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Just as the enormous fireball was about to engulf them both.
A dazzling light suddenly descended from the sky.
Within the light, two figures slowly materialized—
It was Lu Lingfeng and Pei Xijun!
It turned out that they had heard the commotion earlier while battling the Ghost Shadow Grey Wolf.
At that time.
Pei Xijun asked, puzzled:
"Isn't the competition time already over? Why are there still teams fighting?"
Lu Lingfeng also looked puzzled:
"Yeah, even if they win now, they won't get any more points, right? After all, the Soul Guidance Device clearly states that recording has stopped."
Pei Xijun frowned slightly, and after pondering for a moment, she said:
"Could there be some special situation? Something that forced them to fight. Like encountering a Soul Beast much stronger than them, leaving them with no escape and forcing them to engage."
Lu Lingfeng's eyes narrowed, and he said in a deep voice, "That's definitely possible. Let's go see if we can help."
Thus, the two of them quickly rushed towards the commotion, appearing just in the nick of time.
The enormous fireball gradually dissipated under the impact of the dazzling light.
The two who had been threatened by the fireball looked at Lu Lingfeng and Pei Xijun with shocked expressions, having narrowly escaped death.
"Are you alright?"
Pei Xijun landed beside the team members and asked with concern.
She took out a few healing pills from her pocket and handed them over.
Xijun then instructed:
"Stay here and don't move. Focus on healing, understand?"
The female team member nodded gratefully.
Afterwards, Pei Xijun went to support Lu Lingfeng.
Lu Lingfeng's eyes were fixed on the Flame Lion King in the distance, the flames on the massive beast seeming to ignite the surrounding air.
Pei Xijun came to Lu Lingfeng's side and said softly:
"This Flame Lion King won't be easy to deal with."
Lu Lingfeng frowned and said in a deep voice:
"Yeah, it's a fire-attribute thousand-year Soul Beast, but judging by its appearance and condition, it should have just been promoted from a hundred-year Soul Beast."
The Flame Lion King seemed to sense their hostility, and it roared to the sky, causing the surrounding leaves to rustle down.
Lu Lingfeng drew his sword and pointed it directly at the Flame Lion King, shouting loudly:
"Come on, beast! Today is your death day."
The Flame Lion King pounced on them fiercely, bringing with it a scorching gust of wind.
Lu Lingfeng flashed aside, avoiding the Flame Lion King's pounce, while simultaneously slashing his sword towards its abdomen.
However, the Flame Lion King reacted extremely quickly, swatting Lu Lingfeng's sword with a claw.
Sword and claw collided, producing a crisp sound, and Lu Lingfeng's arm went numb from the impact.
"Careful!"
Pei Xijun shouted, rapidly forming a hand seal, and a beam of light shot out, striking the Flame Lion King's eyes.
The Flame Lion King cried out in pain, roaring as it turned to face Pei Xijun.
Lu Lingfeng seized the opportunity to attack again, leaping up and slashing fiercely at the Flame Lion King's back.
The Flame Lion King sensed the threat from behind and swung its tail violently, attempting to block Lu Lingfeng's attack.
But Lu Lingfeng's sword energy was extremely fierce, directly severing the Flame Lion King's tail.
"Aow!"
The Flame Lion King let out a painful roar, completely enraged.
The flames on its body intensified, and the surrounding temperature rose sharply.
"The Flame Lion King's flame temperature has increased significantly. We need to find a way to restrain it."
Pei Xijun said.
"Yeah, it looks like it's about to unleash a charged attack."
Lu Lingfeng dodged the Flame Lion King's attacks while pondering a countermeasure.
But facing the Flame Lion King's charged attack this time, he didn't have a better way to deal with it.
It seemed like he couldn't dodge, and could only face it head-on.
Just as Lu Lingfeng and Pei Xijun were preparing for a full defense.
A huge Soul Power water ball attacked the Flame Lion King's butt directly from behind.
The Flame Lion King, which was charging up its attack, was forcibly interrupted by this sudden attack from behind.
The fire pillar that was brewing sprayed into the air, forming a beautiful yellow waterfall rushing into the sky.
Pei Xijun was stunned for a moment, then looked closely.
She said in surprise:
"Look! It's Ahri and the others!"
Lu Lingfeng also looked towards the direction of the water ball.
He saw Ahri, Sha Zhuge, and two others from another team rushing over, each of them emitting powerful Soul Power fluctuations, their eyes revealing determination and courage.
The four of them unleashed their respective Soul Power skills one after another.
In an instant, light shone brightly, and the power of various elements intertwined.
Seeing this, Pei Xijun and Lu Lingfeng immediately joined the battle.
The Flame Lion King roared furiously under the attacks of the crowd.
The flames on its body intensified, constantly spraying in all directions.
However, the crowd did not retreat, cooperating with each other with great understanding.
In the fierce battle, they constantly searched for the Flame Lion King's weaknesses.
Everyone worked together to fight against the Flame Lion King.
The situation had already turned one-sided.
Under the combined attacks of everyone, the Flame Lion King's defenses were gradually broken.
It struggled painfully, but was unable to resist the attacks of the crowd.
The Flame Lion King wanted to dodge, but it was too late. Colorful lights constantly struck every part of its body.
It let out a shrill scream.
Lu Lingfeng seized the opportunity to rush forward, his sword stabbing fiercely into the Flame Lion King's abdomen.
The Flame Lion King struggled a few times, and finally fell to the ground, no longer moving.
Lu Lingfeng and Pei Xijun looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.
"We succeeded." Pei Xijun showed a gratified smile.
Afterwards, Ahri and the others also rushed over.
"Xijun! Are you alright!"
Pei Xijun smiled and responded to Ahri:
"We're fine. Thanks to you guys arriving in time, otherwise we would have been in danger."
Lu Lingfeng also said:
"Yeah, if you hadn't attacked from behind and interrupted its charged attack, we probably would have had a hard time resisting."
"By the way, how did you guys come here? Logically, you should have returned to the city first, right?"
Ahri replied:
"Yeah, we were almost back to the castle, but suddenly we heard a strong Soul Power shockwave, and I thought someone might be in trouble. So we turned back."
Lu Lingfeng cupped his hands and said to Sha Zhuge:
"Thank you, Brother Sha."
But Sha Zhuge ignored him, walking back on his own.
At this time, a row of crows flew across the sky…
Leaving Lu Lingfeng alone, messed up in the wind.
He felt very inexplicable, and subconsciously looked at Ahri.
At this time, Ahri was staring intently at her teammate, Sha Zhuge.
What happened to them? Didn't they just cooperate to kill a super-powerful Soul Beast?
Why does it seem like they've turned against each other…
Because just now, when Ahri said she wanted to go back to help, he refused.
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