Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast, Heavenly Fiend Phoenix!

"In all the years since I became a Peerless Douluo, it has been a long time since anyone dared to speak to me like that!"

"You beast are the first!"

"I hadn't found you, yet I never expected you to deliver yourself to your death!"

Qian Daoliu turned away, ignoring the Azure Bull Python, and the pressure belonging solely to a Peerless Douluo was no longer held back!

BOOM--

The black clouds originally clinging to the sky were instantly shattered!

Following this, the Angel Domain once again covered a radius of a thousand miles!

"That is..." The Azure Bull Python looked at the phoenix speeding over from not far away, fear flashing in its eyes, and it immediately dove back into the bottom of the lake.

Neither that phoenix nor the Peerless Douluo before it could be underestimated!

Since this Peerless Douluo was no longer targeting him, the Azure Bull Python naturally intended to stay out of it!

"This... could this be the hundred-thousand-year soul beast recorded in ancient books, the Heavenly Fiend Phoenix!"

"No!"

"Judging from the aura emanating from this Heavenly Fiend Phoenix, it should be far beyond the level of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast!"

Gazing at the massive phoenix high above, Qin Xuan was filled with emotion.

The Heavenly Fiend Phoenix's body was over forty meters long, possessing the bloodline of an ancient divine beast. Its plumage was a mix of ink-black and dark gold, and its tail feathers were like flowing fire in the dark night, igniting with pitch-black flames.

When its wings spread, they blotted out the sky and sun, and its pupils were like cold stars in a dark prison.

Unlike an ordinary fire phoenix, its flames were not scorching or bright; they were Dark Underworld Fire that devoured light and extinguished life!

The Heavenly Fiend Phoenix stopped two kilometers away from Qian Daoliu.

It stared vigilantly at Qian Daoliu, who was adorned with eight black soul rings and one red, and did not strike first.

To be honest, it had been hiding perfectly well deep underground, a thousand meters down, and now it was beginning to regret its actions.

The Heavenly Fiend Phoenix had assumed it would be an ordinary light-attribute Titled Douluo, which was why it had thought to come out of seclusion to annihilate this person, but who could have guessed it would be a Peerless Douluo standing at the pinnacle of humanity...

Looking at the current situation, settling things peacefully was impossible; there was only battle!

"You have actually cultivated to the nineteen-thousand-year level, only a step away from breaking through to a two-hundred-thousand-year soul beast!"

"It is a pity that you met This Seat today!"

"Seventh Soul Skill, Angel True Form!"

As Qian Daoliu spoke, his true body transformed into a Six-Winged Angel several zhang tall!

In terms of size, the Six-Winged Angel was not much smaller than the Heavenly Fiend Phoenix!

Nineteen thousand years of cultivation, and it possesses the bloodline of an ancient divine beast. Even if I can absorb the energy of its soul ring, I may not be able to withstand its resentment!

This is undoubtedly a high-risk, high-reward endeavor!

But if I fail to resist the resentment, I will end up with my mental strength severely damaged, which could lead to the loss of my soul and leave me a vegetable!

Perhaps there are other, safer ways; let me first see the strength of the Heavenly Fiend Phoenix!

Thinking this, Qin Xuan hurriedly protected his entire body with a black energy shield and hid in the shadows.

"A Peerless Douluo is already a half-step god. Human, can you state your name?" The Heavenly Fiend Phoenix spoke in human language; its voice resembled that of a mature woman in her thirties, yet it revealed a chilling intent.

"This Seat is called Qian Daoliu."

Upon hearing this name, the Heavenly Fiend Phoenix did not show much surprise.

It had spent years cultivating in the Cold Yin Land deep underground; let alone the human world, it didn't even know much about the affairs within the Star Dou Great Forest, and thus was unaware of Qian Daoliu's great reputation.

"You are already a Peerless Douluo with a full set of soul rings; why seek a hundred-thousand-year soul beast with a dark attribute?"

Hearing this, Qian Daoliu said nothing more, merely glancing toward the ground.

Seeing this, the Heavenly Fiend Phoenix used its mental power to sense Qin Xuan hiding in the shadows and mocked:

"You don't mean to let this junior absorb my sixth soul ring, do you?"

"Hahaha... and you call yourself a Peerless Douluo, how truly foolish!"

"Enough talk, go to hell!" Qian Daoliu, too lazy to waste more breath, launched the first attack.

"Angel's Sword!"

A giant sword imbued with holy flames condensed in the Six-Winged Angel's hand.

Immediately, it slashed horizontally at the Heavenly Fiend Phoenix from across the air.

Massive soul power instantly condensed into a light blade over ten meters long in mid-air, looking terrifyingly oppressive!

"Nether Claw!" The Heavenly Fiend Phoenix did not dodge; instead, it saw pitch-black flames condense at its fingertips and directly grabbed the light blade!

BANG--

Two massive surges of soul power, one gold and one black, collided on the spot!

The mere shockwave was enough to turn all the thousand-year soul beasts within a hundred-meter radius into blood mist!

Ten seconds passed, and with a loud 'bang', the light blade was torn apart by the sharp claws of the Heavenly Fiend Phoenix!

"For a beast like you to take my strike head-on, you actually have some skill!" A flash of surprise crossed Qian Daoliu's eyes, followed by a look of delight.

Ever since Tang Chen went into hiding, he hadn't encountered an opponent capable of trading blows with him for a long time!

As he spoke, the Six-Winged Angel casually swung its holy sword toward Qin Xuan's position.

Qin Xuan was instantly enveloped by a circular golden shield.

Whether it was Qian Daoliu or the Heavenly Fiend Phoenix, both of their soul skills were incredibly destructive.

It was precisely because of this that Qian Daoliu had cast a layer of protection over Qin Xuan.

Do not be fooled by the fact that Qin Xuan was already standing five kilometers away; it might seem like a great distance.

After all, the maximum range affected by a strike from a Peerless Douluo was far more than a mere five kilometers!

The Six-Winged Angel versus the Heavenly Fiend Phoenix—this was undoubtedly a clash between ultimate light and ultimate darkness!

"Burning Heaven Black Feather!" At this moment, the Heavenly Fiend Phoenix launched its soul skill first.

It flapped its wings, sending a vast expanse of pitch-black feathered blades flying toward the Six-Winged Angel from all directions, each blade capable of detonating a small area of Nether Flame.

The Heavenly Fiend Phoenix was a naturally baleful entity, possessing the innate ability of Dark Underworld Fire.

This flame could incinerate soul power and souls alike; anything it touched would corrode, and ordinary defensive soul skills would be dissolved instantly!

"Well done!" Watching the black feathered blades closing in, Qian Daoliu snapped his fingers crisply without changing his expression.

The Six-Winged Angel then flapped its own wings of light, releasing a dense barrage of golden feathers!

Bang, bang, bang!

Accompanied by a series of explosions, the dark feathered blades were all neutralized by the golden feathers!

"Nirvana Soul-Locking Chain!"

"Dark Wind Blade!"

Seeing this, the Heavenly Fiend Phoenix flapped its wings, simultaneously unleashing both crowd-control and area-of-effect attack soul skills.

First, dozens of black chains erupted from the ground, binding the Six-Winged Angel.

Immediately following, countless wind blades swept toward the Six-Winged Angel from the front!

"Child's play!"

"Fourth Soul Skill, Angel's Eye!"

Qian Daoliu remained calm.

As soon as he finished speaking, a massive golden eye with a diameter of twenty meters condensed in the sky above the Six-Winged Angel.

A humming sound followed.

The golden eye released a beam of golden light that descended upon the Six-Winged Angel!

Boom—

The dark chains were instantly shattered by the beam of light.

The countless wind blades were also completely dissolved the moment they touched the light!

Qian Daoliu's expression then darkened, and he said indifferently:

"This Seat has many matters to attend to and has no intention of wasting more time with you."

"Ninth Soul Skill, Angel's Breath!"