Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Zhang Lexuan paused slightly, then nodded without saying anything more, and went straight into the gate. Before the plan began, Ji Lin had said that he would cover the rear and close the gate to the undead demiplane last. Moreover, they could not abandon Ma Xiaotao. She believed that Ji Lin had a way to escape.

In the current situation, even though she is a Title Douluo, staying would only be a burden to Ji Lin. She is not that kind of unwise woman.

The plan was good, but plans can't keep up with changes. For example, Ma Xiaotao failed to escape in time, so Ji Lin has to go and meet her.

As Zhang Lexuan entered the Undead Demiplane, Ji Lin closed the Undead Gate. With the dark gate shut, the entire Undead Demiplane was completely separated from the Douluo Continent. At this point, no matter how powerful those evil soul masters were, they would no longer be able to find Wang Qiu'er and the others.

The icy storm subsided, but the phoenix flames continued to rage, turning the entire sky a fiery red.

The flying soul masters of the Sun Moon Empire's soul master legion, who were originally preparing to engage the enemy in the air, quickly converged in this direction. This was the location of the command tent, and if something went wrong in this core area, it would be troublesome.

Ma Xiaotao's eighth soul skill, Phoenix Dance in the Nine Heavens, which she had used for 100,000 years, combined with her Martial Soul True Body, suppressed Zhongli Wu and the six Holy Spirit Cult elders for a short period of time, preventing them from breaking free from the phoenix flames.

This is the suppressive power of the ultimate fire, the suppressive power of an ultimate attribute soul master against an ordinary soul master. Even if the opponent is an evil soul master, the ultimate soul master can still firmly gain the upper hand.

Although Zhongli Wu's soul power level was far higher than Ma Xiaotao's, he still dared not let Ma Xiaotao's phoenix flames get close. Once he was touched by the phoenix flames, the extreme high temperature would be unbearable even for Zhongli Wu. This was the reason why he and the six elders were suppressed by Ma Xiaotao alone. However, this suppression was only temporary. After all, Ma Xiaotao was only a Soul Douluo. If she were a Title Douluo now, she might actually be able to fight seven people at once and escape unscathed.

But she can't do it yet. Although she blocked Zhongli Wu and the others, she herself was also held back and couldn't get away. Once her soul power was exhausted, what awaited her would not be a good ending.

Ma Xiaotao's phoenix flames not only carried extreme high temperatures but also a trace of destructive aura. This was the aura she had absorbed from Ji Lin during their numerous dual cultivation sessions, which subtly influenced her martial soul. However, this influence was positive; her martial soul showed signs of evolving again. Once her flames transformed into the same destructive fire as Ji Lin's, her True Fire Phoenix martial soul would evolve once more, creating a completely different world.

It was this flame, imbued with an aura of destruction, that made Zhong Liwu and the others avoid it like the plague. The evil soul masters were all quite powerful, with several at the Super Douluo level, but they dared not touch the flame. Restrained and suppressed by the phoenix flame, they could only passively defend themselves.

Ma Xiaotao skillfully controlled the phoenix flames, unleashing their power regardless of her own consumption. Any evil soul master who tried to rush over would immediately be attacked by her using even more phoenix flames.

"Ma Xiaotao, you're courting death!" Zhongli Wu had already recognized Ma Xiaotao's identity. He had originally considered Ma Xiaotao, since her martial soul used to be the Evil Fire Phoenix, making her a potential evil soul master. However, because Ma Xiaotao had been at Shrek Academy and later resolved the evil fire, her martial soul evolved into the True Fire Phoenix, which made him give up the idea.

Zhongli Wu snorted coldly. He was no longer in a hurry. His body shimmered with purple light, and he stood there unmoved as the phoenix flames attacked him.

Although he dared not let the phoenix flames get close, his soul power was strong enough to resist, it would only consume some soul power. He refused to believe that Ma Xiaotao had more soul power than him and that trying to outlast him was simply courting death.

Ma Xiaotao's attack was of such intensity, and it was also an area-of-effect attack. Even a Title Douluo with a Soul Core would not be able to withstand such consumption, let alone a Soul Douluo. Ma Xiaotao's soul power consumption must have been enormous. She launched the attack without regard for the cost. Under such circumstances, she could not possibly hold on for long. Once she could not hold on any longer, it would be her death.

With so many powerful warriors on our side, we can't even handle a Soul Douluo who's about to fall into a weakened state?

So what if this Soul Master is a Soul Master with the ultimate fire attribute?

Looking at Ma Xiaotao in the air, Zhongli Wu's killing intent was palpable. He still didn't know the situation of the Second Elder, Fifth Elder, and Sixth Elder. He had already lost one Seventh Elder, and he absolutely could not afford to lose three more elders, especially the Second Elder, Nangong Wan. His Heavenly Centipede Martial Soul had the potential to advance further, and there was a high chance that he would be promoted to Super Douluo. Zhongli Wu had high hopes for him.

Could it be that they have all perished? Impossible! Judging from the aura just now, Shrek Academy only sent Douluo Zhang Lexuan and this Ma Xiaotao. How could they possibly kill three of my evil soul master titled Douluo? And in such a short time.

Bathed in the phoenix flames, Zhong Liwu had calmed down, but he still couldn't understand why Shrek Academy had launched this surprise attack.

Such a brief sneak attack couldn't possibly have caused any serious damage. How did they even get in? A half-hearted attack followed by a retreat? And they even left the promising Ma Xiaotao to cover their retreat—what were they after? This is unbelievable! What exactly is Shrek Academy trying to do?

After a brief moment of contemplation, Zhongli Wu, still looking bewildered, stopped thinking. No matter what the situation was, he had to do everything in his power to capture Ma Xiaotao. As long as he could capture Ma Xiaotao alive or kill her, even if the losses were greater, it would be worth it.

The Phoenix Flame gradually dimmed, just as Zhongli Wu had predicted. Maintaining that level of powerful attack, Ma Xiaotao, a Soul Douluo, couldn't hold out for very long.

"Ma Xiaotao!" A chilling voice echoed through the sky, as if even the phoenix flames were suppressed and shrank slightly.

Before the phoenix flames could be completely extinguished, Zhongli Wu snorted coldly, and a burst of purple light shone from behind him, transforming him into an aged purple figure. Immediately afterward, the purple figure pointed in the direction of Ma Xiaotao, and the eighth soul ring on Zhongli Wu's body flashed.

A slender, needle-like streak of purple light instantly pierced the sky, and even the phoenix flames were instantly pierced through wherever the purple light passed.

Ma Xiaotao, suspended in mid-air, couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.

Zhongli Wu flashed and finally broke free from the phoenix flames, which then went out the next moment.

Ma Xiaotao returned to human form and landed on the ground, her feet slightly unsteady. A purple flame was burning on her chest.

With some difficulty, she managed to stand up. Six Holy Spirit Cult members quickly surrounded her. Two were in the air, four were around Ma Xiaotao, and Zhongli Wu was in front of her. For a Soul Douluo, this was an inescapable trap.

"Ma Xiaotao, where do you think you're going?" Zhong Liwu said coldly.

Ma Xiaotao smiled dismissively, "Why would I run away? Since I chose to stay, I had no intention of leaving."

"Huh?" Zhongli Wu was stunned. He didn't expect that Ma Xiaotao could still be so calm even when she was surrounded and hit by his powerful eighth soul skill, Death Needle.

His Death Needle appears as thin as a hair, but its power is strong enough to pierce through mountains and break through all kinds of protective soul skills. At least among the soul skills that Zhongli Wu currently knows, there is none that can counter his Death Needle. To avoid being hurt, one can only try to dodge it, but the Death Needle itself is a lock-on skill, so dodging it is not an easy task.

The purple flames burning on Ma Xiaotao's chest were caused by the Death Needle. Clearly, Ma Xiaotao was using her Phoenix Flame to fight against the Death Needle. Zhongli Wu was deeply disdainful of this. If the Death Needle was so easy to deal with, it wouldn't deserve to be his eighth soul skill.

Once the Death Needle enters the body of any living being, it will induce a flame called the Flame of Decay to burn. No matter what the attribute of the soul power is, once it is burned by the Flame of Decay, it will perish and die.

Just as a Soul Master burns their Soul Power and their Sea of ​​Spirit when they are fighting desperately, this Flame of Decay directly promotes the spontaneous combustion of these two things. Moreover, it is almost impossible for a Soul Master to control and extinguish it. During the combustion process, it does not unleash powerful destructive force, but gradually decays, hence the name.

"Do you still have any illusions?" Zhong Liwu said coldly, glancing towards the Holy Spirit Cult members, his face turning ashen.

Almost none of the Holy Spirit Cult members were still standing. The Fifth Elder and the Sixth Elder were both severely injured and on the verge of death, barely managing to get up. Nangong Wan even seemed to have difficulty getting up. What angered Zhongli Wu the most was that he couldn't see the Blue Silver Saintess.

You should know that the Blue Silver Saintess is his future successor, and everything is going smoothly in the process of training her. Judging from the current situation, it won't be long before her mind and body are completely purified and she completely loses herself.

The so-called successor does not mean that the Blue Silver Saintess will rule the Holy Spirit Cult in the future, but rather that she will become the strongest person in the Holy Spirit Cult.

Zhongli Wu was well aware that his mother and Long Xiaoyao were already very old, and it was hard to say how much longer they could live. Moreover, how could a sect like the Holy Spirit Cult, an evil soul master sect, dare to emerge easily without the support of a Limit Douluo? They would inevitably be attacked by all sides!

The Holy Spirit Cult has a secret method that can stimulate human functions and rapidly increase one's strength. However, this method also has a negative effect: it completely erodes a person's mind, ultimately turning them into a machine that only knows how to kill.

(End of this chapter)