Towards Eternity
Ch 588's. The Rise of the Phoenix
The arena field became quiet after Lin Bei was slammed onto the ground by Ying Luan with his kick.
Lin Bei's body hadn't moved in the slightest for a while and made the spectators at the Battle Arena think he had died from Ying Luan's previous kick.
Exactly fifteen seconds later, Lin Bei's right hand clenched slowly. He immediately raised his body to stand up again and faced Ying Luan who was only a few steps away from him. The look in his eyes was fixed right into the eyes of his opponent, Ying Luan could feel a murderous lust from her gaze.
Lin Bei sighed, he cleared the dust on the clothes he was wearing while still staring intently at Ying Luan.
Weng Ying Luan just silently looked at that, she felt that this young man before her was already at the pinnacle of her anger, and was ready to be blown up at any moment. Although he was confident of winning against Lin Bei, yet still he should not be rash against someone with the strength of a Bloodline Descendant like Lin Bei.
Moreover, Lin Bei's Bloodline power was the Phoenix, one of the most famous and legendary non-beasts along with the Dragon and Kirin who had once dominated the world. Although Lin Bei's Phoenix strength would definitely not be as strong as a real Phoenix, but with his level of practice he could cause some trouble for Ying Luan.
"Fight like a coward, you really have no pride as a Martial Practitioner! What does it boast about having strength but not with pride? You just look disgusting, like the animals in the woods that roam around are not clear just to hunt their prey." Lin Bei sneered at Ying Luan while putting up his horses.
"Preciousness, huh? Let me ask you one thing, can self-esteem keep you alive in this cruel world? Where power and wealth dominate and become a benchmark in society, you cannot live with pride alone. What good is self-esteem, if you don't have the power and influence to maintain it?" Ying Luan replied while shaking her head.
Lin Bei was silent, he understood and understood well the intent of Ying Luan's words. The same thing happened to him within the surroundings of the Great Lin Clan Family. Although her martial talent was good, but the purity of her Phoenix bloodline was not very good compared to the girls from the inner family in the Lin Family.
As a result, there was a huge difference between her strength and those girls and the treatment she received really made her feel like she was just a servant within the Lin Family.
If only his Phoenix bloodline were a little purer again, perhaps he would receive better treatment. His strength would probably match the descendants of the Core Family whose Phoenix bloodline purity was at least above fifty percent.
"Pfft...mahaha!!!!! Haaa..fuck, you said the right thing. Free I have high self-esteem, but not with my strength. At least I should have the strength to still maintain my pride, so as not to be trampled by others!" Lin Bei seemed to gain enlightenment and spoke as if thanking Ying Luan.
Yet the look in his eyes on Ying Luan did not hide her still overflowing anger.
'*Tap....* Lin Bei raised her right leg, then lowered her back. He did the same to his left foot, before finally releasing all of his fighting aura in one fell swoop.
Ying Luan's eyes moved swiftly to the side, and saw the figure Lin Bei had arrived beside her. The flames on his body had turned into a bright red color, and a flame fist that had a temperature far hotter and stronger than the one he had given Ying Luan before had been thrust towards Ying Luan's head.
*BAM!!! CRACK IT!!! PRAKKK!!!*
Like a human-shaped monster, Lin Bei punched to the point of destroying Ying Luan's five Qi protectors and forcing the young man to be thrown backwards several meters back.
Both of Ying Luan's hands opened and revealed her palms that contained a large amount of Qi. Fortunately he reacted quickly and endured the impact of Lin Bei's punch using both of his palms, so the force of Lin Bei's punch did not affect his body at all.
"Haha!!!! Is it just like that? I thought your protector was so strong that you dared to boast in front of me, the Captain of the Lin Family Pursuit Force! Were you just bragging, huh?!"
Lin Bei's smile looked like a bloodthirsty creature. The red flames all over his body began to grow bigger, the hot temperature began to envelop half of the enormous arena grounds. Lin Bei's orange hair turned red, as did his two eyes that turned a radiant red.
Weng Ying Luan who saw the change became a little surprised, she seemed to have seen this kind of change before. Aye! Lin Mei's! He had seen the girl several times using her Phoenix bloodline to change like Lin Bei.
It was just that Lin Bei took it out in a far different level. The ground that Lin Bei was treading on started to dry up and some cracks started to appear as the ground turned reddish in color.
"With heat like this it will be difficult to attack him in close range. I need to take a safe distance first. If he turns out to be able to use the Phoenix Flame, then everything will become troublesome."
Lin Bei's eyes caught the change in Ying Luan's attitude, he could read the thoughts of his opponent who was about to take some distance from her. The people dealing with the Lin Family had always done the same when they started using the power of their Phoenix bloodline.
They were not afraid of the hot temperature of the changing members of the Lin Family, yet what they were worried about was the Phoenix Flame that some members of the Lin Family could bring out. The fire was not too great of a damage, but the main problem was that the Phoenix Flame could be controlled at will by its creator.
The temperature can be regulated very easily to a certain level, also this fire is very difficult to extinguish. Unless its use retracts the fire, the Phoenix Fire will not be extinguished unless the creator dies.
And the most troublesome thing about the Phoenix Flame is that it can recover power or injury to someone depending on the person who controls it. When the fight is all-out, and this fire is used, then it is clear who will come out as the winner.
"I won't let it!" Lin Bei exclaimed fiercely.
His form turned into a streak of red light that moved very quickly towards Ying Luan. Weng Ying Luan clicked her tongue looking at that. His opponent's speed actually increased drastically and could barely be followed by his eyes.
In just a second, Lin Bei had arrived in front of Ying Luan. He showed both his hands which now formed the claws of a bird. Sharp, very hot claws.
"Hmp! The power of your Phoenix bloodline is indeed strong, I admit it! But don't think with just this you can have the upper hand against me!" Ying Luan spoke in a mocking tone.
His two palms that contained his Qi, began to spread out and cover his hands like a pair of gloves. He immediately caught both of Lin Bei's claws as soon as he saw the attack the young man was about to reach his body. With just a little effort, Ying Luan was able to slam Lin Bei's body once again onto the ground.
But this time he did not let go of Lin Bei just like that. After slamming Lin Bei, he immediately threw on the young man's body.
Lin Bei who was thrown into the air immediately balanced his body back and floated above the air. He looked towards Ying Luan who had now darted towards him, replying to attack him.
Ying Luan was undaunted by the sight of the flames. He had already confirmed that the flames all over Lin Bei's body were not the Phoenix Flame when it repelled his attack. As long as his opponent had yet to take out that troublesome Phoenix Flame, Ying Luan would not hold back against Lin Bei.
"Qi Layer, Qi Armor."
After saying that, his Qi spread throughout his body, then formed a battle suit that covered his entire body. He placed both of his palms forward and a bright light appeared from both of them.
"Waves of Destruction, Paralysis!"
*BDAM-BDAM!!!!*
A huge explosion was created from both of Ying Luan's palms and instantly engulfed Lin Bei's body inside. Lin Bei placed both of his hands crossed in front of his chest, to take cover from the explosion.
But he felt something strange as he held back the explosion. Waves of vibrations emerged from his surroundings and entered his body. Surprisingly, he was somehow unable to feel his body at all after the tremors had spread all over his body. He had just realized that Ying Luan's attack just now had crippled him just like that.
"Damn it!!!! Ahaaghhhh!!!!" Lin Bei roared as his body moved down on the ground without being able to do anything.
Ying Luan smiled at the situation, she immediately moved towards him while revealing her wide, meaningful smile.
"It seems like the Captain of the Pursuit Army is not such a great position. The proof is that you who are weak like this can occupy it. Ahahaha!!"
Lin Bei's face reddened in anger, he wanted to unleash all of his punches onto Ying Luan's face, but her body refused to move. With both hands open, Ying Luan swung her palms to Lin Bei's stomach.
"You better give up, I don't want to kill you or hurt you until you get seriously hurt. If you give up now, I will help you to be able to move back," Ying Luan said as she looked at Lin Bei's bright red eyes. Either because of her anger or the strength of her Phoenix bloodline, Ying Luan was unsure.
"......give up, you said? Why should I give up? You think I, Lin Bei will lose with just this?"
As per Ying Luan's estimation, Lin Bei was once again consumed by her own pride. He was unaware of his current situation, so did not understand that Ying Luan could kill him at any time.
"Haaa... It seems like I should teach you a little special lesson, huh?"
Qi gathered in both of his palms, forming a golden-colored bright Qi ball. Lin Bei's eyes looked at the Qi ball, he could feel the intense pressure from it. Inside that Qi ball, a stream of Qi spun very quickly and drew the air around it.
"Waves of Destroyers, Plumbers."
Gently, Ying Luan directed the bole towards Lin Bei's body. The ball moved slowly to his body and when it touched his clothes, something incredible happened.
Lin Bei's body felt like it was being pulled towards the sphere, his bones forcefully moving towards the Qi ball created by Ying Luan. The sound of broken bones could be heard from all over his body. Lin Bei couldn't help but scream.
He roared in pain as the entire bones all over his body were broken one after another. The pull lasted for a full ten seconds, and then it ended. When he thought everything was over, something bigger happened. The Qi ball exploded and reversed the previous pull.
His body was immediately thrown as fast as lightning until it hit the arena field barrier. Blood came out from all over his body. His eyes turned white. Fainted.
Weng Ying Luan who was floating in the air sighed. It seems he's overreacting. He turned his head towards the seat of the Battle Arena Leader. The man just silently watched her while eating a skewer of meat that he had somehow gotten from nowhere.
"That bastard, he doesn't seem to care about the person from the Lin Family is still alive or not" Ying Luan sneered in annoyance.
He also chose to fly closer to where Lin Bei was currently. His body was stuck to the barrier wall that had been crushed due to his previous hit. The young man did not show any movement like a corpse. Yet Ying Luan knew she was still alive, it was just that her condition was really not good.
"Ck, you mustn't die here, or I must be chased by the Lin Family for accidentally killing you."
The Qi gathered in Ying Luan's hands, she was about to drain it on Lin Bei, to help heal him. But before he could get close, the young man had opened his eyes and revealed both of his eyes that were emitting a bright red light. Much brighter than before.
"!!!!" Ying Luan could sense the danger, she immediately rushed to fly backwards as far away from it as possible.
Lin Bei's body which was still on the wall suddenly let out a reddish-orange flame that burned all over his body. The flame was different from the fire that Lin Bei had previously released, and the temperature he was releasing also did not feel hot.
Inside the fire, Lin Bei's body began to recover very quickly. His recovery speed was equal to or even faster than that of Weng Lou. People could see Lin Bei's body starting to recover bit by bit. His broken bones began to reconnect one after another.
After a while, his body recovered completely. But Lin Bei did not say anything. He stood back on the ground and showed a blank look.
"To think I was instead purifying his Phoenix bloodline, it was completely unfathomable." Ying Luan smiled wryly from a distance.
Unexpectedly, his attack instead helped the Phoenix bloodline in Lin Bei's body to be further purified and awaken his power, that of the Phoenix Flame.
"Haaahh, now it won't be easy."