Keep Your Distance, Keep Your Grace! The Gentle Handsome Man Wins Huo Wu's Heart!

"The general is back!"

"You scared me to death! I thought the general had fled before the battle!"

"Thank goodness, thank goodness! The general is still here!"

Baili Shouyue appeared and destroyed the enemy's siege equipment.

The soldiers defending Chang'an seemed to have found their backbone, and their morale soared!

"I am Baili Shouyue, a level ninety Titled Douluo. My spirit is the Vermilion Bird!"

Baili Shouyue spread his Golden Red Wings and stood tall in the sky.

A powerful Soul Power pressure swept forth from atop the city walls!

Though he was only a half-step Titled Douluo, his Soul Power pressure still made Huo Yanbao's heart tremble!

"A Titled Douluo! Chang'an Empire actually has another Titled Douluo?"

"This guy looks about my age. How can his strength be so terrifying?"

Huo Wu's pretty face, blackened by the flames, instantly turned deathly pale with fright!

No wonder even her fire-attribute spirit could not withstand this man's flames. He was a Titled Douluo!

What shocked her even more was that this Titled Douluo named Baili Shouyue—

He had achieved such heights at such a young age!

Why would such a genius be willing to serve the Chang'an Empire?

What kind of magic did the Chang'an Empire possess?

"The intelligence was wrong. The enemy has another Titled Douluo. We shouldn't be involved in a battle like this!" Huo Wushuang grabbed Huo Wu and retreated toward the rear of the army formation.

If they rashly joined a Titled Douluo-level battle, they would only be killed by the shockwaves!

When the Heaven Dou Legion saw another Titled Douluo appear on the enemy's side, the army immediately fell into chaos!

"A Titled Douluo?"

"Why is there another Titled Douluo?"

"Has God Demon Douluo Li Xin arrived?"

"No, it's not him. This is another level ninety Titled Douluo!"

These soldiers were not strong. No one could hear the title Titled Douluo without feeling fear!

Though Huo Yanbao was inwardly alarmed as well, he steadied himself and shouted for the officers to pass down his orders:

"Hold steady, don't panic!"

"He is only a half-step Titled Douluo. Compared to me, he merely has a difference in Soul Power, not the qualitative difference brought by a Ninth Soul Ring!"

Baili Shouyue only possessed level ninety Soul Power and had yet to obtain his Ninth Soul Ring.

Otherwise, he would be a true level ninety-one Titled Douluo!

The current Baili Shouyue could only be called a half-step Titled Douluo!

And Huo Yanbao still had tens of thousands of troops under his command. If the entire army attacked together—

He looked at the burned siege equipment and immediately felt a headache coming on.

"Damn it! Of all things to burn, you had to burn all my army's siege equipment!"

Without siege equipment, how were his troops supposed to ram their heads into the city walls?

Now, only by relying on himself, a power-attack-type Soul Douluo, to break open the city gates could the army continue its assault!

"Catapults, smash them! Since we can't break in, suppress them fiercely!"

The catapults hurled burning boulders!

They bombarded the city walls without pause!

Though the Heavenly Dou Army no longer had equipment to scale the walls, they held the advantage in numbers and still had other long-range weapons.

Very soon, they battered the defenders within the city into a miserable state, leaving them unable to lift their heads!

Huo Yanbao leaped off his horse and stomped heavily!

Buzz—!

Soul Power surged. Two yellow, three purple, and three black—eight Soul Rings slowly rose around him!

"Third Soul Skill, Fiery Seven Star Bomb!"

He slightly craned his neck forward, spitting out seven scorching fireballs the size of millstones. They flew in a line toward the city gates!

This was his strongest long-range Soul Skill.

As long as two of the seven fireballs struck, they could blast open the city gates!

Baili Shouyue lowered his head and swiftly dove beneath the city gates.

Facing the seven enormous, blazing fireballs rushing at him, he quickly crouched and braced his long sniper rifle!

A faint red line pointed straight at the fireballs!

"Fourth Soul Skill, Breath of Gale!"

The instant he pulled the trigger!

Caw!

The Xuan Bird cried out!

The golden-red Xuan Bird was engulfed in flames!

It shot fiercely toward the fireballs!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Xuan Bird collided with the seven fireballs, dissolving them!

Waves of scorching air swept outward!

The nearby soldiers turned sideways and raised their hands to shield themselves from the heat!

The attack had been so easily neutralized!

"Looks like I cannot take this city without defeating you!"

"Seventh Soul Skill, Fire Leopard True Form!"

Huo Yanbao pushed his Soul Power to the limit. His body bent slightly forward, sharp claws grew from his limbs, leopard markings appeared all over his body, flames coiled around him, and even his breath spewed blazing fire!

"Are you not afraid of me?" Baili Shouyue stood straight, one hand resting on his long sniper rifle as he smiled at Huo Yanbao.

His Soul Power level was two levels higher than Huo Yanbao's.

Moreover, his spirit was the highest-tier Sacred Beast Spirit!

It was countless times stronger than Huo Yanbao's Fire Leopard spirit!

"He's so gentle. He even asked whether the sect master was afraid of him," Huo Wu said as she fled.

Baili Shouyue's looks were exceptionally appealing to girls.

Though he was an enemy, her heart had indeed begun to stir.

"..." Huo Wushuang was speechless.

This was a battlefield. What did being gentle have to do with anything?

Would someone truly gentle burn so many soldiers to death?

Flames shot from Huo Yanbao's eyes as he stared imperiously at Baili Shouyue.

"You have eight Soul Rings. I have eight Soul Rings too."

"You use fire. I use fire too."

"Shouldn't you ask whether you fear me, sir?"

Wrapped in flames, he lunged swiftly at Baili Shouyue!

"Fifth Soul Skill, Blazing Clone Strike!"

Before he even got close—

He raised a hand and threw a punch. The flames transformed into an identical clone that shot even more fiercely toward Baili Shouyue!

With one pounce and one charge, the flaming clone reached Baili Shouyue in the blink of an eye!

Though the Fire Leopard spirit was not skilled in long-range attacks, its close-combat power was remarkably formidable!

As long as he could get close, he could win!

"Eighth Soul Skill, Escape!" Baili Shouyue calmly flipped backward in place.

"Keep your distance, keep your grace!"

The moment he flipped backward, the long sniper rifle in his hands fired a Blazing Xuan Bird!

The Xuan Bird collided with the flaming clone rushing in to kill him, dissolving it!

The attack was neutralized once more!

Baili Shouyue gave Huo Yanbao a gentle smile.

It was as though this was not a life-and-death duel, but a simple game.

"Stop running! If you've got the guts, fight me like a real man!"

After his attacks failed repeatedly, Huo Yanbao grew increasingly anxious and strode forward!

The enormous Fire Leopard let out a roar that made people's hearts quail!

Meow—!

"..."

All the soldiers fell silent.

Such a massive beast had such a comical cry!

Baili Shouyue nearly laughed his mouth crooked. "That cry of your Fire Leopard is truly terrifying!"

"Snow Leopard, shut up!"

Embarrassed, Huo Yanbao slapped his forehead!

He would have been better off not roaring. That one cry had completely destroyed his momentum!

"Damn it, you dare mock me!"

"Take your life!"

Huo Yanbao strode forward, raised his long arm high, then swiftly brought it down!

"Sixth Soul Skill, Meteor Fire Rain Fall!"

Fireballs rained down from the sky like raindrops!

Every fireball carried violent, scorching energy!

This was an area-of-effect Soul Skill.

The space ahead was almost completely covered!

Baili Shouyue, at the very center of the Soul Skill, had nowhere to evade!