Phoenix Transformation, How Does It Compare to a Dragon? The Second Martial Soul Form!

Ye Qingxian observed very carefully.

She took in every change in Lin Xiao and made her judgment.

"Just now, you looked perfectly fine. It was only after your martial soul possessed you on its own that your appearance underwent such a drastic change. I imagine you'll return to normal once you undo Martial Soul Possession."

Hearing that, Lin Xiao belatedly realized that his martial soul had possessed him on its own at some point without his knowing.

After he undid Martial Soul Possession, Lin Xiao's face quickly returned to normal. But when he tried to use Martial Soul Possession again, he found himself faced with two choices.

What was going on? Martial Soul Possession even came with options?

"Evil Fire Phoenix, possess!"

Lin Xiao gave a low shout, and the fiery-red phoenix charged into his body. Strange crimson flames flickered, no different from his normal Martial Soul Possession before.

Lin Xiao released the Martial Soul Possession.

"Destruction Phoenix, possess!"

This time, the phoenix martial soul that appeared was no longer the crimson Evil Fire Phoenix, but a magnificent phoenix half crimson and half jet black. The aura of darkness and destruction quietly spilled out, carrying deadly danger within its beauty.

Ye Qingxian watched Lin Xiao use Martial Soul Possession twice with completely different effects. Her Beautiful Eyes narrowed slightly, as if she had seen some rare treasure, and she was faintly startled.

I've really broadened my horizons today!

Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan stared at Lin Xiao in even greater dumbfounded shock and said in horror:

"You can switch forms?!"

According to common knowledge in the Soul Master World, once a martial soul mutated, it could never return to its original appearance, and a martial soul's fixed form was always one and only one.

But Lin Xiao...

He had already overturned the common knowledge of the entire Soul Master World!

Lin Xiao was also very surprised.

He looked toward Ye Qingxian with a searching gaze, only to see her gently shake her head.

"Don't look at me. I'm not omnipotent either."

"What's happening with you really is a little bizarre. Outsiders can't possibly know the internal changes. Only you yourself, after sensing and thinking it through carefully, can reach a conclusion."

"However, since this is a second form your martial soul gained after Martial Soul Evolution, I imagine it may perhaps be an inevitable path of Phoenix Nirvana."

During the first Evil Fire Outbreak, Lin Xiao had suppressed it with the Ice Heart Incantation, and the evil fire had become even more domineering and ferocious, dense with sinister energy;

During the second Evil Fire Outbreak, Lin Xiao had used Evil Fire Body Tempering and Wash Marrow, remolding himself completely, and even his already extraordinary aptitude had improved again along with it;

During the third Evil Fire Outbreak, it had actually directly given Lin Xiao a second martial soul form?

The reason behind it was unknown to anyone.

Because the only one who possessed the Fire Phoenix Martial Soul and could be reborn again and again through Nirvana was Lin Xiao, who had occupied the right time, place, and people.

Ye Qingxian was right. No one could give Lin Xiao the answer. Only he himself could seek it out.

"Changes... different forms..."

Lin Xiao murmured to himself.

A thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.

"Perhaps you can look for the answer in the phoenix's traits."

Although Ye Qingxian did not understand it, she was able to point straight to the essence of the problem.

"The phoenix's traits?"

Lin Xiao thought hard.

In his mind, inspiration flashed. Though he did not think of anything related to the phoenix's transformations, he did think of another Sacred Beast corresponding to the phoenix.

—The dragon.

"A dragon can be great or small, can rise or hide; when great, it summons clouds and exhales mist; when small, it conceals itself and hides its form; when it rises, it soars between heaven and earth; when it hides, it lurks beneath the waves!"

Any Sacred Beast would never be limited to a single environment. It could adapt to the changes of heaven and earth, decide whether to act or conceal itself, and reveal different appearances.

Only a dragon, or a Sacred Beast on par with a dragon, could avoid being bound by a fixed situation, change unpredictably, and possess abilities that reached through heaven and earth!

This was Huaxia's understanding of Sacred Beasts.

Lin Xiao did not know whether Huaxia's understanding of Sacred Beasts like dragons and phoenixes could be applied to Phoenix Nirvana on Douluo Continent, but that did not stop him from using it as a reference.

Assume this guess was correct!

Then Lin Xiao could almost determine that the Darkness and Destruction Phoenix was only the first transformation. In the evolutions afterward, his Phoenix Martial Soul would evolve other forms as well, and he would be able to switch between them at will.

Just like a dragon, able to be great or small, able to rise or hide.

How did Phoenix Transformation compare to a dragon?

Lin Xiao looked forward to it!

Lin Xiao told Ye Qingxian his understanding.

Ye Qingxian's eyes lit up, and she clapped her hands in praise:

"Good idea. It's just that the kind of dragon you're talking about should be a True Dragon, not a Sub-Dragon like the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, right? Is the necessary path of a Sacred Beast's evolution to become ever-changing and unfathomable, like ghosts and gods?"

"And from the look of it, your Darkness and Destruction Phoenix doesn't seem to have fully evolved yet?"

Lin Xiao nodded.

"It only evolved halfway."

"But mine is a Destruction Phoenix that evolved on its own, not a blackened mutation. Even though it's only halfway evolved, its power has increased by an astonishing amount."

With that said, Lin Xiao pointed at an open space in the distance.

"First Soul Skill: Phoenix Feather Array!"

Black-red firelight coiled around his fingertip. A magnificent black-red phoenix soared into the sky, wheeling through the heavens. Its feathers trembled lightly, and crimson feathers mixed with black shot down toward the ground like a rain of arrows. The flames possessed an extremely powerful corrosive ability, far surpassing the Evil Fire Phoenix in its normal form!

The black-red flames on the ground and in the sky linked together, and jet-black chains tinged with red sealed off the entire space, like a cage forged from Hellfire!

The Evil Fire Chains seemed alive, surging like flowing water. The sight of them was shocking!

Wicked and chilling!

Dugu Yan's little face went pale. She thought back to her fight with Lin Xiao three months ago. Back then, when she saw those eerie crimson Evil Fire Chains, she had still had the courage to try forcing her way through.

But facing the black-red fire chains before her now, radiating dense auras of destruction and corrosion, Dugu Yan had no thought whatsoever of touching them!

She would definitely die, wouldn't she?

At the very least, she would be disfigured!

Lin Xiao snapped his fingers, and the terrifying black-red flames vanished in an instant. Only the ruined ground all over the courtyard remained, proving that they had once existed!

"Well? Don't you think it's gotten really pow—ow!"

Before Lin Xiao could finish speaking, his forehead suffered a "heavy blow." He clutched his forehead and looked at Ye Qingxian aggrievedly, his gaze resentful.

"Aunt Ye, why did you hit me for no reason?"

"And with so much force, too!"

Even if Ye Qingxian was a support-type Soul Master, her cultivation as a Soul Emperor was absolutely real. With a raise of her hand, that knock had landed solidly on Lin Xiao's forehead.

The feeling was truly sour and exhilarating.

Ye Qingxian rolled her eyes and said in irritation, "Why do you think? This old lady has been running herself ragged for you, practically short of serving you even when you go to the privy. Fine if you don't appreciate it, but what's the meaning of burning down my house?"

Lin Xiao: "..."

He lifted his eyes and glanced at the ruined mess all over the courtyard.

His handsome face instantly flushed bright red.

Guiltily, he shifted his gaze elsewhere.

"Giggle, giggle, giggle..."

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling laughed in schadenfreude.

But in the next instant, they could not laugh anymore!

"You three, fix up the courtyard for me. No eating until it's done!"

"Huh?"

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling's little faces went blank, and they froze where they stood.

Joy turned to sorrow.