Chapter 228: The Battle Song of Ice and Fire

"Master, I'm back!" Luo Yexi carried a Danger Beast as she walked into the mansion's main gate.

With a "swish," Lingyun appeared before her and looked her up and down: "You fought someone and even got injured? Tell me, what happened? I recall that in this world, there are very few people who can hurt you!"

"Cough, cough. I ran into the Three Beasts under Esdeath. The cross-dresser among them said he wanted to peel off my face to keep as a collection piece, so we started fighting." Luo Yexi put down the Danger Beast in her hand, scratched her cheek, and spoke.

"And then, because you thought you had mastered all the information about them, you underestimated the enemy and ended up being severely tricked by them, right?" Lingyun said indifferently.

"Master, I know I was wrong!" Seeing the signs that Lingyun was angry, Luo Yexi looked at him pitifully.

Watching Luo Yexi like this, Lingyun also felt a massive headache. He didn't know when it started, but Luo Yexi had actually learned to act spoiled toward him. Facing Luo Yexi in this state, Lingyun could only sigh helplessly: "You must remember the lesson from this time; there won't be a next time!"

"Yes, Master." Luo Yexi said solemnly, then she took out three Teigu and handed them to Lingyun. "Master, look, these are the Teigu left behind by the Three Beasts. Didn't you say before that you wanted to study the Teigu of this world? I brought them back!"

Lingyun took the Teigu from Luo Yexi's hand and walked toward the direction of the hall. Behind him, Luo Yexi covered her mouth and giggled quietly. Just as Ruoxi had said, Master was completely helpless against her in this state!

In the General's mansion, Esdeath put down the intelligence in her hand and looked into the distance, saying: "It seems something happened to them; otherwise, not a single one would have returned by now!"

"Forget it. In this world, only the strong can survive. If they are dead, it means they have already been eliminated by this world." Esdeath stood up. "Come to think of it, ever since I returned to the Imperial Capital, I have been busy with Night Raid and haven't gone to see Lingyun. Isn't that a bit improper? Forget it, let's go see Lingyun first!"

Esdeath reached out and picked up the military cap on the table, then turned and walked out of the room. The wind blew the intelligence she had left on the table, and the name written on the first page was, shockingly—Akame.

"It seems someone extraordinary is approaching our residence!" In the courtyard, Luo Yexi, who was reading, suddenly raised her head and looked toward the gate. "If I'm not mistaken, it should be that junior sister of mine—Esdeath!"

With a "bang," the mansion's gate was pushed open directly by a pair of massive icy hands. If the buildings in this mansion hadn't already been reinforced several times by Lingyun using an Array, the gate would likely have fallen apart under this strike.

Luo Yexi frowned slightly and waved her hand casually. A streak of Sword Qi swept out from her hand, slicing the icy hands that had pushed open the gate into fragments.

Esdeath looked at Luo Yexi in the courtyard, a flash of doubt in her eyes. In the information she currently held, this person did not exist. But from the move she had just used, Esdeath could already feel that this person was very strong, with strength definitely not below her own. Moreover, the move she had just used gave her a very familiar feeling.

"Who are you?" Esdeath looked at Luo Yexi, excitement flashing in her eyes, and traces of battle intent spread deep within her pupils.

"I, I am Luo Yexi, Master's disciple. I suppose I can be considered your senior sister!" Luo Yexi had already sensed the battle intent faintly radiating from Esdeath and closed the book in her hand with a "snap."

"Senior sister? Whether you can be my senior sister isn't something decided just by words!" Esdeath reached out and gripped the Long sword at her waist.

"Is that so? Then let's try it!" Luo Yexi stood up and instantly transformed into an afterimage, darting out of the mansion.

"Geez, the same personality as Lingyun!" Esdeath licked her lips. "However, just from this move alone, she is worthy of being my opponent!"

Thinking of this, Esdeath suddenly twisted her body and chased in the direction Luo Yexi had departed.

"Master, will the two of them be alright?" In front of a floor-to-ceiling window, Kurome put a small piece of snack into her mouth and asked Lingyun beside her softly.

"Rest assured, both of them should know what they are doing." Lingyun waved his hand. "Forget it, seeing that worried look on your face, I'll take you along to take a look!"

Lingyun reached out and pulled Kurome into his arms, and amidst her exclamation, he carried her and vanished from the floor-to-ceiling window as an afterimage.

Although he was carrying someone, Lingyun's speed did not decrease in the slightest. However, because he didn't know where the two had run off to, he spent quite a bit of time searching for them.

When Lingyun found the place where the two were fighting, he discovered that this place was none other than the spot where he and Esdeath had fought before. Now, in this place, the battle song of ice and fire was playing once again.

"Boom, boom, boom!" The swords in the hands of Luo Yexi and Esdeath constantly crashed into each other, and along with them, the sky was filled with Ice Spears and flames. Under the impact of this terrifying power, deep craters constantly appeared on the ground.

Lingyun stood on the top of a large tree with Kurome, watching the two fight. Beside him, there was a circle of pale golden Protective Qi Shield, wrapping him and Kurome within it. Whether it was Esdeath's Ice Spears or Luo Yexi's flames, crashing into the Protective Qi Shield could not cause it to ripple in the slightest.

Kurome watched the scene of the two fighting, the light in her eyes flickering. She believed that if she were to break into the area where the two were fighting now, it would definitely result in her being severely wounded or dying, and that was even with both of them holding back.

"Don't worry, you will be able to possess this kind of strength in the future too!" Lingyun saw the disappointment in Kurome's eyes and smiled as he patted her head.

"You, not bad!" Esdeath erected dozens of Ice Spears in front of herself, blocking Luo Yexi's Nine Yang Sword Qi.

"You, not bad either!" The Long sword in Luo Yexi's hand transformed into a flurry of sword blossoms, tearing all the Ice Spears in front of her into shreds.

"Since neither of us can do anything to the other, let's decide the winner with one move!" Esdeath shook off a bit of flame from her Long sword, the cold air on her body began to retract bit by bit, and she spoke.

"That is exactly what I intended!" Luo Yexi lifted her left hand slightly, and powerful Nine Yang Power gathered continuously around her.

"Frost Snow Lotus!" Esdeath thrust her Long sword into the ground, and the ground instantly cracked open as countless ice flowers began to spread. Wherever the ice flowers passed, cold air overflowed, and even the air had a faint tendency to freeze.

"Extreme Yang Golden Flame!" Luo Yexi opened her hand, and a golden flame appeared in her palm. The moment the flame appeared, the space in front of Luo Yexi showed signs of faintly distorting. Luo Yexi slammed the flame in her hand heavily onto the ground, and instantly, countless golden flame lotuses appeared around her.

The ice flowers and fire flowers collided continuously, constantly dissolving each other; the scene looked very beautiful. However, the ground that was constantly disintegrating was telling of the terrifying killing intent hidden beneath this beauty.

"Boom!" After a violent roar, the ground within the battlefield had turned into dust to a depth of one finger. The two people in the arena stood facing each other, their faces somewhat pale, but both of them wore smiles—smiles that acknowledged the other's status.