Qing Ying broke out in a cold sweat because she had lost contact with her space; she couldn't enter it anymore.
She wasn't an ability user. Without her space, she was just an ordinary person with a strong body and agile limbs.
Looking at the people around her, all of whom possessed supernatural abilities, she felt incredibly weak for the first time.
Like a little white rabbit surrounded by wolves, she immediately forgot about Qi Wu and turned to run.
"Trying to escape? Not so easy."
Yin Qing's gaze had never left Qing Ying. Seeing her flee, she let out a sharp cry and gave chase.
The people from the Xuanwu Base also followed, pursuing the direction where the two had disappeared.
Meanwhile, Qi Wu, oblivious to Qing Ying being chased, had gone mad.
Seeing his painstakingly built Blazing Squad annihilated, familiar faces lying in pools of blood on the ground.
Qi Wu let out a piercing roar, and the dense fire element in the air gathered and was absorbed by his body.
The fire shield that had been blocking him erupted in flames, its volume suddenly expanding tenfold.
Any sharp wind blades that touched the flames instantly vanished.
Tens of thousands of wind blades were instantly burned to ashes by the raging fire, leaving not a single strand of wind behind.
"Ming Yue, why did Qi Wu's fire ability suddenly become so powerful?"
Seeing Qi Wu's ability surge so dramatically, Jin Xi, also a fire element user, was curious and asked Ming Yue beside him.
"Emotions. When people experience extreme joy or sorrow, it can stimulate the enhancement of their abilities.
This is what's known as potential. Don't you remember when your ability first awakened?
You could burn Wen Qingtian's clothes just because you were emotionally agitated. Qi Wu is the same.
His teammates were all killed, and the shock stimulated his potential.
Therefore, his ability has been upgraded from level seven to level eight."
Ming Yue, acting like a tutor, explained to Jin Xi while watching the spectacle.
"So, doesn't that mean Feng Gui Qu is going to lose? I can't even see his ability level; is it much higher than mine?"
Wen Qingtian, a fellow wind element user, was also full of curiosity and began to ask questions without shame.
He had absorbed the crystal core from the mutated wind-type zombie in the valley last time, which Ming Yue had given him.
He was now wind element level seven, and his invisibility time had increased to four hours, but he still couldn't discern Feng Gui Qu's level.
So he really wanted to know Feng Gui Qu's wind element level for comparison.
"He is wind element level eight, one level higher than you. But you still have a chance against him.
Because you possess abilities he doesn't, you can launch a surprise attack."
With people from the Yuncheng Base present, Ming Yue didn't reveal Wen Qingtian's invisibility skill; he could understand it anyway.
"As for who will lose between the two of them, it's hard to say. Normally, they are at the same level now, evenly matched.
But don't forget, Qi Wu has just been promoted, and his cultivation is unstable. He might not be Feng Gui Qu's match.
However, Qi Wu possesses a powerful fire element force, which might lead to a reversal.
I'm tired and don't want to watch anymore. I'm going back to the car to rest. Don't get too close.
Be careful not to get hurt while watching the show. They haven't unleashed their ultimate moves yet, so don't get caught in the crossfire."
As Ming Yue spoke, she showed signs of fatigue. After giving instructions to her team, she turned and returned to the transforming vehicle.
Ji Shiyou also stopped watching and followed her back immediately.
The others were engrossed in the fight and didn't want to leave, but they still heeded Ming Yue's instructions and retreated a hundred meters.
They stood in a neat line, like a wall, blocking the direction of the transforming vehicle.
"Well done. To upgrade during a battle, I am impressed. I wonder if you're interested in joining the Xuanwu Base."
Seeing Qi Wu break his wind blades with his fire shield, Feng Gui Qu called out in admiration and didn't attack immediately.
He genuinely appreciated Qi Wu and, as the leader of the Xuanwu Base, extended an invitation to him.
"You killed my teammates, coerced my lover, and now you want to recruit me? You're delusional.
Feng Gui Qu, Qi Wu and you are mortal enemies, and we will not rest until one of us is dead!"
Qi Wu's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like a frenzied tiger. He gritted his teeth and replied.
Immediately after, he thrust his hands forward, and the fire shield shot towards Feng Gui Qu like a meteor.
"Although I admire you, if you cannot be used by me, there's no need to keep you alive. I can only kill you!"
He still had a smile on his face, but his words were laced with ruthlessness. He looked at Qi Wu as if he were already dead.
He raised his right hand and pointed forward, and a whirlwind, one meter in diameter, appeared in the air.
It grew visibly larger upon landing, instantly becoming tens of zhang in size and a hundred meters tall.
It transformed into a tornado, moving and spinning, flying towards the fire shield.
Due to its rapid rotation, surrounding dead trees were uprooted and sucked into it.
A few members of the Yuncheng Base, who were too close, were directly sucked into the vortex, despite their precautions.
Unlike natural tornadoes, Feng Gui Qu's vortex was composed of countless wind blades.
Those who entered were instantly shredded into mincemeat, as if they had entered a giant blender.
The Yuncheng Base members turned pale with fright and quickly retreated, finally understanding why Ming Yue had told her team to move back.
Qi Wu's fire shield was swallowed by the colossal tornado and instantly shredded, not even a spark remaining.
But the vortex didn't stop; it flew directly towards Qi Wu, engulfing him.
"Is that it? What a shame, level eight fire element.
It seems the battle between wind and fire ends with Feng Gui Qu's victory and Qi Wu's death. Let's go back!"
Seeing Qi Wu swallowed by the vortex, Bu Zhi sighed and turned to head back to the transforming vehicle.
He remembered there was half a watermelon on the coffee table before he got out of the car. He was too eager to watch the fight and hadn't eaten any.
He wondered if Ba Jiu had eaten it all and left nothing. He needed to go back and check.
"Wait, it's not over yet. Didn't you see that there was no flesh and blood appearing inside the vortex?
That proves Qi Wu is still alive. Did you forget what Sister Ming Yue said? Qi Wu must have a backup plan."
Gong Que, a former soldier, observed meticulously and didn't miss any detail. He stood still.
His eyes were fixed on the continuously rotating vortex, anticipating a miracle.
Hearing his words, those who were about to leave stopped in their tracks.
Indeed, as if to confirm Gong Que's words, the vortex began to change.
First, a fiery glow appeared in the center of the vortex. As the area expanded, the color deepened.
The tornado-like vortex slowed down its rotation.
It was like the wheel of a vehicle under immense strain, about to stop at any moment. The color also became transparent, and Qi Wu's blurred figure could be seen within.
Feng Gui Qu also noticed the abnormality of the vortex. He spun his hands in front of his chest, and a hurricane appeared.
It flew directly towards the vortex and, upon reaching it, whipped it like a whip.
He treated the vortex like a spinning top, using the hurricane's power to accelerate it and make it spin again.
However, it seemed to have no effect. The vortex's speed didn't increase. Feng Gui Qu shouted.
Two more hurricanes flew out and struck the vortex. With a loud bang, the vortex exploded!