The moment the words left his mouth.
The Six-Winged Angel erupted with an immense holy aura. Endless holy light surged from his wings, Soul Rings, and divine seal, converging into a golden torrent that stretched beyond sight.
This wasn't a simple burst of energy, but a tangible tide of holy aura!
Wherever the air currents swept, everything vanished. Even the earth was gilded with an eternal golden radiance!
The domain-like holy light continued to expand. Along with a high, melodious, and immensely oppressive Angel's Roar, the holy light within a hundred-mile radius gathered into a golden sea, as though it would drown the Heavenly Fiend Phoenix!
"Not good!"
"Second Soul Skill, Nine Nether Evil God Transformation!"
Seeing the golden waves rushing toward him, Qin Xuan hurriedly released his armor, covering his entire body.
But even so, he was sent flying a hundred meters away, blood appearing at the corner of his mouth!
One had to know that Qin Xuan was a full five kilometers from the battlefield!
Just how powerful was Qian Daoliu's attack? It was almost unimaginable!
Staring at the Heavenly Fiend Phoenix completely engulfed by the golden currents, Qin Xuan drew in a sharp breath:
"What an Angel's Breath! No wonder he's a Peerless Douluo!"
"I was standing five kilometers away, protected by Qian Daoliu's golden shield and my own armor, and I still suffered some internal injuries from the shock."
"I just hope that Heavenly Fiend Phoenix wasn't killed by that one strike!"
At that moment, Qian Daoliu hovered in midair, his robes billowing. An ancient clock appeared behind him, its minute hand spinning at high speed.
At the same time, golden holy light formed an impenetrable sacred barrier around him.
That strike was both an extreme purifying blaze and an irresistible divine pressure!
It was enough to change the color of heaven and earth and make all evil submit!
With an area-of-effect attack this wide, the Heavenly Fiend Phoenix had nowhere to hide.
But as a Soul Beast with a cultivation base nearing two hundred thousand years, it had no shortage of life-saving tricks.
Black flames burst into life across its body.
In the end, its entire body became like a phoenix of black fire, with no physical form remaining!
"Phoenix Nirvana!"
The shrill phoenix cry had barely sounded when countless golden currents covered it completely.
—Boom!
The explosion was like a nuclear bomb, plunging heaven and earth into darkness!
Even from a hundred kilometers away, one could see that dazzling light high in the sky!
About half a minute later, the light gradually faded.
Seeing that Qian Daoliu had put away his Martial Soul, Qin Xuan hurriedly ran toward him!
When he reached the battlefield, he was stunned.
Two kilometers below Qian Daoliu, every trace of life had vanished. The former landscape—towering trees, streams, boulders, and all—had been reduced to ashes!
Even Soul Beasts with fifty thousand years of cultivation hadn't escaped being purified by Angel's Breath!
Soul Beasts with ten-thousand-year cultivation were quite common around the Core Circle. They'd been terribly unlucky.
Ordinary Soul Beasts with ten-thousand-year cultivation only had to touch a wisp of golden current for their bodies to be instantly burned away!
Seeing this, Qin Xuan couldn't help thinking, When immortals fight, little devils suffer!
Putting the thought aside, he swept the area with his spiritual power and noticed something was wrong:
"Great Enshrined, I can't sense any Soul Beasts nearby. Could the Heavenly Fiend Phoenix have been killed in one strike?"
"But a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast is guaranteed to drop a Soul Bone. If it really died, why didn't it leave one behind?"
"Ha ha ha..." Faced with Qin Xuan's confusion, Qian Daoliu burst into loud laughter.
"The Heavenly Fiend Phoenix won't die that easily."
"It used Phoenix Nirvana just now, and its strength has greatly diminished. Who knows where it's hiding now?"
"Xiao Xuan, I'll leave what comes next to you!"
As he spoke, Qian Daoliu put away his Angel Wings and landed steadily, giving Qin Xuan a light pat on the shoulder.
"Mm!" Qin Xuan nodded solemnly, then released the Nine Nether Evil God Tiger.
Just as he was about to use his eye technique to search for the Heavenly Fiend Phoenix, Qian Daoliu reminded him:
"After taking the full force of my ninth Soul Skill, the Heavenly Fiend Phoenix is now only at the ten-thousand-year level. You can kill it easily."
"But the Heavenly Fiend Phoenix has a cultivation base of nearly two hundred thousand years, after all. The Soul Ring's energy and resentment are no ordinary matter."
"You're trying to absorb this Soul Ring by crossing three major realms. Can you really withstand it?"
"Don't worry, Great Enshrined. I have a way." Qin Xuan replied, though his expression betrayed obvious hesitation. Then he transformed into the Nine Nether Evil God Tiger's true form and sprinted toward the outer northeastern region.
In this state, the Nine Nether Evil God Tiger wasn't a Martial Soul Avatar, but an energy body formed from dark Soul Power. It was worlds apart from a true Martial Soul Avatar.
Qian Daoliu had seen even the slightest change in Qin Xuan's expression. It was clear he lacked confidence in himself.
Watching the Nine Nether Evil God Tiger disappear into the distance, Qian Daoliu said meaningfully:
"Opportunity and danger go hand in hand!"
"To wear the crown, one must bear its weight; to climb the peak, one must endure the bitter cold!"
"How easy could it be to absorb a nineteen-hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring while crossing three major realms?"
"Even with the remnant divine power of that great one, the Nine Nether Evil God Tiger might not be able to easily dispel the Heavenly Fiend Phoenix's resentment!"
"Qin Xuan, Qin Xuan, I'd like to see what method you'll use to absorb this Soul Ring!"
With that thought, he vanished from the spot in a flash of golden light.
"Heaven Burning Demon Pupil!" Qin Xuan growled. Faint black lotuses appeared in his eyes.
The Heaven Burning Demon Pupil could see through all disguises. In its grievously wounded state, the Heavenly Fiend Phoenix couldn't have gotten far.
About fifteen minutes later,
he detected the Heavenly Fiend Phoenix's energy fluctuations deep beneath a boulder.
"My Heaven Burning Demon Pupil sees through all disguises. Hiding your aura won't help. Come out already!"
As soon as he finished speaking,
the boulder exploded.
The Heavenly Fiend Phoenix shot out of the ground.
Its body had shrunk to just three meters long, and it was covered in horrific burn wounds.
The Heavenly Fiend Phoenix stared at Qin Xuan with a complicated look—anger, unwillingness, hatred, and a hint of helplessness.
After all, reaching a hundred and ninety thousand years of cultivation was no easy feat. No Soul Beast wanted to become a human's Soul Ring!
But now it was staring death in the face...
That Peerless Douluo had been far more terrifying than it had imagined!
If it hadn't used its trump-card life-saving divine skill, that one attack would have reduced it to ashes!
Coming back to its senses from its sorrow and grief, the Heavenly Fiend Phoenix was about to burn its soul essence and fight to the death when Qin Xuan spoke calmly: "How about we make a deal?"
Hearing this, the Heavenly Fiend Phoenix restrained its aura and scoffed disdainfully. "Hmph! You despicable human. After all this, what tricks are you still trying to pull in front of me?"
Qin Xuan smiled faintly, his expression unchanged. "Do you want to live?"
"What!" The Heavenly Fiend Phoenix's pupils contracted in shock. "Y-You're not going to kill me?"
Qin Xuan shook his head. "I want you to offer yourself to me as a sacrifice. Are you willing?"
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