250: Hardline confrontation

Jiang Donghua's almost routine request for the fire crystal card was like a spark, instantly igniting the accumulated anger and arrogance of the White Fiend Squad.

"Arrogant!"

"Seeking death!"

Before their captain, Senior Chen Ming, could speak, the four members behind him had already changed their expressions dramatically, and powerful Dou Qi burst forth almost uncontrollably!

Boom!

Icy cold air and moist water vapor permeated the area simultaneously.

The two people on the left were enveloped in bone-chilling white cold air, and the ground beneath their feet instantly froze over with a layer of frost. The moisture in the air condensed into tiny ice crystals that fell rustlingly—this was ice-attribute Dou Qi.

The two people on the right, however, erupted with brilliant azure Dou Qi, like surging waves, and the air immediately filled with a heavy sense of pressure—water-attribute Dou Qi.

Ice and water complemented each other, their auras connected. Although the four remained stationary, they had already formed a unified field, combining offense and defense with astonishing momentum!

This was far beyond the ordinary Senior Students teams from before, clearly having undergone long-term training and practice, showing extremely high synergy.

Senior Chen Ming, who was at the forefront, did not immediately erupt in response to Jiang Donghua's provocation. He merely curled his lip to the side, letting out a disdainful snort.

He stepped half a pace forward, his icy gaze cutting into Jiang Donghua like a knife.

"Kid, don't think that just because you used some unknown method to defeat the Black Fiend Squad, you can be arrogant in front of my White Fiend Squad!"

His voice was low, full of power, and carried intense self-confidence.

"I am the twenty-fifth ranked on the strong ranking list, with one foot already in the Seven-Star Dou Ling realm! I refuse to believe that the Outer Academy could cultivate a monster like you, an Eight or Nine-Star Dou Ling, this year!"

As he spoke, the auras of the four team members behind him perfectly linked with his own. The five auras complemented each other, subtly converging into an even more powerful collective pressure, like a surging tide pressing down on the New Students team.

This combined momentum actually gave people the feeling that it could momentarily contend with an Eight-Star or even Nine-Star Dou Ling Expert!

This solid and dangerous pressure caused the New Students behind Jiang Donghua to turn slightly pale, instinctively taking half a step back.

Bai Ling and Wang Han, standing beside Jiang Donghua, felt it most directly.

They were both newly advanced Dou Ling, with strength around One-Star or Two-Star. Facing this powerful combined aura of five Dou Ling Experts, each at least Five-Star, they immediately felt their breathing constrict and the pressure was immense.

Bai Ling's pretty face was solemn as she whispered,

"Brother Jiang, their coordination is excellent, and their auras are linked as one. They're not easy to deal with!"

Wang Han also clenched his fists, requesting to fight in a muffled voice.

"Captain, they have more people. I and the other Dou Ling can go first and try our best to hold back one or two of them! To create an opportunity for you!"

However, despite his teammates' good intentions and the powerful combined momentum surging towards him, Jiang Donghua remained composed.

He didn't even turn to look at Bai Ling and Wang Han, his gaze still calmly fixed on Senior Chen Ming.

He merely shook his head gently, yet with immense conviction.

"No need."

His voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached the ears of every New Student behind him, carrying a reassuring strength.

"You all keep an eye on the others, prevent anyone from interfering."

"These five Senior Students are enough for me alone."

As Jiang Donghua spoke, he slowly took a step forward.

With just one step, the combined momentum that had been pressing down like a raging storm seemed to hit an invisible yet indestructible barrier, splitting apart with a roar about ten feet in front of him, unable to advance another inch!

Jiang Donghua's arrogant words, declaring he alone was enough, were like a drop of water in a hot oil pan, instantly causing all the surrounding Senior Students to erupt!

"Too arrogant!"

"Senior Chen Ming! Give him a taste of his own medicine!"

"Let him know the difference between the Inner Academy and the Outer Academy!"

"Teach this arrogant New Student a lesson!"

The shouts of indignation and shared animosity almost overturned the entire venue.

All the Senior Students' hopes and dignity were now placed upon those five white-robed figures.

After all, they too had once had things they needed to protect forcibly taken by the Senior Students of this Inner Academy.

Facing Jiang Donghua's almost contemptuous attitude and the shouts of the surrounding Senior Students, the eyes of the five members of the White Fiend Squad instantly turned cold as blades, holding nothing back.

"Form the array! Dragon Overturning Sea Array!"

With a low roar from Senior Chen Ming, the five figures flashed instantly, taking up their profound positions.

Four stood in the four cardinal directions, with Senior Chen Ming at the central eye of the array.

The Dou Qi of the five surged forth without reservation. Ice-blue ice-attribute Dou Qi and azure water-attribute Dou Qi furiously converged and intertwined, churning violently above their heads!

"Roar—!"

A roar, as if from an ancient abyss, echoed as the vast and boundless ice and water dual-attribute Dou Qi rapidly condensed and took shape!

In the blink of an eye, a colossal creature emerged!

It was a gigantic flood dragon, entirely formed by intertwined currents of extreme cold and surging waves!

Its body was sixty to seventy zhang long, its massive form almost obscuring a small part of the sky, casting a heart-pounding shadow.

The flood dragon was translucent blue-white, its body covered with layers of cold, ice-like scales that seemed solid, each scale shimmering with the luster of ice and flowing water.

Its enormous head was ferocious and terrifying, with two faint blue ice flames burning in its hollow eye sockets. Its gaping maw revealed jagged teeth, spewing forth an extremely cold breath and icy mist capable of freezing the soul.

Its body slowly swayed in the air, stirring up endless cold air and waves. The surrounding air temperature plummeted, and the ground quickly froze into a thick layer of ice. Even the Senior Students watching from afar felt a bone-chilling cold, as if they were deep beneath a ten-thousand-zhang abyss, oppressed by the terrifying aura of that primordial beast, almost unable to breathe!

This was the White Fiend Squad's trump card, a supremely powerful combined Dou Technique unleashed by five top Dou Ling. Its might was already infinitely close to the attack of a Dou Wang Expert!

"Go!"

Senior Chen Ming pointed his fingers like a sword, fiercely gesturing towards Jiang Donghua!

"Roar!"

The ice-water flood dragon let out a deafening roar, carrying the terrifying might to overturn mountains and rivers, tearing through the sky as it swooped down fiercely towards the seemingly tiny Jiang Donghua below!

Its giant maw opened, as if to swallow, freeze, and crush him along with the large expanse of land behind him!

Facing this world-destroying, terrifying blow, Jiang Donghua's eyes showed no fear; instead, a trace of burning battle intent flashed within them.

He did not retreat but advanced, stomping his right foot forward fiercely, causing the hard ground to instantly crack.

His right fist clenched, and an incomparably domineering silver light suddenly erupted from within his arm!

"Heavenly Stellar Overlord Fist!"

A low roar, like a clap of thunder!

His entire right arm, from shoulder to fist, was instantly imbued with a heavy, ancient, and indestructible metallic silver!

Beneath the surface, it no longer seemed to be flesh and blood, but rather refined steel forged with the power of stars, shimmering with a cold and powerful metallic luster. A sense of ultimate power and an unstoppable sharpness permeated the air, forcefully pushing back the extreme cold aura that was rushing towards him!

The power condensed on that silver fist caused the surrounding space to subtly distort!

The next moment, facing the diving ice-water flood dragon, which could easily destroy a mountain peak, Jiang Donghua twisted his waist, and that silver-transformed iron fist, without any flourish, directly and fiercely punched out!

A silver fist aura, condensed to the extreme, like a silver meteor flowing against the current, small yet carrying the resolve to pierce through everything, slammed head-on into the massive ice-blue flood dragon's head!

Two forces, completely disproportionate in size, form, and energy, collided with a resounding boom under the gaze of countless shocked eyes!