"Hey, hey, little bastard, today I want you to regret this foolish action."
Seeing Xiao Yan accept the challenge, Galeo sneered, and a faint green fighting spirit quickly condensed in his palm.
Standing still, Galeo suddenly curled his hands into sharp claws. At his fingertips, green fighting spirit gathered into ten sharp spikes. With a sinister grin, he moved his claws, creating a sound of breaking wind, and attacked Xiao Yan fiercely.
In response, Xiao Yan circulated the Dou Qi in his body and launched the iron rod in his hand without hesitation, like a sharp arrow from a bow, aiming straight at Galeo's head.
Seeing the iron rod coming toward him, Galeo sneered disdainfully. He clenched his hand, which was surrounded by green fighting spirit, and immediately, the air in front of him rippled slightly, manifesting several light green wind rolls.
As the iron rod passed through the wind rolls, its force was easily dissipated.
Without the support of force, the iron rod fell to the ground with a crisp sound when it was only half a meter away from Galeo's head.
The onlookers widened their eyes, intently watching the battle. However, as Xiao Yan fell into a disadvantage, disappointment spread among them. Xiao Yan, who had only recently risen to prominence, was clearly no match for the more experienced Galeo. This challenge seemed like a futile effort.
With this thought, they turned their attention to Mo Yu, hoping for some surprises.
Mo Yu, however, looked at the defeated Xiao Yan without concern. He probably knew Xiao Yan's strength better than anyone else. Xiao Yan often hid his abilities until the critical moment.
"Haha, don't look at me. Your Xiao family is just full of bragging." Seeing Xiao Yan being beaten by Galeo, Liu Xi sneered and looked at Mo Yu with disdain.
In his opinion, Mo Yu would be defeated just as miserably as Xiao Yan.
"You shouldn't be an alchemist. You're more suited to being a clown because your expressions are obviously better than your fists." Mo Yu, irritated by Liu Xi's constant mockery, felt a trace of disgust. This kind of annoying person, who showed off just because of a little strength, was truly irritating.
"I hope your strength is greater than your words!" Liu Xi's eyes darkened further as he clenched his right fist. Red fighting spirit quickly condensed on the surface of his fist, forming a small vortex.
"Xuan-level fighting skill: Fiery Steel Fist!"
The fist made a sharp sound of breaking wind in the air, and a massive pressure of fire surged toward Mo Yu.
Feeling the intense pressure of fire, Mo Yu's expression remained unchanged. He circulated the fighting spirit in his body rapidly, and fifteen lightning patterns suddenly lit up on his right arm.
"Thunder Body!"
With a calm demeanor, Mo Yu activated his Lei Gang body and prepared to confront Galeo's heavy fist.
At the moment of impact, thunderous fighting spirit erupted from Mo Yu's right arm. A faint shout made Liu Xi's face change abruptly.
"Bang!" When the fists collided, a muffled sound, like thunder, reverberated.
"Crack!" At the point of contact, a sharp sound of broken bones was heard as Liu Xi's body was sent flying.
"Five-star fighter?"
Watching Liu Xi being thrown backward and witnessing Mo Yu's strength, the surrounding mercenaries fell silent. They could not believe that Liu Xi, who seemed to have a great chance of winning, was actually knocked away with one strike.
Even Xiao Yan and Galeo, who were still fighting, were distracted by the commotion and stared at the scene in amazement.
"Cousin Mo Yu is really a pervert," Xiao Yan thought to himself.
Xiao Yu's rosy mouth was slightly open in shock. Although she had firmly believed Mo Yu would not lose, she did not expect him to win so easily. The strength of a five-star fighter—Mo Yu's strength had increased so rapidly?
Xun'er also looked at Mo Yu in surprise. It seemed that her cousin was not just a disciple of a mysterious weapon refiner. There must be a bigger secret...
"Hmph, don't think you've won!" At this moment, Liu Xi slowly stood up, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. His eyes were filled with irreconcilable hatred as he glared at Mo Yu viciously. He suddenly waved his right hand, and a dark green substantial flame appeared in his hand.
As soon as the fire appeared, the atmosphere around the field grew tense. Some mercenaries, frightened by the flames, quickly retreated a few steps.
"Is this beast fire?" Mo Yu guessed upon seeing the flame that carried a hint of beast power.
"You have some knowledge. This is the 'Dark Wolf Fire' my master gave me when I was promoted to a first-grade alchemist. It's very notable among beast fires. It's an honor for you to be defeated by this beast fire today," Liu Xi said with a sense of pride, though he was deeply embarrassed. The resentment in his eyes was even stronger.
Hearing Liu Xi's boast, Mo Yu smiled faintly, with a hint of contempt in his expression. Even if it were an ordinary strange fire, he would not take it seriously. This beast fire was extremely ordinary in both color and aura.
"Then let me see the power of your beast fire," Mo Yu said lightly.
Seeing Mo Yu dismiss the Dark Wolf Fire so casually, Liu Xi became enraged.
"Die, you damned fool!"
As the beast fire appeared, Liu Xi frantically drew Dou Qi from his body and poured it into the Dark Wolf Fire in his hand. With his reckless behavior, the flame of the Dark Wolf Fire grew much darker and deeper.
"Haha, prepare to die!"
Feeling the immense and terrifying power of fire in his palm, Liu Xi laughed wildly and hurled the beast fire at Mo Yu with force. He was determined to kill the one who had humiliated him, hoping that this act would erase the deep hatred in his heart.
Seeing Liu Xi rush toward him aggressively, Mo Yu had to admit that this furious man did have some momentum. However, that was all.
When Mo Yu saw the dark green beast fire, he felt an unexpected desire, a craving to devour it.
"Suzaku Burning Sky Thunder!"
Mo Yu's heart moved, and red lightning flashed in his palm. Under his control, it shot straight toward the Dark Wolf Fire.
Seeing Mo Yu approach him without evading, Liu Xi laughed maniacally.
"Good job!"
As the master of the Dark Wolf Fire, Liu Xi knew its power better than anyone. Even powerful fighters dared not confront it head-on. Therefore, in his opinion, Mo Yu was undoubtedly seeking his own death.
The sudden appearance of red thunder in Mo Yu's palm was dismissed by Liu Xi's arrogance.
"Boom!"
But before Liu Xi could laugh for long, as the Dark Wolf Fire and the Suzaku Burning Sky Thunder collided, he suddenly felt a terrible sensation. With horror, he realized that the beast fire within him was being pulled away by a powerful force!
"Swallow!"
At that moment, as the black thunder and beast fire clashed, Mo Yu controlled the Suzaku Burning Sky Thunder to devour the opponent's beast fire.
Although the Xuan Lei was still in its early stage, its power was three times stronger than ordinary beast fire. Similar to how high-level bloodline monsters exert pressure on low-level monsters, Xuan Lei also had an overwhelming effect on beast fire.
Under Mo Yu's control, the Suzaku Burning Sky Thunder devoured the Dark Wolf Fire greedily, bit by bit.
Originally, Mo Yu had expected some trouble facing Liu Xi's attack. When he was about to use the powerful black thunder spear, the Suzaku Burning Sky Thunder in his body hinted that this Dark Wolf Fire could be devoured.
Seeing this, Mo Yu was overjoyed and quickly summoned the Suzaku Burning Sky Thunder, as he sensed its intense desire to devour the beast fire, even more eager than for magic cores.
Liu Xi noticed this. As his face turned pale and he desperately tried to retract the beast fire, he found that the situation was no longer under his control. He looked at Mo Yu with fear and desperation.
"Haha, thank you, Mr. Liu Xi, for the gift." After a while, as Mo Yu completely devoured the Dark Wolf Fire and injected a hidden power of mysterious thunder into Liu Xi's body, he took back the Suzaku Burning Sky Thunder and looked at Liu Xi with a smile.
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