The battlefield trembled, space fracturing under the clash of titans. Yan Yue Qi, wielding the Thunder Emperor Scepter, faced Bing Changkong's icy wrath and Yan Wu Chen's treacherous Raging Wind Inferno. The crowd held their breath, cursing the shamelessness of a Fusion Realm emperor and a Perfect Void Refinement traitor ganging up on the Twin Moon Fairy.
Yet, unnoticed until now, Su Mei, the Hundred Flowers Fairy, had vanished from the sidelines. Her graceful figure emerged mid-air, her jade flute pressed to her lips, its ethereal glow cutting through the chaos.
A haunting melody began, each note rippling with spiritual energy, weaving a spell that stilled the hearts of onlookers.
"Thousand Blossoms Requiem!" Su Mei's voice, soft yet piercing, echoed as she played.
Petals of light, shimmering with fiery and floral hues, bloomed around her, spiraling toward Yan Wu Chen's Raging Wind Inferno. The fiery tornado faltered, its flames dimming as the petals sliced through, disrupting its momentum.
"You dare interfere?" Yan Wu Chen roared, his bloodied face twisting in fury. He redirected his attack, the Raging Wind Inferno surging toward Su Mei.
"Petals, scatter!" Su Mei's fingers danced across the flute, the melody shifting to a rapid tempo. The petals multiplied, forming a radiant barrier that shredded the incoming flames into harmless sparks.
The crowd gasped. The Hundred Flowers Fairy, known for her elegance, was no mere ornament. Her Mid-Grade Spirit technique, Thousand Blossoms Requiem, harnessed her Fire and Wood spiritual roots, blending beauty with lethal precision.
Yan Yue Qi seized the moment, her Thunder Emperor Scepter crackling with Black and White Lightning. "Su Mei, hold him! I'll deal with this so-called emperor!"
"Got it, Big Sister!" Su Mei's lips curved into a sly smile, her flute's melody turning sharp and aggressive. The petals condensed into a storm of blades, slashing at Yan Wu Chen, forcing him to defend.
Bing Changkong's eyes narrowed. "Two against one? You think numbers will save you?"
He raised his arms, the Ice Dominion reforming despite the Purple Heart Burning Sky Flame's devastation. "Emperor's Ice Control Scripture—Ice Tempest Chains!"
Chains of frost, each link pulsing with glacial energy, erupted from the ground, aiming to bind Yan Yue Qi. The air grew heavy, the temperature plummeting further, threatening to freeze even the spectators' breath.
"Petty tricks!" Yan Yue Qi laughed coldly, her Golden Crow Void Flame flaring. The Golden Crow phantom behind her screeched, its fiery wings melting the chains before they could touch her.
"Lend me your strength, Scepter!" she commanded, thrusting the Thunder Emperor Scepter skyward.
BOOM!
Black and White Lightning surged, merging into a colossal thunder dragon that roared across the heavens. Its scales crackled with destructive energy, its eyes blazing with the scepter's boundless power.
"Thunder Dragon's Descent!" Yan Yue Qi's voice thundered, the dragon diving toward Bing Changkong.
"Insolent!" Bing Changkong roared, his pride stung. "Ice Dominion—Glacial Fortress!"
A massive fortress of ice formed around him, its walls reinforced with High-Grade Spirit energy, shimmering with indomitable strength. The thunder dragon crashed against it, sparks and frost exploding in a blinding spectacle.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The fortress held, but cracks spiderwebbed across its surface. Bing Changkong's face paled, his hands trembling from the strain. The Thunder Emperor Scepter's power, even without its full Tri-Color Tribulation Lightning, was monstrous.
On the other side, Yan Wu Chen struggled under Su Mei's relentless assault. Her petal blades, infused with fiery Wood energy, cut through his defenses, leaving gashes across his already mangled body.
"You traitor!" Su Mei's voice was cold, her flute's melody turning mournful yet deadly. "The Yan Clan was your home, and you betrayed Big Sister for power!"
"Shut up, wench!" Yan Wu Chen snarled, summoning the last of his strength. "Inferno Flame Pill, ignite!"
He swallowed another Inferno Flame Pill, his body erupting in flames that rivaled Strange Flames in intensity. The Raging Wind Inferno reformed, stronger, its fiery vortex threatening to engulf Su Mei.
"Blossom Tempest!" Su Mei countered, her flute's notes rising to a crescendo. A whirlwind of petals, blazing with fire, clashed with the vortex, the two forces grinding against each other in a fiery stalemate.
The Yan Clan elders, trapped in the faltering Inferno Cosmic Array, watched in despair. Their formation, weakened by Bing Changkong's Ice Dominion, could barely function. Yan Di's face twisted with rage and regret. "If only we hadn't rebelled…"
The crowd, mesmerized by the apocalyptic battle, whispered among themselves. "The Twin Moon Fairy and Hundred Flowers Fairy together… can they defy a Fusion Realm emperor?"
"Big Sister's scepter is unreal," a young cultivator muttered, clutching a Recording Jade. "And Su Mei's flute is no joke!"
Back in the fray, Yan Yue Qi's eyes blazed with defiance. "Bing Changkong, your Ice Dominion is nothing before my flames!"
The Purple Heart Burning Sky Flame surged again, its purple blaze consuming the remnants of the Ice Dominion. Space itself burned, leaving a void where Bing Changkong's icy world once stood.
"You…!" Bing Changkong's composure cracked, his envy of the Thunder Emperor Scepter warring with his fury. "You think a True-Grade artifact makes you my equal?"
"I don't need to be your equal to crush you!" Yan Yue Qi retorted, her scepter glowing. "Thunder Flame Annihilation!"
A beam of fused lightning and flame shot from the scepter, its power tearing through space, aimed at Bing Changkong's heart.
"Ice Flow Shift!" Bing Changkong vanished in a flurry of snowflakes, reappearing a hundred meters away. "Ice Slaughter Palm!"
His palm strike, infused with killing intent, roared toward Yan Yue Qi, freezing the air in its path.
"Golden Crow Guardian Art!" The Golden Crow phantom reformed, its claws intercepting the palm, but the impact sent Yan Yue Qi skidding back, her face paling slightly from the strain.
"Big Sister, hold on!" Su Mei called, her petal storm pinning Yan Wu Chen. She shifted her melody, sending a wave of fiery petals to support Yan Yue Qi, disrupting Bing Changkong's follow-up attack.
"Meddlesome girl!" Bing Changkong snarled, redirecting his Ice Slaughter Palm toward Su Mei.
At that moment, a familiar figure emerged from a spatial rift nearby, her cyan wings blazing with Eight Desolations Heavenly Flame. Qin Meng Ying, the Hundred Faces Fairy, had returned.
"Missed me, old dog?" Qin Meng Ying sneered, her eyes locking onto Yan Wu Chen. "Big Sister, Su Mei, let's finish these fools!"
Her Thunder Hell Seal materialized, crackling with fire and lightning, aimed at Yan Wu Chen's back.
"Three against one?" Yan Wu Chen screamed, his voice cracking with panic as he faced the combined might of Yan Yue Qi, Su Mei, and Qin Meng Ying.
Bing Changkong's expression darkened. The tides were turning, and the Thunder Emperor Scepter's power was beyond his expectations. Yet his imperial pride refused to yield.
"Enough! Ice Dominion—Frozen Apocalypse!" he roared, unleashing his ultimate technique.
The sky turned black, ice spiritual energy converging into a massive, apocalyptic storm. Glacial shards rained down, each capable of obliterating a mountain, targeting Yan Yue Qi, Su Mei, and the newly arrived Qin Meng Ying.
The crowd gasped, some fleeing as the storm's aura threatened to crush them. The Yan Clan's headquarters began to crumble, its protective arrays shattered.
Yan Yue Qi's eyes narrowed, her grip tightening on the Thunder Emperor Scepter. "You want apocalypse? I'll give you one!"
She raised the scepter, her voice resounding. "Tri-Color Tribulation Lightning—Unleash!"
For the first time, a flicker of purple lightning joined the black and white, the scepter radiating a world-shaking aura. The heavens screamed, and a cataclysmic force began to form.