Douluo Continent: The Phoenix God Returns

Chapter 17 Joining Hands with the War Soul Saint

Just as Ye Li and Ning Rongrong were ready, Zhao Wuji moved. Instead of launching a sudden attack as Ye Li had expected, he squatted down and slammed both fists down on the ground at the same time.

"wrong!"

Just as Zhao Wuji launched his attack, Ye Li suddenly reacted, grabbed Ning Rongrong beside her, and saw the Phoenix Wings external soul bone suddenly appear behind Ye Li. Ye Li leaped up and flew into the air with Ning Rongrong.

With a muffled boom, the earth trembled violently, and a circle of earthy yellow waves suddenly emanated from the ground, moving in rhythm with the earth's movement towards Ye Li.

At this moment, Zhao Wuji looked at the pair of wings in shock. His previous contempt for 'Li Ye' immediately turned into respect. "To possess an external soul bone at such a young age, that's not simple."

Ye Li placed Ning Rongrong in a safe place and looked at her, saying, "Be careful, be ready to increase your strength at any time."

"Okay," Ning Rongrong said softly.

Ye Li immediately turned around and withdrew her external soul bone, pointing the Flaming Phoenix Sword directly at Zhao Wuji. Offense is the best defense. "First Soul Skill, Falling Phoenix Slash!"

In everyone's eyes, Ye Li, wielding the Flaming Phoenix Sword, slashed towards Zhao Wuji. In the blink of an eye, she arrived in front of Zhao Wuji and brought her sword down.

"Such speed!" everyone exclaimed.

Tang San only managed to see Ye Li's movements clearly through his Purple Demon Eye: "Teleportation? No, wait, how come it's so similar to my Ghost Shadow Phantom? Why is his speed so fast?"

Clearly, Zhao Wuji didn't take Ye Li's casual attack seriously.

Zhao Wuji extended two fingers and instantly pinched the blade of the Flame Phoenix Sword. Ye Li's lips revealed an imperceptible smile. She suddenly turned the sword, and the moment Zhao Wuji touched the blade, his expression changed drastically. The next second, the Flame Phoenix Sword was immediately out of his hand.

"This attack power is terrifying. Such a sharp sword spirit, there are probably few people on the continent who can compare to it." Zhao Wuji murmured as he looked at his fingers, which were bleeding profusely.

Ye Li naturally understood what Zhao Wuji was thinking: "This is a genuine supreme artifact, something these martial spirits can't compare to!"

"Second Soul Skill, Unending Sword Shadow."

The Flame Phoenix Sword became increasingly illusory. Ye Li wielded the Flame Phoenix Sword, creating illusory shadows. One after another, illusory Flame Phoenix Sword shadows appeared, and dozens of sword shadows had already condensed.

"Watch out!" Ye Li immediately brandished the Flame Phoenix Sword, and dozens of sword shadows instantly attacked Zhao Wuji.

The sight of countless sword shadows startled Zhao Wuji. Of all his abilities, agility was his weakest point. Faced with ten sudden and extremely precise sword strikes, Zhao Wuji reacted quickly, using his bear paws to shield his eyes above and his groin below. With a low roar, he unleashed his full soul power, activating the Immovable King Body to its fullest extent.

"Immovable King Body!" Zhao Wuji was quite confident in his defense, and then looked at Ye Li provocatively.

Just then, the sword shadows arrived in front of Zhao Wuji. Each sword shadow left a mark on Zhao Wuji's Immovable King form, and sword marks kept appearing on his body.

Zhao Wuji looked at the third soul ring of the sword mark on his body, and the purple thousand-year soul ring suddenly enlarged and surged into the ground.

Ye Li suddenly felt her body become incredibly heavy, as if her weight had doubled. "Gravity suppression!"

Zhao Wuji strode towards him, a faint smile in his eyes: "It's time to end this."

Under the suppression of gravity, Ye Li's speed visibly decreased. Although Phoenix Dance Six Illusions was fast, it was obviously troublesome in the current situation. The difference in cultivation level was revealed at this moment. Even with the Eye of Truth, she could only barely dodge Zhao Wuji's attack.

Seeing that there wasn't much time left, Zhao Wuji prepared to end the exam.

Ye Li smiled slightly as she looked at the little time left: "Acting was really tiring. The Oscars owe me a Best Actor award."

Zhao Wuji's fourth spirit ring lit up, flashing purple light, and was directly placed on Ye Li. "It's time to end this. You've earned your right to be accepted if you can force me to use four spirit rings."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly exerted force with his thick legs and jumped up from the ground.

"Seven Treasures, one name, two names: Speed!" Ning Rongrong immediately boosted Ye Li's speed upon seeing his predicament.

Ye Li quickly used Phoenix Dance Six Illusions, but to his surprise, Zhao Wuji, who was jumping in the air, turned around as he moved and still fell in his direction.

"Lock-on tracking, interesting." Ye Li in the air looked at Zhao Wuji's soul skill and exclaimed in admiration. Then, his third soul ring flashed, "Sword Guardian!" A light blue light shield enveloped Ye Li's body.

"Bang!"

With a dull thud, Ye Li was quickly forced back by Zhao Wuji. As the dust settled, the light blue protective shield that had been protecting Ye Li collapsed, and Ye Li, who was inside, was panting heavily.

"Teacher Zhao, we passed." Ye Li said breathlessly, actually just to make it seem convincing.

Zhao Wuji looked at the burnt incense and shook his head helplessly: "Consider it a pass."

After Ye Li and Ning Rongrong passed the test, Zhao Wuji looked at the remaining people and said, "Next it's your turn. I hope the three of you can perform better than them, at least last longer."

Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing:

Ning Rongrong helped Ye Li sit down to rest. Ye Li watched with great interest as everyone prepared to be beaten up. However, Zhao Wuji was bound to get a good beating from Tang Hao that night.

After Tang San and the others entered the arena, without Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to assist them, Zhu Zhuqing was eliminated by Zhao Wuji in the second round. After Xiao Wu used her charm on Zhao Wuji and was knocked unconscious by the backlash, the little rascal instantly lost control and launched a fierce attack on Zhao Wuji with his so-called hidden weapons, specifically targeting Zhao Wuji's lower body. To be honest, if Zhao Wuji hadn't been going easy on Tang San, he probably would have died seven or eight times over.

After Tang San unleashed his second spirit, the Clear Sky Hammer, on Zhao Wuji for the final blow, two muffled groans were heard almost simultaneously.

Tang San's body was slapped away by Zhao Wuji's palm. One of the muffled groans was naturally from him. His body flew through the air, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Dai Mubai put Zhu Zhuqing on the ground, and with a flash, caught the flying Tang San.

The other muffled groan belonged to Zhao Wuji. The seemingly small hammer was surprisingly powerful. Although Zhao Wuji activated his soul power in time, he had been careless. The hammer hit his palm, and then his palm struck his face. Zhao Wuji was stunned by the impact. The small black hammer disappeared silently after hitting him.

Zhao Wuji frowned slightly and said, "Mu Bai, you're in charge of getting these five new students settled in. School starts tomorrow. Nobody touch the weapons Tang San left all over the floor; some of them are poisoned. Let him clean them up himself when he wakes up."

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(End of this chapter)