Douluo: Divine Fire Xuanyuan

Chapter 425 Lingchi (death by a thousand cuts) - Ma Xiaotao's ultimate method

Yuwen Tuo frowned as he looked at her smile and said calmly, "Happiness and impatience are about equal. Your indestructible true form annoys me, but it also allows me to vent my anger on you as much as possible. There are advantages and disadvantages."

"Hehe, then come on, I'll let you do whatever you want with me until my true form is finished!" Ma Xiaotao's eyes were complicated, looking at Yuwen Tuo with love, hatred, resentment, and relief, as if Yuwen Tuo venting all his anger on her would make her happy.

Is it an attempt to atone for a sin? Or is it Stockholm syndrome?
"I won't stand on ceremony with you, Flame Slayer Blade!" Yuwen Tuo merged the Flame Slayer Blade of his first soul ring into the Flame Emperor Blade of his left hand.

As the spirit rings evolve, the increase in attack power has reached 100%.

"Breaking Prison Stance!" Yuwen Tuo's next strike was the strongest move of the Blazing Blade Technique, aimed directly at Ma Xiaotao's delicate neck.

Ma Xiaotao said with a bitter smile, "You're so heartless. I told you to vent your anger as you please, but you want to chop off my head right now!"

"Eighth Soul Skill, Phoenix Dances in the Sky!"

The fire phoenix cried out loudly, releasing ripple-like flame waves for a wide-range attack.

But Ma Xiaotao's purpose was not to fight against Yuwen Tuo's attack, but simply to block his blade.

No matter how she fought, she was no match for Yuwen Tuo in a direct confrontation. Feng Wu Jiu Tian was quickly cleaved by the Yan Huang Blade, but the moment the Yan Huang Blade's blade was blocked gave Ma Xiaotao time to dodge.

But she didn't dodge with all her might; instead, she only avoided vital points, letting the Flame Emperor Blade strike her chest—another blow that pierced through her chest.

If her immortal martial soul form hadn't still been present, she would have died on the spot.

However, the attack of the "Breaking Prison" technique is not just a simple slash; when this slash is unleashed, there are thousands upon thousands of flaming blade energies.

For a moment, Ma Xiaotao felt as if she were in hell, being tortured to death, and her shrill screams echoed throughout the entire Shrek Academy.

Cai Meier could no longer bear to watch and roared, "Enough, Yuwen Tuo! No matter how much hatred you have for Xiao Tao, you shouldn't torture her like this. You are clearly much stronger than her, so why are you so cruel?"

"I was just about to give her a quick death, but she was afraid of dying and stopped me," Yuwen Tuo said calmly.

"This..." Cai Meier was immediately speechless. That's right, the first strike of Yuwen Tuo's "Breaking Prison" technique was aimed at Ma Xiaotao's head. If that strike had hit, no matter how strong Ma Xiaotao's phoenix true form's vitality was, she would have died on the spot.

After all, her ultimate fire phoenix is ​​different from Ma Hongjun's ten fire phoenixes back then.

"It's alright, Master's wife." Ma Xiaotao weakly raised her head. At this moment, she was covered in wounds. Her originally snow-white arms and thighs were now stained with blood. However, she still smiled bravely and said, "As long as Yuwen Tuo can vent his anger, this pain is nothing."

After Ma Xiaotao finished speaking, she flew unsteadily to Yuwentuo's side, but when she got close, she could no longer support herself and fell downwards. At the last moment, she grabbed Yuwentuo's ankle and barely managed to keep her body.

"Yuwen Tuo, you've become so strong, far stronger than me. Congratulations, your dream of becoming a strong person has finally come true. I just endured your torture of being cut a hundred times, a form of slow slicing. Can you forgive me even a little bit?" Ma Xiaotao raised her head and asked Yuwen Tuo, who was looking down at her.

Yuwen Tuo glanced at her. "If you really want to apologize, why are you so afraid of death? Wouldn't it have been better to just let me chop off your head with one stroke and end it all?"

Ma Xiaotao said sadly, "Do I have to die for you to be satisfied? I'm sorry, but I can't die. You've brought too much pain to Shrek Academy. Elder Mu, Elder Xuan, Dean Xian, you have so many lives on your hands. I must take your place and heal all these wounds."

"I need you to replace me? What right do you have?" Yuwen Tuo moved his right foot and kicked Ma Xiaotao in the chin, sending her flying.

Then Yuwen Tuo raised his left arm, "Today, my target is not just you. I said I want Shrek Academy to be wiped out!" Just as he was about to attack, suddenly, a force that made him feel a chill came from in front of him.

Just then, Ma Xiaotao, who had been flying backward, suddenly stopped. The bright red blood all over her body emitted an eerie red light.

“Yuwen Tuo, I just suffered the death by a thousand cuts at your hands to avenge the six years I was crippled, but I cannot die at your hands now, because you also owe me three lives. It’s your turn to repay the debts owed to Elder Mu and the others,” Ma Xiaotao said.

"Soul Bone Skill, Blood River Formation!"

The blood on Ma Xiaotao's body, the blood that had dripped into Sea God Lake and stained the lake red, instantly turned into blood energy, which gathered around her body.

"So that's how it is. No wonder she endured her junior brother's brutal attack, which felt like being slowly sliced ​​to pieces, under the guise of atonement. It was all to unleash such a powerful move," Long Aotian said.

"What do you mean?" Qiu'er had not systematically studied theoretical knowledge and did not understand, so she asked directly.

Xiao Xiao explained, "This must be a support skill that makes you stronger by stimulating more blood energy the more you are injured. Ma Xiaotao must have some kind of conspiracy to use such a self-destructive move. Tuotuo, you must be careful!"

“Being careful won’t help.” Ma Xiaotao glanced at Xiao Xiao and said, “Little girl, after this attack, he will be completely mine. No, he should have always belonged to me. I’m just taking back what was rightfully mine!”

"Ninth Soul Skill, Phoenix Rebirth!"

The ninth soul skill from the 100,000-year-old Blood Phoenix requires no preparation; it can be used with a mere thought. It unleashes an incredibly powerful attack. Even with Ma Xiaotao's ordinary Title Douluo strength, its power is close to that of a Limit Douluo. However, after using it, she will be practically crippled for the next month, easily killed by any random soul master.

With the amplification of the Blood River Formation, it has reached the full power of a Limit Douluo's strike.

No matter how powerful Yuwen Tuo is, he cannot possibly withstand such an attack unscathed in his current state.

A terrifyingly intense golden-red light suddenly erupted from Ma Xiaotao's phoenix form. In that instant, intense heat seemed to become the dominant force in the world. And that terrifying, explosive phoenix flame was about to completely engulf Yuwen Tuo.

Yuwen Tuo said confidently, "If it were a Limit Douluo's attack of another attribute, it would indeed be fatal to me. Unfortunately, fire attribute is not suitable."

His right arm shimmered with light, a ten-thousand-year-old soul bone technique, reborn from the ashes.

Not only can it be immune to fire damage, but it can also recover itself by using the opponent's flames.

Of course, even the most powerful soul skills have their limits. With Yuwen Tuo's current cultivation level, the power of this ultimate-level Phoenix Fire has indeed exceeded its limit.

However, Yuwen Tuo only had to bear the portion that exceeded the limit, which was equivalent to greatly weakening the power of the Phoenix Rebirth.

At most, you'll only suffer minor cuts and bruises.

Ma Xiaotao smiled slightly. She never thought she could defeat Yuwen Tuo. Even with a killing move like Phoenix Nirvana and Blood River Formation, which could instantly deliver a powerful blow, it wouldn't have much effect on Yuwen Tuo.

But her goal was not to kill Yuwen Tuo. She only needed to break through Yuwen Tuo's defenses, even if only for a moment, so that her love seal could be sent into Yuwen Tuo's heart along with her flames.

From that moment on, Yuwen Tuo belonged only to her!

(End of this chapter)