Chapter 233: Any Condition
Where did this power come from?!
At the critical moment, Rayan didn't have time to ponder. He reconsolidated his Apprentice Hero Battle Qi and sword gang power, striking against the ice coffin that imprisoned him.
However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break the ice coffin from within. The green flames of the Emerald Fire Thunder beneath him were also frozen, leaving it immobile. The external mysterious power that had guided him disappeared without a trace, as if it had never existed—Rayan found himself in a stalemate.
On the other side, after using Deep Freeze, Eileen coughed up a mouthful of blood. Using such a finishing move with insufficient magical Spiritual Energy was tantamount to overextending her life. In such a life-and-death duel, overextending one's life wasn't the worst strategy. However, what shocked her immensely was that this life-costing magical attack only froze Rayan in place without causing him any actual harm.
How could this kid be so powerful?
Eileen instinctively wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and said hatefully, "No matter, just stay alive in that ice coffin for a while. After I kill this old dog Imperius, I'll deal with you!"
Imperius, hit by Eileen's fireball, was engulfed in flames. Despite the formidable power of his ancestor spirits' fusion, it couldn't stop the magical flames. As soon as the fireball hit, a pungent smell of burning filled the air.
"Imperius, you deserve this! I'll burn you alive to avenge the shame you caused by tearing my clothes!" Eileen laughed loudly.
Imperius gritted his teeth, gripping the flaming long spear, and stepped towards Eileen. The flames had turned him into a walking inferno, but his steps remained steady, leaving deep fiery footprints with each step.
"Eileen… must die!"
The flames had consumed his face, making his wrinkled old face look ghastly and terrifying. He growled lowly, his words barely intelligible: "This is… the mistress's order!"
Eileen was shocked by Imperius's momentum, but upon hearing his last words, she flew into a rage, "Die, Imperius! You pathetic old dog! Die!"
She chanted a spell and launched another fireball at Imperius's burning body.
Imperius, unable to dodge, was hit by the fireball again, and the flames on him burned even more fiercely. His chainmail cloak was incinerated, and the flame-resistant armor on his body was curling up.
Had it not been for Rayan defeating him in the arena earlier, greatly depleting his Battle Qi, he wouldn't have been so vulnerable. Now, under the dual scorching flames, his strong body could no longer support him, and he collapsed with a crash as he approached Eileen!
But he still clung to life, unwillingly staring at Eileen, his mouth wide open, trying to speak but only emitting thick smoke, while the flaming long spear fell to the ground.
"Just you two, thinking you can kill me?!"
Eileen laughed wildly, bent down to pick up the flaming long spear, and pressed it against Imperius's throat. "I'll deal with you first, then take care of that kid Rayan, and then I'll go kill your mistress. I'll use this spear to fuck her leg, fucking her to death—"
Seeing Eileen pressing the flaming long spear against Imperius's throat, Rayan could no longer control the anger in his chest. He reconsolidated his orange Battle Qi and dark sword gang power.
However, the ice coffin formed by Deep Freeze couldn't be broken with Battle Qi and sword gang power, and the mysterious force that had kept his heart beating was completely beyond his control.
In desperation, he suddenly thought of the Phoenix Ring on his finger. The Phoenix Ring contained flame magic, which could just counter Eileen's Deep Freeze!
He channeled his Battle Qi and sword gang power into the Phoenix Ring. This was his first time doing so, and he wasn't sure what would happen, but he poured as much Battle Qi and sword gang power as he could into it.
The Phoenix Ring, like a bottomless pit, immediately clamped onto Rayan's finger, desperately absorbing the Battle Qi and sword gang power—
A few seconds later, Rayan felt sweat all over his body, and the coldness vanished completely. The Phoenix Ring ignited on his finger, and flames enveloped his entire body. The temperature rose higher and higher, and the Deep Freeze began to melt from within, with web-like cracks spreading across the surface of the ice coffin—
The faint cracking sounds startled Eileen. She hastily abandoned the nearly lifeless Imperius, threw away the flaming long spear, and turned to investigate.
Before she could gasp, the Emerald Fire Thunder inside the ice coffin kicked through the thick ice layer imprisoning it and its master. Immediately, a giant fiery phoenix burst out, soaring into the dark sky with a long cry, its flames blazing brightly in the night.
Eileen's face turned ashen with fright. She had consumed most of her Demonic Energy to deal with Rayan and Imperius. The remaining energy could barely fend off a spell like "Fire Phoenix," which was a signature move of a master mage.
Rayan felt a pair of wings in his mind, as if he were flying in the sky. He realized that he could control the fire phoenix, and instinctively took a deep breath and exhaled.
The fire phoenix in the sky immediately let out a cry, took a deep breath, and spewed a wave of fire toward Eileen.
Seeing the fire phoenix take a deep breath, Eileen knew what was coming. She quickly muttered an incantation, using all the remaining Demonic Energy in her body to create a small frost barrier.
The fire phoenix's flames hit the frost barrier, causing wisps of steam to rise and the surrounding temperature to double. Inside the barrier, Eileen felt as if she were in a furnace, her body covered in sweat, but she gritted her teeth and maintained the frost barrier with her magical Spiritual Energy.
"Lord Rayan, shall we stop here?"
Eileen shouted loudly, "No matter what that bitch Kiana offered you, I can double it. Even if you want Spring Rain, I can get her for you!"
Hearing this, Rayan's anger flared, "Just for what you said earlier, I could kill you a hundred times! Listen, if you honestly answer my previous question, I will let you die with dignity. Otherwise, I will make sure you die naked!"
"So, you are determined to kill me!"
Eileen gritted her teeth, "You are indeed powerful, but I don't believe that an Apprentice Hero like you can kill a high-level mage like me! I am a grand magister of the Holy Light Sisterhood! I am the Holy Light envoy!"
"I don't care what you are. If I want to kill you, you will definitely die!"
Rayan coldly smiled, and the fire phoenix in the sky screeched and, with lightning speed, crashed into Eileen's frost barrier. The tremendous impact made the ground tremble.
After the collision, the fire phoenix turned into drifting ashes, igniting all the surrounding trees, leaving only bare trunks. The ground became scorching hot, making it difficult even for the Emerald Fire Thunder to bear.
The frost barrier had long been shattered into dust, and Eileen's naked body was covered in burns. Her once shoulder-length hair was now reduced to a few disheveled strands, and though her previous hairstyle wasn't exactly beautiful, her current hair could only be described as laughably ridiculous.
To save her life, she had nearly exhausted all her magical Spiritual Energy, barely able to support her bloated body. She coughed and gasped, her dry voice mocking Rayan, "Ha, Rayan, after using the fire phoenix, what else do you have to fight me?"
Rayan couldn't help but sneer, "You have no more magical Spiritual Energy left, how can you withstand even one of my casual attacks?"
"I may be out of magical Spiritual Energy, but I still have my life!"
Eileen's mouth twisted into a cruel smile, "My Deep Freeze only needs a little magical Spiritual Energy to be guided. It can be cast by consuming my life. Last time when I froze you, I had to use a fireball to deal with Imperius at the same time, giving you a chance to inject Battle Qi into the Phoenix Ring to activate the flame magic. But this time, I won't give you such an opportunity. Even if you aren't immediately frozen to death, your Phoenix Ring can't be used consecutively! You will eventually die in the ice coffin!"
Rayan was slightly startled. He hadn't expected Eileen to have such a move left. Deep Freeze was indeed a difficult skill to deal with. Without the possibility of using the Phoenix Ring continuously, if he were to be frozen again, death would be inevitable. The mysterious power was also unpredictable, and he couldn't rely on it to help him break free—he would be frozen and suffocated to death in the ice coffin.
Eileen's tone suddenly softened, "So, instead of fighting to the death, why don't we make peace? Honestly, you are very capable and have unlimited potential. Given time and if you follow the right path, you might become the president of the Wings of Dawn in the future! That is something many Fighters dream of!"
Rayan coldly replied, "Yes, I used to long for that, but now I am disgusted with anything related to the Holy Light."
"That doesn't matter,"
Eileen took another step back, "I know you like Spring Rain. You know she's like a half-student to me. You also know that staying with a dangerous woman like Phoenix Lady, she will be schemed against sooner or later. If you really care about her, you should find a way to get her out of the Firebird family. If you are willing to spare me and join forces with me, I will kill Phoenix Lady and give you back Spring Rain's freedom."
"Yes, I do want her to leave the Firebird family, which is why you must die,"
Rayan said coldly, "Because if I kill you, Phoenix Lady will agree to any condition I propose."