Douluo Continent: The Phoenix God Returns

Chapter 5 Cultivation

The next morning

Ye Li groggily opened her eyes, muttering, "I slept so well!"

When Ye Li saw that her older sister was still sleeping, she couldn't help but touch Gu Yuena's forehead. "Sister, sister, are you awake?"

"What kind of trouble is this little brat up to now?" Gu Yuena thought to herself, but she pretended to be asleep and wanted to see what Ye Li was up to.

Seeing that her adopted older sister didn't move, Ye Li gently touched Gu Yuena's lips and said solemnly, "Sister Nana, although you don't tell me, I know the plight of our soul beast race. My mother was the Phoenix Goddess, and she was very powerful. Although my mother is gone, I will not let her down. I will also shoulder my responsibilities and protect our soul beast race just like you, Sister Nana. I believe I can do it." After speaking, Ye Li paused for a moment, then tiptoed off the crystal bed, covered Gu Yuena with a blanket, and walked towards the outside of the Lake of Life.

After Ye Li left, Gu Yuena, whose eyes were tightly closed, shed a single, crystal-clear tear: "The little phoenix has grown up."

Outside the Lake of Life, Ye Li sat cross-legged with her eyes slightly closed. The phantom of the Azure Jade Phoenix slowly emerged behind her. In her mind, the unique cultivation technique belonging only to the Phoenix Clan appeared—"True Phoenix Nirvana." "True Phoenix Nirvana" recorded the True Phoenix Meditation Method, the Phoenix Dance Six Illusions Body Technique, and the Eye Technique Eye of Illusion Breaking Through Illusions...

At this moment, Ye Li slowly inhaled through her nose and then slowly exhaled through her mouth. The inhalation was gentle and the exhalation was slight, forming a wonderful cycle. Ye Li was absorbing Yuan energy to nourish herself. At the same time, the Phoenix God Core was also changing Ye Li's physique. A special substance would be born when dusk and night fell, which was also the opportunity to cultivate the Eye of Truth.

Half an hour later

"This isn't cultivation, it's just injecting air into my meridians, it hurts so much..." Ye Li's delicate face was covered with tears as she sat on the ground in pain.

"That's enough for today. Let's go practice Phoenix Dance Six Illusions." Ye Li stood up and muttered to herself.

Ye Li's small body leaped into the air and ran towards the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest. If anyone saw him at this moment, they would definitely stare in astonishment. With each step he took, he covered a distance of about two meters. The trees in the Star Dou Great Forest had no effect on him at all, and he easily dodged them. As he moved at high speed, he left a series of afterimages.

After practicing the Phoenix Dance Six Illusions, Ye Li immediately summoned the Phoenix Feather Fan, a divine artifact left to her by her mother. Looking at the fan in her hand, even though Ye Li had seen many rare treasures before her transmigration, none were as magnificent as this fan. The moment Ye Li held it, her whole body was enveloped in warm flames, and a familiar feeling lingered in Ye Li's heart for a long time.

"Flame Phoenix—Sword, come!" With a thought, Ye Li transformed the phoenix feather fan in her hand into a long sword, and then swung it fiercely at the big tree beside her.

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With a sword's cry, the tall tree was instantly cleaved in two, the clean cut a testament to the Fiery Phoenix Sword's sharpness. For a long time afterward, a tireless little figure appeared in the Star Dou Great Forest, endlessly wielding his sword.

Time flies, and six years have passed. Ye Li has grown from a little phoenix who only wanted his older sister to hug him into a handsome and ethereal young man.

His pale blue eyes seemed to see through everything, and his long, light-black hair cascaded down his back. Ye Li was about 1.75 meters tall and wore a light red outfit. There was a small, light red phoenix pattern on his forehead. In the past six years, Ye Li had relied on the Lake of Life to cultivate, and his soul power had reached level 36. Ye Li could have quickly broken through to level 40, but he deliberately suppressed his cultivation speed and honed his combat skills as much as possible.

"Little Phoenix, you're back. How's your cultivation going?" Biji asked Ye Li.

"I've almost finished cultivating, and I could break through to level 37 at any time. If not, I can let Uncle Di Tian give it a try." Ye Li looked at Bi Ji. He really needed a battle to see just how strong he was.

"Little Phoenix, go back and wash up first, then come over. I want to see what you've been up to for the past two weeks." Brigitte patted Ye Li's head and headed out of the Lake of Life.

After a quick wash, Ye Li arrived early at the place she had arranged to meet Sister Biji. Seeing Di Tian's gloomy expression, Ye Li was at her wit's end.

"Little guy, feel free to use your skills, I'll just defend," Di Tian said to Ye Li after transforming into human form.

Brigitte silently stepped aside.

"Second Soul Skill: Azure Shadow Aura, First Soul Skill: Azure Jade True Fire!" A layer of shimmering, eerie blue-green light enveloped Ye Li's entire body, while the Azure Jade Phoenix behind him unleashed a burst of azure flames that attacked Di Tian.

The Azure Shadow Nether Force can greatly enhance Ye Li's explosive power, and it can also make him immune to any energy attribute attacks. At the same time, no abnormal status can control him. The power of the Azure Shadow Nether Force combined with the Azure Jade True Fire is also multiplied.

However, even the most powerful soul skill depends on who it is facing. That was a ferocious beast that Di Tian had lived for 790,000 years. The attack from a level 36 Soul Master could not cause any damage. Di Tian was covered by blue flames, but the flames could not penetrate the protective shield that Di Tian had created with his soul power.

"Not bad, but that's not enough to hurt me." Di Tian said, then suddenly exerted his power, and the surrounding flames instantly scattered.

"The third soul skill, Azure Jade Raging Storm, isn't over yet. Phoenix Wings external soul bone skill, Phoenix Feather Array."

Ye Li sprouted a pair of phoenix wings and flew into the air. This was a piece of soul bone that he had condensed from the Phoenix God Core after obtaining his third soul ring, but it had no grade. At this moment, a magic circle of about ten square meters appeared under Di Tian's feet, and there was a phantom of a phoenix above his head. At the same time, the blade formed from phoenix feathers was already ready to be unleashed.

At this moment, Ye Li, wielding her phoenix wings, roared with flames, forming a rapidly spinning vortex of fire around her. Countless feather-like fire rain swept across the sky like fiery blades, and the same attack covered Di Tian.

Ye Li firmly believed that every shield has a critical point, and once that critical point is exceeded, the shield will naturally break without being attacked. Moreover, such a dense attack could achieve the effect of water dripping through stone even if it only hits one point.

Di Tian was slightly taken aback when he saw Ye Li unleashing a dense barrage of attacks. If this were to happen to a Soul Master of the same level as Ye Li, the outcome would naturally be death. Di Tian then erected a Soul Power Shield to defend against the dense barrage of attacks.

Clearly, Di Tian didn't take the attack seriously. However, Di Tian was obviously careless this time. Although Ye Li's attacks were spread all around, one attack landed on the same spot at the same time. In an instant, the light black shield shattered, and the two soul skills released by Ye Li left some wounds on Di Tian's body.

"The little phoenix's skills are really impressive; they even managed to make Di Tian suffer a loss." Bi Ji smiled and couldn't help but say, looking at the disheveled Di Tian.

"Who says otherwise? This little guy's attack power is getting stronger and stronger, and his skill combos are almost flawless." Di Tian waved his hand and said.

"That's pretty good. Our little phoenix's strength is probably no less than that of other Soul Masters of the same level, and it can even fight across levels." Bi Ji narrowed her eyes and looked at Ye Li with a serious expression.

Ye Li nodded in agreement with Bi Ji’s words. His current strength was indeed quite good, but he still had to be careful in front of some powerful figures. Uncle Di Tian was also letting him through and hadn’t gone all out. Even if he used all his skills, it wouldn’t necessarily be that good.

"Thank you so much, Uncle Di Tian, ​​for being my sparring partner," Ye Li said respectfully.

"Alright, as long as you don't try to get me to come to your Aunt Ziji's ear, I'll be very grateful to you." Di Tian said helplessly, looking at the little phoenix in front of him whom he both liked and disliked.

"Uh... Uncle Di Tian, ​​do you have some misunderstanding about me?" Ye Li said playfully.

"Don't pretend to be innocent after getting a good deal. Let's go, let's go." Di Tian said and left.

"Alright, the little phoenix that was just washed is all dirty again. Let me take you to wash it," said Biji, taking Ye Li's hand.

"Okay, Sister Brigitte." Ye Li replied obediently and followed Brigitte.

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(End of this chapter)