Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky

Chapter 21 Evil Fire Phoenix Ma Xiaotao

The newcomer was dressed in a dark green outfit, completely wrapped in a cloak, but his slender and well-proportioned figure was still evident.

Unlike her dark green attire, her hair was blood red. Although she was facing away and wearing a matching red mask that obscured her face, Kong Tianxu was certain it was a woman. Her waist was incredibly slender, widening dramatically at her hips, and her legs were straight and shapely, exuding a strong sense of youthful energy.

The strange outfit looked very familiar to Kong Tianxu. He quickly searched his memory and immediately found the answer.

The Shrek Academy Inspection Team? And they even possess the Phoenix Martial Soul... could it be...?

After hesitating for a moment, he activated the talent ability of his second martial soul. His deep purple eyes shone with a faint light, revealing more details.

The battle continued. Caught off guard, this mysterious Soul Emperor, who resembled Ma Xiaotao, took the brunt of the opponent's fifth soul skill for Kong Tianxu and the other two. Surprisingly, she seemed completely unaffected; the blood-red light even seemed to amplify her power, causing the flames around her to intensify.

She quickly glanced back, her gaze sweeping over Kong Tianxu and the other person. At that moment, Kong Tianxu clearly saw a look of relief appear in those captivating pale pink eyes.

But then his eyes flashed intensely, as if he were fighting against something invisible.

With just one glance, Kong Tianxu was completely certain of her identity—

Beneath the red mask was a slightly flushed oval face, appearing to be around seventeen or eighteen years old. Her facial features were somewhat cold, yet they couldn't conceal her captivating beauty. As she stretched out in the air, her full and alluring figure was revealed, like a ripe peach.

There is still nearly a year before Huo Yuhao enrolls in school. There are very few Soul Emperors under the age of twenty at Shrek Academy. In addition, there is the Fire Phoenix Martial Soul, which is surrounded by a faint evil aura. It can only be the Fire Madman Ma Xiaotao, the inheritor of Ma Hongjun's Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul, who has been the most talented person in Shrek Academy for hundreds of years.

She is currently on a mission as a Shrek inspector, hunting down this evil soul king.

"Are you alright..." Ma Xiaotao seemed to want to confirm their safety, but the words caught in her throat, replaced by a suppressed groan of pain. The flames around her suddenly flickered, and her enormous phoenix wings twisted violently behind her.

"Surely not?" Kong Tianxu was somewhat surprised, his soul power stirring within him.

In his view, as the owner of a top-tier fire-attribute martial soul, Ma Xiaotao should have a strong resistance to that kind of alien energy, like the blood-red light, and should not be behaving like this.

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

"Hey——!"

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.

The Phoenix Fire, 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 come to this. Since that was the case, he might as well return the favor and help her.

After all, he never hesitates to lend a helping hand to those who genuinely show him kindness.

Even if he doesn't need it.

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

"Run...run...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 with fierce momentum.