Southern Star Seven Kill, Shut the Door and Release the Hou

Li had once said that after Xiao Wu's Soul Power increased, she would have a set of extremely powerful close-combat techniques based on Xiao Wu's soft skills and Soul Skills, called the Violent Slam Eight-Stage Throw.

Nan Li also knew a set of extremely powerful techniques, named after Seven Kill.

The Seven Kill Star, the Southern Dipper Main Luminary, belonged to fire and metal. It symbolized valor and majesty, transformed qi into generals, and governed slaughter.

Back then, Nan Yin and Chong Yang had continuously honed and integrated their close-combat techniques, using their Companion Flame and Soul Skills as support. They developed seven forms of close-quarters combat, named the Southern Star Seven Kill.

Unlike Xiao Wu's continuous violent throws, the Seven Kill techniques could be combined in any order according to the enemy's and one's own condition, the surrounding environment, and one's Soul Skills. The seven killing moves were more flexible in battle, with the ultimate goal of utterly crushing the enemy.

Her mother had left Sun Island long before she took Humanoid Form, and with no one to teach her, Nan Li remembered only the earlier forms. Still, that was more than enough to teach a Soul Master a lesson!

Ma Hongjun was forced to endure one heavy blow after another. The biting wind poured into his nose and mouth; forget resisting, even breathing had become difficult for him.

Was this Intercept Kill?

No, it was not over yet.

Nan Li's Wings suddenly closed, and her body briefly hovered in midair. Her First Soul Ring blazed with light. "First Soul Skill, Crimson Feather Slash!"

The Cross Light Blade tore through layers of wind and shot forth. This was the killing move!

The first form was called "Intercept Kill." It emphasized swift attacks that cut off the opponent's techniques. Under the barrage of consecutive attacks, the enemy would keep rising into the air. The frigid wind blades and high-intensity strikes would quickly suffocate them, leaving them unable to fight back. If the killing move was used then, even if they did not die, they would be crippled!

This move was not limited by the relative positions of the two sides. At close range, she could attack directly; at a greater distance, she could beat both Wings at once and attack from below upward, fully exploiting the advantages of a Flying Martial Soul.

It could be said that once Nan Li cut off someone's attack, they would fall into the trap of Intercept Kill and lose all ability to resist!

Yet just before the slash struck Ma Hongjun, Nan Li's expression shifted slightly. The two crescent light blades crossed in an X suddenly ground against each other, producing an ear-piercing scraping sound. Sparks surged, and golden flecks scattered everywhere!

With a sharp clang, under Dai Mubai and Oscar's incredulous gazes, the cross-shaped slash split completely into two razor-sharp crescent light blades, each curving half a circle before shooting downward!

The curved light blades rapidly enlarged in Oscar's eyes. Dai Mubai immediately lunged forward, grabbed Oscar, and rolled across the ground. A narrow, deep trench was carved into the earth, showering them with dirt and stones. The two barely avoided the light blades, which were like giant scimitars.

Above them, without Nan Li's force driving him upward, Ma Hongjun's body began to slow. Nan Li flew above him, her eyes cold and stern.

"Nan Li, stop!" Jiang E Li hurriedly called out to stop her. Even if Nan Li did nothing else, Ma Hongjun would lose half his life from that fall alone!

If Nan Li used her Soul Power and Soul Skills again, Ma Hongjun would certainly die!

Elsewhere, Flender was discussing the next stage of training for the little monsters with Zhao Wuji. Hearing the commotion, the two swiftly activated Martial Soul Possession and rushed toward Nan Li and Ma Hongjun.

Flender's Martial Soul was an owl, a Flying Beast Martial Soul. From the air, he was the first to see Nan Li viciously beating Ma Hongjun.

As Ma Hongjun's teacher, Flender had always been protective of his own. His anger flared at first, but then he saw something that made the giant owl's body freeze in midair for an instant.

"Erlong..." Flender stood stunned. The scene before him reminded him of Liu Erlong's heroic figure, but his disciple's scream instantly snapped him back to his senses.

Because of Jiang E Li's concerns, Nan Li did not release another Soul Skill. She kicked Ma Hongjun's bloated stomach and sent him plummeting down.

Ma Hongjun wailed and immediately fell. His fat body snapped several branches before crashing toward the ground.

"First Soul Skill, White Tiger Body Protection Barrier!" With all his physical attributes enhanced, Dai Mubai climbed to his feet and tried to catch the falling Ma Hongjun. He kicked forcefully off the ground, shooting forward in an instant.

"Domain." Centered on Nan Li, the Southern Bright Domain spread outward into a semicircular transparent barrier. Wherever the Domain covered, crimson-black rocks gradually replaced the lush trees and vegetation.

Bang! The invisible barrier sent Dai Mubai flying backward, and the Evil-Eyed White Tiger tangled into a heap with Oscar, who had just gotten up.

At the last moment, Ma Hongjun activated Martial Soul Possession, spreading his feathered arms to cushion himself in the air for a moment. When he landed, he rolled to disperse some of the impact. Otherwise, that fall would have broken at least several of his bones!

Ma Hongjun struggled to prop himself up, only to find crimson rocks and gravel everywhere he looked. Dozens of meters away, sandstone walls rose like city ramparts, enclosing the place into a sinkhole!

What was this place?!

Along the stone walls, the translucent boundary of the Domain climbed with strange crimson-white flames. The flames blotted out the sky, and the blinding firelight and scorching heat made Ma Hongjun feel as though he had fallen into a pit of fire.

Above was endless white, while beneath him was hard sand and stone. It was unmistakably a cage.

If Dan Hong were here, she would certainly discover that apart from the difference in size, the environment inside Nan Li's Domain was almost identical to the giant sandy pit in the Star Dou Great Forest!

There was even a miniature version of the pile of rocks where the Dragon Bone Torch Epiphyllum had grown, at one side of the sinkhole!

Nan Li's Domain had not originally looked like this. However, after she absorbed the Chongming Bird Head Soul Bone, her father Chong Yang used the last trace of soul power remaining in the Soul Bone to repair Nan Li's damaged soul.

Nan Li had suffered from soul damage for decades, yet in the end, it was still her father who completely soothed her pain.

Benefiting from her fully restored soul and that Head Soul Bone of at least one hundred thousand years, Nan Li could now alter the environment within her Domain as she pleased.

Moving mountains, filling seas, toppling trees, and leveling the ground were all effortless.

Nan Li ignored the giant owl flying toward her and paid no attention to the little black bear rushing over. She simply sealed the Domain.

A valiant figure suddenly appeared in Ma Hongjun's vision, crimson as cinnabar, with flickering firelight supporting her from below. From afar, the flames looked like pure white smoke draped in red gauze, layer upon layer piled beneath Nan Li's feet.

Before Ma Hongjun could utter a single word, Nan Li tilted her head toward the ground and curled her lips into a smile.

The next instant, a gigantic beast a zhang long, clad in scales with red fur covering its back, roared and pounced at Ma Hongjun!

"Roar—"

The beast had antlers like a deer, yet resembled both a lion and a dog.

Nan Li held a scarlet bead of blood in her hand and coldly watched Ma Hongjun stagger along.

Jiang E Li had told her to stop. Fine, then she would stop for now.

But when asked how this sort of person should be dealt with, Jiang E Li had spat out a few icy words: Chop him up and feed him to the dogs!

Fine, then she would summon the soul essence within the Cloud-Swallowing Fire Hou's Inner Core.

Shut the door and release the Hou!