Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 73 Heavenly Fire Domain

Just as Dai Huabin approached Zhu Lu, Dai Huabin let out a loud tiger roar. With the roar, Dai Huabin's body swelled up again, and white fur mixed with black tiger stripes surged out of his body.

Zhu Lu bit her lip, her entire body enveloped in a faint black light, her movements ethereal, almost transparent. She lunged at Dai Huabin with outstretched arms.

At this moment, they only had eyes for each other. Dai Huabin's pupils merged into one, but the coldness in his eyes remained unchanged. On the contrary, Zhu Lu's gaze became gentle and tender, as if she could melt him.

The auras of the White Tiger and the Netherworld Cat merged completely at this moment. The feeling was wondrous; the White Tiger seemed to devour the Black Cat, and intense fluctuations of soul power erupted from their fused bodies like a geyser. The black and white light completely merged into one amidst the spreading golden halo—it was a feeling of sublimation.

A Spirit Fusion Skill isn't simply one plus one equals two; even two identical Spirits may not be able to create a Spirit Fusion Skill. This is because it requires complementarity and perfect coordination. When a Spirit Fusion Skill is created, its power reflects far more than just the levels of the two Spirit Masters; it transcends them entirely.

Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu's bodies vanished the instant they merged, leaving only a gigantic white tiger in the assessment area. The white tiger was entirely transparent, with white fur, black stripes, and purple eyes. It coldly stared at Ji Lin.

The combination of the Evil-Eyed White Tiger and the Netherworld Spirit Cat has given rise to the colossal figure now standing in the center of the assessment area, exceeding eight meters in length and two meters in height. This is their Martial Soul Fusion Skill: Netherworld White Tiger!

The enormous white tiger's body appeared somewhat transparent, almost ethereal, while Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu's figures had already vanished into thin air. Its massive body crouched slightly, and in the next instant, it created a ripple of transparency, hurtling towards Ji Lin at terrifying speed.

As the massive white tiger pounced, it proudly raised its head, its arrogant gaze overlooking the world fully displaying its domineering presence and kingly demeanor.

Seeing the approaching Netherworld White Tiger, a glint of excitement flashed in Ji Lin's eyes.

"Good timing."

The four soul rings on the Heavenly Fire Greatsword in Ji Lin's hand gradually lit up with a dazzling light.

The first soul skill is the remaining fire.

Second Soul Skill: Fire Element Manipulation.

Third Soul Skill: Crimson Flame Sword Qi.

The fourth soul skill, Heavenly Flame, enhances all attributes and amplifies fire elemental damage.

Ji Lin's body erupted in flames, transforming into a towering pillar of fire that enveloped his entire body, obscuring his form.

At this moment, all the teachers on the platform held their breath, and the most nervous of all was the referee. He was ready to intervene at any moment.

Except for a very few people, most teachers did not expect that such a spectacular scene would occur in a freshman competition. A spirit fusion skill, that is a spirit fusion skill!

And then there's Ji Lin, whose fourth spirit ring is a black Soul Master. Judging from his current power, he's no less powerful than the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Netherworld White Tiger.

Amidst the flames, Ji Lin raised his greatsword with both hands and slashed fiercely towards the direction from which the Netherworld White Tiger was pouncing. A deafening dragon roar resounded, and a fiery dragon burst forth from the pillar of fire enveloping Ji Lin, roaring as it charged toward the Netherworld White Tiger.

The reason it is dragon-shaped sword energy is that Ji Lin used his second soul skill, fire element, to manipulate and control his third soul skill, Crimson Flame Sword Energy, to transform it into a dragon shape.

Don't ask why you need to go through all that trouble. Just ask, it's because you're handsome.

Just look at Xiaoxiao and Cui Yajie, and you'll know what's going on in the way they look at Ji Lin now.

Sometimes, being handsome is everything.

Facing the roaring fire dragon, the Netherworld White Tiger was not to be outdone. It roared and raised its claws to strike the fire dragon.

At this moment, even the experienced referee was dumbfounded, because he didn't know whether he should stop such a collision. How could a winner be determined if they didn't go head-to-head?

Yan Shaozhe and Du Weilun, who were in the stands, did not come down to intervene, because they could see from their eyes that the two sides could not determine a winner in this attack.

As expected, the Netherworld White Tiger's claws, carrying an aura of icy death, clashed with the fiery, sharp claws of the Flame Dragon. In an instant, fire and darkness intertwined, and the air was thick with the smell of burning.

Cui Yajie, Xiaoxiao, and the others couldn't get involved and could only watch the two sides clash nervously.

"Bang!" An explosion rang out as the Flame Dragon exploded, sending the Netherworld White Tiger flying several meters away. It rolled around a few times before lying on the ground in a sorry state, its fur charred black and its entire body covered in burn marks.

However, it did not dispel the fusion state of its martial soul, indicating that it still had the power to fight.

Seeing that even a single attack using four soul skills failed to defeat the Netherworld White Tiger, Ji Lin praised, "As expected of a martial soul fusion skill passed down for ten thousand years, so that's how it is. I underestimated you."

The teachers in the stands looked at each other, feeling that the words sounded familiar, especially Du Weilen, who felt a phantom pain in his right hand.

Ji Lin's eyes narrowed, and a circle of red light spread out from beneath his feet, igniting a raging inferno within a hundred meters radius, transforming it into a world of flames.

A gasp came from the stands, "A domain?"

Ji Lin, holding the Heavenly Fire Greatsword in his right hand, walked step by step towards the Netherworld White Tiger, which was surrounded by flames, with his feet treading on raging flames.

The Netherworld White Tiger, struggling to stand up, felt an immense pressure pressing down on its entire body, making it hard to breathe. All its attributes were suppressed, and its body was being scorched by the high temperature. In contrast, Ji Lin's aura surged again, clearly indicating that its attributes had been amplified once more.

Xiao Xiao, Cui Yajie, and the other two had retreated a hundred meters away, staring dumbfounded at the man and tiger surrounded by flames.

Seeing Ji Lin walking towards him, a hint of fear flashed in the eyes of the Netherworld White Tiger, but it was replaced by ferocity. It roared again and pounced on Ji Lin.

Ji Lin smiled faintly and said, "Commendable courage."

He then swung his sword again, this time not in the shape of a dragon, but a crimson sword aura tens of meters long.

Du Weiren, standing in the stands, finally remembered where he had heard this phrase before, and why his right hand was experiencing phantom pain.

He blurted out another curse, "Fuck!"

Then, in the nick of time, he appeared silently in the assessment area as if out of thin air. He used his back to block the tiger's paw as it struck down, and then used his front to block Ji Lin's sword energy that was tens of meters long.

A dense white light shot into the sky, transforming into a seemingly illusory yet incredibly solid barrier that blocked both sides' attacks.

The seemingly powerful Netherworld White Tiger shattered instantly upon colliding with the white light. Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu were thrown out, their faces pale, and they collapsed to the ground, too weak to even stand up.

Meanwhile, Ji Lin's crimson sword aura, which stretched for tens of meters, gradually faded and eventually disappeared without a trace.

The one blocking the two was Du Weilun, the head of the Martial Soul Department. This time, he dared not be so arrogant as to use his right hand to catch Ji Lin's sword energy.

He already learned his lesson once before.

(End of this chapter)