When Huo Wu's enormous fireball came crashing down, Ling Yun really didn't move.
Tang San's eyelid twitched. His hands moved faster than his brain, sending Blue Silver Grass straight toward Ling Yun's waist, but the moment the grass approached those blinding white flames, its edges curled up, followed by wisps of scorched smoke.
Tang San could only sever it at once.
"Ling Yun! You're really not fucking dodging?" Ma Hongjun was trading fire with the other side, but found a moment to turn his head and curse.
No one answered him. The next instant, the fireball struck the ground.
Boom!
Fire swallowed more than half the arena. A wave of heat surged outward, forcing Dai Mubai and the others back several steps. Xiao Wu's expression changed immediately. She was about to rush in when Zhu Zhuqing grabbed her.
"Don't."
"Ling Yun's still in there!"
"What can you do in there? Burn with him?"
Zhu Zhuqing's words were cold, but her eyes stayed fixed on the flames. Her body had already leaned slightly forward. If anything really went wrong in there, she would charge in faster than anyone.
Huo Wu wasn't doing much better. After unleashing that attack, her face had gone a little pale and her chest kept heaving, but her eyes shone with frightening intensity.
"Didn't you say my fire was useless? Go on, keep pretending!"
The Blazing Fire team wasn't idle either.
Huo Wushuang knew Huo Wu was badly drained now, so he led the others forward to block the way. "Stop them! Don't let anyone through!"
Dai Mubai was the first to slam into him.
Their shoulders collided, and neither backed down. Huo Wushuang swung a punch. Dai Mubai tilted his head aside, then lashed back with a tiger claw, raking sparks from Huo Wushuang's chest.
"Get