? Even this Dou Ling's Dou Qi is nearly depleted. Let's see how much Dou Qi you, a Da Dou Shi, have left.

Thinking this, Xu Feng exhaled softly and raised his head to look at Xiao Yun. Seeing his somewhat pale face from excessive consumption, Xu Feng could not help sneering. Yet the next second, he could no longer smile.

With a wave of Xiao Yun's hand, a jade bottle filled with medicinal pills appeared in his grasp. He quickly poured out several pills and swallowed them right in front of Xu Feng.

His face, which had been somewhat pale from overexertion, swiftly regained its color, and a powerful aura once more surged from Xiao Yun's body.

Although it was not as vigorous as at the start, it still made Xu Feng's mouth twitch repeatedly.

"Fuck, having that weird purple fire is bad enough, but why are you eating medicinal pills like candy too? How the hell am I supposed to fight you?" Even with his normally cold temperament, Xu Feng could not help swearing.

"I'm not fighting anymore. My Dou Qi is almost gone, unlike you, who still have pills to restore your Dou Qi." Xu Feng sighed and spoke with a helpless expression.

Xu Feng's helpless voice slowly echoed through the rocky area. The crowd watching from the hillside all looked utterly incredulous. None of them had expected Xiao Yun, relying only on the cultivation of a Da Dou Shi, to defeat a genuine Dou Ling expert in a one-on-one battle.