Douluo: The Glory of the Peerless Angel

Chapter 22 The Phoenix of Evil Fire, A Radiant Brilliance (Part 2)

The burly young man, who had been pinned to the ground by the red-haired woman and utterly powerless, saw Ling Bai and, as if seeing a savior descend from heaven, shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Big brother, help..."

The moment he spoke, Ling Bai snapped back to reality: "Sorry to interrupt, please continue!"

Interrupt spellcasting!

then!

close the door!

Run away!

It's her, MD!

After opening the door, Ling Bai could clearly see the red-haired woman's crimson eyes, which were filled with madness, and the blazing flames behind her that had condensed into the shape of a phoenix!

Ma Xiaotao, the Phoenix of Evil Fire!

The black shield on the ground is the shield armor of the top-level martial soul, the Xuanming Turtle, making the identity of the wailing youth obvious!

Xuanming Turtle, Xu Sanshi!

"So unlucky, so unlucky, so unlucky..."

My neighbor is an active volcano, the kind that could erupt at any moment!

Ma Xiaotao inherited her ancestor Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Martial Soul, but also became tainted with troublesome evil fire. Before Huo Yuhao fused with the Ice Emperor, she had been relying on Xu Sanshi, who possessed the Xuanming Turtle Martial Soul with both water and earth attributes, to solve her evil fire problem. Tonight was no exception, and Ling Bai just happened to run into her!

Ling Bai moved with incredible speed, wishing he could have two more legs. Judging from Ma Xiaotao's soul power fluctuations just now, she had definitely broken through to the sixth-ring Soul Emperor, which was a full twenty levels higher than Ling Bai!

It's better to avoid trouble than to get involved; running away is the best course of action!

"boom--"

Without warning, Ling Bai tilted his head, and a phoenix fire line as thick as a bowl grazed his ear and spun into the ground in front of him. After the sound faded, the flames ignited the surrounding plants, and the fire spread, with thick smoke billowing into the sky.

"stop!"

A wild and explosive voice rang out like thunder. Ling Bai turned around with a cold expression, his golden eyes locking onto Ma Xiaotao as she stepped out of the room. He then gently touched his burning and stinging earlobe with his index and middle fingers.

"You've got guts."

In the web-like world constructed by the Spider Queen's perception, if Chu Qingtian's malice towards him was like a flame, then Ma Xiaotao's malice at this moment was like a giant of raging flames!

With a quick glance, Ling Bai spotted a stealthy figure slowly making its way out of the room, leaning against the wall.

Xu Sanshi!

"Hey...hehe...Big brother!"

Sensing that he had been discovered, Xu Sanshi paused in his furtive steps and gave Ling Bai an awkward but polite smile.

"Run quickly, I won't be responsible if you get caught in the crossfire."

Ling Bai said indifferently, "Xu Sanshi is only a three-ring Soul Master now, and his soul power is almost gone after removing Ma Xiaotao's evil fire. Staying here is no different from being a burden. It's better to let him get lost and settle accounts later!"

"Alright! Big brother, don't worry about me, I'm running really fast!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Sanshi immediately turned and ran, plunging into the Sea God Lake and disappearing without a trace.

"...Alright, at least the turtle won't drown."

Ling Bai withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Ma Xiaotao, whose body was engulfed in flames. This was far superior to Chu Qingtian, a half-baked freshman in the inner court. With the Shrek Academy inner court buff stacked up to the point of near-extreme fire, her top-tier martial soul, the Evil Fire Phoenix, was undoubtedly a master among the Soul Emperors of Douluo Continent!

But Ling Bai was never one to swallow his pride. So what if he was a Soul Emperor?

Ling Bai took a deep breath and roared, "Angel Domain!"

"Buzz—"

The air shattered like a lake, creating countless shimmering golden waves!

Holy light blazes everywhere!

Sword energy raged!

A golden realm appeared out of nowhere!

The innate domain of a six-winged angel, the angelic domain!

Effect: The area covered by the Angelic Domain is filled with holy power. Ling Bai's own attributes are increased by 20%, soul power consumption is reduced by 50%, the enemy's attributes are weakened by 20%, and Angelic Purification is continuously applied. All elements within the domain are purified into holy attributes and continuously dissolve the opponent's soul power!

The six-winged angel, also known as the six-winged seraphim, is the representative of holiness, light, and fire. Ling Bai can absorb the power of the sun through the angelic domain to replenish and restore his soul power, while also accelerating the healing of his injuries!

The Angelic Holy Sword is amplified by divine power, and its sword energy evolves into Holy Sword Energy, greatly increasing its attack power and penetration. Holy Sword Energy suppresses all non-ultimate attributes equally, and its power doubles when fighting enemies with dark and evil attributes!

With the emergence of the Angelic Domain, the divine power became boundless and all-encompassing, giving Ling Bai a sense of control over this world!

Although Ma Xiaotao was controlled by the evil fire, her long-cultivated fighting instincts remained. She keenly sensed the suppression of the phoenix flames by the holy attribute and immediately condensed a layer of flame shield. The yellow, purple, and black flames were interspersed with the first yellow soul ring flashing, and the crimson phoenix flames shot out a straight vertical line!

First Soul Skill: Phoenix Fire Line!

"Evil-Repelling Slash!"

The angelic sword, imbued with holy sword energy, is unleashed. Even with its fourth soul skill, the Evil-Repelling Slash remains the strongest single-target attack soul skill of the six-winged angel!

"boom--"

Smoke billowed from Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Flame Shield. The torrent of flames, cut in two, slid over Ling Bai's body and landed on the innocent plants of Seagod Island, emitting white smoke and residual heat, but was instantly annihilated by the divine power of the Angelic Domain.

"Crack, crack, crack... Bang!"

The flame shield groaned in pain, and finally shattered in Ma Xiaotao's shocked gaze!

The Evil-Repelling Slash, empowered by the angelic realm, is terrifying beyond belief!

"Radiant Spirit Array - Bind!"

Ling Bai could show mercy to Chu Qingtian because of his overwhelming strength, but he would not hold back at all against Ma Xiaotao, whose soul power was twenty levels higher than his own!

A magnificent seven-pointed star array bloomed beneath her feet like stars lit up, and divine power gathered into chains that bound Ma Xiaotao's limbs!

"Dean, am I seeing things? Xiao Tao has actually been subdued by a four-ring Soul Master?"

In the sky, two figures stood side by side. The figure on the left rubbed his eyes, unable to believe what he was seeing.

The figure referred to as the Dean looked at Ling Bai and Ma Xiaotao on Seagod Island and said with great interest, "His appearance is very unfamiliar. Is he a freshman this year? A six-winged angel... Well, the legendary divine-level martial soul!"

As he finished speaking, the dean's tone unconsciously became more assertive.

The figure on the left fully understood the dean's excitement; every divine talent of the Six-Winged Angel was something that ordinary martial souls could only dream of.

Ultimate attributes are usually considered the pinnacle of a martial soul, but for the six-winged angel, this is merely the stepping stone to a god-level martial soul, having awakened ultimate holiness from birth!

The most abnormal thing about the six-winged angel is that it is protected by the angel god in its bloodline. Its cultivation speed will not be reduced due to extreme holiness, thus avoiding the only weakness of reduced cultivation speed after the ultimate attribute reaches level 30!

Domain-type skills are always rare and hard to come by. Soul Masters usually only have a chance to obtain a domain when they break through to the Title Douluo level. The innate domain is an even more lofty status that all beings look up to!

No student at Shrek Academy, including the senior disciple of the Inner Court, Zhang Lexuan, possesses an innate domain!

Even top-tier martial souls as powerful as the Clear Sky Hammer, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda have failed to awaken their innate domains, which shows just how powerful and rare innate domains are!

As for the innate level 20 soul power, it goes without saying that the Six-Winged Angel is the only one among the millions of martial souls in the entire Douluo Continent!

"Old Li, I have to catch this little guy!"

The dean spoke firmly, addressing both Teacher Li and himself.

"Dean, are six-winged angels really that unreasonable and powerful?"

Teacher Li pointed downwards and asked doubtfully, "That boy's soul power is only level forty-one, even Xiao Tao is no match for him?"

Bound by the Radiant Spirit Array, Ma Xiaotao's magnificent chest heaved, and an unnatural flush appeared on her neck, like a bird caught in a trap, flapping its wings desperately but to no avail!

"Of course not."

The dean smiled mysteriously and said, "Xiao Tao is my personally trained disciple. While the Six-Winged Angel is strong, it's not enough to defeat her with a soul power level exceeding twenty. Old Li, let the other students go back to cultivate in peace. I want to see if this kid has any other skills!"

"it is good."

The commotion caused by the Fiery Phoenix and the Six-Winged Angel was too great. The two of them set fire and flashed, turning the night into almost daytime, attracting a large number of inner court students to rush over. The dean did not want them to interfere with the battle, so he sent Teacher Li to send them back to rest.

Ling Bai looked at Ma Xiaotao with a calm gaze. Like the dean, he did not believe that the Radiant Spirit Array alone could restrain the rampaging Ma Xiaotao!

"Crunch, crunch..."

The sacred chains trembled under the scorching phoenix flames, and Ma Xiaotao's six spirit rings shone brightly in the flames, with her second and third spirit rings lighting up simultaneously!

Second Soul Skill: Phoenix Reborn from the Ashes!

Third Soul Skill: Phoenix Wings Soaring Through the Sky!

Two major amplification skills!

The blazing phoenix flames erupted like a geyser, and Ma Xiaotao was bathed in the raging fire. The crimson flames outlined the dazzling phoenix wings, and she broke free of her chains and soared straight into the sky!

With a flap of his angel wings, Ling Bai soared upwards, holding the Angelic Holy Sword and gazing at Ma Xiaotao opposite him. At this moment, she was even more frenzied than before, with a deep black mixed in with the crimson phoenix flames!

Suddenly, crimson flames erupted from Ma Xiaotao's legs, ripples spreading outwards, followed by a burst of phoenix fire pillars shooting out from beneath her feet!

"Soul Bone Skill..."

Ma Xiaotao's legs have absorbed soul bones, and they are from the same kind of soul beast. She has also gained the same soul skill: speed boost!

Given Shrek Academy's millennia-long heritage and Ma Xiaotao's status, the two soul bones must have reached the millennia-long level!

The acceleration provided by the two ten-thousand-year-old soul bones was terrifying. In just an instant, Ma Xiaotao's speed far exceeded that of Chu Qingtian, the Electric Leopard who was famous for his speed in the outer courtyard. A series of explosions and shrieks rang out in the air where she passed, as if a cannonball was blasting hard towards Ling Bai!

"Angel Realm, Gather!"

Ling Bai put his newfound knowledge to use. The divine power that filled his Angel Domain transformed into a protective shield in front of him. Facing Ma Xiaotao's meteor-like attack, Ling Bai advanced instead of retreating. He simultaneously released his third soul skill, Divine Heart. With the double amplification of Angel Domain and Divine Heart, it seemed as if another pair of golden wings appeared behind Ling Bai. This was a sign that he was about to evolve into a four-winged angel!

"boom--"

Golden and crimson flames continuously fell towards the Sea God Lake, a feast of divine power and phoenix flames!

"Holy crap!"

Xu Sanshi, who was hiding in the Sea God Lake blowing bubbles, poked his head out and looked up at the two evenly matched opponents above him, and couldn't help but sigh.

For several years since he enrolled, he had been "tortured" by Ma Xiaotao and knew all too well how fierce Ma Xiaotao was. In the end, Ling Bai fought against her with his fourth-ring cultivation without being at a disadvantage. Xu Sanshi could only sigh inwardly, "Big brother is too fierce!"

The holy sword energy splashed like ink, and the phoenix flames were close to the ultimate fire, but they were not the ultimate fire after all. They were defeated step by step in front of the ultimate holiness of the six-winged angel, and the flames spewing from Ma Xiaotao's feet became thinner and thinner!

The power of the six-winged angel god-level martial soul is unleashed!

At this moment, Ling Bai also felt a sense of exhilaration!

Just as the phoenix was about to disappear, Ma Xiaotao's fourth spirit ring lit up instantly!

Ling Bai retreated rapidly. Having read the original work, he knew that perhaps it represented inheritance or perhaps the Third Young Master was too lazy to create soul skills. Ma Xiaotao and Ma Hongjun's first seven soul skills were exactly the same!

Fourth Soul Skill: Phoenix Roaring Strike!

This skill consists of two parts: a dizzying air shock and a follow-up Phoenix Lava Burst that is comparable to a magma eruption. If you get hit by the first hit, you will definitely get hit by the second. Ling Bai stayed away from Ma Xiaotao in order to avoid the air shock!

Things did not develop as Ling Bai had imagined. The shockwave from Phoenix Roaring Strike did not occur. Instead, scorching flames continuously gathered in Ma Xiaotao's palms, so hot that the surrounding air began to distort!

Um! ?

Ling Bai wore an expression that said, "This is the most shocking thing I've ever seen in my mother's life." He thought, "You're like a phoenix laughing at a frog..."

Something is wrong!

Where's the wind-up animation?!

You changed charging up to instant release, you cheated!

"Did you rely on your impressions...?"

Ling Bai understood. Who said the Phoenix Roaring Strike had to be done in a specific order?

Like his other soul skills such as the Evil-Repelling Double-Edged Slash and the Radiant Spirit Array Bind, Ma Xiaotao created an advanced version of the Phoenix Roaring Strike!

Instead of using Phoenix Roaring Strike to restrict skills after use, the second stage is released directly!

"hold head high--"

The loud cry of the phoenix pierced through the clouds and mist, carrying a metallic clang!

Phoenix Roars to the Heavens, Unleash!

"boom!"

Phoenix flames struck a sacred tornado, which instantly turned into a golden-red color!

The seven-pointed star array, resembling the Big Dipper constellation, rolled in reverse, completely enveloping the two-colored tornado and hurling it towards Lake Poseidon. The lake water was smashed into the air, and the dark sky seemed to be experiencing a torrential downpour of azure.

Radiant Spirit Array - Storm!

Stacking!

Radiant Spirit Array - Defense!

With the blessing of the angelic realm, the two seven-pointed star arrays combined their power to block the Phoenix Roaring Strike!

"snort!"

Ma Xiaotao snorted coldly. The Phoenix Evil Flame forced her eyes to become bloodshot, and the Angel Domain's erosion of her soul power continued to press on her already fragile spirit. She gradually lost the ability to think and only wanted to attack!

The fifth spirit ring is ignited!

A burst of scorching heat emanated from Ma Xiaotao's body, and the phoenix flames around her rose rapidly. Suddenly, she vanished without a trace, as if she had melted into the flames.

At night, the cool air over Poseidon Lake turns scorching hot, with aggressive heat rising and permeating the air, carrying a hint of gunpowder and the smell of magma.

The next second, an indescribable majesty appeared, and domineering crimson flames soared into the sky, transforming into an exquisite and magnificent fire phoenix soaring in the sky. Under the glow of the burning crimson flames, the majesty of the king of birds was unmistakably displayed!

"唳——"

After a loud phoenix cry, the phoenix, with its incomparably brilliant tail flame, left specks of crimson starlight in the air, and rushed towards Ling Bai like a blazing sun.

Fifth Soul Skill: Phoenix Piercing Clouds Strike!

The previously turbulent lake water slid down Ling Bai's cheek, dripping onto the back of his hand holding the Angelic Holy Sword, and was evaporated by the increasingly intense heat. He looked down at the phoenix pouncing on him, the golden light in his eyes more dazzling than the phoenix flames that illuminated the night!

"Ten thousand ren—"

Ling Bai's golden eyes were like frost. With a long roar, the holy sword energy in the sky roared and echoed, as if it wanted to tear the heavens and earth apart!

The most righteous and purest divine power on the continent, amplified by the angelic realm, transformed from the illusory into the real, condensing into swords, instantly forming thousands upon thousands, countless blades!

Upon seeing tens of thousands of sacred sword blades suddenly appear in the void, the Dean, who had been watching the battle, and the other Sea God Pavilion elders who had not yet appeared on the island were immediately astonished.

Especially after they sensed the terrifying divine power contained within the myriad sword blades, their expressions turned even more horrified.

As all the swords revealed their full sharpness, Ling Bai's figure subtly exuded a solemnity, and he softly uttered:

"A thousand fathoms high—radiant light!"

The Six-Winged Angel's Fourth Soul Skill: Radiant Light!

(End of this chapter)