Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky.

Ma Xiaotao's eyes, which had originally shone with the light of flames, had turned as black as ink, with a few glittering specks within them. Yet she still stubbornly stared at Kong Tianxu, and a strange dark red mist began to rise from the phoenix light and shadow.

No, that's not light mist, it should be flames, burning flames.

The flames did not seem to be harmful, but they bound the two people's bodies tightly like chains.

"It's just a competition, is it necessary to burn yourself out? Besides, this will only trap me. Do you think the other two could pose any threat to me?"

“I can’t bring myself to hurt you, but I also can’t let down the academy for nurturing me. This is the best solution I can think of.”

"The Fiery Phoenix does not possess the rebirth power of the Radiant Phoenix; you are likely to die."

Ma Xiaotao was in tears. She seemed to want to say something, but her words were fragmented as her mind oscillated between clarity and confusion:

"careful……"

Kong Tianxu slapped down, and Ma Xiaotao suddenly came to her senses, her eyes widening.

This spot is exactly the same as when Kong Tianxu first placed the Frostbite Mark on her.

Her face was flushed:

"Here? You...you're really bold."

"Since it's already like this, let's go for it. Remember to cover it up well. I'd rather die than be seen by anyone else."

Kong Tianxu was speechless. This woman seemed to have been driven a little crazy by him, but then, the power from his hand made Ma Xiaotao's eyes burst with unimaginable brilliance.

The extreme ice of the Frosty Snow Mark was transformed into fire under his incredibly precise control of the elements.

Ma Xiaotao's burning wasn't just a simple burning of soul power and life force; otherwise, he could have easily interrupted it. It also contained the evil energy of her martial soul.

This burning is almost irreversible, but there is another way: to awaken her martial soul origin and unleash a power strong enough to reverse everything.

With Ma Xiaotao's deliberate absorption of the evil energy of her martial soul's origin and the catalysis of the glorious ashes soul bone, her Evil Fire Phoenix martial soul has already shown signs of mutation. What Kong Tianxu is doing now is to push things along and add the final fuel to the fire.

At this moment, all the evil energy suppressed within the Frost Snow Seal over the years was ignited. Under the obsession in Ma Xiaotao's heart and the deliberate guidance of Kong Tianxu, her martial soul underwent a tremendous mutation and sublimation.

Among phoenixes, the fire phoenix naturally possesses the purest bloodline. However, the fire phoenix is ​​not the only one.

Although Ma Xiaotao possesses a portion of the Fire Phoenix bloodline, it is neither pure nor complete. Furthermore, the influence of the evil aura further complicates matters; under these circumstances, she can never truly be a Fire Phoenix.

But at that very moment, the bloodline within her, fueled by evil and darkness, transformed, becoming the dark side of the Phoenix Clan—a side filled with despair and violence, possessing endless destructive and annihilating intent.

Black Phoenix.

The ultimate dark flame appeared in this world for the first time in the form of a martial soul.

Stupid woman, you've been brainwashed by Shrek so deeply. Just wait until I peel off Shrek's fake skin, and then I'll give you a good re-brainwashing.

With a hint of punishment, Kong Tianxu grabbed the object several times, still not satisfied, and kneaded it repeatedly before finally dispelling the elemental tide that concealed its form.

Outside, the hurricane-like elemental frenzy was nearing its end, and a certain part of the soul power shield that the black fire phoenix was about to scorch was gradually recovering.

Who's winning?

The smoke and fog dissipated.

Kong Tianxu stood in the center of the competition stage, and in his arms, Ma Xiaotao, who had changed her clothes, slept peacefully.

Xingluo Square gradually quieted down, and most of the Xingluo audience seemed to still find it hard to accept the result.

Shrek, still lost...?

Shrek will never lose!

The instant Kong Tianxu revealed himself, a beam of light mixed with blue, purple, and gold shot out from the giant vertical eye, and the dazzling and distorted pale gold color transformed into a golden path that poured down!

Kong Tianxu's figure instantly turned golden, the silver light faded, and his soul ring disappeared.

The Golden Road, a martial soul fusion skill that can strip away the power of a martial soul, finally hit Kong Tianxu right under Huo Yuhao's various schemes!

On the Shrek Academy's side of the competition stage, the golden light surrounding Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong could no longer conceal their true colors!

At that moment, everyone heard a deep, multi-syllable chant. It was a sound following a special frequency and rhythm, its majesty conveying a sense of supreme grandeur. The entire competition stage trembled with the rise and fall of the chant.

Huo Yuhao's pale golden eyes turned into a deathly gray, as if he had seen through the vicissitudes of eternity. Even more strangely, a gray soul ring filled with an aura of annihilation rose from beneath his feet, leaving behind a series of afterimages, making it impossible to discern its number.

The chanting had clearly been going on for a long time, and it reached an incredibly high pitch the moment it appeared!

The chanting abruptly stopped, and an aged voice, carrying an indescribable air of authority, rang out:

"Holding the sun and moon in my hands, plucking stars from the sky, I am selfless in this world—"

"This kind of person."

Just then, the sky, which had been perfectly clear a moment before, suddenly darkened.

Kong Tianxu expressionlessly threw Ma Xiaotao off the stage. He didn't move because at this moment, the entire arena had turned into a transparent gray, and he had been completely locked in place.

Countless golden points of light condensed into a dazzling brilliance like stars, and a very blurry figure emerged from the void. The figure wore a gray robe with exquisite patterns, had white hair and a white beard, and exuded a sense of antiquity and profundity.

At this moment, on the competition stage, although the transparent gray mass did not exude any powerful aura, everyone felt a sense of suffocation from it. The protective shield constructed by the four Title Douluos had completely turned gray. Surrounded by this gray swamp, Tian Sha Douluo felt unable to move or think, filled only with fear and horror.

What is that?!

At this moment, everyone was stunned, whether it was top experts like Mu En, Long Xiaoyao, Ye Xishui, and Kong Deming, or knowledgeable soul masters like Xu Jiawei, the Body Sect, the Sun Moon Team, and Shrek Academy.

Electrolux!

Kong Tianxu's eyes grew colder and colder. Completely covered in the gold of the Golden Road, he resembled a golden sculpture.

A deafening roar of cheers suddenly erupted from the audience!

They don't understand what this means, but that doesn't affect Shrek's continued undefeated legend, their defeat of the monstrous Supreme Dragon of the Sun Moon Empire, and their ascension to the championship!

"Young friend, I am the Holy Law God of the Necromancers, the Calamity of the Undead. Your talent is unparalleled in my life, but you may not know the story of this child I rely on. He has a reason to win, and even I am moved by it. Although it is only a projection summoned through special means, you should be able to feel my power. Admit defeat. The methods I can think of now are probably beyond your ability to withstand."

Within Kong Tianxu's spiritual sea, Electrolux's weathered voice echoed from an unknown source.

At the same time, a heavy, almost tangible pressure began to strike wildly. The surging grayness cracked the arena, and the dark clouds grew thicker, almost like a natural disaster.

Huang Jinxu, the Heavenly Fiend Douluo, could barely stand up straight. Even a Title Douluo couldn't withstand such pressure from a demigod's will!

"Electrolux?"

Kong Tianxu suddenly laughed and spoke indifferently amidst the pure white spiritual sea swirling with cyan, purple, and gold.

Electrolux was slightly taken aback.

Kong Tianxu raised his right arm and pointed forward.

From the outside, his body is also pointing forward.

"It seems you're just as foolish. It was a wise decision not to choose you back then."

The sea of ​​his mind instantly boiled, and the golden light that was originally just an embellishment suddenly solidified into a tangible substance. That moment of brilliance even made Electrox's mind tremble!

With a jolt of his mind, Electrolux realized that he had been forcibly expelled from Kong Tianxu's spiritual sea. Although he was slightly surprised, he saw that blood was seeping from Huo Yuhao's mouth and nose outside, and he knew that his time was running out.

He raised his hand, and gray light condensed, and the chanting began again.

Xingluo Square was already a sea of ​​cheers.

Endless noise, clamor, and folly.

Amidst the overlapping, ocean-like waves of sound, a point of golden light shone from the fingertip of Kong Tianxu's right hand, whose entire body was covered in gold.

This golden light was extremely subtle, yet incredibly pure. It wasn't the gold of the Golden Path, nor the pale gold of the Myriad Beginnings Returning to Origin Domain, but a pure, radiant gold, as brilliant as gold itself.

This golden color appeared before when he faced the last few members of the Xuanming Sect in the Star Dou Great Forest, and it also appeared before he killed the Bloodthirsty Demon Bear Soul Saint in a desperate situation when Xu Tianran was surrounded and attacked.

Wasn't his martial soul sealed by my Golden Path? What is this? How can there be pure golden soul power?!

Huo Yuhao's body trembled more and more, and he felt an inexplicable fear from that golden light.

The second point, the third point, thousands upon thousands of points, and endless golden light!

Centered on Kong Tianxu, endless golden light no longer appeared in specks, but exploded continuously like burning flames!

The light was so intense and so pure that it instantly devoured all the other colors on half of the competition stage, even forcing back and purifying the pervasive deathly gray light!

"Snap!"

A tooth-grinding cracking sound pierced everyone's eardrums. The competition platform, made of cast alloy, was like fragile glass, first covered with spiderweb-like cracks, and then, with a roar, it completely split open from the middle!

The golden light and the gray light were locked in a stalemate, each vying for supremacy. Tian Sha Douluo stood between the two, suspended in mid-air. He had just recovered some of his mobility from the cold gray light and was about to escape when he was struck by the overwhelming power of the blazing sun, and was once again frozen in place.

Golden light danced in the air, converging into a terrifying pillar of light that shot skyward! The protective shield erected by four Title Douluos was pierced right through by this pillar of light!

As the clouds dispersed, the golden rays of the sun shone down upon the world once more. The delicate strands of sunlight intertwined with the golden pillar of light, creating a wondrous spectacle that seemed to connect heaven and earth.

The side where Kong Tianxu was located, bathed in sunlight, resembled a divine realm, clearly distinct from the gray area.

Kong Tianxu stood pointing to the sky, in this earthly divine kingdom where a golden pillar soared into the heavens, and his words were as if the heavens and earth spoke in unison:

"Noisy!"

The aura that was several times stronger than the oneness of heaven and man during the explosion!

Behind him, the intense golden light was no longer condensing, but worshipping! It surged wildly toward a single point, and a huge human figure gradually took shape.

The figure was tall and imposing, with short, neat hair that looked like it was cast in gold. Judging from his appearance, he resembled Kong Tianxu by at least eight parts, or rather, he was Kong Tianxu as he grew up. However, his eyes were closed, faintly revealing a golden halo, making him look like a solemn and dignified deity.

At this moment, every bone, internal organ, flesh, meridian, and even the brain and sea of ​​spirit of Kong Tianxu became identical, a golden color that could no longer contain anything else, radiating a brilliant golden light like the sun.

On the viewing platform, Lang Ya and Yu Tao exchanged a trembling glance:

"Original body!"

The two appeared overjoyed, but then both frowned and fell silent, lost in thought.

Moon leaned back heavily in his chair, sighing inwardly:

“Innate…Gold level”.

In the Shrek Academy break room, Xuanzi's mouth was agape, and he didn't even notice when the chicken leg in his hand fell to the ground.

"Second Awakening?!"

This golden light is certainly not from the Origin of All Things.

Rather, it is the second awakening of the original martial soul, the most advanced and powerful form, and something never before seen—

Innate Gold-level Second Awakening!

At this moment, hundreds of thousands of people on Xingluo Square were either shocked, angry, happy, or sad.

However, beneath this golden divine shadow, which seemed to have been forged by the very heavens,