Amid the explosion, Huo Hai naturally did not worry that those outside would notice any changes. Since his goal had already been achieved, he used the force of the blast to slowly draw in his spiritual energy shield, until it finally clung close to his body.
The aftershocks of the explosion continuously battered everything around them. Fortunately, most of those who could come here were experts of considerable strength. Hao Chen, the weakest among them, was protected by the other experts. So far from the center of the explosion, the shockwaves could not harm them. Those low-strength guards had not come near the Barren Mountain arena at all.
From afar, the violent spiritual energy fluctuations spread outward. The Qu Family Patriarch stared in the direction of Barren Mountain, his eyes filled with worry. Unfortunately, what could he do when facing the Imperial Family? If the Imperial Family was displeased, they had plenty of excuses to wipe out the Qu Family.
At this moment, the unluckiest one was not Huo Hai, but Red Sparrow herself. In her frenzy, Red Sparrow had detonated the great firebird, yet she had forgotten that she herself was within the blast radius. The current Red Sparrow was no longer at her peak.
Forcing herself to use Thousand Birds Convergence had already overloaded her use of the Power of Heaven and Earth. This time, not only had the Power of Heaven and Earth failed to keep up, even her spiritual energy had fallen short. Aside from Huo Hai, she bore the strongest force of the explosion's shockwave. Almost the instant she came to her senses, Red Sparrow was blasted away by the explosion of her own firebird.
Had this firebird not been created by Red Sparrow herself, and had its flames not caused her little harm, she