"Hmph!" Old Liu focused his mind, raising the Demon-Breaking Sword and spinning it continuously, creating a whirlwind that blew outwards. This move proved effective, scattering the surrounding flames considerably.
The Flame Demon God, much like the Cold Demon God earlier, plunged its flame-bladed saber into the ground. Instantly, a magnificent sea of fire erupted from the center of the whirlwind, burning fiercely and driving straight toward Old Liu. Feeling an intense heat rising from beneath his feet, Old Liu glanced down to see vibrant purple flames burning high. Without hesitation, he stepped onto the whirlwind, charging toward the rooftop, then flipped and lashed out with his sword cluster, transforming it into a long whip striking toward the Flame Demon God.
The Flame Demon God easily leaped aside to evade, then swung the flame saber around its own body in a circling motion: "Still far from enough, are we?"
Right! Old Liu, being high up, had a far-reaching view. In one corner of the structure, where Ye Xiu was battling the Cold Demon God, the area was an endless expanse of ice and snow, whereas this side was a continuous sea of fire. The recent vision of ice and flame clashing and neutralizing each other was still vivid in his mind. A spark of inspiration struck him, and he summoned his mixed sword cluster again, whipping up a gale. At that moment, the Flame Demon God also swung its blade toward the sky, sending a broad horizontal sheet of flame toward Old Liu.
"I was waiting for that!" Old Liu grinned, using the whip-like sword cluster to forcefully strike that area of flame, driving it in Ye Xiu's direction. At that very instant, Ye Xiu and the Cold Demon God were locked in a fierce, chaotic melee within the ice barrier. The original four ice pillars had now multiplied to eight, and the blood flow inside the barrier was nearly annihilated, with Ye Xiu visibly forced into a corner.
"Ye Xiu!" As Old Liu shouted, the purple flames that had been repelled by the gale now reached the ice barrier. In an instant, the cold air enveloping the two figures melted into mere droplets.
"How can this be!" The Cold Demon God's tone was heavy, laced with anger. Just then, the chaotic blood flow that had been lingering outside the barrier struck the Cold Demon God again. Though it didn't directly wound his body, the scattered shards of ice gave him a moment of cold dread.
"Meddling!" Ye Xiu glared fiercely at Old Liu, spreading one hand open, causing the surrounding blood droplets to immediately materialize into liquid blood. As the blood emerged, it was instantly frozen by the chilling air, but it seeped through the ice and snow, and when it finally resurfaced, it had submerged half the arena.
"I will kill you!" The Cold Demon God gripped his saber, intending to crush Ye Xiu with brute force. Unexpectedly, the moment he raised his blade, a massive arm emerged from the blood water and firmly grasped his weapon. The Cold Demon God looked flustered but had no intention of giving up. He immediately unleashed his frost power, attempting to freeze the blood water again. Yet, for some unknown reason, the blood water was accompanied by the residual flame attack from the Flame Demon God; as soon as his cold energy attached to it, it instantly dissipated.
So, these two are fools! Old Liu seemed to grasp the truth now. The abilities of the Ice and Flame twin demon gods were clearly mutually antagonistic; engaging them in reciprocal attacks would easily secure victory. Realizing this, he deliberately dragged his own combat zone with the Flame Demon God closer to the Cold Demon God's vicinity. He darted sideways, pushing his sword cluster to attack near the Flame Demon God. The Flame Demon God suddenly leaped up, his entire body engulfed in flames. Before he could descend between the Cold Demon God and Ye Xiu, the attacking blows were all negated by the inferno. Old Liu flipped up again, soaring over the Flame Demon God’s head, using the chilling energy of the Demon-Breaking Sword cluster against the flames consuming him. However, the cold energy evaporated while still halfway in the air.
"Hahaha, you think this little bit can extinguish my rage?" The Flame Demon God swaggered, completely oblivious to the danger.
Old Liu knew that. The positions where the four were currently standing were exactly as he had planned. He retreated and stabilized himself on the wall, looking down. At this moment, in the entire room, he and Ye Xiu had perfectly surrounded the Ice and Flame twin demon gods in the middle.
"Ye Xiu!" Old Liu raised a finger, hinting at something to Ye Xiu. Ye Xiu’s eyes brightened with apparent recognition, and in that instant, the two reached a tacit understanding, their footsteps moving to circle the demon gods.
"Whoosh..." The hurricanes in the surroundings began to intensify. The blood light, the sword cluster, and the fierce flames all accelerated their respective movement capabilities in sync with the pair's steps.
"Oh!" The Cold Demon God showed slight surprise at the speed and instinctively stepped back a couple of paces toward the center. Unexpectedly, this retreat caused him to brush against the Flame Demon God’s body. He paused momentarily. "What are you doing!"
"Ah!" The Flame Demon God also shook his body in annoyance. It turned out that the flames surrounding him were currently being neutralized by the Cold Demon God's frigid energy.
"Damn it! I told you I could handle it alone, why did you come down here!" The Cold Demon God complained, hurriedly running a few steps toward the outer circle. "Don't you know we absolutely cannot be near each other?"
"Ha! Do you think I wanted to be near you?" The Flame Demon God was equally incensed. It was only then that he realized both of them were now trapped in the center of the room by the hurricane conjured by Ye Xiu and Old Liu. Crucially, the scope of that hurricane seemed to be shrinking closer.
"Hurry and break out, they want us both destroyed!" The Cold Demon God finally understood Ye Xiu and Old Liu's tactic. He held his saber horizontally and thrust out another ice pillar, crashing fiercely into the hurricane.
"Boom!" Although the sound reverberated across the area, it had little effect on the overall hurricane. At this point, the Flame Demon God also unleashed purple flames directly in front of him, but they were all blown away as they approached the vortex.
"What are you doing? Hurry up!" Ye Xiu yelled down at Old Liu, his head tilted back. The red light in his eyes was unusually fierce, and his speed instantly reached its limit as this side of the hurricane rapidly compressed its ring inward.
"Weak point!" The Cold Demon God seemed to perceive that the wind speed and contraction capability generated by Old Liu's side were limited. He poured all his magical power into the Cold Saber and roared at the Flame Demon God, "Get out of the way for me."
The Flame Demon God understood his meaning and immediately leaped up. Just then, a powerful ice pillar shot upward, violently striking the hurricane created by Old Liu. A single impact caused the entire room to shake violently, and Old Liu on the outer perimeter was knocked to the ground, spitting blood.
"Now is the time!" The Cold Demon God shouted. The Flame Demon God instantly flashed his body forward, plunging his saber deep into the hurricane. With that one strike, more than half the saber head breached the hurricane's encirclement.
"Idiot!" Ye Xiu fully activated his Soul-Speed and instantly flashed to Old Liu's side. A torrent of blood water mixed into the hurricane struck the Flame Demon God. The Flame Demon God cried out in sharp pain and was forced to retreat immediately.
"This side!" The Cold Demon God had clearly discerned the fundamental nature of the hurricane's creation. He flicked his cold saber, redirecting the ice pillar to violently impact the wall of the hurricane on the other side. With continuous booming sounds, the hurricane seemed unable to withstand such repeated assault.