Extremely Simplified Ice Flower Funeral + Rain of Fire = ???

The witch Medea's violet eyes flashed with purple light. The fierce wind blew her hood and flowers aside, revealing her delicate face beneath.

Though she appeared calm, stormy waves had long since risen in her heart!

So...

This was his strength?

That lazy guy who ordered her around all day, making her do this and that, was actually this powerful?

A complicated emotion rose within the witch Medea.

It was the fear of being abandoned, the worry that the value of her existence would be denied.

It was the despair of remembering how she had been betrayed by the one she loved, how she had slain her family and child, losing everything.

It was the madness that came after being branded the "Witch of Betrayal."

Was she... needed?

Medea looked at the man ahead of her, radiant as light, and unconsciously bit her lip hard enough to draw blood.

I knew it, I knew the captain was going to make a big move!

Looks like this team really can't do without me. That guy is way too reckless!

Behind Catalina, the ability Stand "Crazy Diamond" slowly appeared, and she set down the case containing "Valkyrie."

The blonde girl was already prepared to handle the aftermath of the battle.

United States, Atmospheric Administration—it was already in chaos!

Bzz! Bzz! Bzz!

Red alerts continuously flashed across the monitor's computer.

"Not good, Director! Something terrible has happened!"

"A powerful signal has appeared northwest of New York. It's a sign that a tornado is about to form!"

"What?????"

"A tornado??????"

"Damn it, have you been drinking behind our backs again? I told you not to drink! Are you trying to get yourself fired?"

"No, Director. Look for yourself."

The director immediately pushed aside the person in front of him and turned his gaze toward the red alerts on the computer.

At the location of the red alert, the tornado warning threshold was rapidly approaching its critical point.

"N-Not good... Something huge is about to happen!"

The battlefield.

Hulk felt the extreme power of ice and fire, and his anger continued to rise as strength poured forth without end.

"Then, take one of my techniques!"

"Eternal Calamity Dance!"

Eternal Calamity Dance was Yu Xian's attack in which he used Hyorinmaru to summon Ice Flower Funeral and bring down ice flowers, while Ryūjin Jakka simultaneously activated Rain of Fire. The ice flowers and fiery rain intertwined as they fell upon the enemy.

It forced the enemy's body to cycle endlessly between extreme cold and extreme heat, until they shattered across the ground like broken glass.

Snowflakes and fiery rain began to fall from the sky.

Strangely, the violent wind did not move them. The snowflakes and rain of fire seemed like projections from another world, unaffected by anything.

Sizzle!

The rain of fire fell upon Hulk, making him bare his teeth in pain. Before he could extinguish the flames on his body, ice and snow descended.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Layer upon layer of ice crystals froze every inch of Hulk's body.

Hulk was enveloped by Eternal Calamity Dance, his skin repeatedly shifting between extreme heat and extreme cold.

"Roar—!"

The pain of flames scorching his skin was sealed away by the extreme cold, only for the burning agony to return the instant the ice melted.

This repetitive torment awakened a deeper rage within him.

Every burst of pain was like adding fuel to the flames, intensifying the violent force within his body.

"Roar—!"

With his fury ignited, power surged through him. Hulk endured the attack and began forcibly charging out of Yu Xian's skill range.

As for dodging?

It was useless. Both the ice and snow and the rain of fire were controlled by Yu Xian.

One step, two steps, three steps...

Over a distance of mere dozens of meters, Hulk forced his way through step by step.

As expected of a god of physical combat—he could really take a beating.

"Roar—!"

Covered in wounds, Hulk let out a roar and used all his strength to charge at Yu Xian like a cannonball, launching his final strike.

Seeing this, Yu Xian abandoned his Zanpakutō and stepped forward as well, throwing a punch to show respect for a valiant warrior.

The ability Stand "Star Platinum" was unleashed at full power!!!

Their attacks met in midair—

Boom!

After a thunderous blast, both men were sent flying backward.

A vacuum circle a hundred meters in diameter formed at the center of the forest. Every tree had snapped, while the ground had sunk several meters, forming a massive ring-shaped crater.

Rainwater bent and evaporated around the two of them, creating a strange visual spectacle.

Yu Xian knelt on one knee. His right arm was a bloody mess, visibly bent and torn open, with white bone clearly visible within. The "Wolverine Recovery" ability slowly healed the damage.

Hulk also staggered back, his green skin covered in marks of frost and burns.

The two stood fifty meters apart, gasping for breath as they faced each other.

"Hehe, big guy, are we still fighting?" Yu Xian endured the pain and grinned at Hulk, who had returned to Sage Mode.

"You... strong... I... admit it!" Hulk's clear eyes looked at Yu Xian again, and he fully acknowledged this extraordinarily powerful guy from the bottom of his heart.

Hearing that, Yu Xian finally let out a breath of relief.

Thank goodness, thank goodness, he had not messed this up!

He had taken advantage of the young hero while he was still weak!

If this had been the Avengers era a few years later, or after Hulk had gone to another planet, his combat strength would have been incomparable to what it was now.

Right now, he was merely a beast with strength but no idea how to use it.

Kamar-Taj.

The Sorcerer Supreme, the Ancient One, emerged from the Soul World.

She suddenly sensed an inexplicable force appear somewhere in the world, only to quickly vanish again.

The Ancient One frowned. "That direction... the United States?"

At that moment, the Time Stone in her arms stirred. "Has the fate of someone with a high proportion of worldly significance been altered?"

The Ancient One stared at the Time Stone before her, glowing green, and fell into deep thought.

"D-Director, the tornado warning is gone! The tornado warning is gone!"

"What? That's wonderful, the crisis is over!" The director of the Atmospheric Administration wiped away the sweat on his forehead caused by the stifling heat.

However,

What exactly had caused this abnormal weather phenomenon?

Machines did not make mistakes. Something must have happened in the forest to the northwest.

Perhaps they should send someone over to take a look?

"Is it over?"

The hacker girl Skye gently patted her ample chest, still shaken with lingering fear.

Good heavens, what had she just seen?

Before the hacker girl was a depression nearly three hundred meters across and two meters deep.

It was as though a small meteorite had struck the earth, with burning flames scattered everywhere inside.

At the center, Yu Xian and Hulk climbed out of the pit amid a humble, friendly exchange of "You're amazing," "No, you're amazing."

Yu Xian's body had fully recovered, and he once again wore his Zanpakutō at his waist.

He looked at everyone before him and waved grandly. "Since there's nothing else to do, let's pack up camp and head home!"

"Medea, I want to eat your cooking. I'm hungry!"

"Mm!"

[Detected that the host is in a pleasant mood after battle. Pleasure points +100]