116: Art is explosion

“You're right, but even if I can't devour your power and make it my own, I can still defeat you!”

The flames at Xiong Lu's fists suddenly grew larger, completely enveloping her hands, and Lu Ze's Spiritual Qi was rapidly devoured!

If an ordinary person were fighting Xiong Lu to this point, they should have stopped in time to prevent their Spiritual Qi from being devoured further!

But Lu Ze showed no intention of retreating; instead, he even rallied his Spiritual Qi again, continuously supplying it to Xiong Lu's Devouring Flame!

Beside them, the thunderous great tiger flashed with lightning, while the fiery great bear devoured it bit by bit, yet the former showed no sign of struggling.

Watching Lu Ze stand still and allow her to devour, Xiong Lu was somewhat puzzled, “Why don't you dodge?! You are only at Fourth Grade Lesser Completion cultivation. If you let me devour you for another minute like this, you will lose!”

A smile hung on the corner of Lu Ze's mouth, “Xiong Lu, you just said that Different Lightning and Different Fire are powerful because of their inherent nature, but have you ever thought that the truly powerful one is the person? Whether it's making Different Lightning and Different Fire unleash even greater power, or utilizing their inherent qualities, it's all just making them serve humans.”

“It's precisely because you can't comprehend this, you focus too much on the Different Fire itself, which is why you are being counter-controlled.”

Listening to Lu Ze's words, Xiong Lu was somewhat disdainful, “Counter-controlled? From the moment I subdued the Devouring Flame until now, it has always assisted me. When has it ever counter-controlled me?!”

“Roar!”

A roar echoed, and the fiery great bear beside them had already torn the thunderous great tiger to shreds, completely devouring it.

And a large portion of Lu Ze's own Spiritual Qi had also been devoured by Xiong Lu.

Xiong Lu looked at Lu Ze, “Lu Ze, you lost!”

“Lost? Not necessarily, right? The Devouring Flame only devours; it cannot convert the power for its own use. Xiong Lu, tell me, if these powers cannot become yours, then whose will they be?”

Lu Ze's smile deepened.

Xiong Lu's disdainful expression suddenly froze. She suddenly understood something, but Lu Ze in front of her flickered, and his body abruptly vanished!

A little further away, Lu Ze's voice drifted over, “Xiong Lu, I wonder if you've ever heard this saying: Art is an explosion!”

“Snap!”

A crisp snap of fingers rang out.

Xiong Lu only felt a powerful, long-compressed force within the fiery great bear beside her and the flames of her own fists suddenly find an outlet, expanding explosively!

“Not good!”

Her heart jolted in alarm, and she tried to retreat rapidly, instantly abandoning the flames between her fists. Her figure shot away, trying to escape, but it was already too late!

“Boom! —”

A huge explosion erupted in the center of the arena!

Dazzling white light enveloped the entire area, and a fiery blast of air directly leveled the already pitted ground, then spread out in all directions!

“Run!”

Fu Liang was the first to react, pulling Qin Wan and the others, fully unleashing his Spiritual Qi, and fleeing into the distance!

“Boom, puff, puff!”

Explosions of Qi swept in all directions. Some who were close to the arena were instantly blown away, while those a bit further were also sent scrambling, clutching their heads.

Fu Liang retreated over a hundred meters before stopping, and the blast of air had already reached them. A wave of heat rolled over, making their clothes flap loudly, and the exposed skin felt a scorching heat.

Qin Wan and the others were still shaken, and couldn't help but swallow.

If Fu Liang hadn't reacted, they probably would have been blown away too!

In mid-air, Meng Yanxing looked at the situation below. The cigar in his hand hadn't even been lit yet, and his mouth twitched, “Damn, I just got ready to smoke one, and something happened?”

The white light faded, and the ground in the arena had been leveled by several meters. Everyone who could still stand couldn't help but look towards the center.

As the smoke and dust cleared, only one figure stood in the middle, a sword at his waist, lightning lurking around him, and a sinister smile on his face that, at this moment, sent shivers down one's spine.

“Lu Ze won?!”

An uncertain voice rang out, “Where's Xiong Lu?”

Everyone began to search for Xiong Lu's figure from Shennong City. When the smoke and dust completely dispersed, they finally saw Xiong Lu in a corner of the several-meter-deep pit.

At this moment, Xiong Lu was covered in dust, lying unconscious in the corner, with many bloodstains all over her body. Fortunately, her arms and legs were still intact.

Meng Yanxing also reached Xiong Lu's side immediately and checked her briefly.

After a quick examination, he breathed a slight sigh of relief. Thankfully, she was only injured and unconscious; she would recover after lying down for a month or two.

If she had truly lost an arm or a leg, wouldn't Xiong Hao come looking for a fight with him?!

Meng Yanxing called for medical personnel to carry away all the injured.

At this moment, Shen Zexing's voice came from the side, “Heh heh, Deputy Director Meng, Young Master Lu was so ruthless, he completely intended to put our Shennong City personnel to death! Aren't you going to say something?!”

Meng Yanxing and Lu Ze both looked over. At this moment, Shen Zexing had already torn off the Talisman sealing his mouth, his eyes were bloodshot, and there was a lot of dust in his hair. He stared unblinkingly at Lu Ze, as if he wanted to devour him.

Meng Yanxing tutted, sighed, then looked at Lu Ze, his eyes widening, “Why are you so careless? They came here for exchange and learning, how can you be so heavy-handed? It's not allowed next time, understand?”

After speaking, Meng Yanxing strode away.

He really… said something… Shen Zexing felt a lump in his chest, his face turning red. Coupled with Fu Liang darting past him, kicking up a cloud of dust, it made him cough several more times.

Fu Liang reached Lu Ze's side and immediately gave a thumbs up, “Holy cow, Young Master Lu, you won so beautifully just now! That explosion will probably make Shennong City walk with their heads down whenever they see our Xuanyuan City from now on!”

Lu Ze just smiled slightly. He turned to watch Xiong Lu being slowly carried away and suddenly asked, “Is it true that only when a person who has obtained a Different Fire dies, can the Different Fire be released again for others to claim?”

Upon hearing this, Fu Liang's heart trembled, and he immediately looked left and right. There was no one else within several meters, and Lu Ze's voice was very soft, so no one should have heard it.

Shen Zexing, several meters away, was still coughing in anger at this moment, seemingly not having heard their conversation, and showed no unusual reaction.

“Young Master Lu!”

Fu Liang lowered his voice, “Such matters of wanting to kill someone for their treasure, let's try to discuss them in private! If someone hears this in public, it's not good!”

Lu Ze blinked, “I didn't say kill anyone, I just asked.”

Fu Liang breathed a slight sigh of relief, thought for a moment, and still lowered his voice, “That's not absolutely true, it's said that even some people who have subdued a Different Fire can still lose it. It's said that this is due to not having completely subdued the Different Fire, but for the specific details, I'll have to investigate.”