“Why didn’t you fight back?” Phoe was surprised.

She knew Himmel Soan was powerful because he had dodged her attacks without any difficulty, but he never did anything extra. That was so strange.

If he could withstand that kind of strike, his attacks would be equally powerful.

“I’d rather win without fighting. I don’t want to fight you. I want you to surrender,” Himmel Soan said earnestly.

Phoe resembled Gina so much that he couldn’t bring himself to fight her. He couldn’t do it even without the resemblance. Who could bring themselves to harm a girl?

“Are you scared of hurting me? That’s an insult! Do I look so fragile to you? Be serious! Otherwise, I’m going to force you to fight!” Phoe was enraged.

She used 80% of her strength, but he still wouldn’t do anything. That was such a humiliation!

Himmel Soan didn’t know what to say. Was she blaming him for not attacking her?

So be it. He didn’t want to fight her anyway.

Phoe was shaking with anger, thinking Himmel Soan was brushing her off.

She turned into the fire phoenix again and spat out a massive fireball that contained all her energy. It was three times the size of her body.

The fireball kept growing bigger until it grew by five times. It shrank immediately after that and became the size of the phoenix again.

However, it only concentrated its power. The fireball was more like a mini sun now. The white light it gave off was blinding. Even Firey couldn’t look at it, let alone Rustam.

She could sense it even with her eyes closed.

Boom.

Phoe launched her attack. The fireball came charging at Himmel Soan. Although she had accumulated her energy, the attack wasn’t slow. It was fast like lightning and hit Himmel Soan within a second.

Trees and rocks within a couple hundred miles were burnt to ash. The entire forest shook under the might of the collision.

The impact went all the way to Stelladom, and the people there felt it. A giant cloud of smoke rose above Himmel Soan.

Only then did Phoe realize what she had done.

“Oh no, I’ve overdone it! The man must have been vaporized. I’m in big trouble!

“Tiger, Dragon, and Spider, I didn’t mean to do that! I’m so sorry!”

Phoe’s lips quivered. She would probably have to go into hiding. She was in big trouble!

With the noise she had made, she would have a lot of questions to answer. More importantly, she had violated her agreement with Gina.

“Nice move!” Somebody clapped.

That was fast. Phoe’s heart skipped a beat. How could anyone arrive so soon?

No!

That voice came from…

Phoe looked in Himmel Soan’s direction. She was even more shocked. “He’s still alive!”

Firey fanned the smoke and dust away again. She was furious. She would have charged at the bird if she were Phoe’s match.

Flapping the fan like this was really tiring. The bird should stop making useless attacks and stirring up all the dust. That was so rude!

“Are you ready to give in?” Himmel Soan chuckled.

“Yes! Yes, I am! I’m going with you! Now!” Phoe landed right next to Himmel Soan and urged him to leave.

“That was fast. I thought you were going to keep trying your useless attacks,” Firey said sarcastically.

Before, Phoe would have launched another attack, but now, she pretended she hadn’t heard a thing.

“Yes, I give in! I do! Just take me away with you. Boss, just get me out of here!” Phoe urged him while keeping an eye on her surroundings. She wished she could disappear at this instant.

Firey laughed.

What was this girl doing?

Was she an actress or something?

Firey didn’t think Phoe would honor the agreement even if Himmel Soan won, but what just happened?

“Why do you want to leave? What are you afraid of?” Himmel Soan asked.

“Stop asking questions. You’re so capable, so just take me with you!” Phoe pressed. She seemed anxious, but it only made Himmel Soan more curious.

“I’ll only leave once you give me a reason. If not, well, I think somebody’s coming. You seem to be hiding from them.” Himmel Soan sensed several sources of incredible power heading their way.

He immediately connected Phoe’s reaction to it. She must be hiding from those sources of energy.

“Yes, I’ll tell you, but only after we leave this place! Hurry up! We won’t go anywhere if they’re here!

“Just get me out of here! I’ll tell you everything!” Phoe stomped her foot in frustration. She looked like a cat on a hot tin roof.

“Tell me who you’re running from and why,” said Himmel Soan.

“I told you already. I’ll…” Her voice trailed off. Her mouth fell open, and she couldn’t believe what she saw.

The pits in the ground were all filled up as if nothing had happened. Everything returned to when she saw Rustam.

“You’re concealing my energy!” Phoe cried out.

“Yes, no one will notice you even if they’re close. We’re almost invisible. They won’t notice us. You have all the time in the world to answer my questions,” Himmel Soan said calmly.

He helped Phoe with his spiritual essence. As a result, he was back to having 10% of his total strength.