The battle between Ye Ruozai and Flamel was both dazzling and lackluster at the same time. Dazzling because the two displayed brilliant moves: Ye Ruozai fully executed his learned swordsmanship moves from the Daoist Realm, leaving the audience in awe, while Flamel's use of various forbidden spells was equally mesmerizing, showcasing the mage's remarkable talent to its fullest. Even Pei Yan couldn't help but marvel at Flamel's perfect application of magic.

However, the reason it was called lackluster was because no matter how magnificent their fight appeared, the overall combat pattern kept repeating itself. Ye Ruozai kept probing Flamel's defenses, and although Ye Ruozai repeatedly cornered Flamel, whenever Flamel found himself at a disadvantage, he would utilize the power of the divine artifact to reset time and then launch a counterattack against Ye Ruozai.

Unfortunately, Flamel's counterattacks, which seemed to strike Ye Ruozai time and again, only left him with minor injuries without causing any substantial harm after each assault.

The two of them were in a stalemate, unable to kill each other, continuously exhausting themselves in their exchange of offense and defense. However, as time went on, Flamel gradually sensed something was off. Ye Ruozai was constantly adjusting his attack frequency, straining the recovery speed of his protective source energy after a time reset. Moreover, he was breaking free from time immobilization control increasingly faster. Realizing that his opponent might have figured out the pattern of his spell usage, an anxious Flamel grew more eager to end the battle soon.

"You keep escaping death from my forbidden spell attacks, you must have fused with a high-level divine artifact. But if that's the only explanation, it wouldn't be enough to save you so many times. How exactly do you do it?" Flamel intermittently questioned as he cast spells to dodge Ye Ruozai's attacks. However, Ye Ruozai's response was a sword strike faster than the last, prompting the thoroughly enraged Flamel to finally put everything on the line, shouting angrily, "Don't want to talk? Then take your secrets with you to the grave!"

"Night Falls!" As he spoke, Flamel swiftly retreated, releasing two streams of dark, ink-like source energy from rings on both of his hands. Through the course of the battle, he had discovered that Ye Ruozai couldn't absorb attacks from sacred or dark non-natural elements, thus these two forbidden spells were enough to trap him for a while.

As the spell was cast, Ye Ruozai, who had just been dominating the field, suddenly found himself trapped in the center of the arena by two relatively small but dark and viscous masses of source energy. He seemed to be struggling continuously to break free, but to the spectators, he appeared to be circling within the two masses without ever leaving his tiny foothold.

Having temporarily restricted Ye Ruozai's range of movement, Flamel leaped far away and began tracing lines in the air while incessantly chanting incantations—a first since his appearance. The effectiveness of this move was surely extraordinary, and it instantly piqued the interest of the entire audience, who pressed against the wall to watch the upcoming showdown.

Flamel clapped his hands together forcefully, then spread them to the sides, tearing open two spatial rifts in mid-air. From these rifts, one on the left and one on the right, two silhouettes drifted out.

Upon seeing the two silhouettes, expressions of anticipation turned awkward and then angry on the spectators' faces—something that didn't happen among those inside the investigation hall. Pei Yan, watching the two figures emerge from the rift, inhaled sharply, seeing they were not ordinary beings. Compared to humans, these entities were closer to the original form of source energy—one pure fire, the other pure ice.

It was then that Pei Yan heard the disgruntled discussions from outside. Clueless, he turned to Gu Shenghui and asked in confusion, "What did Flamel summon? It seems to have sparked public outrage?"

"It's an elf!" Gu Shenghui expressed with slight concern but not as much anger.

"An elf?" Pei Yan knew of the mythical creature, but it was his first encounter across the major planes. He didn't understand what was so special about this creature to spur such heated debates.

"In the Magic Realm, they're called elves; in the Daoist Realm, they're called Spirit Immortals; in the Spirit Monster Plane, they're called Beast Spirits; in the Hell Plane, they're called Primordial Demons," Lin Junzhao answered using source energy resonance: "These entities are the darlings of the world's source energy, born from and returning to nature. They are intelligent beings formed when an elemental source happens to understand the power of origin through synchronicity. Essentially, they have no significant difference from us, the original source bodies, except that the elements composing these elves are usually not sufficient to form a world's foundation. Yet, because we share the same origin, every plane respects these creatures greatly, and each original source body regards them as brothers and sisters. These elves don't practice cultivation nor interfere with the mundane world; they exist carefree until the end of their life before returning to nature's embrace. So, if you dare to harm an elf today, would you not dare to target original source bodies tomorrow? This is why nobody dares to harm them!"

As Lin Junzhao explained with a sneer, he added: "This K really is unscrupulous to win for his disciple, even stooping to the level of gifting elves, not fearing the dissatisfaction of the other three planes. Just wait, regardless of win or loss, the criticism he'll suffer after this match will be a headache in itself."

Seeing Lin Junzhao's relaxed tone with no signs of undue concern, Pei Yan realized there might still be room for a turnaround for Ye Ruozai, so he stopped inquiring further and turned his attention back to the ongoing match.

At this moment, on stage, Flamel, facing an unavoidable task, just as Lin Junzhao said, thought about the influence that the appearance of the elves would have on his teacher's reputation. He had intended to reserve this trump card for Pei Yan, refusing to use it unless absolutely necessary.

Unexpectedly, he had to use this move against an unknown underdog rather than on Pei Yan, something he found both humiliating and infuriating, making him all the more determined to utterly destroy Ye Ruozai. Driven by the desire to utterly crush Ye Ruozai, Flamel resolved to deliver a fatal blow to Ye Ruozai, leaving no chance of future troubles.

Meanwhile, Ye Ruozai, who had been trapped, finally broke free from the dark technique. Facing the two elemental elves with overwhelming aura, he understood the moment of final confrontation had arrived. Having roughly figured out Flamel's limits, he stopped holding back, placed one hand on his chest preparedly, and, with a sword in the other, charged straight at his opponent.

Activating the two elves to launch an attack required time, and controlling Ye Ruozai's movements was key to making a sure-hit strike, leaving Flamel no room for hesitation. He immediately gathered all his strength and cast Time Stop on Ye Ruozai.