Chapter 203 Black Phoenix Evil Soul Master? Could it be Ma Xiaotao?
The cool, resinous scent lingered in the night air of the Sun and Moon Forest.
Liu Yuanzheng suddenly stopped walking.
He raised his head and looked towards the northwest.
The previously calm air was now filled with a subtle and complex airflow.
It was an extremely cold and sinister power, completely different from the orthodox fluctuations of soul power. It possessed a certain unsettling and corrosive quality.
"Master." Liu Yuan turned his head to look at Poison Undying behind him, "Did you sense it?"
Poison Undying, who had been standing with his hands behind his back, now had his eyes slightly narrowed.
He turned his head to look northwest, his nostrils twitching slightly, and then his brows furrowed into a knot.
"What terrifying evil energy." Poison Undying said, his voice filled with obvious disgust. "This soul power structure is chaotic and mixed. This is an evil soul master."
Long Aotian stopped and looked around, his eyes filled with obvious doubt: "Evil energy? I didn't sense it."
Liu Yuan looked at Long Aotian and explained, "Senior brother, your perception is mainly focused on the power attribute. It's true that your detection frequency for energy fluctuations with negative mental characteristics is not high enough."
"Master, the appearance of evil soul masters often means that civilians or soul masters in the surrounding area will be injured or killed. Everyone in Douluo Continent has the right to kill such things. Let's go and take a look."
"Let's go." Poison Undying didn't waste any words.
The three quickly changed direction and moved towards the direction from which the evil energy was coming.
They concentrated their soul power to the extreme and moved swiftly through the dense forest.
After traveling for about fifteen minutes, they heard a violent collision of energy ahead.
Trees fell, and ice and snow shattered.
In that sunken valley, four Soul Masters in uniform were being besieged.
Their soul power was extremely weak, clearly indicating that they had exhausted their strength during their escape.
They were being hunted down by one person.
It was a woman dressed in red.
She hovered in mid-air, with a pair of enormous wings made of black flames spreading behind her.
With each wave of her hand, intense heat was generated in the air—the extreme heat of flames. The four soul masters were forced to the edge of the valley, completely losing their ability to resist.
"Run? Where can you run to?"
The woman's voice was cold and arrogant.
She raised her right hand, and a ball of black flame gathered in her palm, preparing to launch a final attack.
Just as the black flames were about to fall, a gray light precisely covered the four soul masters.
That was Liu Yuan's third soul skill, Spirit Guardian.
The black flames struck the gray light shield, hissing, but failed to penetrate the seemingly thin shield.
The woman in red suddenly looked up towards the woods: "Who?"
Liu Yuan emerged from the shadows, the soul of the Destruction Beast hovering beside him, his double pupils gleaming with purple-gold light.
He didn't even glance at the woman in red, but instead said to Long Aotian and Du Busi behind him, "The person has been rescued, the rest is up to you."
Long Aotian was about to step forward when he was stopped by Du Busi.
"Wait." Poison Immortal reached out and pulled Long Aotian back to his original position.
"Master, I'm going to help my junior brother," Long Aotian said, puzzled.
"No need." Poison Undying's gaze was fixed on the battlefield ahead. "Let me see where your junior brother's current limit is. A level 60 fighting against a level 80+ evil spirit master is a good test of the practical performance of his soul spirit system."
Long Aotian felt helpless: "Master, that's an evil soul master, his martial soul is the Black Phoenix, and his soul power is over level 80. Junior brother is only level 60. The difference is too big."
Poison Immortal glanced at him, his tone calm: "Level 20 is nothing to a variable like your junior brother."
Long Aotian shut his mouth.
Upon closer examination, he realized it was true and ultimately returned to his original position.
Ahead, in the center of the battlefield.
The woman in red looked at Liu Yuan, a murderous glint flashing in her eyes.
She stopped looking at the four Soul Masters and focused her attention entirely on Liu Yuan. The black phoenix wings behind her spread out again, and the surrounding temperature instantly soared to its peak.
Instead of unleashing her soul skill, she swooped down, the black flames burning the surrounding air until they emitted a scorching smell, and went straight for Liu Yuan.
Liu Yuan stood still, without activating his Martial Soul True Body.
He raised his hand, manipulating the power of the Destruction Beast Soul.
"First Soul Skill: Mental Suppression."
An invisible wave unfolded along the trajectory of the woman in red as she charged forward.
The woman's flight faltered noticeably in mid-air, and the previously smooth flow of soul power within her became sluggish due to this momentary suppression.
Her movements slowed down.
Although it was only for a moment, Liu Yuan used that split second to sidestep her attack, and at the same time, the grayish-brown light of the Destruction Beast Soul instantly wrapped around her shoulder.
The distance between the two people narrowed.
Liu Yuan raised his right arm and engaged in a head-on confrontation with the woman in red in mid-air.
The soul power collided and exploded in the air, producing a muffled thunderous sound.
The woman was thrown backward by the sudden force, her feet dragging on the ground for dozens of meters before she finally regained her balance.
She looked at Liu Yuan in surprise: "Why does your soul power have this characteristic?"
Liu Yuan did not answer.
He exerted his strength again, and his second soul skill, "Seeing Through Illusions," was activated.
Liu Yuan stared intently at the woman's chest, where her soul power was circulating.
He could clearly see how the black flame soul power surged from her dantian, passed through her meridians, and finally flowed into the martial soul wings on her back.
Liu Yuan aimed a precise punch at that spot.
The woman instinctively channeled her soul power to defend against the attack, but the instant she made contact with Liu Yuan's fist, a strange disruption occurred in the flow of her soul power. Her soul skill failed to activate, the black flames behind her were forcibly extinguished, and she lost her balance.
Another round.
The woman was no longer simply angry.
Her eyes held a hint of seriousness.
She discovered that this boy, who was only level 60, had a fighting style that was completely beyond her comprehension.
Not only was the quality of her soul power extremely high, but she could also always pinpoint the moment when her defenses were weakest.
"The Black Phoenix Martial Soul has extremely powerful attributes, and its soul power circulation path is slightly different from that of ordinary people," Liu Yuan murmured softly.
Through repeated encounters, he keenly observed and identified his opponent's characteristics.
This high burst of fire attribute, this youthful face, plus level 80 soul power.
Liu Yuan frowned.
He looked into the other person's dark red eyes, which held a hint of evil, and a name flashed through his mind.
"Black Phoenix Martial Soul, female, around level 80, young."
Liu Yuan said in a low voice, "This guy, could he be Ma Xiaotao?"
(End of chapter)