Douluo Phoenix

Chapter 14 Thrilling

After resting for a while and taking some medicine, Xiaofei felt that his body was gradually recovering. Apart from some burns on his left hand that would require further treatment with medication, his overall condition had recovered.

Xiao Fei was surprised to see the fire lizard still wriggling on the ground. It was incredibly resilient to survive. He then carefully observed the fire lizard, which was about 1.7 meters long and 7,000 years old. For some unknown reason, it had mutated and grown two heads.

Xiao Fei didn't have time to think further; at this point, there was no turning back. He attacked the two-headed fire lizard's heart with a claw strike. The fire lizard finally stopped writhing, and a purple soul ring appeared above its corpse.

Xiao Fei sat beside the fire lizard, guiding the soul ring onto the fire phoenix. Suddenly, a force as powerful as a mountain began to press down on Xiao Fei.

Xiao Fei looked terrified. "No, there's something wrong with this spirit ring. This isn't a thousand-year spirit ring; it's probably a ten-thousand-year spirit ring. But how could a thousand-year-old spirit beast have a ten-thousand-year spirit ring? A mutated two-headed fire lizard?"

"I understand. These are two fire lizards, similar to twins from Earth in the past. Due to mutation, they share one body but have two heads. So even though killing them only yields one spirit ring, it contains the energy of two spirit rings. In other words, it's a purple ten-thousand-year spirit ring, and its age is a staggering fourteen thousand years. Apart from the lack of soul impact, it's definitely a ten-thousand-year spirit ring. Many people probably couldn't even absorb a fifth spirit ring."

Xiao Fei inwardly groaned; this was a huge problem. The absorption had already begun, and there was no turning back. Xiao Fei felt as if a mountain was pressing down on him, and his body was gradually collapsing. Gritting his teeth, Xiao Fei began to utilize his two external soul bones and the Qilin Arm martial soul.

However, various abnormalities occurred in his body: his skin began to crack all over, and blood kept seeping out, quickly covering his skin with blood. Then, Xiao Fei's body began to burst into flames, and the seeping blood actually burned, somewhat like phoenix flames.

This continued for an entire day. Throughout the day, Xiao Fei repeatedly experienced breakdowns, only to awaken again and again, somewhat like the ancient Chinese torture of slow slicing, constantly being awakened, enduring excruciating pain throughout his body, even down to his bones. Finally, Xiao Fei fainted from the pain. Even after he passed out, Xiao Fei's two martial souls and two external soul bones were glowing.

Another day passed, and Xiaofei slowly opened his eyes. He felt pain in every bone in his body, and was completely weak, as if all the blood had been drained from him. He gently moved his body. Thinking back on what had just happened, he felt a lingering fear.

Then, observing his body, he found that there were no major injuries. Upon closer inspection of his meridians, he noticed they had actually thickened again. However, he had virtually no soul power left, and his blood was almost completely depleted.

Xiao Fei sighed softly, "Oh dear, this is troublesome!"

Xiao Fei gently shifted his body, using his remaining soul power to retrieve some food and medicine from his soul tool. He ate a little while moving around, then drifted off into a deep sleep. Xiao Fei lay there for almost half a month before he could barely move. This was the Soul Beast Forest, and Xiao Fei dared not move around recklessly in his current state. Another half month passed, and Xiao Fei's body had only recovered about 80%. He estimated it would take another month to fully recover.

Xiao Fei summoned his martial soul, revealing two yellow and one purple soul rings, and his soul power had reached level 35. He summoned his Qilin Arm again, feeling that it had become even stronger. He estimated that if he absorbed another soul ring of a higher level, he could awaken for the second time.

"Next, it should be time for the next target." Xiao Fei couldn't help but look in the direction of Tian Dou City. "The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well should be visited as well."

Half a month later, Xiao Fei arrived in Tian Dou City. After entering the city, Xiao Fei first found a hotel, and then went to the Tian Dou Grand Arena. Xiao Fei was almost out of money, and after a month without fighting, he felt that only fighting could help him recover better.

Xiao Fei registered a new account. This time, he entered his information as 22 years old and level 35, and named himself "Phoenix Flame." This name came from his third soul skill.

Xiao Fei's third soul skill transforms his right hand into a phoenix, somewhat similar to the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus's dragon transformation. His right hand becomes a phoenix claw, which lasts for half an hour. Attack power and speed increase by 50%, fire damage by 100%, penetration ability by 100%, and his right hand's physical attributes are greatly enhanced. It's called "Phoenix Flame Claw." This also allows Xiao Fei to partially transform into a beast-like form.

Xiao Fei had always found it strange that the Fire Lizard could possess such a skill. Could the legend be true? According to legend, the Fire Lizard was transformed from an ordinary lizard. Their transformation was caused by drinking phoenix blood, which gave them a trace of phoenix blood and the ability to control flames.

Xiao Fei played seven consecutive matches in the Soul Arena, achieving a seven-game winning streak. In the eighth match, he encountered a special person. After carefully examining the opponent's martial spirit and soul power, he realized it was Yu Tianheng from the Royal Fighting Team.

Yu Tianheng was already level 36, but only one level higher than Xiao Fei. The two fought for about ten minutes, and Yu Tianheng ultimately lost to Xiao Fei's third soul skill. Yu Tianheng also suffered numerous burns all over his body. However, Xiao Fei did not use his second soul skill. Xiao Fei had recently been researching the materialization of his second soul skill, which involved creating a piercing sword from the rain of sparks, or having each feather resemble a sword.

After the match, Yu Tianheng invited Xiao Fei to a private gathering, but Xiao Fei politely declined. The Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family is notoriously domineering; if they knew his age, they might force him to join their family. Most large families these days are similar.

I spent some time camping out at the Great Soul Arena and the Heavenly Dou Auction House, hoping to catch a glimpse of Dugu Bo and, ideally, learn about his daily routine, but I didn't find a single thing. I did, however, see Prince Xue Xing a few times.

They couldn't stay in Heaven Dou City any longer; they had to go to Sunset Forest. Xiao Fei had also heard that next month was Emperor Xue Ye's birthday, and it seemed there would be grand preparations and a nationwide celebration. Dugu Bo, a guest elder of the Heaven Dou Empire, would definitely attend such an event. Especially since Dugu Bo was the only publicly known Title Douluo in the Heaven Dou Empire.

So, recently, Xiao Fei has been battling spirit beasts in Sunset Forest to toughen his body. He finally found a poisonous fog zone in the center of Sunset Forest. Now he just waits for Dugu Bo to leave.

As expected, perseverance pays off. Two days before Emperor Xueye's birthday celebration, Dugu Bo left Sunset Forest. Xiao Fei chuckled softly; this was a rare opportunity. His gaze involuntarily fell upon the center of the poisonous fog.

(End of this chapter)