Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

These evil spirit masters were willing to follow the Sun Moon Empire's army not only because of the orders of their leader, Zhongli Wu, but also because on the battlefield, they could improve their cultivation more quickly and unleash combat power far exceeding their usual strength.

Even so, the Fifth Elder secretly groaned. In just a short while, most of the wronged souls stored in his Myriad Soul Banner had been destroyed by Zhang Lexuan. Although the wronged souls of the Second Soul Master Corps who died were used to replenish the losses, this loss still pained him greatly.

The situation was somewhat worse for the Sixth Elder than for the Fifth Elder. Although Ma Xiaotao was only a Soul Douluo, she was a perfect counter to him. As the saying goes, "counter-attack is paramount," and this was the case with the Sixth Elder. He hated the powerful strength of his martial soul, and facing a Phoenix martial soul that was strong in both speed and power, he was completely powerless. Furthermore, his poison and corpse energy were completely countered by Ma Xiaotao's extreme fire; they were vaporized by the extreme heat before they even got close to her. They were utterly unable to exert their intended effect.

The poisonous gas and corpse energy that had previously hampered and frustrated other Title Douluos were completely ineffective against Ma Xiaotao. His pride and joy were also unable to hit Ma Xiaotao at all, which enraged the Hate Douluo, who roared madly as his reason was gradually overwhelmed by madness.

After all, they were facing strong contenders for the position of Sea God Pavilion Master at Shrek Academy. Both Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao were qualified to inherit the position of Sea God Pavilion Master. Neither of them were ordinary Soul Masters. Even an evil Soul Master would not be able to exert the same suppressive power against an ordinary Soul Master.

In terms of cultivation, Ma Xiaotao is weaker than Zhang Lexuan, but in terms of future potential, Ma Xiaotao's ultimate fire is undoubtedly stronger than Zhang Lexuan's. Unless Zhang Lexuan has other opportunities, she will eventually be surpassed by Ma Xiaotao.

Moreover, strictly speaking, Ma Xiaotao is a descendant of a god, a descendant of the Phoenix God, although this bloodline is of little use and has caused her to suffer from evil fire for more than ten years.

In terms of lineage, Ma Xiaotao's potential is indeed stronger than Zhang Lexuan's.

The maddened Abomination Douluo was already seriously injured. Blood was streaming down his fat face. He had burned his soul power and pushed his soul rings to the limit to barely hold his own against the fire phoenix that Ma Xiaotao had transformed into. Even if he survived the battle, he would be severely weakened and his cultivation level would drop.

In contrast, Ma Xiaotao remained completely at ease, dodging the attacks of the Abomination Douluo while seizing opportunities to strike hard. Her phoenix claws left deep, bone-revealing wounds on the Abomination Douluo's massive body. It was only thanks to the Abomination Douluo's thick skin that he could heal his wounds using corpses from the battlefield. If it were any other evil soul master, they would probably have been crushed by Ma Xiaotao in no time.

Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao had the upper hand on both sides, and the battles in other positions were not too difficult, because everyone who came this time, regardless of their cultivation level, was a monster Soul Master in other people's eyes!

Although Bei Bei and the others were only at the Soul Saint or Soul Emperor level, they were able to suppress even the evil Soul Masters at the Soul Douluo level. In particular, Wang Qiu'er's Golden Dragon Spear moved with unparalleled ease, and none of the evil Soul Masters present could withstand a single blow.

The appearance of Beibei and her group was too sudden. The evil soul masters never expected that so many enemies would appear in the core area of ​​the Sun Moon Empire's military camp, and that they would be so powerful. So they were stunned from the start.

Tang Ya was perhaps the calmest among all the evil soul masters. As soon as Nangong Wan was knocked away, she reacted. A dark blue light flashed on her body, and eight soul rings quickly appeared around her. These eight soul rings were seven black and one red. It was unknown how the Holy Spirit Cult had managed to evolve her soul rings.

Tang Ya unleashed a series of dark blue and blackish-silver vines that instantly bloomed and coiled towards Zhang Lexuan, intending to help the Fifth Elder deal with her. Whether by coincidence or not, she specifically chose to target Zhang Lexuan.

But what is Zhang Lexuan's strength? Her cultivation level far surpasses Tang Ya's. Tang Ya's dark blue-silver vines were cut into pieces by an invisible silver light blade as soon as they got close to Zhang Lexuan. Even if Zhang Lexuan's target was not her, she was definitely not someone Tang Ya could harm.

Just as Tang Ya was about to unleash a more powerful soul skill, she discovered that there was another person in front of her, a man whose whole body was crackling with lightning and whose eyes were filled with excitement.

For some reason, she was supposed to launch a full-scale attack, but when she saw this man, she froze and couldn't unleash her next soul skill.

"Xiao...Ya..." Beibei's voice trembled and was filled with sobs. When he saw Tang Ya, he couldn't control his emotions at all.

Tang Ya was still as beautiful as ever, but she had completely lost her former liveliness and cheerfulness. She looked like a statue, a walking corpse.

Although she already knew that Tang Ya's condition was not good, seeing Tang Ya's appearance in person still made Bei Bei feel heartbroken.

"Xiaoya, Xiaoya, it's me, Beibei! Do you...do you still remember me?" Tears streamed uncontrollably down Beibei's face. Although he was releasing his martial spirit, he had no fighting spirit whatsoever, and his body was trembling violently.

As the saying goes, a man doesn't easily shed tears. Since Tang Ya went missing, Bei Bei has been suffering from inner torment. He believes that he failed to take good care of Xiao Ya, which led to her falling into the hands of the Holy Spirit Cult.

The last time they met was at the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament in Mingdu. With the Holy Spirit Cult watching, Bei Bei couldn't approach Tang Ya. This was their second meeting since then, amidst the vast army, in the pitch-black night. Looking at Tang Ya, who seemed like a walking corpse, he was completely unable to calm down.

Tang Ya looked at Bei Bei, who was in tears, and seemed a little dazed. However, she slowly raised her hand towards Bei Bei. The next moment, her gaze suddenly turned cold, and countless dark blue lights pierced towards Bei Bei.

Beibei stood there without moving. Even at this moment, he didn't believe that Tang Ya would hurt him.

"Beibei, what are you doing?" Xu Sanshi exclaimed in surprise. Immediately afterward, a golden light appeared in front of Beibei, and a huge shield protected him behind it, blocking the dark blue light.

Beibei's body trembled, and she turned to look at Xu Sanshi, who had rushed to her side. "Sanshi, don't worry about it. I believe Xiaoya won't hurt me."

Xu Sanshi roared, "Are you crazy? Can't you see she's been mentally controlled? We need to leave as quickly as possible. Ji Lin can't hold out much longer. What are you trying to do with your sentimental act? Even if you want to move Xiaoya and get her back to normal, wait until everyone is safe. How can you be so foolish! Do you want to get everyone killed?"

While shouting angrily, Xu Sanshi didn't stop. The Xuanwu Shield transformed into a shield wall, blocking all of Tang Ya's overwhelming attacks of dark blue silver grass.

Although Tang Ya is now an eight-ring Soul Douluo level powerhouse, Xu Sanshi is also a key disciple cultivated by Shrek Academy. He has no shortage of precious Sacred Marks. His seventh Soul Ring is a Golden Tortoiseshell Sacred Mark prepared for him by Shrek Academy, which is very suitable for his Martial Soul and even made his Martial Soul evolve once. Xu Sanshi activated the power of the Sacred Mark, and rings of golden light were released, greatly increasing the power of the Xuanwu Shield.

Beibei was stunned by Xu Sanshi's scolding, but her eyes finally regained some clarity. "I'm sorry, I was wrong."

After saying this, he quickly emerged from behind Xu Sanshi's Xuanwu Shield and pounced on Tang Ya, golden lightning flashing and the Holy Dragon of Light blooming.

The first spirit ring, Thunder Dragon Claw, rushed towards Tang Ya, while the second spirit ring, Thunderous Might, was suddenly released, with thousands of golden lightning snakes scattering and flying in all directions, shaking away the large amount of dark blue silver grass.

At the same time, Bei Bei also used the power of the Holy Mark. Golden light shone, and the dragon scales on Bei Bei's body instantly covered his entire body. His aura surged instantly. Although he did not use his Martial Soul True Body, with the blessing of the Holy Mark, his combat power was now close to that of someone using his Martial Soul True Body.

Tang Ya's gaze remained icy. She raised both hands, her left hand making a grasping motion in the air, and a blue-silver Overlord Spear slowly materialized. Her right hand struck out towards Bei Bei, and a large blue-black net instantly opened up, first blocking the Thunder Dragon Claw, and then covering Bei Bei.

As the net flew, its coverage area continued to increase, and it was even able to dismantle Beibei's bright lightning.

Beibei stomped her right foot heavily on the ground, and the lightning on her body suddenly intensified, which was her third soul skill, Thunderous Fury.

Immediately afterwards, golden halos radiated outwards from beneath his feet, the Dragon Emperor's Domain was activated, and his aura rose to an extremely powerful level at an astonishing speed.

This is also why Bei Bei didn't use his Martial Soul True Body. Although his combat power would be stronger in the Martial Soul True Body state, the Dragon Emperor's Domain Shaking Realm can only be used in conjunction with the Dragon Emperor's Evil-Breaking Rift to unleash its maximum power. The Martial Soul True Body cannot be controlled in such detail. Ultimately, he was still afraid of hurting Tang Ya.

A pair of enormous dragon claws rose and fiercely grabbed at the large net. The net fell and instantly closed, about to trap him inside.

Beibei glared and shouted, tearing at the net with both hands. As he tore, he discovered that the net was not only extremely sticky but also extremely tough. Even with his strength, he couldn't tear the net open immediately.

Moreover, many blue-black spikes grew from this large net, releasing an extremely pure dark aura that burrowed into his body. If it weren't for the protection of the Holy Dragon Scales on Beibei's body, he would have been injured if he had grabbed it.

However, Bei Bei was already a Soul Saint level expert. He extracted the power of the Holy Mark, and the Dragon Emperor's Evil-Breaking Rift was unleashed. Dazzling golden light shot into the sky, and the strong aura of light transformed into pure power. With a "rip," the large net was torn into two pieces by him, and as he threw it with both hands, it covered the two evil soul masters not far away.

(End of this chapter)