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As soon as Mei Simiao finished speaking, Sarah felt the air around her abruptly freeze. In her terror, she looked up to see a dazzlingly bright Divine Dragon Grand Bell-like object embroidered with nine Divine Dragons falling from the sky. This object expanded in the wind, growing larger and larger; before the Frost Giant's longsword could fall, the enormous Divine Fire Shield had already enveloped it.

A strong sense of crisis arose in her heart, making her realize that this was no ordinary object. Steadying her mind, she immediately commanded the Frost Giant beneath her to swing its longsword at the seemingly transparent shield body in front of it. After a loud banging sound, the ice sword shattered, the shield body quivered slightly, and a shallow pit was hammered into it.

This attack failed to break the shield directly but was not entirely without effect. Seeing hope, Sarah prompted the Frost Giant to take a step forward and crash straight into it. This time, the impact was indeed greater than before, as ice flakes scattered from the Frost Giant's body while the shield also suffered a rather sizable dent.

At that moment, Sarah felt the surrounding temperature suddenly surge. Upon close inspection, she saw one of the nine Divine Dragons at the bottom of the shield turning crimson, with fierce flames continuously spewing from its mouth. In no time, a sea of fire had formed beneath the Frost Giant's feet.

In her anxiety, Sarah looked toward Mei Simiao, who stood outside the shield, only to find that he was also watching her. Their gazes met in mid-air, and she could see the intense intent to kill in his eyes. At that moment, she went mad as well, squatting down and placing her hands on the Frost Giant's shoulders, pouring all her Magic Power wildly into it. Reinforced, the Frost Giant was rejuvenated and crashed harder against the body of the Divine Fire Shield.

Outside, Mei Simiao was not feeling well either. This ability was so powerful that since his awakening, he had not fully mastered it. At this moment, forcing it into existence was truly pushing him to his limits. Watching as two fire dragons on the shield lit up and with Sarah still resisting in the sea of fire, he gritted his teeth and pulled a pill from his storage ring, tossing it into his mouth.

As the medicine took effect, blood began to seep from his seven orifices, but he ignored it and shouted loudly, clasping his hands together with his mouth wide open, continuously spouting a mass of Samadhi True Fire into the Nine Dragon Divine Fire Shield.

Three, four, five. When the fifth fire dragon lit up, the Frost Giant driven by Sarah finally ceased its ramming. Now, merely maintaining the Frost Giant's massive form from melting in the flames had her struggling; though she stood above the ice human in a single garment, the scorching heat had her drenched in fragrant sweat.

The sixth one! Mei Simiao let out a muffled groan from his nose, and nosebleed gushed like a turned-on faucet, with bright red blood immediately vanishing upon hitting the scorching heat. Under his full exertion, the sixth fire dragon lit up.

At this time, Sarah could no longer endure the roasting high temperatures. Helplessly, she chanted a spell and fused herself into the continuously melting Frost Giant, releasing magic from within. She could already see that Mei Simiao was reaching his end; as long as she held on through this period, victory would be hers!

Six, six! Is this truly my current limit? Mei Simiao looked toward the woman cowering inside the ice man, now only a third of its previous size, and saw her mocking and cold smile. Today, he could spare anyone, but not this woman!

With this thought, Mei Simiao shouted, and the little remaining internal source flowed out as true fire, causing the Nine Dragon Divine Fire Shield to blaze brightly with dazzling light lighting up the entire battlefield as the seventh fire dragon illuminated!

All other combatants on the battlefield felt the chillingly intense heat and the divine might from within the Divine Fire Shield, causing them to subconsciously look over. Mu Fanchen, surrounded by three people, saw this scene, pursing his lips and murmuring softly, "To think it would come to this, what a pity."

The rise and fall of heroes: those with the power of heavenly warriors were the most formidable. Yet, because of their formidable nature, they were also domineering. As their bodies grew more harmonious with the spirit they merged with, their combat abilities became stronger while also halting the possibility of awakening any other abilities. With Mei Simiao's talent, he could certainly unlock a second ability during his fourth-tier awakening, but to maximize his own power, he chose to forgo it. The pros and cons of this, only he himself would know.

Now, a series of battles between the two finally had a winner. At the moment the seventh fire dragon illuminated, the raging flames vowed to incinerate everything within the shield. In the blink of an eye, the ice lump that no longer resembled a human in form melted away, and Sarah, wrapped within it, emitted a blue glow, screaming as the flames consumed her.

But Mei Simiao now could barely hold on, staggering forward with a plop, and fell to his knees. The Nine Dragon Divine Fire Shield, without the replenishment from his internal source, dissipated into the air, while the terrifying flames within it didn't disappear, instead bursting forth and spreading across the ground.

However, Mei Simiao was no longer able to control them, precisely why he was reluctant to use this ability. If his internal source was ample, it'd be fine, but once he lost control, these flames would uncontrollably burst forth.

Fortunately, without the support of the internal source, these flames had lost the characteristics of the Samadhi True Fire, turning into ordinary flames. The people present all possessed exceptional skills, and the sudden fire only caused minor chaos as they quickly resumed their respective battles.

Crawling on the ground and slowly dragging himself forward, Mei Simiao watched as a body, burned pitch-black, fell from the sky along with the scattered flames when the Divine Fire Shield shattered. He wouldn't be at peace until he confirmed her death.

Exhausted, he made his way to the charred body, smelling the burnt flesh emitted from it. That once beautiful red hair was now shapeless, a sticky, charred mess clinging to her scalp.

Dead? Mei Simiao struggled to retrieve a specially crafted binding ring from his storage ring when suddenly, the body, its face burned beyond recognition, abruptly opened its eyes, blood-red and glaring at Mei Simiao, her mouth slightly opening as an ice arrow formed within, ready to shoot out.

In that critical moment, Mei Simiao skillfully flung the specially crafted binding ring over her, snapping it onto her neck. The ice arrow she barely spat lost its momentum midway, dropping powerlessly to the ground, and to ensure, he activated the binding ring, securely binding Sarah. Finally, he breathed a sigh of relief, chuckling at the defiant gaze from Sarah.

"Aren't you going to kill me?" Sarah asked weakly, her voice dry and hoarse.

"Who knows if you have any other means of resurrection, keeping you restrained is best! The rest will be up to them." After saying this, the side effects of the pill he had swallowed earlier hit suddenly, and his entire body felt like it was falling apart, an oceanic storm of pain overwhelming him. He rolled his eyes and fainted.

Sarah looked at Mei Simiao as he fell unconscious before her. Just a little more, just a little more and she would have turned the tables and beaten him! No, if this were her world, she'd surely be the victor!

Reluctant yet helpless, she turned her head to one side, seeing that the task her side took to seize the Divine Artifact Spirit was nearing completion, while Liam, supposed to be protecting her closely, was about to meet the same fate as her.

"Useless being!" Sarah muttered in the language of the Magic Realm, closing her eyes, and fainting.