Douluo Continent: Becoming a disciple of Jing Liu, illuminating all the gods

Chapter 54 Mutation, Black Phoenix

"Get out of the way!" Dai Yueheng shouted.

But Chen Qiye remained standing in the same spot, though ice was beginning to spread beneath his feet.

In an instant, Chen Qiye unleashed a sword aura from the fragmented sword, sending up streaks of ice spikes wherever it passed.

The soul-guided cannon line was directly cleaved in two by this layer of sword energy.

Just then, the Sun and Moon team was suddenly blinded by a dazzling light and couldn't open their eyes for a moment.

"What happened?"

Meanwhile, Lin Xi and Mi Jia, who were locked in combat with Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, fared much worse. Both of them went blind, and Ma Xiaotao used Phoenix Fire Line to knock Lin Xi out of the ring.

Mika fared even worse, as he was hit by all of Dai Yueheng's White Tiger Meteor Shower, causing his soul tools to disintegrate instantly. If it weren't for Tian Sha Douluo's intervention, he would probably have died from that attack.

Lin Xi and Mika are both seriously injured and eliminated!

It wasn't until the rest of the Sun and Moon team realized what had happened that the ice spikes were created by Chen Qiye.

The sunlight, after being reflected several times by the ice spikes, was accurately reflected into the eyes of the seven people.

As the bright light faded, the Sun and Moon team realized that in just one exchange, they had already lost two members!

What does this mean for Ma Rulong?

It's a disgrace! We haven't even had a full-blown match yet, and we've already had two of our players eliminated!

But the next time he looked, his pupils suddenly dilated.

Five incredibly vibrant blood-red soul rings flashed rhythmically beneath Chen Qiye's feet.

"No, that must be fake." That was his first reaction.

But Chen Qiye quickly gave him an answer.

In an instant, Chen Qiye pierced a relatively weak spot with the Fragmented Sword like a sharp sword. Then, a crack appeared in the Soul Guidance Shield that no one noticed. As soul power was injected, the Soul Guidance Shield exploded.

In an instant, Xiao Hongchen was exposed to everyone's eyes without any defense. This strange scene made Ma Rulong panic. The soul guide shield produced by Mingde Hall actually shattered!

"Xu Sanshi, quickly use the Xuanming Replacement!"

Chen Qiye made a decisive move and immediately transmitted his voice to Xu Sanshi through the connected soul tool. Xu Sanshi looked at Xiao Hongchen, who was still in a state of shock, and without saying a word, he directly moved him to a spot not far from Ling Luochen.

"Oh no, stop them!"

The Sun Moon Team, which had initially held the initiative, was now clearly on the defensive, with the Shrek Academy team completely stalling their pace. Because of Lin Xi and Mika's elimination, the Sun Moon Team was unable to spare any effort to suppress Shrek Academy's two Soul Emperors.

Moreover, Ling Luochen was suppressing them from a distance, while Chen Qiye could only see sparks from the friction between the shield and the sword, like a ghost.

Most of their attacks were blocked by Xu Sanshi, and the entire battle was developing in a direction unfavorable to them.

.........

"They are darkness, heretics." Ma Rulong gripped the greatsword with both hands, pointed it in Ma Xiaotao's direction, and simultaneously turned the black side of the blade towards Ma Xiaotao.

Suddenly, a black light flashed in the air and disappeared.

Ma Xiaotao's entire body was engulfed in flames, but when the black light arrived, all her defenses were rendered useless. The black light flashed and merged into her body in an instant.

Suddenly, Ma Xiaotao felt a strange sensation in her body. The originally crimson phoenix flames turned black in an instant, and a dark and cold feeling spread throughout her body. Even the evil energy that had been suppressed within her surged out and condensed with the black flames, giving the impression that it was about to go out of control.

What kind of soul tool is this? Ma Xiaotao was really surprised. This was the first time she had ever seen such a strange situation. Was it impossible to defend against the attack of the other party's soul tool?

At that moment, Ma Rulong flipped his greatsword over, its white side emitting a brilliant incandescent light, while the golden sword light shone to its peak in an instant. A radiant aura of light swept across the entire area.

Ma Xiaotao screamed in agony as the black flames on her body began to vaporize in large swaths, and she felt as if she were being disintegrated by the power of light. The phoenix flames within her body completely dissipated, seemingly trying to escape from her body.

A smug look appeared on Ma Rulong's face; his scheme had finally succeeded.

In his previous match against Jiang Peng, he had said that as a Soul Master, only he himself truly knows himself, so all the Soul Tools he used were made by himself. This wasn't actually said to Jiang Peng, but rather to the Shrek Academy students who were watching the match.

In fact, the Sword of Judgment in his hand was not something he could have made himself, because it was a genuine level eight close-range soul tool. Moreover, it was the pinnacle of level eight soul tools.

The Sword of Judgment is a fusion of darkness and light. It can instantly merge its dark power into the enemy's soul power, turning them into an uncontrollable dark attribute, while simultaneously judging the opponent with its own powerful light attribute. Against weaker enemies, it can instantly disintegrate their soul power, or even completely destroy them under the light aura of the Sword of Judgment.

Ma Rulong was only a level six Soul Master, and wielding this level eight Judgment Sword came at a great cost. What Ma Xiaotao couldn't see was that behind Ma Rulong, a blood-red core magic circle was flashing on his back. Dense blood flames were burning within it.

That was the power of a level seven soul tool called the Chapter of Sacrifice. It used Ma Rulong's own life force and potential as a sacrifice to instantly enhance his physical and soul power to support the needs of the Sword of Judgment. Of course, he couldn't hold out for very long. But defeating Ma Xiaotao would be enough.

Ma Rulong knew, of course, that even if he and Xiao Xiafeng lost this match to Ma Xiaotao, Xiao Hongchen and his sister would be able to secure the victory in the next round. However, like Dai Yueheng, he absolutely did not want his teammates to ultimately decide the outcome instead of himself. Moreover, he was the captain of the Sun and Moon team.

Chen Qiye realized something was wrong. "Oh no, how could I have forgotten about this?!"

Hearing Ma Xiaotao's screams, Ma Rulong felt that everything he had done was worthwhile, and an indescribable pleasure instantly spread throughout his body.

With his unwavering belief in victory reaching its peak, Ma Rulong suddenly stepped forward, his sword of judgment slashing fiercely at Ma Xiaotao.

Chen Qiye appeared naturally and directly deflected the Judgment Sword with a single sword strike, along with a punch that sent Ma Rulong flying off the stage.

Chen Qiye managed to stop it, but Ma Xiaotao on the other side was undergoing a strange change.

The phoenix flames turned completely black, and the evil fire within Ma Xiaotao was instantly guided by the dark power to surge forth. The phoenix flames, which had been suppressed by the extreme ice, instantly transformed into dark flames that raged and surged within her body.

Ma Xiaotao could no longer control it.

Outside, an intense aura of light pressed down relentlessly, causing her own dark flames to dissipate continuously, while inside, a frenzied rampage erupted from the fusion of evil fire and darkness.

Ma Xiaotao's body was instantly on the verge of collapse.

...h.

"Xiao Tao, calm down," Elder Xuan's deep voice rang out.

Ma Xiaotao seemed to shiver, and then her body began to tremble rapidly, as if she were enduring immense pain.

Elder Xuan raised his hand and struck her on the side of her neck. Ma Xiaotao's hands twitched, as if she wanted to resist, but in the end she did not raise them, letting Elder Xuan knock her down with one blow.

Elder Xuan then embraced her delicate body, and a strong yellow light burst forth from Elder Xuan, enveloping Ma Xiaotao. However, the black flames on the surface of Ma Xiaotao's body continued to surge violently, resisting the yellow soul power released by Elder Xuan and refusing to be suppressed.

(End of this chapter)