"Divine abilities? Heh, we don't have any fire-attribute divine abilities."
The heart fire surrounding Wan Lei instantly transformed into origin fire. The blazing flames and the supreme, awe-inspiring aura caused Huo Qingfeng to stare, his brows furrowed.
"What kind of flame is this? How can you use fire? This is not logical. What divine abilities have you cultivated?"
Huo Qingfeng's eyes were filled with greed.
Just think, two cultivators of other attributes, by cultivating a divine ability, could unleash flames that made even him tremble. If this divine ability fell into his hands, he would undoubtedly be able to wield it even more powerfully.
"No one understands how to use fire better than our Huo family. Boy, if you obediently hand over this flame to me now, I can still leave you with an intact corpse. Otherwise..."
"So much nonsense!"
His anger stoked, Wan Lei swung his hammer. A bolt of lightning infused with flame shot towards Huo Qingfeng.
This strike officially marked the beginning of the true battle between the two sides.
Huo Qingfeng held a small mirror and directly met the lightning and flame attack from Wan Lei. As the bolt of lightning and flame touched the small mirror, it was unexpectedly swallowed by it.
"Not bad, give me more. I need to take it back and study it carefully. I've never seen a method that fuses lightning and flame together like this."
Huo Qingfeng sneered.
"You can absorb my attacks? Then, can you absorb close-quarters combat as well?"
The sixth rune on Wan Lei's Thunder God Hammer lit up brightly, then spread across his entire body.
With lightning and flame coiling around him, the rune-like tattoos illuminated, significantly increasing his physical body's strength.
Meanwhile, Fang Xiaoyu also made her move.
Flames ignited in her eyes, and a fierce wind raged around her. The firestorm instantly enveloped the entire volcanic area. The firestorm, connecting the ground to the sky, appeared with world-destroying might, crushing down towards Huo Qingfeng, who was at the eye of the storm.
Seeing the surging Wan Lei and the fully formed Fang Xiaoyu, Huo Qingfeng's expression changed drastically. He immediately retreated, entering the lava giant he had brought with him when he first appeared.
The lava giant opened its eyes and punched out, heading straight for the attacking Wan Lei.
Wan Lei neither dodged nor weaved. He swung his hammer in return. With a loud roar, the lava giant's fist was utterly shattered, turning into clumps of lava that rained down.
Wan Lei, however, remained unharmed and continued to charge headfirst towards Huo Qingfeng's lava giant.
This was his preferred fighting style.
What divine abilities, what dao techniques, what schemes and tricks? Combat ultimately came down to who was faster and stronger. No matter how many plots you hatched, I would shatter everything with a single punch.
"How can you possibly be this strong?!"
Huo Qingfeng, inside the head of the lava giant, screamed in disbelief.
Wan Lei's relentless onslaught and Fang Xiaoyu's storm-like suppression made his poor giant body like an ant tossed about in a storm, with almost no power to resist.
At this moment, Old Fang, far away at the Fang family, finally received news that Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu had been ambushed and intercepted by the Tribulation Crossing expert, Huo Qingfeng.
After listening to the jade slip, Old Fang rubbed his temples, a headache forming. These two sure knew how to find trouble.
In the past, when they provoked strong enemies, Old Fang could just say a few words.
But now they had provoked an old monster at the Tribulation Crossing stage. What could he do? He couldn't beat them either.
"What's wrong?"
Fang Mu saw Old Fang rubbing his forehead again and guessed that he had encountered trouble.
Beside them, the Old Madam also looked at Old Fang, waiting for him to speak.
"It's nothing major. Didn't Wan Lei and Xiaoyu sneak into a secret realm last year? They came out today and were intercepted by that old monster from the Huo family, Huo Qingfeng. They're fighting right now."
"Oh, nothing major..."
Fang Mu first breathed a sigh of relief, then realized what he had said. She shot up, her beautiful eyes wide,
"Tribulation Crossing old monster?! They were intercepted by a Tribulation Crossing old monster? You call that nothing major? That's a Tribulation Crossing expert!"
"I know, I know, calm down."
"Calm down my foot! Why are you still sitting here? Hurry and go save them!"
Fang Mu clearly lost her composure, pacing back and forth anxiously.
"Aiya, it's fine. The intelligence also said that the moment they came out, they underwent their heavenly tribulation and are now Mahayana stage experts.
With their combat power, even if they can't defeat a Tribulation Crossing old monster, escaping is not a problem.
What difference would it make if I went? Can I beat a Tribulation Crossing old monster? If I went, they might have to protect me."
"But what if? The methods of a Tribulation Crossing old monster are beyond our comprehension. What if something unexpected happens?"
"It's fine, it's fine. Just consider it a lesson for them. They're never home, always running around..."
Before Old Fang could finish speaking, the Old Madam, with imposing demeanor, swung her cane at him, hitting him all over.
Despite her advanced age, the Old Madam was still robust and had cultivation. She didn't hold back at all, directly using her cultivation to strike, making Old Fang cry out in pain.
"Listen to what you, a father, are saying? Letting outsiders discipline your daughter and son-in-law? Outsiders are not worthy!
You immediately go and beg the Old Ancestor. Ask the Old Ancestor to step in and rescue the children!
Hurry up!!!"
"Aiya, stop hitting, stop hitting, I'll ask first, okay?"
Old Fang cried out in misery and quickly took out his communication jade slip to ask Fang Xiaoyu if she needed help.
"You're still asking? They're fighting for their lives with the enemy. How can they have time to look at jade slips? You're still dawdling. Are you deliberately trying to kill my granddaughter? I'll beat you to death!"
"Stop it, stop it. I'm going, I'm going, alright."
Old Fang walked out with a dejected air. He, the patriarch of the Fang family, one of the nine major powers, was completely controlled by his wife and mother every day. He felt utterly humiliated.
It was all those two's fault. When they return, I'll see how I deal with them. They always put me in a difficult position.
Suddenly, the communication jade slip in Old Fang's hand lit up. He quickly stopped his mother, who was beating him, and opened the jade slip.
The words that came out made Old Fang, Fang Mu, and the Old Madam stare in stunned silence, falling into a deep daze.
"What are you here for? Can you beat a Tribulation Crossing expert? We'll have to protect you too. Besides, we're almost winning. You won't even be in time to catch the hot stuff if you come now.
No more talking, I'm busy. Hey! Wan, you! Don't kill him directly. Let me get in a few hits to test my new divine ability!"
Fang Xiaoyu put away the communication jade slip, her figure leaving the firestorm. Her fists were clenched, flames still clinging to them, as she swung them towards the lava giant.
As the two punches were thrown, two streams of fire, carried by the strong wind, heavily struck the lava giant.