Douluo: The Glory of the Peerless Angel

Huang Jinxu, the Heavenly Fiend Douluo, took a deep breath and announced loudly, "The 2-2-3 battle is over! Shrek Academy wins! This year's Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament has now concluded. The champion is Shrek Academy!"

A deafening roar of cheers erupted at that moment. The audience was so excited that their faces turned red. After overcoming all the hardships, Shrek Academy successfully defended its championship title, and the woman who seemed like a goddess descending to earth was deeply imprinted in everyone's hearts.

The entire Xingluo Square was in an uproar. The princes and ministers of the Xingluo Empire couldn't help but shout out. Emperor Xu Jiawei of Xingluo and Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger were equally excited because this victory had great political significance.

With the outcome decided, Ling Bai deactivated his Martial Soul Possession, and the six-winged phantom behind him became blurred again. He walked off the competition stage thoughtfully.

He was born in Jialing City. Ling Bai knew that the two martial souls most likely originated from the Angel God and the Rakshasa God, but he didn't expect that the Fusion Ring would actually summon the Angel God. The Angel God was quite kind; before dissipating, he helped him restore his soul power.

"I have to go to Jialing Pass..."

The dark clouds in the sky were casually dispersed by the angel, illuminating the handsome figure walking towards them, as if draped in a transparent golden veil. Wang Yan seemed still immersed in the previous battle, and only after Ling Bai brushed past him did he mutter to himself:

"We...we won? Shrek Academy won again! We've upheld our eternal glory!"

His voice started as a tremor, then turned into a hysterical scream, and by the time he uttered the last word, he was already sobbing uncontrollably.

Over the past month, Wang Yan has experienced immense pressure unlike anything he's faced in forty years. After the battle against the Death Messenger, three of the seven main members of the Seven Devils were seriously injured, and three were slightly injured. Shrek Academy relied on Ling Bai's unparalleled individual strength and the reserve team to gradually hold on until everyone was able to return to the field. During this time, there were also incidents such as the Death Prison Douluo severely injuring Elder Xuan and the main members ignoring him, their team leader, and so on...

Despite the entire Shrek Academy team going into battle, the two formidable enemies, Star Luo National Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, possessed an overwhelming array of overpowered soul tools that sent chills down everyone's spines. Fortunately, the team overcame all difficulties and once again forged Shrek's glory with their blood.

After being healed by the Immortal Doctor Douluo, Bei Bei, He Caitou, and Wang Dong recovered a lot from their injuries and slowly got up. The first two sincerely applauded Ling Bai in gratitude, while the latter reluctantly pouted and clapped twice.

Ling Bai chatted briefly with Ning Tian and Shadow Dragon Douluo before heading over to Ma Xiaotao's side.

"You...you won..."

The familiar figure in his sight grew larger and larger. Ma Xiaotao smiled brightly and stretched out a hand as if to give Ling Bai a high five. Ling Bai grabbed the hand directly. It was burning hot to the touch, like holding a piece of embers that had been heated to a blazing red.

Ling Bai closed his eyes slightly, and after probing for a moment, sighed and asked:

"Senior Healer, is there any hope for her?"

"Too difficult, too difficult..."

The Healer Douluo shook her head heavily. Her martial soul was the Healing Angel, which, tracing its origins, was an angel subordinate to the Angel God. Instinctively, she felt a blood-related affinity for Ling Bai. She explained in detail:

"This child's Evil Fire Phoenix was born with an evil aura. I can sense that you used the ultimate holiness to suppress her in the past, but she actively activated her evil aura and was further imbued with dark attributes by the level eight soul tool, the Sword of Judgment."

The "evil fire attacking her heart" is actually a precursor to the mutation of her martial soul, which could very likely lead her to develop into an evil soul master. Her soul power has reached level 70, and her attribute has also advanced to the level of extreme fire, evil fire. Once evil thoughts devour her mind, the threat posed by this child becoming a Black Phoenix evil soul master would probably be no less than that of the Death Prison Douluo of ultimate death, and would definitely be a major threat to the Douluo Continent.

She has reached the pinnacle of fire; only the ultimate attribute can counter the ultimate attribute in this world. I'm very sorry, but I have no way to deal with her.

"I understand, thank you, senior."

Ling Bai was not surprised. In another timeline, Ma Xiaotao's evil nature was awakened by the Sword of Judgment. Despite all efforts by Elder Mu, Elder Xuan, Yan Shaozhe, and others from Shrek Academy, Ma Xiaotao eventually became the Phoenix Saintess controlled by the Holy Spirit Cult.

"Ling...Bai..." Ma Xiaotao whispered.

"you say."

Dark, malevolent flames erupted from her body, turning Ma Xiaotao's exposed skin a scorching red. The dark red in her eyes deepened, and her red hair became so vibrant it seemed to drip blood. She gritted her teeth and said:

"Take me...back to the hotel, I have something to say to you alone."

"Brother Bai, you can go now. I'll handle the awards ceremony and everything else."

Ning Tian couldn't bear to see Ma Xiaotao suffer and lose her dignity in front of so many people, so he took the initiative to step forward and speak to Ling Bai.

"it is good."

Ling Bai wrapped one arm around Ma Xiaotao's knees and placed the other hand behind her neck. The moment he touched her, a sizzling sound like grilled squid rang out, demonstrating just how high Ma Xiaotao's body temperature was.

Angel wings unfolded and flew towards the Star Emperor Hotel, with the bustling Star Luo Square, filled with revelry, behind them.

"Bang—"

The door was violently pushed open, and the two rushed into the room. Fearing that Ma Xiaotao would set the entire room on fire, Ling Bai used the Snow Emperor's Soul Bone from his left arm to condense an ice bed and then placed her on it.

"You can speak now."

The ice bed was entirely white and smooth, and the black flames that had been constantly emerging from its surface were gone. However, Ma Xiaotao's face was extremely pale, and a layer of black mist occasionally flashed across her face. She spoke with difficulty but with unusual determination:

"Ling Bai, if... I really become... an evil soul master, you must kill me!"

Ling Bai was slightly taken aback, and frowned: "Why me of all people? Wang Yan is the teacher in charge, you should say that to him."

As the ice bed gradually melted from the high temperature, she laughed and said, "Wang Yan wouldn't dare, and neither would Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi. Among these people, only you dare to kill me. Don't worry, I'll write a statement. This is my own choice, and the teachers and the academy will definitely not blame you..."

"Was it worth it? To sacrifice a lifetime for a vague and uncertain honor."

A hint of reminiscence welled up in her dark red eyes, and Ma Xiaotao said softly, "I grew up in Shrek Academy. My teacher and his wife had no children of their own, and they treated me like their own daughter. They always thought of me in everything. I love Shrek Academy because it is my home. I cannot stand by and watch my beloved home be humiliated."

Ling Bai, if Shrek Academy were replaced by the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, and I were replaced by you, would you risk your life for the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School? Would you carefully consider whether it was worth it?

Upon hearing this, Ling Bai fell silent. The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School raised him, and he had received great kindness from Ning Fengya and Jianmu Douluo. Of course, he had to repay their kindness and protect the interests and dignity of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School. This was an unsolvable problem.

"So now all I can do is slowly wait for me to become an evil spirit master?"

The situation seemed hopeless, but Ma Xiaotao had come to terms with it all. Looking at Ling Bai, who sat silently by the hospital bed, she suddenly smiled, gently taking the hand that hung limply beside her. Under Ling Bai's questioning gaze, her eyes crinkled into a smile.

"Ling Bai, I know this might be a bit abrupt, but Soul Masters are beings who admire strength. My ideal type is someone of the opposite sex who is more talented than me, stronger than me, and can conquer me in every way. That's why I agreed to try to make things happen between you and the teacher the day you moved from the wooden house into the Golden Tree. However, we weren't as familiar back then as we are now, and in the end, I backed down."

I am truly grateful for your presence. Thank you for letting me not worry about my inner demons erupting. I have had the happiest and most relaxed year yet. You have brought unprecedented hope and change to my life. I love the feeling of your light shining on me.

This time, it has nothing to do with the teacher or the interests of Shrek Academy; it's simply following my own heart. To be honest, I do have a little bit of a crush on you.

Staring nervously at Ling Bai's profile, Ma Xiaotao experienced for the first time in nineteen years what it meant to have a heart pounding like a drum. Although she was known as the Flame Demon and the Living Volcano of Shrek Academy, she still had fantasies about love.

If the price of her evil fire erupting is to become an evil soul master forever, she would rather die than cause trouble for Shrek Academy and Douluo Continent. She only hopes to die at the hands of Ling Bai, the only person she has feelings for, so as to fulfill her unspoken wish.

Having lived two lives, this was the first time Ling Bai had been sincerely confessed to to the face of such an outstanding woman. After considering it seriously for a moment, he replied:

"I admire your courage. You only live once and you don't want to be timid and hesitant in front of the person you're attracted to. Courage is a sign of respect for both of you."

Neither of us is exceptionally gifted in matters of the heart, and we have endless time to truly understand each other. Therefore, I hope you find yourself again, and that you become the bright and cheerful Ma Xiaotao, never troubled by lustful thoughts. I'll try again; the outcome can't be worse than it is now.

"Um."

Ma Xiaotao realized that these were undisguised words of truth. Having said everything she wanted to say, she had no regrets. So she simply opened her mind and let the divine power flow into her body.

This time, Ling Bai had no confidence. The Phoenix Evil Flame and the Phoenix Evil Flame of Ultimate Flame were worlds apart. In his memory, dozens of Title Douluos from Shrek Academy were helpless against it. In the end, Huo Yuhao broke through to the Title Douluo level, and with the combined power of Ultimate Ice, mental strength, and necromancy, he managed to remove the evil flame at the cost of Ma Xiaotao's realm falling. Then, he had Ma Xiaotao consume the 100,000-year-old blazing apricot sap to break through to the Ultimate Flame again.

Divine power flowed through Ma Xiaotao's body. Evil fire appeared when her martial soul awakened. Her meridians, bones, and internal organs had been eroded by evil energy for a long time. The most troublesome thing was that her spiritual sea was gradually being strongly attacked by evil energy.

Ling Bai's eyes flickered slightly as he precisely controlled every bit of his supreme divine soul power to forcefully suppress the evil fire, gradually extinguishing the evil energy like peeling away layers of an onion. Initially, the evil energy resisted fiercely, but as the aura of the Snow Emperor's soul bone spread and the six-winged phantom light of Ling Bai's martial soul appeared, the resistance of the evil energy decreased significantly.

With the combined power of the Supreme Divine, the Snow Emperor, and the Angelic Divine Might, Ling Bai eradicated most of the evil fire within Ma Xiaotao's body, allowing him to enter Ma Xiaotao's spiritual sea.

Ling Bai's spiritual sea was once occupied by the Death Prison Spider King, leaving the land scarred and desolate. Meanwhile, Ma Xiaotao's spiritual sea was filled with churning crimson magma, with a black sun hanging in the sky and a black phoenix occasionally emerging and wandering around.

The Thousand Enchantress's accompanying skill, the Spirit Wall, formed a protective membrane. The Six-Winged Angel was not a spirit-type martial soul, and Ling Bai's control over his spiritual power was not as refined as that of a spirit-type soul master. His spiritual power transformed into a giant angelic holy sword, which slashed down violently, tearing apart the black sun and the black phoenix. This was the evil source of the Evil Fire Phoenix.

"boom--"

The Black Phoenix charged headlong into the Angelic Holy Sword, but was blocked by the Thousand-Year-Old Humanoid Fox Demon's mental barrier. It fell into the crimson lava with a mournful scream.

A dramatic change occurred in Ma Xiaotao's spiritual sea, causing her to catch her breath. A scalding heat seemed to flow from deep within her body, stimulating her limbs and bones. Her full, majestic breasts trembled, and the unnatural flush on her neck went unnoticed by anyone.

The evil energy was relentlessly attacked by the Angelic Holy Sword. It attempted to resist, but as both were of the ultimate attributes, the ultimate holiness of the six-winged angel was superior to the ultimate fire of the black phoenix. It was helpless against the six-winged angel. Furthermore, the evil fire in its internal organs had been cleared away in advance, and the remaining evil energy could only hide in the sea of ​​spirit, secretly influencing Ma Xiaotao.

The magma was Ma Xiaotao's spiritual energy. Ling Bai was unable to eradicate the evil fire at the moment and could only withdraw temporarily. Just as he opened his eyes, a thick mist rose up beside him, obscuring his vision. He heard Ma Xiaotao's heavy breathing in his ears.

"Um……"

Unwittingly, Ling Bai seemed to see something very large and white in the mist, followed by a hot, delicate body embracing him from behind, murmuring as if in a dream:

"What did you do? I feel so hot... I'm dying of heat."

Ling Bai turned his head and saw those hazy, pink eyes and flushed, beautiful face. His expression twisted as he said:

"There's good news and bad news. The good news is that I've removed most of the evil fire and minimized the fire attribute origin of the evil fire phoenix. You can still be considered to have stepped into the threshold of ultimate fire."

The bad news is that the evil fire is still erupting, but it won't turn you into an evil soul master. The original evil fire phoenix of your lineage was actually the lustful fire phoenix. If the evil fire rises and can't be suppressed, it means you will be consumed by lust...

In other words, you've regressed to your ancestral state, burning with lust just like your ancestor Ma Hongjun. The only difference is that you have to release the lust you've accumulated for over a decade all at once...

"Really? Then I think that should be two pieces of good news."

Her exceptionally voluptuous body leaned forward, pressing close to the man she admired. Ma Xiaotao smiled and breathed sweetly at Ling Bai, "You helped Shrek Academy win the championship and saved me from falling into the trap of becoming an evil soul master. Don't you want some reward, like... graduating?"

The two were face to face, their shadows overlapping under the hotel's incandescent lights.

"Hey, I'm already like this, you won't refuse me, will you?"

She smiled, but sounded slightly nervous.

"No, it's that you can't back out now."

(End of this chapter)