Chapter 1910: Chapter 1910: Confrontation
Seeing her appear, all the guild leaders instantly fell silent. Her strength was undoubtedly certain, and since she decided to step in, there was no one more suitable than her.
The odds of winning were high, and she was willing to bear the consequences, so they were naturally pleased.
The key was that everyone knew her mood had been incredibly sour recently, and she hadn’t given anyone a pleasant face these past few days.
This was understandable to them, considering the guild residence was lost, which was one thing.
The critical thing was that the grand ceremony, at great cost, was shattered by a single shot from Li Yao.
Back then, she was unparalleled, and everyone knew she was about to start challenging Edward from that moment, aiming to take the top Fire Mage position.
It started well. Now, everyone knows it would become one of the most classic scenes, making her the goddess in countless men’s hearts just in that instant.
However, she chose the wrong target for her demonstration.
It can be said that if she had chosen any other opponent, that Phoenix Dance Across the Nine Heavens would have propelled her fame to the peak.
But her opponent happened to be Prairie Fire. Who didn’t know his Infinite Range Arrow, his long-distance sniping that made everyone anxious?
Moreover, now armed with Titan’s Strike, a more powerful sniping weapon, which with a single blow destroyed all her guild’s plans.
Even though she gained considerable fame, and indeed shot to prominence, everyone knew that without enough spiritual power and strength, it was impossible to control such a formidable force. She was definitely one of the top players at that time.
But compared to the planned gains, it was far too little, and instead, at her peak, she was shot down in one blow, simultaneously achieving her own fame while increasing Prairie Fire’s prestige.
Praising her, one would naturally think of the brilliant shot that ended her glory.
This time she was fighting to regain her footing.
Continuing to challenge Prairie Fire was no longer something she considered. It was too unrealistic. Even Edward admitted he wasn’t a match for Prairie Fire, so naturally, she wouldn’t overestimate her own abilities by aiming at Edward.
But she could still dampen Starfire’s prestige. Others feared failure, weighing the pros and cons and considering the cost of failure to be less than that of Ancient Tree Nemesis, but for her, what she would gain from winning outweighed the costs of any potential comeback from failure. After all, it had been embarrassing enough recently, so losing again wouldn’t make much difference.
More importantly, she didn’t think she would lose.
"Have you renamed yourself the Shape-shifting Witch? It fits well. You certainly are a witch, having the insight to recognize talent in Prairie Fire when he was still insignificant. At least you have good eyesight, but who knows how your skills are."
Stories about Li Yao and Feng Yi from their younger days had long been spread by gossips and were no secret.
"You can just give it a try. Besides my vision, see if my skills are enough."
Qin Feng Yi was equally confident, and so were the members of the Starfire Core Group. They were in the same group as Li Yao.
Any technical difficulties would typically be solved by Li Yao for them. They weren’t weak originally, and they could grow to be among the strongest in the future, thus, their gaming aptitude was naturally not poor.
Often, Li Yao would say something that would give them sudden insights, making their technical skills improve rapidly. They were among the first batch to enter Starfire, about a year in, and while other super guilds may not have the concept, they were well aware.
Combined with Li Yao’s hellish spiritual power training methods, they had complaints at first, but after hearing that the soldiers training with Li Yao did the same, they became motivated.
Only the core group knew there was a small team within Starfire, composed of soldiers sent to train with Li Yao.
Many of them had never touched games before, but now each had become a super expert. They just kept a low profile, with training techniques and exploring skills being their pursuits.
Even though Li Yao was busy, every week he would personally battle the core group members, identifying their inadequacies through combat.
Whenever he had a little free time, he’d train with them every night.
However, Li Yao’s brilliance was so dazzling that it overshadowed everyone else’s light.
Enchantress, Sister Li, Tongtong, Shadow Dance Maniac, Qin Feng Yi—if they were in any other super guild, wouldn’t they be the most dazzling presences? But in Starfire, their radiance seemed dimmed.
After a year of rigorous training, facing such a high-profile occasion and with the top opponents in the ancient gods, it was precisely their moment to prove themselves.
"Then let’s fight! I hope you won’t disappoint me. Prepare yourself, I’m coming."
The president of the Temple of a Thousand Gods smiled charmingly. Although she spoke lightly, she was not relaxed or contemptuous in the slightest.
Obscure incantations flowed from her mouth, and a flaming armor engulfed her.
Bang!
Endless flames roared, and she directly began to hover, enveloped by a layer of blue flame due to her fire escape technique, appearing even more gorgeous. Already incredibly beautiful, she looked positively goddess-like in this interplay of light and shadow.
Meanwhile, without any warning, a series of millstone-sized blue fireballs descended above Qin Feng Yi. Although the fireballs hadn’t landed, the grass and trees below quickly withered, indicating their tremendous heat.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang...
In everyone’s eyes, there was only the piercing blue flame, completely drowning out Qin Feng Yi’s figure.
Some were inevitably disappointed; they had expected a fierce battle but hadn’t anticipated that the mystical and noble Qin Feng Yi would fall so easily. Was she really only suited for commentary, or was it just her vision and eloquence that were impressive?
It wasn’t unreasonable for them to think so because, as the fireballs continuously exploded, within a fifty-yard radius, blistering lava had already appeared.
Yet, Qin Feng Yi’s voice echoed from the center: "Blue Abnormal Flame, a refined skill of Heavenly Fire Meteor, further enhanced by runes, should be around level 4. Indeed, it’s very powerful. Sadly, if you think a mere skill can take me down, you’re certainly underestimating me."
"Why rush? We’re just getting started. Let’s have some fun."
Everyone saw her incantation stop, yet she seemed to grow two more arms, each casting different spell seals.
Simultaneously, her figure flickered and darted erratically as peculiar patterns formed beneath her feet.
Dual-casting—understanding that the opponent’s Heavenly Fire Meteor had not stopped, and casting a spell that could only be supported by an array in such circumstances, was not something just anyone with a mastery of dual-casting could do.
"Now this is interesting!"
Upon hearing Qin Feng Yi’s statement, a sound of incantation began emanating from her direction as well.
Roar!
A roar mixed with metallic tones emerged from Qin Feng Yi’s side.
As this roar echoed, everyone saw layers of sound waves frantically spreading into the sky.
Those massive falling fireballs exploded upon contact with the sound waves, and moments later, the layers of sound waves had formed a sonic field, preventing the fireballs from approaching closer than fifty yards off the ground.
Their vision now clear, they saw a ferocious figure appearing where Qin Feng Yi was...