Douluo Phoenix

Chapter 81 Breaking the Limit

The group continued their assessment, and next up was Huo Wu. Her challenge was far greater than the others, requiring her to climb 136 steps.

Huo Wu began climbing the steps with a serious expression. The first few dozen steps seemed to pose no problem for her. However, by the time she reached level 50, her speed began to slow. Huo Wu summoned her martial spirit and continued climbing. By level 100, beads of sweat appeared on her face, and the pressure had suddenly increased significantly.

Suddenly, eight spider legs extended from Huo Wu's back, standing upright on the ground like eight pillars, supporting Huo Wu as she continued to climb. Up to this point, Huo Wu had not yet used her soul skill.

Ning Rongrong, standing at the bottom of the steps, exclaimed in surprise, "This is the same external soul bone as Third Brother's, both are spider-like, but it seems a little different."

Tang San nodded: "My external spirit bone comes from the Human-Faced Demon Spider, which is 2000 years old. Huo Wu's external spirit bone seems to be from the Fire Spider, and its age is probably close to 50,000 years. This kind of external spirit bone is priceless, unparalleled in both attack and defense."

On the steps, after reaching level 120, Huo Wu found it increasingly difficult to climb further. She gritted her teeth, and the three soul bones covering her body flickered, supporting her as she continued forward. By level 135, the pressure on Huo Wu felt like a mountain.

Xiao Fei had previously told everyone that in addition to achieving the assessment goals, they needed to climb as high as possible, and the higher they climbed, the higher the reward would be.

Huo Wu knew that now was the time to use her trump card.

Six spirit rings on Huo Wu's body shone brightly, then all of them merged into her third spirit ring. A massive fire resistance ring appeared in front of Huo Wu, and with the fire resistance ring propelling her forward, Huo Wu quickly surpassed level 136 and continued climbing. Finally, Huo Wu climbed to level 148, and then could climb no further.

As the pressure on Huo Wu disappeared, Huo Wu also breathed a sigh of relief.

A voice entered Huo Wu's mind: "Huo Wu, with perseverance, tenacity, and the ability to break through limits, you have passed the first test of the Red-level Seven Trials. Your soul power has increased by one level, and the age of all your soul rings has increased by 1000 years."

At this point, Huo Wu's soul power level is 78, and her soul rings are: Purple Purple Purple Purple Black Black Black.

Xiao Fei was the last to take the test. He glanced back at everyone, and with a determined look in their eyes, he began to climb the ladder of success.

The first 100 levels were very easy for Xiao Fei, practically stress-free. However, upon reaching level 200, the pressure on Xiao Fei suddenly increased. He summoned his Fire Phoenix Martial Soul and instantly transformed into a phoenix. Now, except for his head, Xiao Fei's entire body had transformed into a fire phoenix, rapidly traversing the stairs.

Among the Shrek Seven Devils, Ma Hongjun asked Tang San, "Third Brother, Wang Xiaofei's move doesn't seem to be a Soul Skill. How did he do it? It's a bit like a Martial Soul True Body, but there were no Soul Ring fluctuations just now. It seems to consume much less energy than a Martial Soul True Body?"

Tang San's face was somewhat serious: "The Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan used to be known as the number one beast spirit in the world. The reason they were so powerful was because of their clan's secret technique: Dragon Transformation. It is said that some strong individuals can transform their entire body into a dragon. Yu Tianheng, whom we fought, could transform one of his right hands into a dragon. Wang Xiaofei probably managed to do it himself. I heard from our teacher that after Dragon Transformation, one's physical attributes can be greatly enhanced, which is the foundation of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan."

Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing all had very serious expressions; they were also beast souls.

When Xiao Fei reached level 280, the pressure intensified again. Xiao Fei estimated that the pressure was now approaching the peak of Contra.

Xiao Fei gritted his teeth, and twelve wings appeared on his back. Supported by these wings, Xiao Fei continued forward. However, upon reaching level 330, he once again found himself unable to move forward. The final three stages were like insurmountable barriers.

Upon arriving here, Xiao Fei thought about his past life and his situation after coming to Douluo Continent. It seemed that this day had always been blocking his progress, and no matter how hard he tried, he always seemed to fall short.

Xiao Fei gritted his teeth. Since this sky is blocking my way, then I will fight my way through it and break through this insurmountable barrier.

Since arriving in Douluo Continent, Xiao Fei seems to have never used his full strength. No matter what, he has always been holding back and hiding his strength. Looking at this insurmountable barrier, Xiao Fei decided to go all out and stop holding back.

The bottleneck within Xiao Fei's body loosened, and in the blink of an eye, Xiao Fei broke through to level 80—a quasi-Soul Douluo.

Xiao Fei's entire body of soul bones instantly shone brightly, his eyes turned blood red, and he uttered a single word: Kill.

Xiao Fei's Killing God Domain instantly activated, and a white light seemed to flash in the sky, piercing through the Sea God's Light in front of him. Everyone below the steps seemed to feel an astonishing tremor.

Seeing Xiao Fei's condition, Tang San gritted his teeth and uttered four words: Killing God Domain!

After Xiao Fei unleashed his Killing God Domain, the pressure on his body suddenly decreased, and Xiao Fei quickly continued to climb upwards: level 333, level 340, level 350, level 360, level 380...

Finally, Xiaofei stopped at the 420th step, which was his limit. The pressure on Xiaofei eased instantly. He glanced at the sky, shook his head, and sighed, "Was this considered reckless? My strength is far from enough; I need to work harder! Because time is running out."

Whether it was Poseidon atop the mountain or the crowd below the steps, everyone seemed to swallow hard. Was this Wang Xiaofei's true strength?

A voice echoed in Xiao Fei's mind: "Wang Xiao Fei, outstanding, indomitable, breaking through your own limits, passed through double the light of the Sea God in the first test of the Red-level Nine Trials, exceeding expectations, your soul power increased by one level, and the age of all your soul rings increased by 3000 years."

Xiao Fei felt that his soul power had increased, but it could not be displayed because he had reached the bottleneck of level 80. At this point, Xiao Fei's soul power level was 80 (81), and his soul rings were purple-purple-black-black-black-black-red, with the sixth soul ring having a trace of red.

When Xiaofei returned to the group at the bottom of the stairs, Poseidon reappeared in the sky.

With a hint of admiration, Poseidon said to Xiaofei, "Congratulations to the seven of you for passing the first test of the Sea God's Trial. However, the tests that follow will be even more difficult. I hope you will do your best to complete them. Wang Xiaofei, in my entire life, I have never seen a young man as outstanding as you. I hope you will continue to work hard and reach the pinnacle of Soul Master."

"Xiao Fei, you've reached level 80 now. This is your Divine Soul Ring. After you absorb this Divine Soul Ring, the second assessment for the six of you will begin, and it will still last for one year."

Xiao Fei took the divinely bestowed spirit ring from Poseidon's hand but did not absorb it immediately. Instead, he sat down on the ground to recuperate. Xiao Fei wanted to adjust his condition to be at its best because he felt that this divinely bestowed spirit ring might bring him unexpected benefits, since there was probably no stronger fire-attribute spirit beast to be found on the Douluo Continent.

(End of this chapter)