Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky.

But he ultimately did not make a move, and Kong Deming gave him a look that said, "Take it easy."

"Wow—!"

As expected, accompanied by a high-pitched yet subtly painful phoenix cry, a gigantic fire phoenix rose from behind her, its fiery wings solidifying once more. The second, third, and sixth spirit rings shone simultaneously.

The flames behind her instantly turned an ominous dark red, and a thin, finger-like thread of fire shot out from the fire phoenix's mouth, heading straight for the evil soul master.

The Evil Soul King never expected Ma Xiaotao to be so fast, and his fifth soul skill, Blood Sin Claw, seemed to have no effect on her. With a strange cry, the purple soul ring on his fourth position suddenly shone, and he turned into a wisp of smoke and tried to escape into the distance.

But in that instant, his body suddenly stiffened as if struck by a giant hammer, and his movement of turning into smoke slowed down a beat.

That single moment can determine life or death.

A phoenix fire line exceeding a thousand degrees pierced precisely through his chest.

The Evil Soul King staggered a few steps, looked down at the charred hole in his chest, seemingly not understanding what had happened, his face filled with disbelief.

He turned his neck with difficulty, looking around blankly at the two people who seemed to have just flicked their fingers, but in his perception, they were no stronger than Kong Deming and the other Soul Master. Finally, his gaze froze on the dark green figure standing frozen in place, and a final, twisted smile appeared on his lips:

"Heh...it seems it wasn't ineffective."

Before he could finish speaking, he collapsed, lifeless.

The moment the evil spirit master fell, Ma Xiaotao's body swayed violently, as if all her strength had been drained, or as if something within her body had completely broken free of its restraints.

She suddenly raised her hand to cover her head, letting out a low moan of extreme pain.

The red mask slipped to the ground during her violent movements, exposing a stunningly beautiful yet aloof oval face, now contorted in pain, her cheeks flushed with an eerie, intense red.

She struggled to lift her head, trying to focus her gaze on Kong Tianxu and the other woman. Kong Tianxu gathered his soul power in his hand, but what he noticed first was not her slightly exaggeratedly high breasts, but rather her pale pink eyes that had left a deep impression on him in that fleeting glance.

A fiery red dot was spreading at an alarming speed, burning away the bone-corroding gaze in just a few breaths, leaving only madness and ferocity.

He finally understood why Ma Xiaotao had almost lost control of her martial spirit before. It seemed that she was affected by the strange soul skill of the Evil Soul King, and the evil fire in her body was about to completely get out of control.

No wonder she had already reached the sixth ring cultivation level at that age, but ultimately stopped at level sixty-seven when participating in the competition two years later, failing to become the first seventh-ring Soul Saint in history before the age of twenty.

Such a flaw in the origin of a martial spirit is truly a devastating blow to a peerless genius.

Kong Tianxu knew that if she hadn't been in such a hurry to rescue the two of them, she might have had to go through a lot of trouble to kill the Evil Soul King, but it certainly wouldn't have ended up like this.

That being the case...

Thinking about all this, he slowly walked towards Ma Xiaotao, a chill gradually spreading through his hands.

"Run...run fast...run!"

Out of the corner of her eye, Ma Xiaotao saw Kong Tianxu approaching, and her muddled consciousness regained some clarity. She practically spat out those words between her teeth, each syllable filled with struggle and despair, as if she were using the last vestige of her sanity to issue a warning.

But the next moment, all the struggles came to an abrupt end.

Her slender, onion-like fingers clenched tightly, and the raging fire within Ma Xiaotao, which had been fluctuating slightly, erupted like a powder keg that had been ignited.

As her terrifying aura surged wildly, the fire phoenix behind her let out a mournful cry and charged straight at Kong Tianxu.

But Kong Tianxu was even faster! With a light touch of his toes, the phantom of a silver dragon appeared, and he charged forward fiercely.

Chapter 22 Ultimate Ice, Absolute Suppression

The moment the silver dragon's phantom appeared, the flying fire phoenix suddenly plummeted, its crazed phoenix eyes revealing a hint of surprise and uncertainty. However, driven by its own evil fire, it still fiercely attacked him.

The phoenix, king of birds, is indeed powerful, comparable to the true dragons of the dragon race. But even the strongest of them, the fire phoenix, is no match for the silver dragon, not to mention that the bloodline of this evil fire phoenix is ​​far from pure.

As the third spirit ring lit up, Kong Tianxu's right hand, which had been shimmering with a faint silver light, turned white in an instant, as white as the endless ice and snow of the far north.

“Xu’er”.

Kong Deming gently reminded him that his grandson was good in every way and never caused him any trouble, except that he was a little too decisive in killing.

He was genuinely worried that Kong Tianxu would kill the Evil Fire Phoenix Soul Emperor who dared to attack him on the spot. Even though the other party was from Shrek Academy, basic right and wrong still needed to be distinguished. Moreover, he himself had no good feelings towards evil soul masters.

As for why he knew about the Evil Fire Phoenix martial soul, in the Sun and Moon Realm, any family with a truly long and distinguished lineage would be familiar with the Fire Phoenix martial soul.

"of course."

Kong Tianxu responded, and an extreme chill suddenly emanated from his body, colliding with the fire phoenix that was so close at hand.

A series of strange hissing sounds rang out, and the fire phoenix, whose entire body was composed of phoenix evil fire, instantly collapsed. A surge of cold air actually dispelled all the scorching heat in front of it.

The phoenix's flames are inherently the ultimate fire. Although the evil aura within them made Ma Xiaotao's phoenix flames impure, they were still only a hair's breadth away from the ultimate fire. Kong Tianxu's own ice attribute was able to instantly and completely suppress them, which can only mean one thing—

His ice attribute has reached a truly ultimate level.

Indeed, this is the case. The one that endowed him with the ultimate ice attribute was his third soul ring, a snow maiden, the most powerful and rarest of the three races in the far north.

Although not as unique as the Snow Empress, the Ice and Snow Maiden is still an extremely powerful ice-attribute soul beast. In the frigid environment of the far north, it steadily surpasses the Ice Jade Scorpion clan, which is also an extreme ice-attribute beast.

When Kong Deming took Kong Tianxu to hunt souls in the far north, Kong Tianxu's target was actually the Ice Bear. Although the ice attribute of this soul beast was quite different from that of the ultimate ice, it was relatively easy to find and hunt. It was considered the strongest ice attribute soul beast outside of the three major races in the far north.

It's important to understand that in such a harsh environment as the far north, hunting souls is no easy task, even for Kong Deming.

However, the snow maiden he encountered by chance changed his mind. Under the temptation of extreme ice, he chose to absorb the current spirit ring with a lifespan of over nine thousand years. Otherwise, with his physical strength and mental power at the time, a third spirit ring with a lifespan of ten thousand years would have been more than enough.

And this spirit ring did not disappoint him, bringing him the Frosty Snow Seal, a divine skill that perfectly matched his martial soul ability, and also allowing him to control the elemental power to reach a higher level.

Ma Xiaotao, now completely transformed into a fiery red figure, let out a muffled groan as her slender, delicate body leaned back. The next second, Kong Tianxu's right palm struck her chest.

The moment the two made contact, Ma Xiaotao's entire body trembled violently.

The dark red phoenix flames that had been burning fiercely just moments before were instantly extinguished, as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over them. The phoenix phantom dissipated, and Ma Xiaotao was enveloped in a layer of icy blue.

The entire eruption of evil fire was actually dispersed by this light palm strike.

The Frosty Snow Seal, a powerful soul skill from the Snow Maiden, the leader of the three great races in the far north, once again demonstrated the terrifying power of extreme ice. The Phoenix Evil Fire, which was also close to the extreme level, was instantly suppressed in the face of true extreme attributes, and had no power to resist.

Kong Deming knew at a glance that Kong Tianxu had held back; Ma Xiaotao was in no condition to be killed. With a thought, he seemed to have discovered something, and in a flash, he appeared beside Kong Tianxu and said:

"Someone's coming, and they're very fast. There's at least one Super Douluo among them, probably from the Sea God Pavilion. This girl from the Ma family must have a very high status at Shrek Academy. Things could get complicated if we stay here too long. Let's not linger on their turf."

Super Douluo? Kong Tianxu's eyes flickered. In all the years he had been in this world, he had never seen a Super Douluo. Even his grandfather, Kong Deming, had only reached the Limit Douluo level in terms of strength, and his actual soul power cultivation was still at level ninety-four due to various reasons.

In fact, due to the racial and cultural background of the Sun Moon Continent, there have been almost no Super Douluo in the history of the Empire.

Kong Deming's concerns were not without merit. Once a Soul Master reaches level 95 and advances to Super Douluo, his survivability and combat prowess will reach a new level.

For example, even a Soul Master who has just become a Super Douluo can be stopped by even a Limit Douluo if he is determined to run away and avoid being surrounded.

If Kong Deming had come alone, he would naturally have been fearless and free to come and go as he pleased. However, with Kong Tianxu by his side, he had to be more cautious.

Kong Tianxu understood this as well, and hummed in agreement, letting Kong Deming carry his body away in another direction. He seemed to be thinking about something, his right hand occasionally clenching slightly.

Before taking off, he deliberately tossed a small mirror-like object into the forest. Watching the concealed monitoring soul tool slowly blend into the trees, he avoided Kong Deming's somewhat peculiar gaze and, as if explaining something, said:

"He has done everything in his power to be benevolent and righteous."

……

Shortly after Kong Tianxu and his companion left, a dozen figures moved with astonishing speed from the depths of the forest, arriving near Ma Xiaotao in the blink of an eye.

"The soul power fluctuations ahead have disappeared. Where is that evil soul master? Oh no, Xiao Tao seems to be injured."

Leading the group was an elderly man dressed in white, who appeared to be over fifty years old. He suddenly took a step out of mid-air, as if traversing space, and arrived beside Ma Xiaotao. With a wave of his hands, her body immediately levitated.

The gray-clad woman, who also appeared to be around fifty years old, waved her hand coldly beside him. The Shrek Academy members following them immediately stopped and formed a perimeter to guard the area. The woman then carefully examined the corpse of the evil spirit master.

"Shao Zhe, this evil spirit master is dead. He was probably killed by Xiao Tao's condensed version of Phoenix Meteor Shower through the chest. How is Xiao Tao?"

Chapter 23 Yan Shaozhe's Surprise and Doubt

A gentle mental fluctuation appeared silently, and without Yan Shaozhe making any move, a layer of mental energy, invisible to the naked eye, had already enveloped the three of them. Even though several Shrek Academy inspectors with considerable cultivation were nearby, they could not hear their conversation.

"Fortunately, Xiao Tao only fainted and wasn't seriously injured. But, strangely enough, the evil fire within her..."

The white-robed elder, known as Shao Zhe, frowned, as if something had puzzled him.

If anyone were familiar with the personnel composition of Shrek Academy's upper management, they would immediately recognize the true identity of this white-robed elder:

Yan Shaozhe, the 261st dean of the Martial Soul Department of Shrek Academy, a disciple of Super Douluo and Sea God Pavilion Master Mu En—a level 95 Bright Phoenix Douluo.

The woman beside him, who appeared to be around fifty years old, was no ordinary person either. Her name was Cai Meier, and she was the vice dean of the Martial Soul Department at Shrek Academy. She was also a disciple of Dragon God Douluo Mu En, and was a very powerful level 94 Title Douluo. She was also Yan Shaozhe's wife.

Seeing that Yan Shaozhe seemed hesitant to speak, Cai Meier quickly squatted down and asked him with concern:

"What's wrong, Shao Zhe? Is there something wrong with Xiao Tao's health?"

Contrary to Kong Deming's guess, Ma Xiaotao lost both her parents at a young age and was taken in and raised by Yan Shaozhe and his wife from the Ma family. They were nominally master and apprentice. However, Yan Shaozhe and his wife had no children of their own and had always treated her as their own daughter.

Seeing her husband's solemn expression, Cai Meier couldn't help but worry. Yan Shaozhe, dressed in white, shook his head and lightly placed his right hand on Ma Xiaotao's shoulder, saying:

"It's not wrong, it's absolutely right. The evil fire in Xiao Tao's body disappeared without a trace, as if it had encountered some kind of natural enemy. Now, although the phoenix flame in her body is weak, it is very pure, and there is even a faint sense of extreme cold in her meridians. I will use my power of the Light Phoenix to stimulate her phoenix flame to dispel this power on its own, and she should be able to wake up."

As can be seen, starting from Yan Shaozhe's right palm, dense white soul power surged into Ma Xiaotao's body at an astonishing speed, and the icy blue light on the surface of her body gradually dissipated.

Cai Meier patted her chest like a little girl, rolled her eyes at Yan Shaozhe, and said reproachfully:

"You scared me to death! This is a good thing, why are you so nervous? As for the chill, we can just ask Xiaotao when she wakes up."

Sensing the gradual response from the phoenix bloodline within Ma Xiaotao, Yan Shaozhe finally breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Mei'er, this surveillance mission is over. You take Xiao Tao and go back first. I still have some things to take care of."

"Okay, then be careful."

Without asking any further questions, Cai Meier picked up Ma Xiaotao, and with a flash, she transformed into a streak of green light, leading the entire inspection team into the forest.

"It's actually the ultimate ice..."

Yan Shaozhe watched the group leave with a furrowed brow, muttering to himself. Then, he too transformed into a streak of white light and soared into the sky, flying towards Xingluo City.

When the soul power fluctuations of the Shrek Seven Devils completely disappeared, a small mirror that had been completely integrated with the trees next to it shattered instantly.

A thousand meters above the ground not far away, after confirming that Ma Xiaotao had safely evacuated, Kong Tianxu retrieved the image transmission soul tool in his hand. Meeting Kong Deming's ambiguous smile, he tried his best to control the flow of blood in his face and said:

"Grandpa, let's go home."

Kong Deming chuckled: "Alright, let's go."

A surge of blue light appeared, and a massive wing unfolded, carrying them back to the Sun Moon Empire in a level nine flight soul tool. Within the enormous white light membrane of the unfolded wings, the smoothness felt no different from that on land.

Kong Tianxu has now discovered that having such a strong martial soul talent and such a good memory is not all good. Some images are now like they are branded into his mind, making it impossible for his body, which has just entered puberty, to forget them.

With his extraordinary self-control, Kong Tianxu forcibly suppressed the many distracting thoughts in his mind and began to cultivate above the clouds. Before assuming his posture, he gently rubbed his right palm, as if he was thinking about a certain touch and temperature.

"Let's have steamed buns tonight," the boy told himself.