Chapter 18

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I exert some strength to pull Tong Fei out of the big pit of rocks, casually throwing him on the ground. Although it was not with much force, I know that he is still alive.

"Cough cough cough~~~" Tong Fei struggles to sit up and spits out a mouthful of blood, but still manages to stand up.

The blue light turns into ice blocks that quickly rise. That guy has unleashed all his magic power, and the ice blocks are half a meter thick and over two meters high. But I don't think I need to dodge.

"Boom... Boom... Boom..." One punch, one ice block. The whole arena is filled with ice powder, sparkling and shining. If you ignore the bloody scene from earlier, the scene is quite beautiful.

"What... What are you doing? Do you want your sister to die? Ah..." Before Tong Fei finishes his sentence, I grab hold of his hand with the magic formation engraved on it. The hellfire burns his hand, burning the magic formation along with his flesh and skin, revealing his white bones. If his hand is not properly treated, it will be useless in the future.

"I only have one goal today, to make you die in a very painful manner."

Once again, I grab hold of his head with my fingers, raising it above the ground. The whole arena falls silent, even the host doesn't know what to say anymore. I repeatedly smash Tong Fei's head against the ground.

"Boom, boom, boom..." The craters on the ground become bigger and bigger. This guy's head is really tough. After hitting it for so long, it has only cracked open but there is no brain matter coming out. I'm not happy if there's no brain matter coming out.

"Hehe~~~"

"Why are you laughing?"

Has this guy's head gone crazy? He's still able to laugh.

"Why are you hitting me... I'm not dead yet, hahaha~~"

At this moment, I notice my burnt wrist. The bones are not white, but emanating a silver-white light.

"Steel bones?"

This is the crystallization of advanced technology and modern magic. In a world without magic, who could replace their entire skeleton with steel without leaving any traces? But thinking about a school like Nanze, it's impossible that they wouldn't be able to do this. I estimate that their whole team must have steel bones. But I'm not afraid, I have a trick up my sleeve.

"Are steel bones conductive?" I ask helplessly.

"What?"

Suddenly, the sky darkens. Even though the sun was shining, the audience thought it was going to rain. In the blink of an eye, thunder and lightning strike, but strangely, the lightning is red. The red light flashes on and off, and the four dukes on the high platform feel a sense of unease.

In everyone's eyes, the low-level summoner who didn't summon any monsters is now able to control the weather and dominate the arena with just his personal power. Tong Fei, who was supposed to win easily, has become the sure loser in just a minute.

"Um... Tong Fei might be in danger if he doesn't admit defeat!" Mai Da closely watches the screen in the broadcast room.

"Even if you admit defeat, it won't stop me from harvesting your life. After the match, the ten of you can go play tricks on the King of the Underworld together!"

Dark clouds cover the sky, forming a huge vortex. In the center, a blood-red lightning strikes at the speed of light. Although the arena's barrier withstands the blood lightning, it is still trying to break through. The blood-red lightning in the sky continues without pause, causing the entire arena, including the barrier, to tremble. The spectators at the side of the arena can't bear to watch anymore, and some timid ones have already started to run away.

"Your Majesty, please leave first to avoid any harm." The leader of the royal guards, still wearing a mask, advises the emperor. Based on his experience, this kind of forceful attack might harm the innocent.

"Your Majesty, please leave first. I'll take care of the rest. After all..." Duke Qin respectfully says to the emperor.

"Understood! You handle your own affairs. Take your time to resolve them." Duke Ziliexiong pats the duke's shoulder lightly and says.

In fact, all the high-level figures present know who I, Qin Yang, truly am.

Duke Qin closes his eyes and takes a deep breath. After seeing off the emperor and the three dukes, he turns to look at the audience. The number of spectators decreases, and due to the strong impact and damage caused by the blood lightning to the filming equipment, many production teams have already left. Only those who are very curious and brave remain.

"Give the order to clear out unrelated personnel." The duke orders the guards standing below the high platform.

"Yes!"

At this moment, the blood lightning intensifies. The second blood lightning strikes from the sky, and like the first one, it hits the exact same spot, forcefully creating a crack in the barrier. The barrier is something that can only be broken by a divine-level power, but today, it is cracked by a student. If anyone is still watching, they would probably be scared to death.Then the third blood thunder struck, shattering the entire barrier and causing a violent backlash. The force of the shattered barrier created a hurricane, sending the seats in the audience flying. Before the barrier fragments even hit the ground, the blood thunder had already struck Tong Fei's body without any regard.

Duke Qin jumped straight down from the high platform at the fastest speed, blocking the blood thunder with his own body before it could hit its target.

Duke Qin's body was enveloped in a dark crimson flame, and after being struck by the thunder, it caused an explosion that shook the entire arena. The arena was partially open-air, with a half-dome ceiling covered in bright spotlights. Those lights had already fallen and shattered during the intense shaking. The ground was left with craters from the devastating explosion.

Duke Qin's tall figure stood before me, using the demonic fire to withstand the three blood thunders. I couldn't tell if the blood thunders had weakened when breaking through the barrier or if his flames were just too powerful, as he stood there calmly as if nothing had happened.

"Kid, you're really crazy!" Duke Qin turned around and stared at me with his sharp eyes. In an instant, I felt strange that I still feared him. I remembered his promise to my mother, to make anyone who harmed her disappear. I was that person, and could it be that the seal on my left eye was because of him?

But no matter what, I had to use Tong Fei's life to repay Wenxin's suffering these past two days.

"Move aside," I calmly said as I clenched my trembling fist.

"My lord Duke...please, save me. This person is insane." Tong Fei was not insane, I couldn't compete against someone who could summon such unique lightning to shatter the barrier. He regretted provoking this person and should have known that someone representing the academy in the competition, no matter how weak their information, wouldn't be so easily defeated. And he could see from my eyes that I wasn't normal. How could a normal person have eyes like mine, eyes that were so peculiar?

The duke lowered his hand, gesturing for him to be quiet.

"Let him go." The duke lifted his head, standing tall with his hands behind his back, exuding an unmistakable air of authority.

"That's not possible."

"Why not?"

"Can't you feel what it's like when someone close to you gets hurt?"

"What did he do?" The duke glanced at Tong Fei.

"Nothing much, just used a forbidden dagger to threaten others and manipulate the match. It's a trivial matter, my lord Duke doesn't need to intervene!"

"Right, but I'll intervene today. Not for anyone else, but for you. Based on your words and actions, it seems like you haven't been consumed by the demonic fire."

A cluster of dark crimson flames twirled in my hand like a spirited snake, lively and erratic, dodging left and right.

"Do you really think I'll be consumed by these flames?"

"Then why did you do that?" This question, if asked in the duke's capacity, would be asking why I wanted to kill Tong Fei. But the reasons already mentioned, and now he was asking as a father about why I killed my mother all those years ago.

"Perhaps it was because I was young and didn't have enough willpower to control my power properly. This power isn't the demonic fire."

That year, on that day, although the power had emerged, the memories from being a Demon Dragon hadn't returned. Could a "six-year-old child" control the power of "countless ages"? Did I think it was possible?

"It's not the demonic fire?"

"We'll talk later. I didn't pay any attention to his topic and walked straight towards Tong Fei behind him, the demonic fire in my hand igniting once again.

Flames also ignited in the duke's hands, and he used his right hand to hold my arm, stopping me from moving forward.

I looked at him sideways and said, "As a father, don't you want your son to be someone who sees things through?"

"As a father, I don't want my son to always be wrong."

"Then let's solve it together." The flames in my hand suddenly surged, and the flames on both sides clashed loudly. With a shake of my arm, we were both pushed back by the repulsive force.

Before the duke could speak again, I had already charged towards him and delivered a punch enveloped in flames to his lower rib area.

However, his right hand inserted itself from a peculiar angle, his rough hand firmly grabbing my fist without budging.

"Do you want to go down the same path again?"

"Don't worry, I won't kill you. I have no reason to kill you, don't think I'm being controlled by the flames. Whether you try to persuade me or try to take advantage of me, it won't end well for you."

The demonic fire suddenly erupted, and a dark crimson fire qilin pounced out, forcing the duke to let go and take a few steps back.

I assumed a fighting stance, sensing everything in the arena from every direction. My first target was Tong Fei, but first I had to deal with the person before me."Dark Fire Qilin? Who taught you that?"

"Well, this set of boxing moves was created by me. You should ask Fist Demon who he learned from."

Both hands gather hot fireballs, with dark magic forcibly suppressed within. With one hand, he slams the fireball towards the ground, instantly creating a large crater that extends all the way to the Duke's feet. Rocks are sent flying, taking advantage of the Duke's unsteady footing, I use Space Magic to dodge the rocks, reappearing behind the Duke, and kicking with my right leg from his right side.

Unexpectedly, he reacts very quickly, remaining calm in the face of danger. He grabs hold of my leg and flings me away with force.

After landing, I slide for a distance. His arm strength is impressive, and it's even more formidable after being strengthened by the Demonfire.

Now, it's obvious that I am far behind him in terms of physical abilities. I understand why every time I appear, I have to adjust my body to its best and most suitable form for battle.

There probably isn't enough time to adjust now, because the Duke has already started to counterattack.

The Duke's entire body is covered in flames, and he swings a fist over my head. If I don't dodge in time, I'll be knocked down by that punch.

My experience in magical combat tells me that a head-on collision won't work anymore. Agility and versatility are my strengths. As warriors with the same power, fairness is necessary, and my Demonfire is no weaker than his.

"Zi zi zi~~~ Hello everyone, I'm Mai Da. Our equipment is finally back to normal, so let's continue to focus on the situation on the field." The big screen in the arena once again displays images, and Mai Da's annoying voice resounds once again, very irritating.

"First of all..."

"So annoying!" I release a crimson flame from my hand, destroying the big screen, and then the fire, seemingly with a life of its own, moves to all the camera devices in the arena, burning them to ashes.

"How can I battle with a divine-human and tolerate being disturbed?"

I raise my hand high, gathering the surrounding dark elements within a radius of ten kilometers. Concentrating such high-density elements is bound to cause spontaneous combustion.

Concentrating lightning elements will summon thunder and lightning, and concentrating dark elements will summon a solar eclipse.