Chapter 40: Breaking the "Technique

Upon hearing the name for the second time, Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai almost instantaneously reacted, so they turned their heads at the same time and urgently yelled at Xie Run beside them, "Put out the fire!"

Originally, before the ambush, Xie Run was heading towards the bonfire, but then his effort was interrupted by Tian Wude. After dealing with Tian Wude, he was still a bit shaken, so when he returned to the grand hall, he momentarily forgot about it.

Now, with Sun and Huang's reminder, Xie Run suddenly realized—the crisis was not resolved, and this "Lei Buji" might even bring more peril than Tian Wude.

Time seemed to slow down, yet Xie Run dashed with great speed back to the bonfire, clearly intending to stomp it out directly with his foot.

However, upon his first step, something strange happened.

His foot felt no heat; instead, it was cold, chillingly cold...