Phoenix Hellfire

With the referee's command, two blazing flames rose and burned. Neither of them released any Soul Skill, and they transformed into two Fire Shadow that collided directly.

"Phoenix Nine Forms: Phoenix Burst Claw!"

Flames coalesced, Ma Hongjun's right arm transformed into a fiery Phoenix Claw, carrying terrifying power as it hurtled towards Baili Chiyan.

He was determined to have this little brother! Baili Chiyan was equally unwilling to be outdone, and his flames condensed into a pair of fiery fists to meet Ma Hongjun's fiery claws.

This was a clash between the two in terms of pure fire-using skills. Claws and fire fists clashed, and both flames were very solid, but Baili Chiyan's power was far inferior to Ma Hongjun's.

During the collision, the Phoenix Flame and the Crimson Flame surged against each other, neither giving way to the other, and neither gaining the upper hand. However, Baili Chiyan Flame was forced back several steps by the terrifying force.

Ma Hongjun moved in close, his fiery claws reaching out like phantoms, each collision followed by a compressed explosion of flames.

Baili Chiyan's Fire Fist was the same; his control over flames was in no way inferior to Ma Hongjun's. Every time his Fire Fist collided with the Flame Claws, extremely hot flames would erupt.

Unfortunately, both of them were masters of fire, and their moves, which were usually ineffective against others, did not harm their opponents in the slightest.

The contest of flames became a contest of strength. Baili Chiyan was quickly suppressed, repeatedly forced to retreat step by step by Ma Hongjun's terrifying power.

Baili Chiyan was very surprised by Ma Hongjun's power. He knew that the other party's Phoenix Flame were powerful, but he did not expect that the power was also so terrifying.

Since it was a pure contest of skill and the opponent had the advantage in strength, he naturally had to change his attack method.

His First Spirit Ring lit up, and the already extremely hot flames rose up again.

"First Spirit Ability: Flame's Flourish!"

His First Spirit Ability is a pure amplification skill that can greatly enhance the power of flames, and all subsequent attacks will have a significant amplification.

Seeing this, Ma Hongjun's Second Spirit Ring, which was yellow, also lit up at the same time. The Phoenix Bathed in Fire instantly activated, and his Phoenix Flame also increased once again, bringing the two to a tie.

But Baili Chiyan didn't seem to care. He began to retract his flames, because he knew that no matter how many flames he had, they would have no effect on Ma Hongjun, who was also a fire wielder. It was better to conserve his Soul Power.

The next moment, his black Fifth Spirit Ring lit up, and Ma Hongjun instantly prepared to counterattack, his purple Third Spirit Ring also lighting up in an instant.

The two released their Soul Skill simultaneously, and a huge Fire Phoenix instantly condensed. The Phoenix Cloud-Piercing Strike was unleashed in an instant, carrying the ferocious power of the king of birds, and roared towards Baili Chiyan, who had already reached the edge of the Spirit Dueling Platform.

The powerful attack of Baili Chiyan- Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ability did not appear; instead, his own transformation was extremely significant.

Having already transformed into a fire spirit, after using his Fifth Spirit Ability, it seemed as if he no longer needed a human form; his entire being was a wisp of invisible Crimson Flame burning.

Fifth Spirit Ability: Crimson Flame!

His Fifth Spirit Ability is called Crimson Flame, which is the name of his Martial Soul. As for its effect...

The enormous Fire Phoenix arrived in an instant, and upon touching Baili Chiyan, it burst forth directly from his body. At this moment, Baili Chiyan seemed to be formless and intangible, becoming a wisp of true Crimson Flame.

The Fire Phoenix pierced straight through the Crimson Flame and crashed heavily into the Ice Wall that a Soul Douluo had just released, thus avoiding harm to the nearby spectators.

After blocking Ma Hongjun's full-force attack, the Soul Douluo couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. "Are all young people this fierce these days? That attack was no less than a Soul Emperor's Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ability, was it? Is that really just the Third Spirit Ability?"

Another Water Attribute Soul Master at the Soul Saint level beside him smiled helplessly, "I'm afraid we're in for a tough fight."

As soon as he finished speaking, Baili Chiyan, who had already transformed into Crimson Flame Baili Chiyan, suddenly moved and pressed against Ma Hongjun. A cracking sound rang out from the silent ball of crimson Crimson Flame: "Come on, playing with fire? Let's see how you hurt me!"

Ma Hongjun's expression also changed slightly. As clever as he was, how could he not see the effect of Baili Chiyan's Fifth Spirit Ability? Transforming into Lie Yan meant that his entire body was transformed into fire element, and judging from his state, it seemed that he could maintain it for a long time, rather than simply a one-time Soul Skill.

Generally speaking, such powerful Spirit Abilities consume a considerable amount of energy and cannot be maintained for very long.

However, Baili Chiyan's First Spirit Ability seemed to directly extend the duration of his fire elemental transformation; otherwise, why would he use a Soul Skill that lasts for a hundred years? In fact, this was the case. The First Spirit Ability, Flame's Flourish, was originally just meant to increase the power of the flames, but since Baili Chiyan obtained this Fifth Spirit Ability, which was comparable to a Divine Skill, the true effect of the First Spirit Ability has become apparent.

His own fire elementalization, becoming the true Martial Soul Crimson Flame, and the First Spirit Ability, Flame's Flourish, are designed to purify and strengthen him. Under the purification and amplification effect of the First Spirit Ability, his Soul Power consumption will be directly halved after fire elementalization, allowing him to maintain this state for a longer period of time.

Furthermore, as long as he reduces the number and intensity of his attacks, he can maintain the attack for an even longer period, enough to completely deplete Ma Hongjun's Soul Power.

Even though Ma Hongjun, who was also Fire Attribute Soul Master, had a higher Soul Power Level, his flames and attacks could not harm Baili Chiyan in this state.

Unless there is an attribute advantage or a powerful mental attack, Baili Chiyan can be said to be invincible at this moment.

Upon analyzing this result, Ma Hongjun's expression undoubtedly turned somewhat grim. It turned out that the reason this arrogant fellow dared to gamble so big was because he had been hiding this "Divine Skill" all along! For Fire Attribute Soul Master, this was indeed a Divine Skill, not to mention that all of Ma Hongjun's skills involved fire attacks, making it naturally difficult to be effective against Baili Chiyan in this state.

The best way is not to attack him, but to let his Soul Power be exhausted, and then you will win.

But could Baili Chiyan not have imagined this? Just as Ma Hongjun spread his Phoenix wings and took off, Baili Chiyan, who was rushing towards him, also rose into the air like a leaping fireball and continued to chase after Ma Hongjun.

After transforming into Crimson Flame, short-term flight is not a problem at all.

Ma Hongjun used the flames to accelerate his flight within the Spirit Dueling Platform, with the Crimson Flame following closely behind. The flames changed from a ball shape to a long strip, and finally to a web of flames. As soon as any part of Ma Hongjun the Crimson Flame, they would quickly attach themselves to his body.

Although it's unknown what will happen after being attached, since Baili Chiyan has been trying to do this, it certainly won't be a good thing.

Tens of thousands of spectators in the Great Soul Arena couldn't help but laugh as they watched Ma Hongjun flee in panic. The Fire Phoenix, which was originally like God of War of fire, had now become a turkey that could only run away? In the preparation area of Divine Fire Gate, Baili Chiling watched this scene with a smile. She knew that, as a fellow Fire Attribute Soul Master, her brother's Fifth Spirit Ability was the Invincible Ground. No one could defeat her brother under such circumstances.

Not to mention that it can't hurt Chi Yan, who has completely transformed into Crimson Flame fire elemental, as long as he gets close and attaches to him, Ma Hongjun will be drained of his flames and turned into a roasted chicken in no time! My brother defeated a level 71 Soul Saint from the sect with his level 63 cultivation by relying on the terror of his Fifth Spirit Ability.

Even if a Soul Saint uses their Martial Soul Avatar, as long as you're still on fire, you're like an infinite power bank for Baili Chiyan. He can truly drain you dry and then roast you alive!

But did Ma Hongjun really lose so easily? If so, how could he dare to make a bet with Baili Chiyan?

Knowing that the other party had something to rely on, why did Ma Hongjun still dare to make such a boastful claim? Was it just arrogance?

Of course not, it's just because he has a trump card that allows him to win any unexpected situation with a single blow.

Long ago, Oscar had warned Ma Hongjun that there were countless Soul Masters in the world, each with different abilities, and many of them were strange and powerful.

Under Oscar's Copy Sausage, Ma Hongjun fought against almost all the Martial Soul that had appeared on the continent, including those similar to the Fifth Spirit Ability form of Baili Chiyan.

But back then it was ice, while today we face fire.

Regardless of the specifics, the underlying principles remain the same: while fire elementalization is difficult to counter, it is not truly invincible.

If a furnace with an even higher temperature were to appear, even if you were to become a fire elemental, you would still be melted or assimilated by the higher temperature.

This is one of the few drawbacks of Baili Chiyan after she becomes an elementalist, but it is almost impossible for her to have such a weakness among those of the same level.

Moreover, Baili Chiyan also has the amplification effect of his First Spirit Ability. Even the level 71 Fire Attribute Soul Saint of the sect back then, the temperature of his flames was not high enough to suppress Baili Chiyan.

Although Ma Hongjun is a genius, he is only level 67 at most. How could he compare to a Soul Saint? Seeing that Ma Hongjun was almost out of the way, as long as he could get close to Ma Hongjun, the battle would be in his grasp.

In order to bring the genius Ma Hongjun into his fold, Baili Chiyan did not hesitate to use even his own life-saving ability, so naturally he would not easily let Ma Hongjun resist.

Although he was confident in his abilities, he couldn't be sure that Ma Hongjun had other tricks up his sleeve! Just then, a helpless look flashed across Ma Hongjun's face. "I thought your trump card wasn't anything special, but now it seems I underestimated you. Your abilities are very strong, and you have a natural advantage against Fire Attribute Soul Master, and even most ordinary Soul Master."

"Unfortunately, I am not an ordinary Soul Master, let alone an ordinary Fire Attribute Soul Master. In fact, it would be very easy to defeat you in this state."

Baili Chiyan paused slightly, but his speed did not slow down, and he let out a soft "Hmm? Indeed, I am not invincible, but I don't think you have that ability."

Ma Hongjun's voice continued, "To deal with you now, all you need is an Ice Attribute Soul Master or Mental Attribute Soul Master of the same cultivation level, but unfortunately I am neither."

Baili Chiyan smiled slightly, "So stop struggling and just obediently submit to me. I will treat you like a brother, and my Divine Fire Gate will do its best to nurture you!"

But Ma Hongjun ignored him and continued, "Besides that, there is an even simpler method, which is flame suppression. As long as there is a flame strong enough to suppress you, you will also be defeated without being attacked!"

Baili Chiyan didn't care that Ma Hongjun had pointed out his weakness. Instead, he put on a fiery smile and said, "Yes, but can you, a mere Soul Emperor, do that?"

Ma Hongjun glanced at the edge of the Spirit Dueling Platform, realizing he had nowhere left to retreat. "Whether I can do it or not, we'll only know after we try."

Ma Hongjun's tone was very calm, completely different from his Fire Attribute. His words flowed like clear water, without the slightest ripple.

The moment he finished speaking, the six Soul Rings on his body began to pulsate, the Phoenix Flame began to compress and subside, and his eyes were fixed intently on the rapidly approaching Crimson Flame Spider Web.

None of the audience members knew why Ma Hongjun had suddenly fallen silent, but they had all heard the conversation between Ma Hongjun and Baili Chiyan.

Could it be... that Ma Hongjun possesses a terrifying flame capable of suppressing Baili Chiyan? But he's only level 67...

Only Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing remained calm, showing no concern that Ma Hongjun would lose.

The situation on the field was clear at a glance. Ma Hongjun also pointed out several weaknesses of Baili Chiyan, so they believed that Ma Hongjun was capable of dealing with Baili Chiyan.

Perhaps after this battle, Ma Hongjun will gain a genius underling. Oh no, Baili Chiyan said he would double down on any bet, so we should also include his sister Baili Chiling.

The next moment, one after another, the Soul Ring on Ma Hongjun's body began to pulsate, and then merged together in full view of everyone.

Everyone was stunned by what they saw.

"Ring Fusion?!"

Of course, some of the people present knew about the Ring Fusion. It was a special skill that only a very few geniuses could master, and it was also a terrifying technique that could instantly increase one's Soul Skill several times over.

However, Ma Hongjun's Ring Fusion was different, because the color of his Soul Ring was still changing, and all the Soul Ring were merging towards the last Black Spirit Ring.

First, two yellow Soul Ring merged into it. At this point, the black Sixth Spirit Ring did not change much. However, when two purple Soul Ring merged into it, the Black Spirit Ring became even more profound.

After the black Fifth Spirit Ring and Sixth Spirit Ring merged together, the original six Soul Ring disappeared, leaving only one unique Soul Ring.

That was a blood-red, Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring!

Everyone present was incredulous. How could this be? Even with his special Ring Fusion technique, Ma Hongjun only had six Soul Rings, yet the total age of all of them was a hundred thousand years? Little did they know that Ma Hongjun absorbed almost all of his Soul Ring at levels higher than his own. Under his unique Ring Fusion technique, the total age of all his Soul Ring was exactly Hundred Thousand Year Level!

This means that his attack was comparable to a terrifying Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill.

This was one of Ma Hongjun's true trump cards, a trump card he had never originally intended to use.

But now he held nothing back, because he was determined to take Baili Chiyan as his subordinate! Seeing this, Baili Chiyan instantly had a bad feeling and accelerated as he swooped down towards Ma Hongjun. That blood-red Soul Ring brought him true fear! "Body merges with soul, flame merges with ring, fiercely tempered a hundred times, Phoenix Nirvana."

"Phoenix Nine Forms - Phoenix Hellfire!"

The blood-red Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring lit up with brilliance, its crimson Soul Ring shining brightly, and finally merged with Ma Hongjun.

A Fire Phoenix, its wings blotting out the sky, spread its wings and spewed out endless and terrifying Lie Yan. The Lie Yan were compressed to the extreme, turning blackish-red, enough to burn everything and purify all things! The Crimson Flame swooped down and were instantly hit head-on by the terrifying Phoenix Hellfire. The flames, which had previously had no effect on the Crimson Flame, now made Baili Chiyan howl in pain.

"How is that possible! You're only level 67! How could you possibly possess such strength!"

Baili Chiyan howled in pain, completely unable to believe that this was an attack that Ma Hongjun, a level 67 Soul Emperor, could launch.

Even High-level Spirit Saint would probably be unable to withstand this attack if hit head-on, right? Just as Baili Chiyan was about to be completely reduced to Void by the terrifying Phoenix Hellfire, the Ice Attribute Soul Douluo and the Water Attribute Soul Saint made their move! Even in death, Baili Chiyan did not intend to admit defeat. He would rather be reduced to Void by Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Hellfire than have his sect disgraced!

Sixth Spirit Ability: Ice Soul - Ice Frost Heaven and Earth!

Sixth Spirit Ability: Water Pit - Ice Soul!

Only when the two powerful figures simultaneously unleashed their strongest Ice Attribute Soul Skill could they barely stop the spread of the Phoenix Hellfire.

With the Phoenix Hellfire blocked, Ma Hongjun stopped attacking, barely managing to stand still, extremely weak.

The trump card was very strong, so strong that a Soul Douluo and Soul Saint had to join forces to resist it, but it also took a lot of toll on Ma Hongjun.

His Soul Power and Spiritual Power were almost exhausted, and he would not be able to use any Soul Skill for three days.

But Ma Hongjun felt it was worth it.

P. S.: Typos will be corrected first and then fixed later.