Tough Black Tree Branches formed a cage around Yang Yi, growing thicker and thicker as they tried to trap him inside and refine him directly.
But the hastily assembled cage lasted only a brief instant before shattering. Wreathed in fire, Yang Yi burst out, his speed suddenly surging. Strangely, his hands and arms up to his elbows were not burning. The flames covering his body seemed almost tangible as the Pure White Spear in his hands drew them in, forming a small vortex of fire that converged at its tip. Then it plunged into Heitanba's chest without resistance, piercing straight through him.
Yang Yi could even see surprise on Heitanba's skeletal face. He seemed not to have expected Yang Yi to be so fast; by the time he reacted, the spear had already struck.
After the "Spear That Pierces Everything" pierced him, the scorching, blood-red flames on his body instantly vanished, seemingly absorbed by the spear. The heat inside him rapidly drained away, as though a bottomless hole had opened within him.
Within mere seconds, frost and signs of freezing appeared around the puncture, looking especially unnatural in the intense heat. The price was that the spear also showed signs of melting, like an ice pop left beneath the blazing sun.
Fortunately, he had made it in time.
The overlapping spaces around them were fading. That terrifying spell had finally stopped.
"Lord Fire Bearer..."
Heitanba's voice became extremely weak. Frost slowly spread over his body, gradually covering what little remained of him.
But Yang Yi did not let his guard down in the slightest, because this fellow was still connected to that enormous Black Embers. Keeping the spear in place, he pulled out the Broken Iron Greatsword with his other hand, preparing to sever Heitanba's connection to the tree.
"Lord