Douluo Phoenix

Chapter 16 Blood River Treasure

Xiao Fei came to Soto City with only one purpose: to wait for Shrek Academy to start school. During the time that Shrek Academy was in session, while Tang Hao was away from the waterfall to beat up Zhao Wuji, Xiao Fei would take the most valuable soul bone in the world—the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone.

That day, the Rose Hotel suddenly became very noisy. Xiao Fei opened the door and saw that people were fighting. Unsurprisingly, it was Tang San and Dai Mubai fighting. After glancing inside, Xiao Fei closed the door without hesitation.

Tang Hao is probably nearby too, and it wouldn't be good to be seen if we were confronted, even though we know each other. If it arouses Tang Hao's suspicion, that would be a disaster.

After a night of solitary cultivation, Xiao Fei checked out early the next morning and began heading towards Holy Soul Village. As he approached the village, Xiao Fei suddenly summoned his Martial Soul and flew into the sky. Watching the ground begin to shrink, Xiao Fei unleashed his full spiritual power. Finally, a large waterfall appeared before him. "That's it, just like in the original story." Xiao Fei swiftly flew to the vicinity of the waterfall. Using all his soul power to sense it, he sensed some kind of life behind the waterfall.

Spreading its wings, Xiao Fei flew behind the waterfall. Sure enough, there was a cave. Xiao Fei put on a set of black clothes, covered its face, opened the stone door, and went into the cave. The cave was empty, except for a blue silver grass with golden edges on the ground.

"Is this the Blue Silver Emperor? That's fine. I don't have time to train you now."

So Xiaofei explored the cave for a while and found a mechanism at the top. He used his lion paw to activate it, and a black box fell down. Opening the box, the entire cave suddenly filled with a shimmering blue light. Inside the box was a sky-blue soul bone, even more beautiful than a sapphire, and the box exuded a rich, mysterious aura.

After obtaining the soul bone, Xiao Fei turned and left without saying a word. He then spread his wings, which were attached to the soul bone, and flew swiftly in the direction away from Soto City. In just half a day, Xiao Fei returned to the Flamebird's nest.

He took out the crystalline soul bone; as expected of a 100,000-year-old soul bone, it truly was a treasure of the Blood River. Without hesitation, Xiao Fei placed the soul bone on his right leg and began absorbing it. Why wouldn't he absorb a soul bone when he had it? Was he just going to wait for it to be stolen?

After a day and a night, the soul bone was finally absorbed. This time, Xiao Fei directly leveled up to level 40. He estimated that after absorbing the soul ring, he could level up another one or two levels. Moreover, Xiao Fei felt that his vitality had obviously become stronger. Even if he suffered the same kind of injury again, he could recover in a short time.

At the same time, Xiao Fei felt that the speed of soul power circulation in his right leg seemed to be faster, and the meridians in his right leg were also more unobstructed.

Next up is the Soul Ring. Xiao Fei thinks the Fire Lizard he encountered last time is very good. Its skills are excellent, and it can enhance the understanding of the Fire Phoenix Martial Soul.

Xiao Fei returned to the same lava crater as before. He lurked nearby and, sure enough, found quite a few fire lizards moving around, but unfortunately, they were all low-level ones. He wished he could encounter one of those two-headed fire lizards again.

Xiao Fei wasn't that obsessed with ten-thousand-year spirit rings. A ten-thousand-year fourth ring sounded impressive, but it also made him an easy target. Xiao Fei didn't have a father like Tang Hao to protect him, but he did have a grandfather to take care of, so he was destined not to be too conspicuous.

Suddenly, Xiao Fei's eyes widened. It was another two-headed fire lizard, and judging by its length, it was less than two meters long. This was a perfect match. Xiao Fei couldn't help but swallow hard. This was the one.

Having learned from his previous experience, Xiao Fei lay in ambush nearby. When the two-headed fire lizard got close, Xiao Fei opened his claws and struck at both heads simultaneously. The fire lizard was severely injured and began to struggle desperately. Without saying a word, Xiao Fei grabbed the fire lizard with one hand and ran away.

This time, a low roar came from the bottom of the magma again, and Xiao Fei's Fire Phoenix Martial Soul clearly showed a hint of desire for the creature below. Could there be a 100,000-year-old Soul Beast inside, and one with Phoenix bloodline at that? Ignoring all that, Xiao Fei landed the Fire Lizard and returned to his nest.

After tidying up, Xiao Fei began absorbing the purple spirit ring. This time, the absorption was much faster, taking less than half a day to absorb the pseudo-18,000-year spirit ring. The spirit skill he obtained this time was the same as his third spirit skill—Phoenix Flame Claw—but this time it was for his left hand. Moreover, Xiao Fei could use his third and fourth spirit skills simultaneously, which would make his attack even stronger.

After acquiring this spirit ring, Xiao Fei can transform both hands into beast forms. Currently, the most famous family for beast transformation is the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan. To achieve full beast transformation, one would likely need at least a Spirit King or even a Spirit Emperor. Full beast transformation would require at least a Spirit Saint. Within the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan, only their sect leader, Yu Yuanzhen, can achieve full beast transformation.

Xiao Fei estimates that by his sixth spirit ring, he will be able to transform into a beast with all four limbs, and by his eighth spirit ring, he will be able to transform into a beast with his entire body. If Xiao Fei reaches the Soul Douluo level, he will be able to fight against others without activating his Martial Soul True Body, and his Soul Douluo strength will not be lower than that of other Title Douluos.

Xiao Fei checked his soul power level again. Level 43, so-so, lower than Xiao Fei's expectations. Actually, most of the excess power of Xiao Fei's soul ring was absorbed by the soul bone and the Qilin Arm, which is why his level increased by a total of 5 levels after absorbing a 100,000-year soul bone and an 18,000-year soul ring. Just one 100,000-year soul bone alone would have increased his level by more than 5 levels; you have to understand that this is only the transition from Soul Venerable to Soul Master.

With the mindset of treasure hunting, Xiao Fei dug up the corpse of the fire lizard, but found nothing. Had he used up all his luck with his first and second soul rings? Xiao Fei could only sigh.

Looking back at his nest one last time, he was still a little reluctant to leave. As expected, his martial soul was a fire phoenix, and phoenixes preferred to stay in their nests.

After leaving the nest, Xiao Fei started heading north. The Five Elemental Academies all lived there, and each academy had a corresponding city. Blazing Fire Academy was Blazing Fire City, and Skywater Academy was Skywater City. He kept walking along the road and accidentally ended up in Skywater City, which was next to Blazing Fire Academy.

As Xiao Fei gazed at the city gates of Tianshui City, a wave of conflict washed over him. If he had to choose the academy he most wanted to join, it would undoubtedly be Tianshui Academy. Unfortunately, it only admitted girls, and only those with water elemental attributes—neither of which Xiao Fei possessed. But since he was already at the gates, he figured he should at least take a look, especially at the beautiful Shui Bing'er.

After showing his credentials, Xiaofei entered Tianshui City. He randomly chose a restaurant, ordered a table full of dishes, and began to eat.

Suddenly, a commotion erupted outside. Looking out the window, he saw a group of beautiful girls dressed in matching sky-blue school uniforms. Without a doubt, this was the Tianshui Academy team. Xiao Fei took a closer look. "Hmm, they really are all beauties. I wish I could join the Tianshui Academy team."

(End of this chapter)