"Boom!"
The stillness of the atmosphere lasted only a moment, then was abruptly shattered by a deafening explosion, instantly sweeping away the white clouds in the azure sky.
The terrifying impact, like a meteorite collision, instantly unleashed a deafening roar. The entire arena trembled violently, and cracks several meters wide spread rapidly across the ground like a spiderweb. The arena, built from an entire mountain peak, collapsed quickly under the frenzied impact of this terrifying energy...
"Stop the fighting arena! We must not allow this energy to continue spreading!"
Suddenly, Xiao Mingyuan's shout rang out in the vast square. Before Xiao Dingtian and the others could make a move, golden energy pillars suddenly shot up from around the arena, quickly intertwining and forming a huge array that enveloped the entire arena.
On the stands, Xiao Xuan stood suspended in mid-air. Only after the hand seals in his hands were completed did he withdraw his gaze and look back at Xiao Yan and the others in the arena.
This battle is far from over.
"Buzz!"
A destructive energy ripple spread rapidly from the point of impact, then slammed heavily into the surrounding thick, massive array barrier. The terrifying energy caused the barrier to vibrate violently, and a series of resounding sounds, like the tolling of bells, spread out.
The powerful energy ripples made it impossible for those present to see clearly, but the continuous explosions were still exhilarating. The terrifying ripples that kept bombarding the array barrier made everyone's hearts pound violently, fearing that the barrier would suddenly burst open.
"Click click..."
In a short while, a series of cracking sounds came from the array, causing countless people to shudder.
Seeing that the array barrier was about to collapse, Xiao Xuan frowned. He then waved his sleeve, and streams of light shot out from his Storage Ring and quickly merged into the array barrier. A powerful energy aura also spread out from within the array barrier once again, and the previously violently shaking array barrier quickly stabilized at this moment.
"They actually went this far?"
Xiao Dingtian frowned and sighed. As he looked up, he suddenly heard a hissing sound coming from the center of the battle circle. Streaks of purple lightning shot out of the sky, crashing hard against the array shield, and then turned around and rushed back to collide with the Fire Lotus.
At the same time, a terrifying hurricane also roared rapidly within the array, forming an astonishingly huge whirlwind. Azure energy gathered continuously, crashing down from above, and connected with the lightning, constantly falling down.
"Bang bang bang bang..."
Muffled explosions rang out one after another until they finally disappeared completely. Purple lightning continued to rush toward the center of the explosions. Everyone present was suddenly stunned, and all eyes instantly focused on the center of the energy ripples. It seemed that in the end, Xiao Yan's Fire Lotus was still unable to defeat the Wind and Lightning Fury unleashed by Xiao Lei and Xiao Yan.
"Hey, this kid finally lost."
"It's over."
The scene unfolding in the arena caused many people present to gasp in surprise. Even so, they also knew that Xiao Yan was able to fight against two Yuan Zong experts whose cultivation was stronger than his own, so in that respect, he could not be considered to have lost. However... the bet was still there, and everything was irreversible.
On the elders' platform, Xiao Dingtian let out a long sigh, his emotions a mixture of relief and regret.
Judging from the current situation, he has clearly won the bet with Xiao Yan. However, this battle has also demonstrated Xiao Yan's astonishing and terrifying combat power. To put it bluntly, among the Xiao Clan members of the same generation, no one possesses such terrifying combat power as Xiao Yan.
However, since the matter was already settled, Xiao Yan had to leave the family. Although he felt regretful, he was, after all, the head of the Inner Cabinet, and there were some things he couldn't bring himself to do.
"Huh? What's going on?"
Just then, a murmur of surprise rang out from the stands. The audience, who had already turned their attention to wait for the result, now turned their gaze back to the battle arena, where something unexpected seemed to be slowly emerging.
"Wrong!"
At this moment, even Xiao Qian, who was standing next to Xiao Dingtian, suddenly focused his gaze and looked towards the arena, his old eyes filled with shock.
"Old man, the outcome of this battle will likely far exceed our expectations!"
In an instant, Xiao Dingtian snapped back to reality, his gaze following the former's. The next moment, his old eyes widened in surprise, and the expression on his Elder Zhang face gradually froze.
Inside the martial arts arena shrouded by the array, the surging energy aftershocks were slowly dissipating, and all the scenes that had been buried within were finally reappearing before the eyes of everyone present.
The once vast fighting arena had been transformed into a massive crater, with everything within it destroyed into nothingness. In mid-air, three figures stood barely, their faces pale, their clothes torn to shreds by the energy attack, leaving them covered in wounds and bloodstains.
But what was most shocking was not the three figures at this moment, but the small lotus heart that was still floating in the void after all the energy on the field had dissipated. On it, a wisp of flame, as if alive, was leaping wildly, as if mocking the dissipated Wind and Lightning Fury.
Upon seeing the lotus heart, Xiao Yan, covered in wounds, smiled brightly and looked at the two brothers opposite him with a sense of relief. The two brothers also noticed this at that moment. While they were shocked, they also breathed a sigh of relief and grinned at Xiao Yan from afar. The two brothers raised their fists at the same time and gave Xiao Yan a thumbs up.
Outside the battle circle, everyone present stood frozen in place like wooden stakes, countless gazes focused on that small lotus heart, their minds blank except for shock.
At this moment, everyone present, even the elders in the elders' seats, was slowly filled with shock.
By this point, everyone knew that what they considered an irreversible ending had ultimately been successfully reversed by Xiao Yan!
Xiao Yan has won!