Blood Bat's Utter Defeat

Blood Bat Venerable's face twisted viciously. The situation had developed far beyond his expectations. When he had successfully ambushed Hun Yue, he had already imagined himself becoming a Super Douluo.

"Damn it, it's all because of that bitch!"

Blood Bat Venerable hated Ma Xiaotao to the bone.

If she had not appeared, how could he have ended up gaining nothing and suffering such a miserable fate?

Though he was filled with hatred, there was nothing he could do.

After all, their strengths were not on the same level at all. Even if she let him use one hand, he would still be no match for her and would be utterly crushed.

Blood Bat Venerable transformed into a streak of red light and fled at top speed.

"Trying to run?"

Ma Xiaotao sneered.

The red ripples emanated an unusual power, locking onto Blood Bat Venerable.

At the same time, Blood Bat Venerable immediately felt his speed slow and his Soul Power diminish. His already severely injured body weakened by another thirty percent.

"Domain power!"

Blood Bat Venerable was shocked and horrified.

As a Titled Douluo, he recognized Ma Xiaotao's technique at a glance.

A domain!

This was a powerful ability that even Titled Douluo rarely possessed.

Once enveloped by an opponent's domain, one's own strength would be greatly weakened while the opponent's strength would be greatly enhanced. As one side waned and the other waxed, the gap would only grow wider.

There were only two ways to break a domain.

First, rely on cultivation stronger than the opponent's and forcibly shatter it!

Blood Bat Venerable clearly could not do that.

Second, possess a domain of one's own and use it to offset the opponent's domain.

He did not have a domain, so that was obviously impossible as well.

"Damn it!"

Blood Bat Venerable cursed furiously, losing his composure.

Locked down by the domain, his speed had been reduced by twenty percent. If he could not break the opponent's domain, he would not even be able to escape. He might truly die here.

"I'll risk it!"

The enormous Fire Phoenix closed in. Forced into a desperate situation, at the critical moment between life and death, Blood Bat Venerable did not hesitate and immediately made his decision!

Boom!

Blood Bat Venerable screamed. Before everyone's shocked eyes, both his legs exploded. Borrowing the immense power that erupted in that instant, he finally broke free of the domain's lock and vanished over the horizon at an outrageous speed.

Blood Escape Technique!

This technique could only be used at the cost of self-destructing part of one's body. After being activated, it would unleash tremendous energy and speed for a short period. It was Blood Bat Venerable's ultimate life-saving measure.

Because this move caused immense damage to the body and was practically self-mutilation, he would never use it unless he had no other choice.

Driven to this point by Ma Xiaotao, death awaited him if he did not use it. Naturally, he had no choice.

Blood Bat Venerable had escaped.

A crystalline piece of bone fell from the sky.

It was one of Blood Bat Venerable's leg spirit bones.

After his legs exploded, the spirit bone had fallen away, and Ma Xiaotao caught it in one swift motion.

"Damn it, that bastard got away!"

Ma Xiaotao was extremely furious. Her beautiful eyes shifted toward the Evil Spirit Masters who had not fled fast enough, and she immediately began a massacre!

The first person she set her sights on was Blood Spirit.

Blood Spirit's expression changed drastically. She felt as though she had been targeted by a terrifying beast. She immediately unleashed her Martial Soul Avatar and tried to flee.

However, a flaming phoenix flew over. As the blazing flames swept through, it directly burned this tiny mosquito to ashes.

How could a mosquito be allowed to act so brazenly before a phoenix?

Another spirit bone was obtained, this time a Left Arm Bone.

In no time at all, Ma Xiaotao slaughtered every remaining Evil Spirit Master. Nearly a hundred Evil Spirit Masters had also dropped a Head Spirit Bone.

With the deaths of all the Evil Spirit Masters, peace finally returned to the area.

Liu Xinghan ran over and helped the heavily injured Hun Yue up.

"Elder, this pill can heal your injuries."

Liu Xinghan hurriedly fed Hun Yue one of the healing pills he had obtained from the lottery.

After swallowing the pill, Hun Yue let out a breath. Her complexion finally improved considerably.

Meanwhile, Ma Xiaotao descended.

Liu Xinghan's gaze shifted as he looked at the striking figure before him.

He contacted Ma Xiaotao mentally, telling her not to reveal their relationship.

Such a powerful bodyguard was someone Liu Xinghan wanted to keep hidden in the shadows. For now, he did not want others to know of her connection to him; perhaps one day, it could serve an unexpected purpose.

Ma Xiaotao nodded at Liu Xinghan imperceptibly.

Hun Yue looked toward Ma Xiaotao and hurriedly asked, "Senior, what happened to Blood Bat?"

"He escaped," Ma Xiaotao said. "But in order to flee, he severed both his own legs, and I cut off one of his arms. His foundation has already been damaged, leaving him half-crippled. Forget increasing his Soul Power in the future—even whether he can return to his peak condition is uncertain."

Hearing this, Hun Yue sighed in relief. "That's good."

Although they had not killed Blood Bat this time, severely wounding him was still a good result.

At the very least, dealing with him in the future would be much easier.

Putting Blood Bat out of her mind, Hun Yue turned her gaze to Ma Xiaotao, filled with shock.

Where had such a powerful Titled Douluo come from?

As a Titled Douluo of Spirit Hall, she had not known that such a powerhouse existed on the continent.

Even within the vast Spirit Hall, there would definitely be no more than three people capable of surpassing her in strength!

Hun Yue probed, "May I ask Senior's name? Why have I never heard of Senior's reputation on the continent?"

A Titled Douluo this powerful could never remain unknown once they appeared.

What was more, she was so young.

Although Titled Douluo possessed methods to make their appearance younger, appearance could change while one's aura could not. Hun Yue estimated that the other party was at most in her thirties.

To possess such strength at that age!

Was she not comparable to the Pope?

At this thought, Hun Yue was utterly shocked.

"I am Phoenix Douluo Ma Xiaotao!"

Ma Xiaotao's expression was cold and aloof as she assumed the bearing of an expert. "I come from overseas and only recently arrived on the continent to travel. Naturally, you have not heard of me."

"So you came from overseas." Hun Yue suddenly understood.

The sea was boundless, and Douluo Continent was merely one stretch of land amid these waters.

Spirit Hall's records mentioned that there were other continents out at sea.

However, the details were unclear. The ocean contained far too many sea soul beasts—hundreds or even thousands of times more than on land—and all of them were powerful. Even Titled Douluo risked their lives by venturing out to sea.

Thus, even Spirit Hall knew little about the other continents.

She had never expected the woman before her to have crossed the perilous ocean and come to Douluo Continent from another continent to travel. She truly possessed great skill and great courage!

If it were Hun Yue, even as a Titled Douluo, she would not dare venture out to sea!

"Since the Evil Spirit Master has been dealt with, it is time for me to leave!"

At Liu Xinghan's prompting, Ma Xiaotao spoke.

Hun Yue hurriedly said, "Senior, thank you for saving my life this time. I am the Ninth Elder of Spirit Hall. If Senior has the time, please visit Spirit Hall, so that I may repay today's kindness."

"Not this time. If I have the opportunity later, I will pay Spirit Hall a visit!"

With that, she transformed into a streak of red light and vanished beyond the horizon!