A pillar of flame shot through Ryan White's body. The body arched up as it was blown away by the impact.
The body shot ten meters into the air before falling.
Swoosh!
The body did not move and accelerated down.
To everyone's surprise, Heero did not catch the body as it passed him. There was no significant movement either and it continued to fall.
Boom!
Ryan White crashed into the main arena. The body was not crushed to a pulp, but a small crater was formed with the body in it. Dust rose and covered the body as the Dome Hero fell into an eerie silence.
"He killed him?" After a moment of silence, Zhan Ling's wavering voice was broadcast.
Her voice woke up the audience. Most of them rubbed their eyes, wanting to believe that what was happening in front of their eyes was not real.
The fight between the two had certainly opened a new window for them. But they never expected that the fight would result in the death of one of them.
While all spectators were in a trance by the result, Heero landed next to Ryan White's body. All eyes followed him to the center of the arena.
"Don't worry, I didn't kill..." Before Heero could finish his words, Ryan White's body flipped out.
It took everyone by surprise when the corpse suddenly moved. Not only did the corpse move, it attacked Heero.
With his fist wrapped in crimson flame and his eyes turning red, Ryan White punched Heero in the face.
Boom!
The explosion engulfed both figures in the arena. At the same time, the entire Dome Hero shook from the impact of the explosion. Fortunately, the flame from the explosion did not reach the audience. The flame only covered the arena.
The flames disappeared As soon as they appeard. Just like before, the flame was sucked into one spot, Heero's hand.
And just like that, Ryan White's sneak attack was easily neutralized. Heero stayed where he was, catching the fist that was about to hit his face.
To the side, everyone could see Ryan White's pitiful form. With his disheveled hair, his dusty face, and a hole in his martial arts outfit on his stomach.
Thank the camera for zooming in on his expression. Everyone could see Ryan White clenching his teeth with his bloodshot eyes. As everyone could see, they finally witnessed Ryan White fighting for the first time.
"You're good, but there's something wrong with you..." Heero muttered in a low voice as he met Ryan White's eyes.
Before this battle, he had read and heard all the stories about the strongest hero. Based on this information, he found out that Ryan White was quite decent. His record was clean, and people looked up to him.
But in this battle, Ryan White kept trying to kill him. If Ryan White's opponent were not him, but his disciples.
The result would be catastrophic. People's lives would be in danger because of how fierce Ryan White was.
'Is there something about his bloodline that has affected his mind?' Heero asked himself inwardly.
The Divine Crow was a rare but strong race of beasts. They were known for their wicked temper and unreasonably strong power.
Each Divine Crow would inherit different powers. According to his understanding, Ryan White inherited the Divine Crow bloodline with the power of flame.
But other than that, Heero knew nothing about the Divine Crow. He only heard about it from hearsay and read the records his master had written.
He needed something to investigate this: 'Ah, the old dragon is out of his nest. He must know something about this, but for now...'.
"You went too far, I have to punish you a little... You like to play with fire, right?"
All of his attacks were quite dangerous. He could tell that he was attacking him without any consideration for the safety of the audience.
But something was really wrong with Ryan White. He did not listen to Heero and raised his other hand. That hand was also enveloped in the flame and he threw another punch at Heero's chest.
Just like before, Heero caught this hand too easily. This time there was no explosion. The flame disappeared as soon as Heero caught the punch.
Now Ryan White's hands were pinned by Heero. The former tried to break free but all his efforts were in vain. He could not free himself from Heero's grip.
"Then enjoy my flame now!" As soon as these words came out, a bright flame burst from Heero's feet. The flame covered Heero's entire body at first before the flame reached Ryan White.
On the screen above the arena, everyone could see a huge change in Ryan White's expression. The madness and bloodshot eyes were gone, replaced by a pained expression.
As everyone watched the screen, a pillar of flame shot into the sky.
Everyone's eyes followed the flame pillar, and they couldn't see the end of the flame pillar. It was as if the pillar of flame was truly piercing through the sky into outer space.
"ARGHHHHHHHH!!!"
A scream broke the silence of the arena, and everyone immediately turned to the source of the scream. It was the base of the flame pillar where Heero and Ryan White were standing.
They could tell by the voice that the scream belonged to Ryan White. They immediately turned to the screen, but there was nothing to see but the bottom of the flame pillar.
"ARGHHHHHHHHH!!!"
The scream lasted over ten seconds. The three referees did nothing to save Ryan White from the column of flame.
Melvin White, the current mayor of Star City, panicked. He rose from his seat and yelled, "Stop the fight now! STOP! STOP THE FIGHT NOW!!!"
He ordered the guards who wore purple leather armor. But the people of the Purple Mountain Tribe did not heed his cry, they shook their heads, indicating that they could not stop the battle.
Disregarding the bearing of a mayor, Melvin White rushed out of the VIP room and shouted toward the arena.
"STOP!!! STOP THE FIGHT RIGHT NOW! YOU ARE KILLING MY SON!!!"
Ryan White was his only son and the main pillar of the White household. He could not afford to lose his son. He screamed with all his strength.
Despite the scream, the pillar of flame still blazed brightly in the arena. Except for Melvin White's scream and Ryan White's painful scream, the Dome Hero remained still.
Wu Shitian motioned to his two friends to stop Heero. But his two friends responded with a shake of their heads.
Just like that, thirty seconds passed. At this point, Wu Shitian became restless. Ryan White definitely deserved a little punishment, but he felt that this had gone too far for a little punishment.
Just as he was about to make a move to stop Heero. The pillar of flame disappeared by itself. At the same time, Ryan White's scream stopped.
Melvin White also stopped screaming and turned his eyes toward the arena. The spectators in the Dome Hero also had their eyes on the arena.
Soon, two figures came into view. Heero was still standing where he had been, but he was different from Ryan White.
As soon as the pillar of flame was gone, Ryan White's figure fell forward towards Heero. Heero caught the falling body in his arms and covered Ryan White's naked body with a black cloak.
That was right, Ryan White's martial attire was burned by the pillar of flame, while Heero's martial attire was fine. Not only that, but Ryan White's hair was completely burned, leaving nothing on his head, while Heero's hair was perfectly fine.
As for the cloak covering Ryan White, no one knew where it came from and it was not something to focus on.
Ryan White's condition, everyone wanted to know his condition after bathing in the pillar of flame.
The camera immediately focused on Ryan White's face as he slept soundly on Heero's shoulder.
That was true. Ryan White had the expression of someone sleeping soundly. His breathing was stable as well.
It was not like someone who had just come out of the flame pillar while screaming at the top of his lungs.
The spectators were stunned by such a scene. The two of them were now more like a couple than an opponent who had just finished fighting.
"What the F**k!" Zhan Ling, the pretty hostess, uttered the F-word for the first time in her hosting career.
"Woopsie, I am sorry. I didn't mean it, but it just..." She looked at the screen again, but no words came out.
The scene in front of her left her speechless. No one blamed her though, as everyone saw how Heero carefully covered Ryan White with a black cloak and also carefully put the body down.
Then Heero turned to the audience. He gave a friendly smile and made a final statement.
"Even though it was a bit dangerous, I hope you enjoyed the show. Thanks for coming," Heero bowed to the audience.
"Ryan White is fine, nothing serious. He just needs a little help from me and a few weeks to recover. That's all!"
Then he picked up Ryan White and put the body on his shoulder.
"All right, folks, the show is over. Thank you for your support and goodbye!"
After that, Heero headed for the exit.