Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 156 True Fire Phoenix

On the other side, the Douling team also formed a battle formation as they retreated.

However, their formation was a bit strange, with Gu Zhujian, the captain and a strong attacker, standing in the very center.

At the forefront were Vice Captain Han Yuan and Chi Hengyu, a defensive specialist.

Han Ling'er, an agility-type Soul Master, hid behind the two, while the two control-type Soul Masters stood on the flanks, protecting the captain, Gu Zhujian, and the last support-type Soul Master, Tang Niu Niu.

This formation can only be described as bizarre.

Bei Bei and the others had strange expressions. Could this be the trump card that the Douling Royal Academy had been hiding?

Seeing that both sides were in position, the referee gestured to their respective captains and then shouted, "The match begins!" Before he finished speaking, the referee seemed to teleport away from the center of the playing field.

Both sides' Soul Masters released their Martial Souls immediately.

Intense phoenix flames instantly erupted from Ma Xiaotao's body; she had been holding back for a while.

She had been watching Ji Lin and the others compete from below, and she had long wanted to make a big splash.

Two yellow, two purple, and two black spirit rings appeared, exuding an astonishing aura in conjunction with the high temperature of the phoenix flames.

Not only Ma Xiaotao, but Dai Yueheng also let out a low roar, his body swelled up like a white tiger, and his powerful aura was in no way inferior.

Unlike Shrek Academy, after the seven people from Douling Royal Academy released their martial souls, three of them immediately released their soul skills. Keep in mind that the distance between them was more than 100 meters. Releasing soul skills at such a distance is too strange.

Chi Hengyu, a defensive-type Soul Master from the Douling Battle Team, unleashed his massive Vajra Shield Martial Soul. On the surface, his shield was far more eye-catching than Xu Sanshi's Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield.

The enormous shield is rectangular at the top and triangular at the bottom. The shield is over two meters tall and more than one and a half meters wide. Even someone as robust as Chi Hengyu would have to tilt the shield upwards to lift it off the ground.

After releasing the Vajra Shield, Chi Hengyu's first action was to slam the shield firmly into the ground. Immediately afterward, his fifth spirit ring lit up, a powerful white light emanating from its shimmering purple radiance. The already massive Vajra Shield instantly expanded, splitting in two, then four, then eight. Almost in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a vast shield wall, forcefully blocking everything in its path. Each Vajra Shield shone with a dazzling white light, its solidity indeed surpassing that of Xu Sanshi's shield wall.

This is Chi Hengyu's fifth soul skill, Vajra Barrier. An incredibly powerful defensive soul skill.

He wasn't the only one who launched an attack at the same time; Qingfeng, a control-type Battle Soul Master, and Tang Niuniu, a support-type Weapon Soul Master, also made their moves simultaneously.

Tang Niu Niu was petite, and with a sway, her ears became fluffy and quite adorable, and even her body became a bit plumper, with a round and chubby face. She brought her two hands together in front of her, and her third spirit ring lit up, a beam of azure light shining directly on Qing Feng.

Her martial soul is a raccoon, a purely support-oriented martial soul. The soul branch she's currently using amplifies all her output of soul power into her partner's next soul skill, increasing its power by a certain percentage. The extent of this amplification depends on the difference in cultivation levels between the two. The smaller the difference in cultivation levels, the higher the amplification percentage.

The fourth spirit ring lit up on Qingfeng's body, and a layer of earthen-yellow light spread from beneath his feet. Immediately afterward, the entire arena began to tremble violently. Accompanied by a thunderous roar, a massive earthen wall surged towards the seven members of Shrek Academy like a tidal wave. Moreover, earthen spikes emerged in front of Chi Hengyu's Vajra Barrier, all pointing outward, making Chi Hengyu's defense as solid as an impenetrable fortress, thanks to the thick earthen wall.

The fortress-like defensive line even drew a slight nod from the referee on the field.

The fact that the Fighting Spirit Team adopted this formation right from the start makes their intentions crystal clear: they must have some incredibly powerful special attack ability that they need time to prepare. Then, they plan to finish them off with that powerful attack in one fell swoop. As for what this attack ability is, at least no one knows for now. But it's obvious that this tactic is specifically designed to counter Shrek Academy.

Moreover, this lineup perfectly counters Xu Sanshi's fourth soul skill, Xuanming Displacement. His fourth soul skill requires locking onto a target to activate, but now everyone from the Douling Royal Academy is hiding behind an impenetrable wall, so Xu Sanshi can't lock onto his opponents and can't use Xuanming Displacement.

In this situation, the Royal Academy of Fighting Spirits is clearly preparing a trump card, and Shrek Academy must break through the opponent's defenses as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Ji Lin went directly behind Ma Xiaotao, placed his right hand on her back, and whispered, "Sister Xiaotao, you've been strengthened, go for it."

Ma Xiaotao felt a surge of scorching power enter her body. The evil fire within her seemed to be purified, and the evil fire phoenix transformed into a true fire phoenix. Her eyes were ignited by crimson-gold flames, and a loud phoenix cry resounded throughout the entire area. Ma Xiaotao's phoenix wings flapped behind her, and her whole body was enveloped in crimson-gold flames, hovering in mid-air.

Ma Xiaotao's second, third, and fourth spirit rings lit up simultaneously.

The second soul skill, Phoenix Reborn from the Ashes, enhances all attributes. The third soul skill, Phoenix Wings Soaring in the Sky, grants the ability to fly, increases flame temperature by 100%, and increases attack range by 50%.

Fourth Soul Skill: Phoenix Roaring Strike.

With a flap of her wings, Ma Xiaotao swiftly approached the impenetrable defenses of the Douling Royal Academy. At this moment, her entire body was engulfed in blazing flames, like a real fire phoenix descending from the sky. Half of the arena was bathed in the fiery red glow of her phoenix flames.

"Bang! Boom!" With a tremendous roar, the fire phoenix that Ma Xiaotao had transformed into crashed into the impenetrable walls of the Douling Royal Academy, just like two shooting stars colliding in the night sky, emitting a dazzling light and a deafening sound.

That seemingly indestructible wall of copper and iron only lasted a few seconds before being breached by the fire phoenix that Ma Xiaotao had transformed into.

Chi Hengyu quickly withdrew his soul skill. The defense had already been breached, and there was no point in maintaining the fifth soul skill of the Vajra Giant Shield.

After Ma Xiaotao broke through the barrier of the Douling Royal Academy, Ji Lin and the others were able to see what the Douling team was doing behind the wall.

Captain Gu Zhujian held a large, round metal object, about the size of a millstone, in both hands.

The metal was riddled with holes and engraved with numerous exquisite patterns. It even emitted intense flashes of lightning, and the figure was kneeling on one knee, as if supporting the metal.

(End of this chapter)