Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Charcoal Servant, Crimson Lotus Azure Flame!

"This...this is..."

Huo Wu stared at the hideous and terrifying armor, especially the armor that had appeared on Lin Xia at the same time, and was so shocked that she was almost speechless.

"Such a powerful defensive surge... and it even carries mental interference..."

Huo Wushuang's eyes were sharp, and he instantly judged the extraordinary nature of this soul skill.

Huo Lie subconsciously touched the spot where Tan Xiaoshi had hit him earlier, feeling a throbbing pain in his skin again.

"Goodness... if you put this on before you fight..."

The amazement in the eyes of the fiery leaf sunflower was almost overflowing.

"It's not just about physical defense... This Netherfire likely has a very strong weakening or even backlash effect on energy attacks, especially mental impacts!"

"A thousand-year-old soul ring... it truly grants power beyond the limits! This Netherfire Armor... it combines offense and defense, its potential is limitless!"

After hearing everyone's words, Lin Xia and Tan Xiaoshi smiled slightly, then shook their heads. After a while, they slowly said:

"Auntie, you're oversimplifying things."

Lin Xia's confident smile returned as she glanced at the shocked faces of Chi Ye Kui, Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and Huo Lie.

"The Armor of Netherfire is more than just that."

Lin Xia paused slightly, feeling the new power flowing within her body, so closely connected to Tan Xiaoshi, and said, word by word:

"This soul skill can not only give me and Tan Xiaoshi an amazing boost to all our attributes by double..."

Everyone nodded subconsciously. This was already incredible; the soul skill granted by the thousand-year soul ring was indeed terrifying!

However, Lin Xia's next words exploded in their minds like a thunderclap:

"...Most importantly, this soul skill can also grant me and Tan Xiaoshi a brief evolution!"

"evolution?!"

"Soul Evolution?!"

"What...what kind of talk is this?"

For the first time, a look of utter bewilderment and blankness appeared on Chi Ye Kui's elegant face, as if she had heard a fairy tale.

Huo Wu's beautiful amber eyes widened, and her small mouth was slightly open, big enough to fit an egg.

Huo Wushuang's composed expression completely crumbled; his thick eyebrows furrowed, and his eyes were filled with disbelief and confusion.

Huo Lie scratched his head, feeling as if his brain had been roasted by the desert heatwave.

They could understand each word individually, but the meaning of the words combined was completely beyond their comprehension!

Martial Soul Evolution?

A miracle that is extremely rare in legends, requiring a special opportunity, rare and precious materials, or even divine favor to occur?

Lin Xia actually said that his first soul skill could be triggered?

and……

"Wait! Lin Xia, you just said... 'us'?!"

Huo Wu was the first to catch that crucial keyword, and her voice became even sharper.

"The evolution of Charcoal Servant as a martial soul is ridiculously absurd, but... it's still somewhat conceivable!"

"But what the hell are you?! You're a Soul Master, Lin Xia! Soul Masters can evolve?! What have you evolved into? A Super Soul Master?!"

Chi Ye Kui also came to her senses. The Soul Saint's insight made her instantly realize the subversive meaning contained in "we". She looked at Lin Xia with unprecedented inquiry and shock in her eyes.

"Xia, what... what do you mean by that? How does a Soul Master evolve?!"

The young man before them was constantly pushing the limits of their understanding of the Soul Master system!

Looking at the complex expressions on everyone's faces—a mixture of shock, confusion, doubt, and even a hint of disbelief—Lin Xia knew that words were powerless at this moment.

Explanation?

How can one explain the unique bond between him and Tan Xiaoshi that transcends the relationship between martial souls and soul masters?

How do we explain the embodiment of the concept of evolution, which originates from another world, in this world?

"It's hard to explain in words."

Lin Xia shook her head slightly, but the smile on her face grew even brighter, carrying the excitement of about to reveal her hand.

Lin Xia took a deep breath, and the scorching desert air seemed to change because of the new power surging within him.

Lin Xia looked down at her companions at her feet, who were also burning with high morale.

"Tan-chan!"

Lin Xia's voice suddenly rose, clear and powerful, echoing in the silent sand valley.

"Let them see our true power!"

The moment the words fell—

hum!

The Netherfire Armor covering Lin Xia and Tan Xiaoshi, which was flowing with a liquid deep purple aura, suddenly burst out with unprecedented light!

It was no longer a restrained defensive stance, but rather like a dormant volcano erupting with a roar!

The deep purple Netherfire was no longer just patterns and phantoms covering their bodies, but surged out of them like a living thing!

The flames were no longer burning quietly, but swirling and rising violently, instantly engulfing Lin Xia and Tan Xiaoshi completely!

Two deep purple beams of light shot up from the ground, piercing the scorching desert sky!

The pillar of light was not pure flame; it contained condensed nether energy and the extraordinary life force generated by the soul resonance between Lin Xia and Tan Xiaoshi!

The light was so intense that it even briefly overshadowed the scorching sun in the sky, dyeing the entire sand valley, along with the surrounding massive black rocky mountains, with an eerie yet sacred deep purple hue!

"This...this is?!"

Chi Ye Kui cried out in alarm. Her Soul Saint-level perception allowed her to clearly see that at the core of the pillar of light, the two fundamental sources were undergoing a tremendous transformation!

A tremendous energy, unlike anything she had ever felt before, was gathering, as if the very rules of the universe were being disrupted!

Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and Huo Lie were so shocked by this sudden and magnificent scene that it far exceeded the scope of soul skills that they retreated one after another, their hearts pounding wildly, and they almost forgot to breathe.

This is by no means the release of a soul skill, but more like... a transformation of life form!

The beam of light didn't last long, but it seemed to be imprinted on everyone's eyes forever.

The next second, the light suddenly collapsed and condensed inward!

Like breaking free from a cocoon, like being reborn!

As the flames dissipated, two completely different figures, yet sharing the same aura and exuding overwhelming power, stood proudly on the scorching sand!

Tanjiro-no-!

That once small, helmeted red figure has vanished without a trace!

Instead, there was a tall, upright fire warrior, about the height of an adult!

His entire body was covered in obsidian armor that looked almost solid, as deep as night. The armor's lines were smooth yet menacing, and cold, pale flames burned at his joints.

What is most striking is its arms—the forelimbs that were originally covered by carapace have now transformed into two long, sharp energy swords that burn with the same pale white flames!

The sword is not a physical object, but is made of extremely condensed azure flames. The space at the blade is slightly distorted, radiating a chill that cuts through the soul and a heat that burns everything!

Its head was covered by a jet-black helmet shaped like an ancient samurai helmet, with two pale white flames extending backward from the top of the helmet, like a flowing cloak or a burning will!

On the helmet's eye area, two deep, azure flames burned fiercely, cold, sharp, and devoid of any emotion, embodying only the pure will of a warrior!

Blue flame blade ghost!

Wielding two swords and shrouded in azure flames, a powerful being possessing both fire and ghostly energy has descended upon this place!