537 The Unexpected Fire Burs (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
White frost began to cover the dueling ground. As such, it was very easy to see the bright fireballs flying across the place.
Xu Mingcong had already noticed the fireball being used as a sneak attack on him. He quickly determined how he would dodge the fireball easily while being surrounded by the Ice Lock...
The Fire Burst was cast at the perfect time, right between the gap he was backing into as the Ice Lock came from both sides...
Other Magicians would most likely summon their defensive equipment, but Xucong was no ordinary Magician. He would still remain confident in the midst of the attacks raining down!
”I'll give you a Water Barrier,” said the plump woman at the back of the team.
”No, it's fine,” replied Xu Mingcong, as he dodged the attacks.
Ice Lock flew wildly through the lingering frost, like two thick, sturdy chains. A single hit was strong enough to break a few bones.
Xu Mingcong smartly used the Wind Track to lean forward slightly, like he was going to dodge the attacks by dashing forward. Li Jie saw his direction change, and quickly manipulated the Ice Lock's target area.
To his surprise, Xu Mingcong immediately changed the direction of Wind Track, or more precisely, he had already set up another Wind Track beforehand. He suddenly changed direction and slid backward nimbly with the help of the wind.
His hands were still in the pockets. His movement of sliding across the ground was elegant, like a Prince of the Wind, urging the girls among the spectators to scream at the top of their lungs!
”That's not the end yet...” Xu Mingcong enjoyed the limelight and the screams. His face was wearing a confident smile.
He slid backward to dodge the Ice Lock, before slanting to his right all of a sudden.
A Fire Burst had descended from above him, as if it had long been waiting for him.
”I've already told you, this Basic Spell is useless...”
Xu Mingcong was good at changing the direction of his movements. He quickly moved in another direction to escape from the Fire Burst's area of effect.
There was a loud explosion, the seemingly ordinary Fire Burst exploding as it landed on the ground, producing a large cloud of flames!
The fiery tongues in the cloud extended ten meters into its surroundings, like giant flaming serpents wriggling their tails.
The shockwave from the explosion was shocking, too! Even the two ice chains were knocked slightly away.
Xu Mingcong was confident that he was right outside of the Fire Burst's coverage, but he never thought that the Fire Burst was not just the ordinary kind. Its area of effect surprised him, surpassing twenty meters!
An ordinary Fire Burst, even with a Soul Seed, would only cover a diameter of ten meters!
Xu Mingcong was around twelve meters away from the explosion. Not only was he safe from the Fire Burst, planning to let his hair dance elegantly to the gusts produced by the explosion.
However, the flames did not stop at a distance of ten meters. They knocked him into the air and slammed him into the ground, burning with flames!
His blue hair was disheveled, and now slightly burnt too.
As his hands were in his pockets, he did not have the time to draw them out, and ended up falling to the ground face down, giving the ground a kiss. He could feel the blood burst out from his nose.