“That’s an Earth-tier elementary anomaly!”
“A blood dragon phantom—an ancient divine beast anomaly, a rank above Feng Lanyue’s! My heavens!”
Everyone stared, dumbfounded, their jaws dropping as they gaped at Lin Xiao, who radiated the anomaly’s power. They were practically petrified with shock.
Feng Lanyue had just unveiled her Mysterious-tier advanced Phoenix Anomaly, stunning the crowd. Yet in the next moment, Lin Xiao unleashed a blood-red dragon anomaly—a creature of myth and legend, ranked even higher at Earth-tier elementary. The revelation sent another violent tremor through every heart.
These two were unparalleled prodigies, each outshining the other.
“An Earth-tier elementary anomaly!” Feng Youyu’s heart jolted, her expression shifting.
In that instant, Chen Yan, Feng Ziyang, Chen Wendao, and others froze in disbelief.
“Good heavens, just how monstrous is this Heimu?!” Xuanxuan’s mouth hung open, her face blank with astonishment.
Wu Sha was equally stunned.
Ye Fenghua, Meng Xi, Zhou Moyi—all were floored. A third-grade intermediate spirit controller like Heimu, wielding spiritual energy, was already a freak of nature. Now, Lin Xiao revealed combat prowess and an Earth-tier elementary Blood Dragon Anomaly—a talent far beyond anyone’s wildest imagination.
More monstrous than a monster!
No one present was unshaken!
“One’s a phoenix, the other a dragon—truly a clash of dragon and phoenix!” the crowd murmured inwardly.
Across from Lin Xiao, Feng Lanyue stared at the scene, equally shocked. She’d thought her Phoenix Anomaly unrivaled in the empire—only for Lin Xiao, her foe, to unveil a superior anomaly in the blink of an eye.
“Hmph, so what if you have a Blood Dragon Anomaly? Let’s see whose anomaly reigns supreme—yours or mine!”
Though startled, Feng Lanyue showed no fear. Power surged within her as she stamped her foot, launching herself forward like a phoenix, a fiery wind trailing as she charged Lin Xiao.
“Let’s find out!” With a thunderous shout, Lin Xiao clenched his right fist. The Reverse Chaos First Form activated, his boundless power boiling. A ferocious fist aura cloaked his hand.
An Earth-tier martial skill, the Blood Dragon Anomaly, and a savage martial intent converged. Simultaneously, Lin Xiao prepared to channel his third-grade intermediate spiritual power into his arm, aiming to crush Feng Lanyue in one blow.
But at that moment, Chen Yan, off to the side, saw red. A beastly roar erupted from him.
“Roar!”
A faint mysterious light bloomed, and an icy giant bird phantom materialized behind him, its fearsome waves rippling outward.
Chen Yan’s longsword gleamed with dazzling light, radiating a scorching aura tinged with chilling sword intent.
Clearly, he too unleashed his strongest strike. With Heavenly Martial Sixth Layer strength, he executed the Chen family’s core Earth-tier elementary skill, *Blazing Heaven*, infused with icy sword intent and the power of his Mysterious-tier elementary Ice Bird Anomaly. The fusion of ice and heat made it terrifyingly potent, aimed at Lin Xiao’s flank.
Feng Lanyue’s devastating frontal assault and Chen Yan’s lethal side strike pinned Lin Xiao between two horrifying attacks.
Yet Lin Xiao showed no fear. He redirected all his spiritual power to the skeletal hand, pouring vast third-grade intermediate spiritual energy into it, awakening its sinister force.
“Woo~ Woo~”
In an instant, a chilling wail, like cries from the Nine Nether Hells, pierced the air, sending shivers down spines.
A profoundly malevolent aura spread, boundless white mist billowing from the skeletal hand. An endless, icy chill surged toward the oncoming Chen Yan.
“Chi!” A brilliant white light shot from the skeletal hand, a sea of evil power erupting. Rolling white malevolence surged forward in a torrent.
“What?!” Sensing the hellish, ghostly force, Chen Yan’s brow twitched. He hastily redirected his strike to meet it.
“Boom! Chi!”
Their ultimate attacks clashed, unleashing a sea of rolling shockwaves and boundless power.
Simultaneously, Lin Xiao and Feng Lanyue collided. Her Phoenix Anomaly fueled a terrifying palm strike, brimming with mysterious martial energy, crashing against Lin Xiao’s unstoppable fist.
“Rumble!”
It was as if two mountains slammed together. Space quaked, the ground trembled, and a deafening roar erupted. The void seemed on the verge of tearing apart, the explosive force shaking the heavens.
The collision’s power was utterly terrifying!
“Pfft!” Moments later, blood sprayed from Feng Lanyue’s mouth. Like a kite with a severed string, she was flung far back.
At the same time, Chen Yan’s clash with the skeletal hand concluded. Though less grand than the phoenix-dragon impact, the contest of raw power and evil energy ended with Chen Yan’s force seemingly devoured. He too was hurled back, his body a mangled mess, a long trail of blood staining the low air.
“What? Feng Lanyue and Chen Yan defeated simultaneously?”
The scene left everyone dumbfounded. Lin Xiao, alone, had withstood two anomaly-powered ultimate strikes and felled both?
What a feat!
“The Blood Dragon Anomaly—truly terrifying, outclassing the Phoenix Anomaly!”
“What kind of power was that? Chen Yan’s body looks corroded—he’s critically wounded!”
“Defeating both at once—Heimu is beyond comprehension!”
Shocked cries filled the air. As the crowd gawked, a figure darted like lightning toward the fallen Feng Lanyue and Chen Yan.
It was Lin Xiao, seizing the stunned moment to finish them off.
“Strike while they’re down!” Killing intent surged within him. Controlling his body with spiritual power, he pushed his speed to the limit, reaching within a few zhang of them in a blink.
“No—Anomaly Fusion!” A furious cry rang out ahead. Feng Lanyue’s body flipped upright from the ground.
Simultaneously, Chen Yan’s bloodied form surged with desperate strength, rising abruptly.
“Shh!”
“Ga!”
Two beastly roars sounded in unison. The phoenix and ice bird phantoms materialized in the air, then merged. Identical waves of icy heat erupted from their battered bodies, an overwhelmingly terrifying force exploding in that instant.
