"I can kill you. This time, you're dead for sure!" Ma Xiaotao's reply to Xu Tianxi was without hesitation, filled with unwavering killing intent.
The next moment, Ma Xiaotao's second and sixth Soul Rings flared with light, and the Evil Fire Phoenix's aura surged. The brilliant fiery rain of Phoenix Meteor Shower was already brewing in the air.
"Kill me? You think too highly of yourself!"
Xu Tianxi seemed to have been waiting for Ma Xiaotao's offensive. He flung a ball of golden light from his hand, which collided with Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Evil Fire, which was scorching the air.
The golden light was brilliant and solid, forming a golden barrier that completely enveloped Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Meteor Shower. Then, it retracted skyward, suppressing Ma Xiaotao along with it, and swiftly descended towards the Competition Stage.
Ma Xiaotao felt an overwhelming sense of suffocation descend upon her. She tried to dodge, but the golden light pursued her instantly, firmly pinning her within its grasp.
At the top of the golden barrier was a luminous object with 108 facets. Ma Xiaotao, trapped inside, immediately launched a furious attack on the barrier in front of her, but it only created ripples without causing any damage.
Seeing this, many people in Star Luo Square couldn't help but stand up, and the light focusing on the Competition Stage quickly changed.
"A single-use Level 7 Absolute Defense Soul Guided Device that can seal an opponent for fifteen minutes. How did they get one?"
Xu Jiujiu's face turned mostly dark. Among the equipment Xu Jiawei had provided for the Star Luo Battle Team, there was indeed an Absolute Defense Soul Guided Device like the one Xu Tianxi was currently using, but Xu Tianxi had used it first.
"Junior Brother Tianxi truly came prepared. With this, no matter how capable she is, she won't have a chance to use it."
Ma Rulong, who had just kicked Yu Yang away, walked over, marveling. Being sealed by a Level 7 Absolute Defense Soul Guided Device meant facing the defense of an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo-level Defense Type Soul Master. Ma Xiaotao was like a trapped beast.
Even if they wanted to break through from the outside, it would require the attack power of a Seventh Ring Soul Sage, and the Shrek Battle Team had already been completely defeated.
"You're right, we've won this battle, and history has changed." Meng Hongchen seemed to have finally had enough. She cleaved Jiang Nannan, who had lost her ability to resist, then pursued her to deliver another kick. The latter spat blood and flew off the Competition Stage like a broken kite.
"Captain, how should we deal with her now? Looking at her defiant expression, I doubt she'll surrender." Xiao Hongchen rubbed his hands and walked over, his expression excited.
Xu Tianxi smiled faintly. "Simple. Senior Brother Ma, prepare the Level 7 Super Concentrated Soul Guided Cannon. We'll send her to the heavens the moment she comes out."
"As for us, we'll help charge the other cannon."
With that, Xu Tianxi rubbed the Storage Ring on his wrist, pulling out a massive Soul Guided Cannon. He activated the Mirror Flower, Water Moon Soul Skill, instantly altering its appearance the moment it appeared, while also concealing Ma Rulong's actions.
And this large cannon was precisely the top-tier Level 8 Soul Guided Device, the Heaven Opening Earth Splitting Cannon, produced by a Level 9 Soul Engineer, which Jing Hongchen had purchased at the Starlight Auction. Once fully charged, it could unleash power comparable to a full-force attack from a Level 95 Super Douluo.
Xiao Hongchen saw the appearance of the Soul Guided Cannon the moment it emerged, his jaw dropping in surprise. "Are you really going to use something like this? Isn't that a bit too ruthless?"
Using a cannon capable of obliterating a Titled Douluo to blast Ma Xiaotao, a mere Soul Emperor, was like using a cannon to shoot a sparrow.
"One overt, one covert, double preparation. We want absolute certainty," Xu Tianxi replied to Xiao Hongchen seriously while adjusting the Heaven Opening Earth Splitting Cannon.
This large cannon wasn't for Ma Xiaotao, but for the referee, Star Shattering Douluo. Only an attack of this magnitude could blast him away and prevent him from saving anyone. Ma Rulong's Level 7 Super Concentrated Soul Guided Cannon would follow up to finish the job.
The Super Concentrated Soul Guided Cannon was the Soul Engineer's strongest individual weapon. He Caitou, with a Level 5 Super Concentrated Soul Guided Cannon, could threaten a Soul Sage. A Level 7 Super Concentrated Soul Guided Cannon could pose a threat to a Titled Douluo, but it required a long preparation time and would drain nearly a Soul Sage's worth of Soul Power.
However, the Absolute Defense Soul Guided Device provided them enough time to prepare both cannons. Unless Shrek conceded on Ma Xiaotao's behalf, Ma Xiaotao would surely die from a single shot.
"Also, load these Level 6 and Level 7 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells. If Shrek dares to break the rules and intervene to save her, blast them without mercy. I refuse to believe we can't kill her this time!"
After some thought, Xu Tianxi, under the cover of Mirror Flower, Water Moon, took out another pile of contraband items and handed them to Xiao Hongchen to deal with.
These Fixed Soul Cannon Shells were part of the reserve Xu Tianxi had requested from Jing Hongchen before the match, aiming for absolute certainty.
Higher-level Fixed Soul Cannon Shells were too terrifying; Jing Hongchen wouldn't dare let them use them.
At this moment, he was grateful that his Spiritual Power had reached the Tangible and Intangible level, and his Mirror Flower, Water Moon Soul Ring was fifty thousand years old. This allowed him to create illusions and deploy large-scale destructive weapons right under Star Shattering Douluo's nose.
Below the Competition Stage, Zhang Lexuan caught Bei Bei, bandaging the wound where Xu Tianxi had pierced him through the chest and back. Wang Yan and Du Weilun watched in despair as Ma Xiaotao was surrounded by the seven members of the Sun Moon Battle Team on the stage. Their hearts sank continuously, and their bodies turned cold, as if they had fallen into an abyss.
Shrek was about to lose.
Shi Yang, Lin Huiqun, and the three academy deans exchanged glances, a fierce glint in their eyes.
"I don't think we can wait any longer. If Xiaotao can't get out, we'll act immediately!" Shi Yang said angrily.
Lin Huiqun nodded solemnly. "Lin Er, Mei'er, Duo Duo, get ready. If Xiaotao can't escape on her own, we'll make our move."
"Don't hold back against those wolf cubs from the Sun Moon Battle Team, except for Kong Tianxi and Jing Hongchen's grandchildren!"
"Good!" The three academy deans sent out their messages, secretly circulating their Soul Power.
Kong Deming, the Soul Engineer from the west, and Xu Xiaoyun of the Xuanming Sect from the south, sensed this and instructed their respective groups to prepare. Jing Hongchen vaguely felt a prickling sensation on his back and exchanged glances with the two Level 9 Soul Engineers in the Sun Moon Battle Team's resting area. Hongchen Blessing quietly came to hand.
On the Competition Stage, Xu Tianxi and the others rapidly charged the Soul Guided Cannon. Ma Xiaotao furiously slammed against the barrier, her eyes sharp and distinct. The dark red phoenix shadow behind her rapidly transformed towards pure black. The phoenix's beak let out a sky-piercing cry, and black light rapidly spread and released from the crimson phoenix flames, as if undergoing some kind of sublimation.
At this moment, she had cast aside all the pre-match instructions. She was unleashing the full power of the Evil Fire Phoenix at all costs, even beginning to loosen her suppression of the evil aura. There was only one belief in her mind:
Get rid of these bastards in front of me and defend Shrek's honor with my life!
Xu Tianxi clearly perceived that the opponent's flame intensity was rapidly rising, nearing the Ultimate Fire level. His eyes gradually deepened, and he couldn't help but speed up the charging process.
"Everyone, be careful. This crazy woman is unleashing the full potential of her Martial Soul. When the Phoenix Flame is fully released, it becomes Ultimate Fire. At that point, her attack power will greatly increase, possibly even reaching the Titled Douluo level, breaking through the suppression instantly."
Xu Tianxi transmitted his thoughts telepathically, while also using a Milk Bottle to restore his Soul Power. At this moment, he really missed Xuan Ziwen. If he had developed the Sealed Milk Bottle earlier, this battle would have been much easier for them.
"Good!" Ma Rulong accelerated the charging of the Super Concentrated Cannon, and the five individuals including Xiao Hongchen also increased their Soul Power input. Star Shattering Douluo, hovering in mid-air, watched the two sides, feeling that both were showing signs of madness: one was unleashing the deeper potential of their Martial Soul, while the other was collectively charging a Soul Guided Cannon.
A Soul Guided Cannon charged by seven Soul Engineers could pose a fatal threat to a Soul Douluo. Thinking of this, Star Shattering Douluo's hand glowed with spatial starlight, ready to save people at any moment.
"All of you, will die!"
Ma Xiaotao, having extremely activated the potential of her Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul, underwent a drastic change in aura. Her impure Phoenix bloodline, once it released its suppression of the evil aura, could no longer reverse. The light and shadow behind her trembled a few times, and the crimson phoenix's body was covered in black light, exuding an aura like that of an abyss, despairing and insane.
"Xiaotao, no! You'll lose control!" Zhang Lexuan, who was bandaging the blood-soaked Bei Bei, caught a glimpse of Ma Xiaotao unleashing her full power and couldn't help but shout towards the Competition Stage.
"Excellent! The Fire Phoenix Saintess's potential is about to awaken completely in this desperate situation!" The Holy Spirit Church Master, Zhongli Wu, stood up abruptly, so excited he could barely contain his frenzied aura.
Tens of breaths later, the darkened Phoenix Flame gradually broke through the Absolute Defense Soul Guided Device's copper barrier, and gully-like cracks appeared on the golden light shield.
At the same moment, Xu Tianxi and the others completed their charging.
Glancing at the frenzied Ma Xiaotao, Xu Tianxi turned back to the restless Shrek Battle Team members and offered an inscrutable smile, then shouted,
"Go back and tell Yan Shaozhe that he humiliated my mother back then, and today I'll take his disciple's life in return!"
"Heaven Opening Earth Splitting Cannon, fire!"
An intensely concentrated, bright white soul light burst forth from the Heaven Opening Earth Splitting Cannon. Though its diameter was only one foot, the moment it appeared, even the Star Shattering Douluo in mid-air felt his scalp tingle, and a sense of crisis instantly enveloped his heart.
What level of attack is this? Who does the Sun Moon Battle Team want to kill?!
"Damn it, I still have to save her." The Star Shattering Douluo muttered bitterly, seeing no other option. He activated his Martial Soul power to shield Ma Xiaotao, intending to send her away.
However, he underestimated the power of the Heaven Opening Earth Splitting Cannon. He was essentially taking a full-power strike from a Martial Soul True Body activated by a peer-level expert, completely unprepared!
*"Boom!"*
Amidst the roar, the Star Shattering Douluo's body was instantly knocked out of the arena. The cannon's lingering shockwave pierced through the Dark Phoenix, which had just burst out of the Absolute Defense Soul Guided Device's light shield, striking its body with a resounding impact.
The Dark Phoenix Flame and the Heaven Opening Earth Splitting Cannon's aftershock violently collided. The Competition Stage's protective barrier shattered completely, and shockwaves formed by the two surging forces raged, causing large sections of the air to explode.
"And me! Die!"
Ma Rulong roared, as if conjuring a large cannon out of thin air and shouldering it, aiming at Ma Xiaotao before firing.
"How dare you, villain!"
The Shrek Battle Team members could no longer tolerate it. Five powerful individuals soared from the spectator area, streaking towards the Competition Stage like shooting stars.
"Dare? Dragon God Douluo is dead, what are you all?!"
Xu Tianxi sharply turned his head, activating the Level 7 Fixed Soul Cannon hidden within the Mirror Flower, Water Moon. A violent Soul Guided Device roar echoed across the Competition Stage once more, as twelve Level 7 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells were unleashed, leaving surging trails across the sky.
Xiao Hongchen followed with a cold smirk, manipulating a Level 6 Fixed Soul Cannon to open fire, his eyes burning with an unprecedented excitement.
*"Boom! Boom! Boom!"*
Large numbers of Level 6 and Level 7 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells streaked towards the powerful Shrek Academy members, exploding in the air. The earth-shattering noise seemed to make the entire Star Luo City tremble, and massive mushroom clouds billowed up, completely igniting the powder keg that was Star Luo Square.
"Sun Moon forces, follow this Hall Master into battle!" Jing Hongchen, who had been rushing to the Competition Stage to save the day, was almost caught in the grand fireworks display unleashed by his two juniors. Snapping back to reality, he called out to his friends and allies to join the fray.
Immediately, all the Western Soul Engineers, except for Kong Deming, took action. Over ten Level 9 Soul Engineers lit up their Soul Rings. In the sky, nine rings stood dense, and brilliant parabolic arcs soared, flickering flames filling the firmament.
"Shrek forces, kill!"
The five powerful Shrek members, who had been thoroughly disoriented by the explosions, unleashed their Martial Soul True Bodies. The Golden Lion King Martial Soul roared backward, and from the spectator stands behind them, twenty powerful auras instantly burst forth, each one above the Eight-Ring Soul Douluo level.
"Hehehehe, what a lively scene. Let us join the fun as well. Sun Moon Battle Team members, please hold back a little."
A chilling laugh echoed, accompanied by an overwhelming gust of cold, sinister wind. Large numbers of black-clad figures descended onto the Competition Stage. The leader pressed a hand down, and a black soul light like a vast mist blocked in front of Ma Xiaotao, snatching her away from the dual cannon fire.
"What's going on? Evil Soul Masters are also meddling?" Xu Tianxi's expression instantly turned grim.
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