SLAM!
A sharp bang shattered the flow of conversation.
Ace's mont of peace was shattered as a heated argunt erupted across the table.
"I told you, I'm not going to do it!" Shan Yifeng's voice was sharp, his brows furrowed in frustration.
"But you're the junior brother!" Liu i shot back, her arms crossed, an infuriating smirk playing on her lips.
Shan Yifeng's eye twitched. "Ah—no, you're just stupid!"
Then his eyes darkened as he suddenly thrust his palm forward—soul energy rippling through the air.
Golden lines of light etched themselves into the floor, forming a defensive formation in the blink of an eye.
BOOM!
Liu i's feet slamd into the barrier, sending a wave of icy mist across the restaurant floor.
Her entire leg glead with frozen energy, her robes fluttering as frost spread in every direction.
Shan Yifeng clicked his tongue. "You're actually trying? Fine—"
He twisted his fingers, and the golden formation burst apart into dozens of smaller, floating glyphs.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Each glyph shot forward, aiming straight for Liu i—glowing like tiny teors.
She snorted. With a snap of her fingers, the air around her crystallized—the tiny glyphs froze in place, trapped inside a web of ice.
Shan Yifeng gritted his teeth, waving his hand—but the frozen glyphs refused to move.
Liu i grinned. "Too slow."
CRACK!
With one step forward, she shattered the frozen glyphs, causing them to explode into sharp fragnts of ice and gold.
Shan Yifeng raised his arms defensively, skidding back.
Then, without warning—
BOOOOM!
A burst of golden energy erupted beneath Liu i's feet, causing the floor to crack.
She barely had ti to dodge as chains of energy burst from the ground, wrapping around her wrists and ankles.
"Formation Lock." Shan Yifeng smirked, raising a single finger.
The chains tightened, glowing with suppressive force.
Liu i's smile vanished. "You—"
Then she grinned.
"A good attempt."
FWOOSH!
A blizzard erupted from her body, instantly covering the entire floor in frost.
The golden chains froze over in seconds, ice spreading along their lengths until—
SNAP!
They shattered.
Shan Yifeng cursed. "Damn it."
BOOM!
Before anyone could react, he called forth his soul-bound beast. A surge of energy pulsed through the air as a massive figure materialized beside him.
Ancient Spirit Sovereign Wolf.
Its piercing eyes locked onto Liu i, baring its fangs in a low, nacing growl.
Liu i, however, only yawned, stretching lazily before snapping her fingers.
With a shimr of cold light, her own beast erged—a six-tailed white fox, its pristine fur glowing under the lantern lights.
White Fur.
The two spirit beasts lunged at each other instantly, shaking the entire floor.
Tables flipped, dishes shattered, and gusts of wind blasted through the restaurant as the beasts clashed.
"Everyone, retreat!" one of the Hua family elders finally bellowed.
The other elders reacted swiftly, shielding their disciples as they scrambled backward.
Patrons scread, chairs tumbled, and the restaurant floor groaned under the weight of the beasts' fierce struggle.
Ace, standing still amid the chaos, narrowed his eyes. Sothing felt off.
But before he could analyze it further, a powerful tremor rocked the entire building.
BOOM!
The walls cracked, sending dust and debris raining down.
This was getting out of hand.
Without a word, he turned and rushed out of the restaurant, stepping onto the bustling street.
The city folk had already gathered, pointing and whispering, their expressions a mix of anger and confusion.
"Who are those lunatics?!"
"They're fighting inside the Blue Sea Restaurant? Just wait till General Ming arrives!"
Ace barely heard them, his gaze fixed on the shaking structure behind him.
Hua Hua appeared at his side, eyes flickering with worry. "Aren't you going to stop them?"
Ace remained silent for a mont, watching as another tremor shook the building.
His gut told him sothing wasn't right.
But what?
His brows knitted together in deep thought.
anwhile with a flicker of movent, Liu i and her six-tailed fox lunged at Shan Yifeng, forcing him and his spirit wolf out of the restaurant.
Their battle spilled into the street, their summoned beasts clashing with bursts of energy that sent shockwaves rippling through the air.
Dust kicked up beneath their feet as they exchanged blows, neither holding back.
Liu i's fox weaved around her, its icy aura chilling the very ground it stepped on, while Shan Yifeng's wolf snarled, its presence radiating raw, untad power.
The onlookers, initially frozen in shock, soon found themselves caught up in the spectacle.
"Amazing! Look at those summoned beasts!"
"Such young experts—who are they?!"
Liu i scoffed. "See? This is why I told you to stop whining."
Shan Yifeng wiped a trickle of sweat from his brow. "Tch. I wasn't whining. I was stating facts. You're an idiot."
"What was that?" Liu i cracked her knuckles.
RUMBLE.
The ground began to shake slightly.
Ace frowned. He turned to the two but the source wasn't from them.
BOOOOOOM!
A deafening explosion tore through the air, swallowing the entire restaurant in a fiery blaze.
The explosion sent a shockwave through the street, rattling nearby buildings and filling the air with thick smoke and debris.
For a mont, there was only stunned silence.
Then—
"The restaurant… blew up?"
Gasps and murmurs spread like wildfire as the crowd struggled to process what had just happened.
Even Liu i and Shan Yifeng, who had been locked in their reckless brawl monts ago, stood frozen, their summoned beasts vanishing into thin air.
Flas crackled in the distance, smoke curling into the sky.
Liu i blinked. "Wait… isn't that our—"
Shan Yifeng elbowed her in the ribs. Hard.
"—our… destiny!" Liu i coughed, doubling over. "Yes! Our destiny to fight at this exact mont and, uh, accidentally save these people!"
A man suddenly laughed. "Hahahaha! Did we actually survive a planned explosion?"
Another bystander chid in, eyes wide with disbelief. "Don't tell … those two fighting actually saved our lives?"
More voices joined in, their tones shifting from shock to admiration.
"They were fighting, but in the end, they protected us!"
"Incredible! Those two are our lifesavers!"
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