Yet, I managed to discern a few things! First, these two know each other!
Second, the masked mage is called Sui Feng, and the female mage in the tower is Yue Ge! Third, their identities seem quite extraordinary!
The war of words finally ended with Yue Ge exploding in embarrassment! “Brat, you’re dead meat.
Don’t you dare run if you have the guts.” As the voice faded, a dazzling burst of light shot down like a meteor! A searing wave of heat rushed towards them!
It was a Fireball! And a super-powered, immensely strong one at that!
Judging by Yue Ge’s magical cultivation, she was undoubtedly a Super Expert, at least at the level of a Flame Arch-God! The speed of this fireball, the sheer force behind it, and the potent magical energy contained within were absolutely terrifying.
“Not run? Are you asking me to stay the night!” Sui Feng spoke lightly, but his movements were anything but casual!
The hazy silhouette merely shifted slightly, like a gentle breeze, as he flashed aside to avoid it! Boom!
The missed Great Fireball actually blasted a ten-cubic-meter crater where Sui Feng had just been standing! What astonishing destructive power!
It was practically a condensed bomb! Even I, with my Demon Devouring Physique, was startled by this shocking sight!
And the instant the fireball erupted, a blurry afterimage darted out from the tower like a swallow in flight! Before she even arrived, a flash of red light appeared mid-air—a second Great Fireball, chasing after the rapidly retreating Sui Feng like a missile!
“Damn it! She’s trying to murder her own brother.” Sui Feng reacted with lightning speed.
His elusive figure twisted into several strange arcs while moving at high velocity, instantly manifesting several blurred afterimages, as if several figures had suddenly appeared out of thin air, dodging and retreating in different directions! Whoosh!
Boom! The whistling Great Fireball passed straight through one of the illusions and exploded again!
What incredible speed. This Sui Feng truly lives up to his name!
However, the figure streaking through the air wasn't slow either, landing lightly on the ground in the blink of an eye! Only now, hiding in the shadows, could I finally get a clear look at the person who had arrived!
Petite in stature, but clad in a scarlet demon robe! She held the Blood Drinker!
Her fiery red hair cascaded down like a waterfall! Her bangs covered most of her face, leaving only a hint of sharp killing intent flickering between the strands!
It was hard for me to associate such a person with a mage; she looked much more like a sword master, only a sword master would possess such a piercing gaze! Yet, the two super Great Fireballs just cast were enough to prove her cultivation—not only was she a mage, but a Super Arch-God of the Flame Tier One!
Sui Feng blinked and retreated to the other side! He seemed somewhat tense as he simultaneously drew the Blood Drinker from his waist!
Holding it horizontally across his chest! Clearly, he was also a mage!
“Hey girl, there’s no need to fight this hard, is there.” Sui Feng spoke while urgently mumbling something under his breath. At almost the same instant, I felt a powerful surge of magical fluctuation rapidly taking shape!
What is this guy trying to do!! What also struck me as strange was that the two dull thuds should have alerted others in the palace, yet no one had rushed over yet!
Could it be that Mage Yue Ge, flying out of the tower, intended to capture and kill this intruder, Sui Feng, all by herself? Chaos!
Utter chaos! Although Sui Feng’s power was formidable, I could sense he was still a step below that red-robed mage!
Perhaps realizing he was no match for the opponent before him, Sui Feng took a few slight steps back! And a luminous golden magic shield sprang up around him!
His breathing grew increasingly rapid. “Trying to run away?” Yue Ge seemed to relish the flustered look of her opponent.
“You knew I was coming.” Mage Sui Feng sounded somewhat surprised. “Of course, and I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.” Yue Ge muttered a few rapid incantations!
The magic coalescing on the Blood Drinker grew stronger and stronger! I couldn't imagine the destructive power that would erupt if this concentrated magic were unleashed!
Having been in the Mafa world for so many years, I’d witnessed quite a few duels between mages, but a confrontation between two mages of such high cultivation was a first for me! “Damn it, I’ve fallen into your trap again.
We’ll meet again some other time.” Sui Feng sounded a little guilty, but the moment he spoke, he suddenly swung the Blood Drinker! Without any warning!
Like a sudden lightning bolt, even to my eyes, which excelled in speed, it appeared as just a streak of purple lightning! It flew directly towards the red-robed mage!
“Hmph!” The red-robed mage didn't retreat an inch! “Heaven-Extinguishing Fire Dragon!” she roared, also waving her hand casually, but what flew out was a massive pillar of fire!
It resembled a furious red giant dragon churning the seas, slamming straight into the oncoming lightning! “Thump… Rooooar…” Amidst the dull roar!
The massive fire dragon instantly engulfed that incredibly fast lightning bolt! It showed no sign of stopping and continued straight towards Sui Feng!
“Damn girl, you really have the heart to do this.” Sui Feng knew the danger and dared not meet it head-on! Shouting loudly, he hastily dodged sideways!
Whoosh! The Heaven-Extinguishing Fire Dragon missed its mark!
Seeing it about to slam into the ground! However, just before impact, it incredibly changed direction!
With a nimble leap and shift, it flew almost skimming the ground toward the red-robed mage who had dodged earlier! Ah!
It can curve! This Heaven-Extinguishing Fire from the red-robed mage is too terrifying!
It seemed Sui Feng hadn't anticipated this move from the red-robed mage either! But his reaction speed was astonishing!
His rapidly evading figure didn't pause for a second! His speed instantly surged, and just as he was about to be struck, he retreated over a dozen steps before narrowly escaping that ever-present, fiery giant dragon!
But the red dragon seemed to have eyes! As Yue Ge rapidly moved the Blood Drinker up and down in her hands, that massive fire dragon changed direction again, moving like a nimble, elusive, and unpredictable venomous snake, persistently nipping at Sui Feng’s phantom-like figure!
Good heavens! This girl’s technique is the same as my Dragon Shadow!
She can control this immensely powerful Heaven-Extinguishing Fire from a distance! This bizarre maneuver surprised Sui Feng greatly, forcing him to continually dodge while being pursued!
But no matter how he dodged, he was tightly pinned by that fire dragon and couldn't break free at all! Under the hazy night sky, the fire dragon flew up and down at an astonishing speed, lunging left and right, like a homing, tracking missile locked onto its target!
Its speed kept increasing! It nearly struck Sui Feng several times!
If this continues! Sui Feng being blown up is probably just a matter of time!
Strange, didn't they know each other? I initially thought their fight was just sport, but now it looks like a fight to the death.
What on earth is going on! Should I save him, or not!
I felt hesitant! This mage named Sui Feng seems to be hostile towards the Ice Tribe!
As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend! Moreover, I know nothing about the current situation.
Perhaps saving him could lead to some unexpected gains! No matter what, I absolutely cannot return empty-handed from this trip to the Ice Palace!
And this red-robed mage looks like someone of high status. If I could capture her!
Heh heh! Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement!
Damn it, here is a living specimen right in front of me, why bother searching elsewhere! I worried for so long!
So what if she's a Flame Arch-God! It’s just her bad luck to run into me!
Sui Feng was frustrated! And helpless!
He never expected his seemingly flawless infiltration plan to have been seen through long ago! What troubled him even more was that the person waiting for him was his arch-nemesis—Yue Ge!
It seemed that not only was entering the Ice Tower out of the question, but escaping this place was likely a pipe dream! As for the grievances between Sui Feng and Yue Ge, they could fill three days and three nights without end!
This was also related to their respective stances. Sui Feng was one of the most outstanding young mages of the Snowfield Tribe, while Yue Ge was the finest young mage of the Ice Tribe.
Furthermore, their predecessors held deep, irreconcilable hatred for one another! It could be said that these two were destined to be mortal enemies from the womb!
Since they first met, they had exchanged blows countless times, and they understood each other extremely well! Yue Ge’s cultivation was powerful, but unfortunately, her mind was a bit simple!
Sui Feng’s cultivation, though superior, was matched by his cunning and resourcefulness. In previous engagements, Yue Ge had suffered greatly because of him!
Of course, a direct, one-on-one confrontation like this was a first for both of them! But if it came down to a pure duel, even two Sui Fengs combined wouldn't be a match for Yue Ge!
No wonder the little girl was so confident, even sending away her surrounding guards, just to defeat him fair and square! It looked like the girl was determined to avenge her past humiliations!
The more this was the case, the more nervous Sui Feng felt! In short, falling into this damn girl’s hands meant he would either die or lose a layer of skin!
Damn it, I’ll fight for it! Death is the worst that can happen!
Sui Feng suddenly pushed his magic shield to its absolute limit, intending to meet the relentless, pursuing Heaven-Extinguishing Fire Dragon head-on! Whoosh!
Clang! Suddenly, a strange, piercing whistle cut through the air!
Sui Feng hadn't even managed to react to what was happening! Ah!
He heard Yue Ge scream! The Heaven-Extinguishing Fire Dragon seemed to lose control and slammed violently into the nearby wall!
Crash! Boom!
Amidst the earth-shattering sound, the massive stone wall was blasted open, revealing a horrifying, gaping pit! The scene before him startled Sui Feng, but what shocked him even more was that Yue Ge, who had been brimming with killing intent moments before, stopped her attack and collapsed into someone’s arms like a puppet, apparently having fainted!
“Ah! Who are you!” Only then did Sui Feng realize with terror that a blurry figure had appeared out of thin air in the open space.
Like himself, this person was dressed entirely in black and masked! However, this person’s cultivation was impossibly high.
Sui Feng hadn't felt his presence at all, nor had he seen how he appeared or made his move to subdue Yue Ge! The situation held an indescribable strangeness and chill!
Even the usually audacious Sui Feng broke out in a cold sweat! “Someone is coming this way.” The masked man didn't answer Sui Feng’s question, nor did he even glance at him: “If you want to live, follow me.” The masked man paused briefly and vanished from the spot in an instant!
In the blink of an eye, he was far ahead! That speed was absurdly fast.
Sui Feng was confident that no one could surpass him in terms of sheer speed, but this person’s speed surpassed his own by an order of magnitude! Sui Feng didn't even have time to think before chasing after him!
The masked man carried Yue Ge as if she weighed nothing! He flew high and dipped low, his speed undiminished.
When he reached the base of the palace wall, his speed instantly surged to a terrifying degree, almost like teleportation! Sui Feng didn't see how it happened—the person had vanished!
However, his superior senses clearly registered the person’s location: already past the palace wall and outside! But the person seemed to have stopped, waiting for him!
Forget the large patrol squads of guards, even Sui Feng himself couldn't figure out how that person had flown over the city wall and out of the Imperial Palace! It was like seeing a ghost; was this person a spirit?
Although Sui Feng was completely baffled, he was not one to be left behind. He instantly engaged his wind-element magic to the limit, his own speed soaring, transforming into a gust of clear wind as he slipped through the blind spots between the two lines of patrolling guards!
“What’s wrong with Hou San!” “Strange, I thought something just flew past my back.” “I didn’t see anything.” “Maybe you’re seeing things.” “Perhaps.” The guard named Hou San also looked puzzled: “Could I really just be seeing things?” He instinctively looked around. Everything was bright and clear, nothing suspicious!
Only then did he reluctantly walk away with the others! “Hah!
That was close, almost got caught!” Sui Feng, crouched in the corner, finally let out a long breath! While his speed and movement techniques were hereditary—the Sui Feng Movement Style—sneaking past these guards unnoticed was still difficult.
If he encountered an expert comparable to himself, it would be impossible! If he hadn't reacted so quickly, even while hiding in the corner, he might have been spotted by these guards!
He launched himself away from the wall and melted into the distant street! The masked man only continued to sprint after seeing Sui Feng safely clear the city wall!
Sui Feng followed closely behind. He desperately wanted to know what game this masked man was playing!
They returned to the secret inn near dawn! “Who is she?” Seeing the girl slung over my shoulder like a sack, Mo Hui Mo Cha looked utterly bewildered!
“And him.” Long Xin scrutinized the other person, also masked in black—Sui Feng! “I don’t know.” I spread my hands helplessly.
“You don’t know? And you brought her back here?” Long Xin looked at me like she’d seen a ghost.
“And you brought someone of unknown identity here.” “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” I looked at the masked Sui Feng. “Am I right, little brother.” “Heh, brother speaks the absolute truth.” Sui Feng was quite relaxed.
He snatched off his face covering to reveal a remarkably unique face! Large eyes, a high nose bridge—it was a baby face: “I am Sui Feng.” “Sui Feng?” Mo Hui seemed very interested.
“What Sui? What Feng?” “The Sui of ‘to follow,’ the Feng of ‘wind’.” Sui Feng said proudly.
“What a strange name.” Mo Cha commented. “I have already introduced myself, may I ask if you gentlemen and ladies would do the same?” “I am Xing Chen.” I continued.
“These are my companions: Long Xin, Mo Cha, and Mo Hui.” “I won’t waste time with pleasantries!” I looked gravely at Sui Feng. “I saved you this time for no other reason than that I could see you must be an enemy of the Ice Tribe.” “Brother speaks plainly.” Sui Feng replied.
“You are correct; the enemy of my enemy is my friend. I am the Young Chief of the Snowfield Tribe.
I infiltrated the Ice Palace to rescue my sister who was detained by the Ice Tribe.” Sui Feng then added, “May I ask which tribe you belong to and why you are hostile to the Ice Tribe!” “The Snowfield Tribe? You mean that tribe that has been fighting the Ice Tribe for hundreds of years in the Silent Snowfield?” Long Xin exclaimed in surprise.
“The Snowfield and the Ice Tribe have been hereditary enemies; it’s no secret.” Sui Feng said. “But which tribe are you all from, and why are you crossing the Ice Tribe!” “To be frank.” I said seriously, “We are here to rescue someone too.
As for our identity, it’s better if you don’t know.” “……” Sui Feng looked momentarily stunned but remained easygoing. “Since you won’t say, I won’t force you.
But since we are both here to rescue people, our goals align. How about we cooperate?” “That’s what I was thinking.” This guy isn’t stupid; it wasn't a waste of my effort to bring him back to the inn.
“We don’t know much about the Ice Palace.” Long Xin said. “Can you share the information you have with us.” “That’s not difficult.” Sui Feng pulled out a map from his robe and spread it out: “This is the floor plan of the Ice Palace…” Ten minutes later, thanks to Sui Feng’s explanation, we had a detailed grasp of the Ice Palace's structure and distribution, and had deduced several possible locations where Yan Luo might be hidden.
“Originally, I planned to sneak into the Ice Tower to rescue my sister,” Sui Feng said, a strange smile appearing on his face. “But now I suddenly have a better idea, one that lets us avoid further risks.” “A better method?” I, Long Xin, and the others looked puzzled.
“Brother, isn't that what you were planning too?” Sui Feng looked towards Yue Ge, who was still unconscious on the floor. “You mean a hostage exchange.” I quickly understood his meaning!
“Exactly.” Sui Feng confirmed. “But will the Ice Tribe agree to it?” I asked doubtfully.
“Don’t you know her identity yet?” Sui Feng seemed surprised. “What identity?” I pressed on.
“I only knew this person wasn't ordinary. The reason I captured her was to try and squeeze some useful intelligence from her.
Could it be that I’ve stumbled upon a treasure again by sheer luck?” “Stumbled upon a treasure?” Sui Feng was momentarily speechless, but couldn't help but laugh. “Not just stumbled upon a treasure, but an astonishingly great treasure.” “Great treasure!” Long Xin, Mo Hui, and Mo Cha were suddenly energized!