Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky.

A hint of surprise flashed in Xu Tianzhen's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure.

As a direct member of the Sun and Moon Royal Family, she naturally had access to no fewer medicines than Xiao Hongchen. Moreover, after taking the Sun and Moon Soul Nourishing Pill and honing her cultivation over the past few years, she was extremely sensitive to the subtle restlessness and fragility in Xiao Hongchen's soul power.

With a slight frown, Xu Tianzhen asked, somewhat puzzled, "You used banned drugs? Are you in such a hurry to take Tianxu's place?"

Faced with Xu Tianzhen's almost piercing question, Xiao Hongchen surprisingly remained remarkably candid: "Of course, any Soul Master or Soul Master would want to achieve the same level of accomplishment as Tianxu, right?"

“But Princess Naïve, if you think that’s all I, Xiao Hongchen, am thinking about, then you really underestimate me.”

Xiao Hongchen's expression gradually became serious:

"The All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament is about to be reformed. At that time, all sects and forces across the continent will join in, and the competition will become unprecedentedly fierce. In order to defend the five-year glory of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, and in order to keep the championship in the Empire... You should know that, whether it is cultivation, soul tool skills, or experience, I am the most suitable candidate to serve as captain."

"Give up, Naive Princess. After achieving the True Body of Martial Soul, I realized how huge the gap is between those before the seventh ring and a true Soul Saint. You can't possibly defeat me."

"Really?" Xu Tianzhen suddenly smiled, and at the same time, a dazzling red light burst forth from her body, making her even more radiant and breathtaking.

"Then let me see just how much you're really made of this forcibly elevated Soul Saint!"

Two yellow, two purple, and two black—six perfectly matched spirit rings rose from beneath her feet. The moment the sixth deep black spirit ring appeared, it was as if the sun had risen, and a fierce and scorching surge of spirit power erupted, actually burning out a domain that belonged only to her under Xiao Hongchen's powerful golden toad pressure.

That aura?!

A Soul Emperor, and not just any ordinary Soul Emperor, whose Soul Power level is at least level 65 or higher, or even very close to his level.

Xiao Hongchen's pupils contracted slightly. He only knew that Xu Tianzhen's cultivation had greatly improved after she came out of the royal forbidden area. However, she had always kept a very low profile after returning to the academy. He never expected that she would reach such a level in just five years.

Five years, and nearly thirty levels of cultivation advancement!

The intense heat emanating from the blazing solar soul power even made him feel as if he had been transported back to the finals of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament, when he faced Shrek Academy's Phoenix Soul Emperor, Ma Xiaotao.

Xu Tianzhen said no more, let out a sharp cry, and took the lead in launching the attack.

The third spirit ring shone brightly first—Sun God Light!

Xu Tianzhen's strongest soul skill was used again, and its power was several times stronger. With just a slight flash of her soul ring, a dazzling orange-red light burst out from the ball of blazing light held in her palm and slammed into Xiao Hongchen.

The temperature inside the soul guide shield rose rapidly. Xiao Hongchen dared not be negligent. A dark golden light suddenly shone from his body. He lowered his upper limbs and let out a low growl. His first and third soul rings lit up at the same time.

Metal control, the solidification of metal.

He didn't move, but the ground in front of him suddenly rose up, and countless metal powders surged out from the cracks in the ground and from his specially made robes, instantly condensing into a thick, dark gold tower shield.

If it's not necessary, Xiao Hongchen still doesn't want to fight Xu Tianzhen directly. He plans to use his power to intimidate her and wear her down.

Although the other party was not as favored as before due to Kong Tianxu's death and Emperor Xu Guoyi's serious illness, he was still a direct descendant of the royal family, and he could not afford to offend him with his current status.

boom--!

The sun's rays slammed into the tower shield, unleashing a deafening roar and spreading flames. The surface of the tower shield quickly turned crimson and showed signs of melting.

Xiao Hongchen took a half step back, feeling the speed at which his soul power was being consumed, and was horrified.

Clearly, the destructive power of Xu Tianzhen's True Sun Fire had far exceeded his expectations. In fact, in terms of attributes, his seven-ring Soul Saint level Three-Legged Golden Toad was once again suppressed.

On the stands, Kong Tianxu nodded slightly. With the Sun and Moon Soul-Nourishing Pill, he wasn't too surprised that Tianzhen's soul power level could reach level 68, but this True Sun Fire was now infinitely close to the ultimate fire, so it must have encountered another opportunity.

While his thoughts were slightly scattered, the situation on the competition stage changed. Xu Tianzhen shouted and his first spirit ring lit up—Sun Reflection!

A bright orange halo flashed beneath her feet, and she instantly vanished from her spot, reappearing at the location where the Sun God's Light had landed and exploded, just in time to avoid the dozens of paralyzing rays that Xiao Hongchen had shot out from behind the tower shield.

When he reappeared, the light in Xu Tianzhen's eyes had become crystal clear. He released his second soul skill, Wrath of the Sun, and his fourth soul skill, Radiant Light, at the same time. Suddenly, thousands of strong rays of light shot out from the orange-red ball of light that he held up with his palms to the sky, illuminating the entire arena into a brilliant golden-red world.

Xiao Hongchen felt a blur before his eyes, and under the blinding light, everything in front of him was a golden expanse, and he lost all trace of her.

As the golden-red light filled the arena, the sunlight in the sky seemed to dim considerably, with only the light shining towards the arena appearing exceptionally strong. This created a strange spectacle in the sky, as if a giant pillar of light, a hundred meters in diameter, had descended from the heavens and landed on the arena.

The temperature on the competition stage continued to rise due to the golden-red light. It was as if magma was rising from the earth, and the intense heat was baking Xiao Hongchen's body.

A skill similar to a domain? You, a Soul Emperor, are going to fight a protracted war with me, a Soul Saint? You're really just a tiger that doesn't roar.

A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and Xiao Hongchen finally revealed his true colors.

Seventh Soul Ring - Martial Soul True Form!

A burst of dark golden light erupted, and he instantly transformed into a gigantic three-legged golden toad.

However, Xiao Hongchen's three-legged golden toad form only lasted for a moment before changing. His entire body turned into countless golden dust particles, rapidly dissolving and solidifying. Amidst a tooth-grinding sound of metal friction and recombination, he instantly transformed into a massive cannon platform covered in cannon barrels.

With so many cannons, can Xiao Hongchen's soul power support them?

Countless spectators stared in amazement at the enormous metal monster in the arena.

The next moment, Xiao Hongchen told them the answer.

"Full power!"

Hundreds of beams of light shot out wildly! Countless soul-guided rays, explosive bullets, and shockwaves poured down like a metal storm, and the omnipresent, towering sunlight was actually split into hazy patches of light by the massive amount of soul-guided rays.

After reaching the True Form of Martial Soul, Xiao Hongchen finally showed the most powerful aspect of his Three-Legged Golden Toad Martial Soul to the fullest. His control over metal elements allowed him to quickly transform into any form of soul tool.

Moreover, unlike when he normally uses soul skills to condense them, once he enters his true form, the soul tools he condenses are no longer limited by size. Only their power is affected by his own cultivation level. In other words, any soul tool he can currently transform into will possess power of level seven or higher.

With soul power, he broke through the domain! Xiao Hongchen's pure and violent offensive crushing perfectly demonstrated the terrifying burst of power of a Soul Master, and also reflected his excellent talent in the Soul Master field.

Hundreds of soul-guided rays completely neutralized Xu Tianzhen's dazzling light, and her figure reappeared. The remaining rays formed a terrifying barrage of soul power that swept over the area.

The hundreds of cannons that Xiao Hongchen had transformed into lit up again, but slowly gathered their power, remaining dormant.

If it were an ordinary Soul Emperor, he would have been dead after that barrage of attacks. But Xu Tianzhen was clearly different, and he wanted to see what other trump cards this naive princess who dared to challenge him had up her sleeve.

As her sixth spirit ring lit up, all Xu Tianzhen did was open her arms, and her not-so-full chest appeared much more upright because of this action.

Her voice rang out with a strange rhythm:

"The sun rises!"

On her chest, the ball of sunlight suddenly shrank, becoming only the size of a fist, but its color was as deep as dark red lava.

Behind her, the illusory image of the sun, so intense it blurred the light, rose into the air, its flames spreading outwards.

Then, it was divided into six.

Six days in the sky!

The golden-red light reappeared, but became even more mellow. This time, it did not descend from the sun in the sky, but rather bloomed together from within all six suns!

No longer just a domain, but a true domain! The Six-Day Sky Domain!

Six suns hung in the sky, and rings of golden-red light spread rapidly. A scorching and bright aura descended from the sky, not only raising the temperature in the air but also illuminating everything around them.

The soul-guided ray released by Xiao Hongchen was almost instantly vaporized, and the outer shell of the metal turret turned red, with bubbles even rising to the surface. But what surprised him even more was that he actually felt a pressure from Xu Tianzhen, a pressure emanating from his martial soul.

His martial soul, the Three-Legged Golden Toad, is a divine beast. Even among top-tier martial souls, it is a powerful existence in the first tier, only slightly inferior to the strongest top-tier martial souls like the Holy Dragon of Light and the Black Tortoise.

When cultivated to its peak, it can even be completely on par with the two, and it will absolutely not be weaker than the Sun Martial Soul inherited by the Sun and Moon Royal Family.

But now, he actually felt a real pressure from his martial soul. In the Sun Moon Empire, apart from Kong Tianxu, no one else had ever given him this feeling from their martial soul!

Moreover, the aura within this domain is...

"Martial Soul Evolution, Divine Beast Aura, Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent."

Kong Tianxu discovered the differences in this field even earlier than Xiao Hongchen, and murmured to himself with great satisfaction.

As soon as Xiao Hongchen realized something was wrong, his body instantly transformed again.

With a flash of dark golden light, he had transformed into a giant cannon, its massive barrel and muzzle diameter exceeding one meter, shaped like a golden toad spitting out treasure.

The intense golden light, which had been gathering momentum, transformed into a perfect circle and blasted towards Xu Tianzhen, who was concentrating with her eyes closed.

He's not brain-dead; breaking through a domain-like skill once is enough. So, the simplest and most effective way to deal with Xu Tianzhen's main body is to take him down directly.

What Xiao Hongchen would never admit is that even he trembled at the intensity and profundity of the sun within the Six Suns Sky Domain.

At that very moment, the fifth spirit ring behind Xu Tianzhen shone with a brilliant black light!

She held up the small, dark red sun with both palms facing upwards, and the intense golden-red color suddenly converged towards the sun in her hands. It could be seen that in just a short while, the surface of the competition platform had been completely scorched dark red.

Kong Tianxu knew the origin of this spirit ring all too well. It was the same as his second spirit ring, also the king of the Sun Worms, only without the mutated wind attribute.

"The Sun Gaze".

Xu Tianzhen pronounced six notes in those four simple words.

The small sun rose, quickly forming a straight line with the six suns hovering in the sky, transforming into a black sun eye almost the same color as the jet-black soul ring, gazing sideways at the mortal world.

A wisp of black smoke rose from the body of the three-legged toad.

Sun Gaze, a divine skill of the Sun Martial Soul, instantly compresses and condenses accumulated solar energy. The resulting attack is comparable to, or even surpasses, a full-force strike from a Seven-Ring Soul Saint Martial Soul in its true form.

Under the influence of the six-day aerial domain, the destructive power can reach up to six times.

Of course, after this attack, Xu Tianzhen also exhausted his soul power and lost all ability to resist.

"Remember, the Sun and Moon Team can only have one leader in the past, present, and future."

"That is—Kong! Tian! Xu!"

In the training ground where thousands of people were stunned into silence, Xu Tianzhen shouted, and the Death Gaze of the Sun fell!

"Ah!!! My three-legged toad won't lose!"

Xiao Hongchen appeared mad, spewing out toad-like cannons, but before the sun's gaze, he was instantly scorched through!

Without a doubt, Xu Tianzhen won, but the final clash of soul power has not yet arrived. Xiao Hongchen may be seriously injured, and with her resolute fighting style, it will be difficult for her to escape unscathed.

The entire room fell silent. Everyone was stunned by the revolutionary result and Xu Tianzhen's resolute declaration, and some couldn't bear to watch the inevitable tragic scene that was about to unfold.

Xu Tianzhen's gaze remained calm until a male voice, tinged with a hint of mockery, rang out throughout the trial grounds:

"Kong Tianxu is nothing special, is he really worth your liking?"

She was deeply shocked.

No one noticed that a gap had suddenly appeared in the front row, where people were packed together.

Just as the sun's gaze and the golden toad cannon were about to collide, a figure appeared between them.

The instant he appeared, all the solar light that Xu Tianzhen had gathered and merged together, along with the seven golden cannons that Xiao Hongchen had spat out in rapid succession, instantly converged towards his body.

An explosion? No. Not a sound was heard.

Immediately afterwards, an incredibly dazzling light shone at that point.

Gone is the previous scorching blackness and blinding light; now there is only splendor and brilliance.

Xu Tianzhen's terrifying sun gaze disappeared, and even Xiao Hongchen's money cannon, which was purely formed from metal-type soul power, melted instantly like real metal, turning into a dazzling golden stream of light that lingered around the magnificent figure that resembled a god.