Kat looked over at Xiang and gave a slightly smug smile. She was going to try a second time. She was going to test them both… and the ancient circle she was in. Instead of trying to brute force it though, Kat answered Yang's question be summoning up a small wisp of fire. Kat then poured power into the flame, all while keeping it small instead of allowing it to grow. Kat waited until she'd dumped half her reserves… and then kept going, including a large chunk of Lily's reserves as well.
At this point the circle around Kat had projected lines up to the ceiling. It was wobbling and hissing despite Kat not moving at all. The ground beneath Kat had started to freeze over, the ice quickly inching towards the edges holping to cover the entire ground. When it reached the edge of the circle it seemed to stutter a bit before successfully climbing up the wall of Qi.
