Fights Break Sphere: Thunder Shattered

Chapter 543 You even named yourself "Damn It," you're a complete bastard!

The fire phoenix let out a sharp cry, carrying a power as strong as burning mountains and boiling seas, and charged toward the man in black robes! Wherever it passed, the ground was plowed with a deep, scorched trench, obviously burned by the high temperature.

"Oh, Blood Demon Flame? It seems the Cao family has invested a lot in nurturing you."

Seeing the approaching fire phoenix, the black-robed man raised his eyes slightly. "Interesting. An attack method that perfectly combines the ferocity of the Blood Demon Flame with the precise control of soul power? It's a pity that it's too slow."

He extended his hand from within his black robe, and a massive blue energy handprint appeared out of thin air. Instead of directly confronting the fire phoenix, he cleverly twisted and pinched around its neck!
The movement was as gentle as plucking a flower or picking a leaf, yet it precisely seized the most crucial point of the flow of the fire phoenix energy.

"Wow!"

The crimson fire phoenix let out a mournful cry, its massive body struggling violently as crimson flames scorched the blue handprint, yet it could not budge it an inch.

'Soul-damned' slightly closed his five fingers, "Condense!"

As the sound faded, the entire fire phoenix was instantly frozen by this icy aura.

With a flick of his finger, the blood-red fire phoenix, which had been completely frozen and remained in a posture of spreading its wings and crying mournfully, flew back towards Cao Ying.

Cao Ying's pupils contracted slightly, but she was not panicked. She could sense that the returning ice phoenix meant no harm. She quickly stopped the 'ice phoenix', and her delicate body was also knocked back hundreds of meters by the impact.

"Come on, continue to unleash your flames or soul power. If it satisfies me, I might consider sparing your life." The black-robed man stood in the void, looking at Cao Ying in the distance, and sneered.

Cao Ying discovered that there were no hidden marks left on the frozen phoenix, as if the other party was just playing with her like a cat toying with a mouse.

With a flick of her jade hand, she dispelled the icy aura on the surface of the ice phoenix, while simultaneously guiding her own blood demon flames and soul power to slowly retract into her body.

She took a deep breath and attacked the man in black robes again. She pushed the Cao family's Taiyin Soul Refining Technique and Blood Demon Flame to their limits, launching wave after wave of attacks, sometimes like a volcanic eruption, sometimes like a fine drizzle.

No matter how her attacks changed, the man in black always managed to respond in the most appropriate way, even effortlessly driving her back.

Sometimes, it would even subtly redirect her attack energy in a way she couldn't understand, causing her to panic and become flustered.

As this continued, Cao Ying's expression gradually began to change, and a guess entered her mind.

To confirm, Cao Ying attacked the man in black robes again, but her attack methods were gradually changing, intentionally or unintentionally aiming at the man's hood.

As the battle progressed, Cao Ying's gaze was no longer entirely solemn and hostile, but rather mixed with a strong sense of inquiry, surprise, and a hint of suppressed anticipation that she herself was unaware of.

But every attack she made had no effect whatsoever; not only could her opponent's hood not be disturbed, but even the hem of his clothes couldn't be stirred in the slightest.

Just then, the man in black robes also noticed something was wrong. It seemed he had gotten a little too into character, and he even showed a tiny bit of his chicken feet. Clearly, the usually clever Cao Ying had noticed something.

He flicked his finger lightly at Cao Ying's long, slender leg that was kicking at him, sending it flying back. Nearly a thousand meters away, Cao Ying was gently rubbing her leg. "An eighth-grade alchemist, a spirit realm soul, skilled in using the Blood Demon Flame, and her soul attack methods are also quite good... Cao family demoness, you do have something, not bad. Let's end it here for today."

His hoarse voice carried a barely perceptible hint of admiration.

The man in black robes glanced at Cao Ying, whose face showed a hint of frustration, then turned and left, his body slowly merging into the space.

Just as half of his figure had merged into the spatial ripples and was about to disappear completely.

In that instant— "Xiao Tian!"

A cool, resolute yet slightly urgent female voice suddenly rang out.

The half-ethereal figure in mid-air suddenly paused, then completely disappeared into the space.

The ripples in the space where the man in black disappeared slowly subsided, leaving only emptiness.

Cao Ying stood there, her usually bright and alluring eyes now staring blankly at the empty void.

The instinctive pause she felt when the other person's name was called made her 100% certain that the man in black was Xiao Tian.

An indescribable sense of loss overwhelmed her heart like a tidal wave.

"Are you just leaving like this?"

Her red lips parted slightly as she murmured to herself, her voice so soft that only she could hear it. Gone was the enchantress's cunning and allure; only an empty, bewildered emptiness remained.

She now connected all the dots and understood why the eighth-tier magical beast had suddenly let her go. She guessed that Xiao Tian had been secretly protecting her all along.

This proved that she held a place in Xiao Tian's heart, and the blank look on her face gradually turned into joy.

Cao Ying thought to herself, 'Xiao Tian wasn't angry that he was turned away after coming to see me; he must have been busy with something else, that's why he didn't have time to come see me. That must be it.'

"An eighth-grade alchemist, a spiritual realm soul... Not bad..." Xiao Tian's words echoed in her mind again. This was his recognition of her, which made her feel even sweeter, but there was also a little grievance and resentment in her heart.

"Xiao Tian, ​​you big bastard, you had to play tricks on me, and even gave me the name 'Soul Bastard'! You're a bastard, a big bastard! Why won't you see me? I really miss you so much." Cao Ying's eyes reddened slightly as she spoke.

Just as Cao Ying was immersed in this complex mix of disappointment, joy, grievance, and silent curses, and was almost unable to control her emotions.

A familiar voice, tinged with a hint of mockery, suddenly rang out behind her and entered her ears:

"Oh, I never expected that the dignified vixen of the Cao family would do something like secretly cursing people behind their backs? And cursing so viciously?"

The voice was clear and bright, carrying the unique languor and teasing she remembered.

Cao Ying's body stiffened abruptly, as if she had been frozen in place.

Her narrow, beautiful eyes widened instantly, filled with astonishment and disbelief, and a brilliant light ignited in her heart, instantly dispelling the gloom that had enveloped her.

That voice is etched into my mind, the kind I'll never forget for the rest of my life.

She almost thought she was hallucinating.

She stood there stunned for two or three seconds before she seemed to finally react and suddenly turned around!
The movements were so fast that they created the sound of clothes fluttering in the wind.

Under a large tree, a handsome young man stood with his hands behind his back, looking at him with a gentle smile.

(End of this chapter)