Chapter 440 - 264: Phoenix 2

This high-level secret technique has one final strike, which is the burning of everything, in exchange for instant ascension.

With his own Sky Knight Peak, further elevated by the secret technique to a state infinitely close to the Sky Knight Peak, this moment of ascension, even if it couldn’t settle the Sky Knight Peak before him, Count Engel was confident in severely injuring the opponent.

And that is already enough.

At this moment, feeling the overwhelming aura from Count Engel, even the old man’s face changed.

"This...what is this?"

The old man’s pupils dilated, his expression filled with disbelief.

He hadn’t expected that this secret technique, under the current circumstances, could undergo further ascension.

At this moment, even just feeling the terrifying aura, he sensed a lethal threat all around him.

The surrounding flames further surged in temperature.

Even the flames that he had previously suppressed began to spread over him.

However, before he could make another move.

Count Engel’s figure instantly vanished, suddenly reappearing overhead.

The Knight’s Longsword had already become part of the flames, Count Engel’s hand clenched tightly, a fist suddenly striking towards the old man.

The old man instinctively wanted to resist.

But just as he raised his weapon.

The next moment, an endless sea of fire engulfed his body.

"Boom!"

The sea of fire erupted, a punch sweeping through with boundless flames.

"Splash!"

Bright red blood spattered, instantly evaporating upon appearing, the old man swiftly retreated, his face suddenly turning pale.

One strike, just one strike, he was injured.

The extreme ascension of Count Engel’s power reached an entirely new level.

Boom.

Rumble.

Within the sea of fire, the battle resumed with a sudden intensification in pace.

Only, this time was entirely different from before, the old man was completely suppressed by Count Engel, his figure constantly crashing down from mid-air, while blood seeped from the corners of his mouth and evaporating, as his breath began to fluctuate rapidly.

At this moment, he had entirely lost the power to resist.

But as the conflict continued, Count Engel’s aura began to dwindle as well.

Under extreme ascension, his peak couldn’t be sustained.

"You won’t hold on, you’ll die first!"

Having steadied his body, the old man, having been provoked, couldn’t help but coldly shout.

Yet before him, Count Engel continued like a thunderstorm with flames and the outpouring of power.

His body started bearing wounds, and even emitted a faint smell of roasting flesh from the flames.

"Boom!"

Another punch, flames swept through.

The old man’s figure was directly sent crashing into the distance.

At this moment, Count Engel’s body paused mid-air, the flames began to flicker.

His body even started to turn ethereal.

"Reached the limit?"

Count Engel sighed lightly, his gaze involuntarily turning towards the distance.

Then his figure was about to transform into a mass of pure flame, chasing after the falling figure.

Even if he couldn’t settle it, he must cause severe injury.

Otherwise, the Dressrosa Family would be in for big trouble.

Only, at that moment.

"Buzz!"

A ripple spread outward, and a chill quickly began to permeate the entire sea of fire.

"Someone?"

Count Engel’s expression changed.

"What’s this?"

His demeanor carried shock.

And amid his astonishment, a terrifying icy power directly spread towards the entire world.

As the flames already swayed from reaching the limit of the secret technique, they quickly extinguished, the scorched ground and the flowers and trees now spread a layer of frost rapidly.

Layers of ice spread, turning a radius of over fifty meters into a frost-covered world in the blink of an eye.

Snow began to drift in mid-air.

The majestic and flickering flames around Engel began to be swiftly suppressed.

A huge change prompted Engel to instinctively want to continue erupting.

But a familiar voice came through at that moment.

"Father!"

The worried voice echoed, causing the transformed Engel’s pupils to widen instantly, and his gaze immediately turned towards the distance.

And upon seeing, his inner tension immediately disappeared.

"Thor!"

Count Engel murmured to himself, with a somewhat incredulous expression.

Feeling as if he were seeing a hallucination at that instant.

Until the familiar voice sounded again.

"Father, quickly end the secret technique, or your body won’t hold up much longer."

Thor spoke, his face carrying an unprecedented seriousness, with the Law Mark on his forehead fully revealed, spreading icy aura throughout the entire world as much as possible.

"Nicole!"

"Anna!"

After addressing Count Engel, his gaze swiftly turned to Anna.

"Understood!"

"Got it, Thor!"

Two voices rang out.

Next moment, Anna raised her Magic Wand.

"Oh Ice Elements in the space, gather your power into my hands, freeze the earth, turn mountains into ice, shroud everything in the world in white...!"

Anna’s chant began swiftly, the next moment a more intense icy aura began to spread throughout the world.

While Ice Elf Nicole began to dance all around.

As he danced, the snow and wind unknowingly intensified rapidly, in the blink of an eye the chill further plummeted, the surrounding flames completely extinguished, and the heat gradually transformed into cold.

Even the flames on Engel were dimming.

"What’s this?"

Feeling the bone-chilling cold suppressing the secret technique, Count Engel’s eyes widened.

Yet quickly reacting, he promptly halted the secret technique.

Cold spread further, sealing off the blood, cells, soul, and Life Source Power burning within him.

Until Count Engel’s figure emerged completely from the flames.

Only then did Thor slightly breathe a sigh of relief.

Upon rushing in here, Thor was also taken aback; even without an Elf’s sensing ability, he sensed Count Engel’s Life Force rapidly depleting.

So without the slightest hesitation, he directly utilized the power of the Pseudo Domain to freeze the surrounding sea of fire.

Yet even his Pseudo Domain’s power nearly couldn’t entirely suppress this terrifying flame.

Should it continue, it might not even take ten breaths for Count Engel to be completely burned out.

Fortunately, he brought Anna and the Ice Elf this time.

With Anna’s Tier Three Magic, Ice and Snow Land, and Ice Elf Nicole’s power, they managed to barely suppress the flames.

Preventing Count Engel’s body from being completely burned out.

However, Engel’s aura is extremely weak at this moment, his body including his head entirely charred.

His Life Source Power nearly dissipated, even his soul seemed to have been considerably affected.

"Father, please take these first!"

Thor hesitated slightly, then tossed over the High-Level Life Potion and High-Level Recovery Potion previously given to him by Count Engel.