> [Top 4 Match – Team Dawnflame vs Team Nullsky]
Special Conditions Detected: Flame/Void Conflict Field Activated
Balance Enforcement Lifted – Full Combat Authority Granted
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The Arena Warps
The moment Jiang and Yun Wuxin stepped onto the battlefield, the system flared.
> [Warning: Dual Flame Constructs Detected]
Environment: Stabilized Reality Bubble Engaged – Spatial Integrity at 83%
Observers Entering Silent Mode to Avoid Mind-Flame Interference
Above the crowd, silence reigned.
Flame banners fluttered but made no sound. Every spectator's breath caught as the two prodigies faced each other.
Yun Wuxin stood still, dressed in layered white and gray, no weapon in sight.
Jiang Han held Emberfang, glowing with Judgment Flame, Mourning Flame, and the echo of Long Chen's Legacy Fire.
> "This doesn't have to be destruction," Jiang called.
"We can both exist."
Yun Wuxin smiled.
> "That's what Long Chen said."
He raised his hand.
> "He was wrong."
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The Battle Begins
Yun Wuxin moved like a whisper.
One moment still—next, a streak of violet and silver crashing toward Jiang, striking with a wave of energy that erased fire itself.
> [Ascended Flame Art – Nullstep Slash]
Jiang countered mid-air, Tempest leaping from his shoulder, lightning bursting to life. His blade glowed—
> [Flame Art – Heavenbreaker Echo: Fragment Drive]
The two strikes collided—and space cracked.
The air around them shattered like glass.
A second battlefield layered over the first: flame on one side, void on the other.
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Team Clash
Behind Jiang:
Yue fought a Nullsky rogue flickering in and out of sight, each arrow forcing them to stabilize or die.
Bo Ren danced through waves of void mines, using flame-seals to ground himself.
Zhao Kai grabbed two opponents and threw them at each other.
Tian Xue guarded the Phoenix Hatchling, her flame barrier pulsing with healing light and Twilight Flame resonance.
Yun Wuxin's team, efficient and cold, moved without emotion—but not without power.
And yet…
They began to falter.
Because where Jiang's team fought for survival—
> His team fought for each other.
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Soul Clash – Phoenix vs Nullheart
Yun Wuxin raised both hands.
A construct emerged behind him—The Nullheart Entity, a soul projection formed from extinguished emotions and crystallized purpose.
Jiang gritted his teeth.
Then the Phoenix Hatchling let out its first battle cry.
It burst from Tian Xue's arms, circled Jiang's body, and merged with Tempest mid-flight.
> [Flame Sync Activated: Phoenix Wyrmling + Lightning Soul Pet – Hybrid Mode: Ascendant Tempestfire Form]
Status: Unstable Fusion – Duration 20 seconds
Jiang's aura ignited like a star gone supernova.
> "Your path leads to silence."
> "Mine sings with fire."
He struck.
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Final Strike – Judgment Flame: Soul Echo Version
Jiang gathered all five of his flames—Legacy, Beast, Mourning, Instinct, and Judgment—and fed them into one swing.
The sky turned white.
> [Flame Art: Judgment Flame – Soul Echo Version – Name: "Crescendo of the Reborn"]
He crossed the battlefield in a single pulse—cutting straight through the Nullheart.
> Yun Wuxin staggered, his flame flickering.
> "What is that… power?"
Jiang's voice was quiet.
> "Everything you tried to erase."
With one final strike, he shattered Yun's flame shield—
—and drove him to the ground.
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Victory
> [Winner: Team Dawnflame]
Jiang Han advances to the Grand Finals
Special Title Earned: Flamebearer of the Echo]
Bonus Skill: "Soulflame Singularity" unlocked (Locked: requires 6th Flame Throne)
The crowd didn't cheer at first.
They stood in stunned silence.
Then the roar came—thunderous, full of awe.
Tian Xue ran to Jiang and threw her arms around him. Tempest and the Phoenix circled in the air, crackling with joy.
Yun Wuxin was silent.
He stood slowly, body scorched, but eyes clear.
> "You proved it."
> "You burned brighter."
Then he vanished.