Forty-Two, Watch Me Battle Through the Heavens!

Seeing the red signal flare, the male students who had been cowardly as mice moments ago proudly craned their necks, their faces brimming with smugness.

Even so, intimidated by the young man earlier, they still did not dare say much.

As the tower-shaped firework exploded, a vast, kingly aura drifted over from the hillside not far behind the plaza. Immediately afterward came a sharp sonic boom!

Feeling such overwhelming pressure, the Jia Nan Academy students in the plaza all bowed and cupped their fists, their eyes filled with unconcealed awe and pride.

"This aura..."

Her beautiful eyes fixed on the rapidly approaching figure in the distance, Xun'er's composed face showed traces of worry.

She had originally thought he was merely a low-tier Dou Wang, but judging from this, he had already broken through three stars and reached the level of a Middle-tier Dou Wang!

Could Brother Chen still defeat him in a single move?

Seeing the figure rushing over with his pressure fully unleashed, Xiao Dongchen's lips twitched, yet he could not help wanting to laugh.

If you were a Dou Zong, I would definitely call you terrifyingly powerful. But you're only a Dou Wang. Is there really any need to put on such a show just to intimidate me?

Faced with someone so stylish, Xiao Dongchen could not help recalling a joke about starting the fight by kneading a fire lotus. Yet that joke was precisely what he was thinking right now.

Rather than getting entangled with a Dou Wang, he might as well throw out his trump card from the start. After all, if the other side lost and shamelessly turned his Dou Qi into a horse to run away, Xiao Dongchen would not be able to catch him. That would be amusing.

In a high-level match, cheat first and win!

Catch him off guard and play dirty first—make his head buzz!

As soon as he decided, golden and icy flames rose from Xiao Dongchen's hands. Waves of scorching, violent energy rippled outward. Then, with a calm expression, he looked at the two flames and abruptly clapped his hands together.

Bang! Bang!

The two flames were violently thrown together. Xiao Dongchen ignored everything else as his soul force precisely controlled them. His hands gently kneaded them according to a certain method, moving faster and faster, while faint crackling sounds came from within the flames.

These were... Heavenly Flames?!

No, what was he doing?

Feeling the incomparably violent and immense energy emanating from the two balls of flame in the young man's hands, Ruo Lin's eyes widened in astonishment. Her rosy lips parted slightly, then, as if she had thought of something, her pupils suddenly contracted.

Having cultivated in the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, she naturally knew of the existence of Heavenly Flames. But she had never heard of anyone being able to control two Heavenly Flames at once!

More importantly, judging by the situation, this young man actually intended to fuse these most terrifying and pure flames in the world. This was simply insane!

If he made even the slightest mistake and lost control of that violent, destructive energy, the entire plaza of ten thousand people would probably fall silent in an instant!

Seeing such a method, Xiao Yan's eyelids twitched. So Xiao Dongchen had held back tremendously when fighting him earlier. Otherwise, if Xiao Yan had faced this Heavenly Flame fusion technique...

Looking at the flame in the young man's hands that was about to take shape, Xiao Xun'er's beautiful eyes shone even brighter. She pursed her lips, her face full of pride.

Brother Chen really was astonishing!

Swallowing Heavenly Flames was one thing, but he had even created his own Dou Technique. Mm, he was simply perfect!

Faced with everyone's shock, Xiao Dongchen did not care in the slightest. He formed several hand seals, his gaze sharpening as he loosened his palms. White and gold light suddenly burst forth from his hands!

As the light gradually faded, everyone stared in stunned disbelief at a white-and-gold fire lotus slowly spinning above the young man's palm. A concealed, violent energy of destruction quietly pulsed from it.

"This is..."

Staring at the exquisite yet terrifying two-colored fire lotus, Ruo Lin blinked her beautiful eyes and opened her mouth wide. She was completely stunned.

The young man had actually maintained the balance between two extremely terrifying Heavenly Flame energies. Such precise control was terrifying.

Meanwhile, Elder Long was still speeding toward them.

Just as everyone was utterly astonished, the sonic booms from afar grew increasingly intense. His momentum was like a rainbow. Finally, a clear whistle pierced the sky as the black figure hovered above everyone's heads, spread the wings behind him, and dived down at high speed.

"Here at last? I've been waiting for you!"

Looking at the middle-aged man in black-and-gold robes, Xiao Dongchen maintained a faint smile at the corner of his lips, while the fire lotus in his palm quietly bobbed.

"Boy, I have arrived!"

"I am Long Aotian, an elder of Jia Nan Academy. Today, I shall show you what a true expert is!"

"Radiant Sun Divine Light Palm!"

The moment his words fell, a massive golden palm print condensed in the sky. Towering like a mountain, it descended with immeasurable weight toward the ground below.

Under its tremendous might, that palm strike seemed even more unfathomably powerful.

"A palm technique descending from the heavens? You really think highly of me!"

"To make sure you don't withdraw midway, I've prepared a grand gift for you!"

Hearing that, Xiao Dongchen's lips twitched fiercely. His name was actually Long Aotian, and he still bragged like this. Xiao Dongchen really could not bear it without teaching him a lesson!

Before the palm even descended, a gust of pressure swept over, lifting Xiao Dongchen's hair at his temples and making his robes flap loudly.

This ends here!

His eyes narrowed as Xiao Dongchen slightly crouched, slowly lowering his hand to gather strength. The fire lotus sank along with it. Then he took a deep breath, hurled the fire lotus upward with all his might in his right hand, and muttered, "Go, Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus!"

As his voice fell, the white-and-gold fire lotus shot from his hand, transforming into a brilliant streak of light. Like a comet, it viciously slammed toward the massive palm descending from above.

Under the tense gazes of everyone in the plaza, the giant palm and fire lotus streaked toward each other. Finally, thirty meters above the ground, they collided violently like crashing meteors.

Boom!

A massive explosion instantly resounded throughout the plaza!

Then, the violent energy spread wildly as brilliant flames expanded outward. The terrifying energy even distorted the sky somewhat, causing an exceptionally beautiful yet dangerous sea of fire clouds to bloom.

"This power is incredible!"

Even Xiao Dongchen was somewhat surprised by the destructive force he had created with his own hands. One plus one really was far greater than two. This scene could probably rival a miniature nuclear bomb.

And he had only fused two Heavenly Flames. If he could fuse all twenty-two Heavenly Flames of the Dou Qi Continent, it would probably create a genuine mushroom cloud!

"Pfft!"

High in the sky, his vision obscured by blazing flames, Long Aotian fell rapidly and helplessly like a bird with broken wings. He spat out a mouthful of blood as though it cost nothing, his face instantly turning pale as paper.

Who could have imagined it?!

He, a dignified Dou Wang-level elder of Jia Nan Academy, had been blown apart in one move by a new student!

He had even planned to withdraw his Radiant Sun Divine Light Palm when it was ten meters from the ground, intending to leave this little monster with an impressive image. But to hell with that image—it was all gone!

When his giant palm struck the fire lotus, it did not even last three seconds before shattering completely. Although he had immediately used a defensive Dou Technique to protect himself, he was still seriously injured. What kind of situation was this?!

Barely smoothing out his scorched-black hair, he clutched his chest with his eyes shut. The damaged wings behind him fluttered weakly as his body drifted down like swaying willow catkins. Finally, with a thud, he collapsed onto the plaza.

Some people were better off dead!

At that moment, the entire plaza fell silent!

Everyone's gaze fixed on the fallen Dou Wang, especially the Jia Nan Academy students, whose jaws nearly dropped to the ground.

A Dou Wang had been instantly defeated?

An elder had lost just like that?

This was truly heaven-defying—terrifyingly powerful!