Douluo Continent: I, Long Aotian, will not be a supporting character.

Ma Xiaotao leaped onto the Soul Battle Platform. Her long, fiery red hair danced wildly in the wind, and her eyes flashed with the savagery and arrogance unique to the Evil Fire Phoenix.

The air on the battle arena seemed to ignite instantly, the scorching heat colliding with the domineering dragon's might, producing a "sizzling" sound.

Jin Ni stood quietly to one side of the arena, holding the Golden Dragon Spear and the Golden Dragon Shield. After a series of fierce battles with Dai Yueheng and Ling Luochen, her breathing was slightly rapid, and her soul power was less than 60% of its peak.

"Let me see how much power your Golden Dragon can retain under the intense heat of my Evil Fire Phoenix!" Ma Xiaotao's lips curled into a confident smile, and her first spirit ring suddenly lit up.

Before she finished speaking, Ma Xiaotao opened her mouth and spat out a straight, crimson flame—her first soul skill, Phoenix Fire Line! This fire line was condensed to the extreme, carrying an intense heat that could burn everything, and instantly crossed space to shoot straight at Jin Ni's face.

Jin Ni's eyes narrowed, and instead of retreating, she advanced. Her first spirit ring shone brightly—her first spirit skill: Golden Dragon Body!

Brilliant golden dragon scales instantly covered her entire body. She held the golden dragon shield in her left hand in front of her, directly confronting the phoenix fire line.

"Boom!" The fire line crashed into the shield, bursting into blinding flames. Jin Ni felt a scorching wave of air rush towards her, and the ground beneath her feet instantly melted.

"Such powerful fire!" Jin Ni was secretly shocked, but her fighting spirit remained undiminished.

Taking advantage of the lingering flames, she pushed off with her feet, propelling herself forward like a golden cannonball. Her second soul ring lit up—her second soul skill: Golden Dragon Force! The Golden Dragon Spear, carrying immense power, stabbed fiercely towards Ma Xiaotao.

Ma Xiaotao chuckled softly, and her red phoenix wings suddenly unfurled behind her—her third soul skill, Phoenix Wing Soaring! She leaped into the air, easily dodging Jin Ni's spear tip. Then, with a flap of her wings, countless tiny fiery blades rained down like a storm. Jin Ni wielded her golden dragon shield with impenetrable precision, blocking all the fiery blades, but the impact from the shield made her hands go numb. Even with her third soul ring, Ma Xiaotao, nearing the Soul Saint level, unleashed power comparable to a ten-thousand-year soul ring.

"So what if you can fly?" Jin Ni roared, and her third soul ring suddenly shone brightly—Third Soul Skill: Golden Dragon Head! On the tip of the spear, a ferocious and majestic golden dragon head phantom roared out, carrying a sharp whistling sound that tore through the air, and slammed towards Ma Xiaotao in mid-air.

A hint of seriousness flashed in Ma Xiaotao's eyes. She hadn't expected Jin Ni's attacks to still be so sharp even with such a huge depletion of her soul power.

She clasped her hands together in front of her chest, and her fourth soul ring shone brightly—her fourth soul skill, Phoenix Roar Strike! A huge phantom of a fiery phoenix condensed behind her, emitting a deafening cry that, along with destructive sound waves and flames, slammed into the golden dragon's head.

"Boom—!"

The violent explosion unleashed a raging energy storm, sending Jin Ni flying back dozens of meters, while Ma Xiaotao was also forced back several steps by the recoil.

"Interesting! Then let me show you the true power of the phoenix!" Ma Xiaotao's aura suddenly surged, and a trace of black evil energy was mixed into the originally crimson flames. She held her hands to her heart, and a small fire phoenix with a wingspan of only one meter condensed in front of her chest—her fifth soul skill, Phoenix Piercing Clouds Strike!

The fiery phoenix instantly transformed into a streak of light, shooting straight towards the golden rainbow.

Jin Ni took a deep breath, gripped the Golden Dragon Spear tightly with both hands, and her fourth and fifth spirit rings lit up simultaneously!

Fourth Soul Skill: Golden Dragon Explosion!

Fifth Soul Skill: Golden Dragon's Roar!

"roar--!"

With a dragon's roar that shook the heavens and earth, Jin Ni poured all the remaining soul power within her into the spear. Instead of defending, she slammed the Golden Dragon Spear heavily into the ground, unleashing a golden energy ripple emanating from herself. This was not merely the impact of sound, but the purest release of power from the Golden Dragon clan!

Phoenix Piercing Cloud Strike and Golden Dragon Explosion collided violently. Flames and golden light intertwined, and the entire battle arena trembled violently. Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Piercing Cloud Strike turned into a shower of sparks falling, while Jin Ni was also shaken by the terrifying penetrating power of Phoenix Piercing Cloud Strike, causing her hand to split open and blood to flow down the shaft of her spear.

However, the battle was not over. Ma Xiaotao hovered in mid-air, the phantom of the Evil Fire Phoenix behind her roaring to the sky, her sixth soul ring suddenly shining brightly—her sixth soul skill, Phoenix Meteor Shower!

In the sky, countless fiery meteors, burning with raging flames, appeared out of nowhere, carrying an aura of annihilation, and crashed down upon Jin Ni. Each meteor contained Ma Xiaotao's powerful soul force, sealing off all of Jin Ni's escape routes.

Jin Ni looked up at the fiery rain filling the sky. Her soul power was exhausted to the limit, and even her breathing became rapid.

She gritted her teeth, her arms trembling as she tried to raise the golden dragon shield again, but her arms felt as heavy as lead. The once radiant scales on the golden dragon's body were now dull and lifeless, clearly no longer able to withstand this devastating blow.

A trace of resentment flashed through Jin Ni's heart. Although the golden dragon roar she unleashed with all her might had scattered most of the meteors, the remaining dense flames were still enough to completely engulf her.

No! Absolutely not!

Just as the last massive fireball was about to fall, a resolute glint flashed in Jin Ni's eyes. She took a deep breath, forcefully squeezing out the last trace of soul power remaining in her meridians, and frantically poured it all into the divine artifact on her left arm—the Golden Dragon Shield!

"Buzz—!"

Stimulated by the ultimate soul power, the Golden Dragon Shield seemed to awaken an ancient behemoth. The ancient dragon patterns on the shield surface were instantly illuminated, bursting forth with unprecedentedly dazzling golden light. A huge golden light shield appeared out of thin air, with the faint phantom of a roaring golden dragon appearing on it.

"boom--!!!"

The devastating phoenix meteor shower slammed into the golden dragon shield's light barrier. The deafening roar shook the entire arena violently, as scorching flames and golden dragon might intertwined and annihilated each other. The ground beneath Jin Ni's feet cracked inch by inch. She braced herself firmly on one knee, veins bulging in her arms, yet she gritted her teeth and held on, refusing to retreat an inch!

Watching this scene from below the stage, Long Aotian wished he could rush onto the stage right now, fearing that Jin Ni would be hurt, but reason restrained him. He believed in Jin Ni's strength.

After an unknown amount of time, the flames that filled the sky finally gradually dissipated.

Jin Ni felt as if all her strength had been drained away. She slumped helplessly onto the cracked table, panting heavily, without even the strength to lift a finger.

She struggled to lift her head and look at the fiery red figure in mid-air. Ma Xiaotao was still hovering there, her breathing somewhat disordered and the light of her phoenix wings slightly dimmed, but she still stood firmly, her aggressive eyes looking down at her, clearly still having the strength to fight again.