Chapter 215 - Flame Winners (2/2)

”Phoenix Flame Field.”

Feng Chen, noticing William's advance, plunged his sword to the ground. After that, three circles of flames were generated around him, one larger than the other.

William then ran straight to those flames without caring for the damage. He passed the first layer, but his defense was beginning to show signs of failure. At the second layer, his defensive layer of spirit power was on the verge of collapsing, and once he reached the third layer, that layer collapsed completely.

”Blood Spike!” William shouted with a last desperate attack.

Unfortunately, Feng Chen was already ready and easily avoided it as he put away the flames. Wiliam's defense had now been reduced to ashes, and if he hadn't put away the flames, he would have burned his body too.

”The winner is Feng Chen!” Song Yazhu proclaimed.

Seeing his victory awarded, Feng Chen put down his sword and leaned over to William. The latter, although he had burn wounds, wasn't in such bad conditions. So Feng Chen helped him to get up, and together they went back to the fighting room.

”The next two to take the field are Xinya, another of Prince Long Tian's Imperial Guards, and He Fen of the He Family.” Song Yazhu called the next two fighters.

As before, the battle involved one of Long Tian's imperial guards and a Fire Law user in possession of a fire-type bloodline.

”He Fen, I advise you to get serious right away. Since William has lost, it is up to me to avenge him by defeating Feng Chen. I'm not going to lose.” Xinya announced, pulling out his Urumi swords.

”I'm sorry, Xinya, but even I can't allow myself the luxury of defeat.” He Fen answered smiling and pulled out his Wheels of Wind and Fire.

It was a challenge between two people who could consider themselves friends in a sense; there were no enmities between them, and they had collaborated several times. However, this wouldn't affect their desire for victory in the slightest.

”Go my Urumi, cut!” Xinya shouted, waving his Urumi swords.

The flexible Urumi swords boomed like thunder as they crashed into He Fen. The latter was ready and began to move to the fighting stage to avoid being cut by those flexible swords. At the same time, he threw one of his Wheels of Wind and Fire at Xinya to disturb his movements. However, the Imperial Guard had mastered controlling his multiple Urumi and dodging He Fen's ranged attacks.

'This won't do. If I continue like this, I'll never be able to touch him. Remember what Hei told you.' He Fen said to himself as he continued to move to the combat stage.

”Your problem is that you don't have strong close combat techniques. Normally that wouldn't be a problem because you have the range advantage thanks to your Wind and Fire Wheels. But as soon as you find someone with a higher range or covers a larger range, such as Lian, you no longer know how to move, and you end up losing.”

This was what Hei told him long ago during one of the usual workouts between them. Despite being of the same age, Hei had an incredible ac.u.men in detecting flaws in others' fighting techniques. He Fen, Leon, Mia, Lilian, Haruno, Mareo, and even Lang and Fenrir often came to him for advice.

”What do you advise me to do then? Should I opt for a more close-up style?” He Fen asked.

”Changing your style isn't advisable. Your way of fighting suits your weapons, but above all, it is something you have chosen yourself. To change it would be to change your whole nature. Instead, it would be best if you thought about how to fill in those gaps of yours without changing your style but using what you already have. ”

Hei's words were difficult to understand at first, but thanks to his guidance and the help and advice of his other companions, He Fen had developed countermeasures for situations like these.

”Bifang Bird Bloodline, Activate! Intent of the Wheels of Wind and Fire, Fire Law, Burning Meteor!”

He Fen's Wheels of Wind and Fire began to swirl around him as they generated high-intensity flames. In an instant, he was engulfed in an envelope of flames. At that point, He Fen moved forward at full speed - his target was Xinya.

Seeing him advancing covered in flames, Xinya waved his Urumi. The flexible swords crashed into He Fen to curb his advance. However, the continuous emission of flames from the Wheels of Wind and Fire repelled the Urumi even before touching He Fen. Their extreme flexibility was compensated for by their low weight, making it easy to move them with shock waves or similar attacks.

”Intent of the Urumi, Poison Law, Blade Acid Rain!” Xinya yelled as he generated several small razor blades from his Urumi. Each of these blades was coated with poison to overcome He Fen's barrier of fire and flame.

Drip! Slash!

The blades fell like hail against the fireball that was He Fen. The flames' envelope this time began to show disintegration signs, but the structure itself still held up; it was strong enough to last until the end.

Boom!

He Fen struck Xinya with the power of his flames. As a last resort, Xinya tried to interpose his Urumi in front of him as a shield. However, the Urumi weren't designed for that purpose and could only cushion part of the damage.

Cough! Cough!

Both Xinya and He Fen spat blood as they collided. His flames flared across Xinya's body as the rest of Xinya's razor blades of spirit power slammed into He Fen's back, which was now uncovered.

Thud!

The two fell to the ground, close to each other. However, neither of them was out of the game yet. Their will to win was too great to give up like that.

”Bifang Flame Pillar!” He Fen yelled as his hands tightened their grip on Xinya's left ankle. From his body, red-green flames began to rise and covered the two fighters.

”Cut him, Urumi!” Xinya shouted in a worried voice. If he stayed inside He Fen's flames too long, he would surely lose. Therefore, he ordered his Urumi to crash on He Fen, who was on the ground.

”Wheels of Wind and Fire, protect me!” He Fen ordered as his Wheels of Wind and Fire rotated above him. Using the spirit imprint, he could mentally manipulate them as he continued to unleash his flames.

It thus became a competition to see who resisted the most. Xinya kept waving his Urumi to hit He Fen while He Fen used his Wheels of Wind and Fire to protect herself and at the same time unleash his flames.

Crack!

Eventually, a familiar noise and the defensive layer of one of the fighters finally gave way - it was Xinya.

The young Imperial Guard failed to break through He Fen's defense in time before giving in to the latter's flames. With this, the clash could now be declared over.

”The winner is He Fen!” Song Yazhu announced, officially declaring He Fen as the winner.

These two fights had lasted less than the previous two of the second round, but this wasn't due to a noticeable difference between the participants' skills. In both of these last two fights, two of the fighters opted for an explosive offensive to immediately end the fight. Only, the two got different results.

William tried to block Feng Chen's versatility with a continuous onslaught of quick attacks but without success. Feng Chen had proved to be too powerful and cunning and had achieved victory. He Fen instead bet everything in a single attack; he put all his spirit power into this offensive, eventually managing to win.

Therefore, the winners were Feng Chen and He Fen, both from families with bloodlines of the Fire Law. In addition to that, both bloodlines came from two divine beast birds. As a result, their confrontation would surely be a fiery battle, and only the fiercest flames would win.