As Li Qingming's first soul skill suddenly lit up, the eyes of the Six-Winged Angel behind him opened slightly. An utterly sacred radiance enveloped his entire body, covering him in a golden sheen.
Li Qingming's first soul skill was called Angel's Will. It was a soul skill bestowed upon him by Qian Renxue.
The effects of this soul skill were utterly heaven-defying: it greatly enhanced Divine Power while also significantly increasing his strength, defense, and the destructive effects of Divine Power. At the same time, it granted complete immunity to all negative statuses.
At this moment, however, Li Qingming was not using this soul skill to attack, defend, or empower himself. He was using it solely to amplify his Divine Power.
As his own ultimate Divine Power emerged, coupled with this terrifying boost, Li Qingming's Divine Power began soaring dramatically in an instant.
A terrifying sacred radiance shrouded his eyes. The mark of a holy sword appeared between his brows, and Angel Domain instantly spread around him.
Angel Domain was the domain that came with his angel martial soul after it evolved into the Six-Winged Angel—or rather, it was an innate domain.
This domain possessed absolute control.
Though its range was still very small, within that range, Li Qingming was the master of the entire domain.
As sacred power gathered, sacred radiance enveloped Li Qingming's hand before he abruptly thrust his palm forward.
Terrifying golden power instantly engulfed Ma Xiaotao.
The terrifying evil fire around Ma Xiaotao gradually began to recede, while the chaos and killing intent in her eyes slowly cleared.
Only when he saw Ma Xiaotao's gaze gradually regain clarity did Li Qingming let out a long breath.
Naturally, he could not defeat Ma Xiaotao. After all, she was a genuine Soul Emperor. It would have been absurd if he could beat her.
But while he could not defeat her, he could directly restore her sanity.
After all, ultimate Divine Power possessed immense suppressive force against Ma Xiaotao, whose flames had not reached the level of Ultimate Fire—or rather, against the Evil Fire Phoenix itself.
At that moment, Ma Xiaotao's body trembled faintly.
She had originally been filled with the will to kill, wanting only to slaughter and even destroy everything around her.
Yet as that radiance, like a mother's embrace, enveloped her, Ma Xiaotao felt her body grow light.
As her gaze gradually cleared, warm sunlight seemed to fall upon her, gradually warming her body.
When she raised her eyes, an incomparably handsome face came into view.
Those pale golden eyes watched her. There was no warmth in them, yet they inexplicably made her feel close to him.
As their gazes met, Li Qingming froze for a moment, because Ma Xiaotao did not stop.
After regaining her senses, Ma Xiaotao had advanced instead of retreating and charged straight at him. What was going on?
Before Li Qingming could react, Ma Xiaotao had already crashed directly into him, knocking him to the ground.
A soft sensation reached him. Li Qingming lowered his head slightly and stared at the girl before him.
The girl's long red hair spilled over her face as she stared at him, breathing heavily.
The girl was not wearing a veil at the moment, revealing that breathtakingly beautiful face.
Yet as Li Qingming looked at Ma Xiaotao, his brows furrowed.
Seeing that the two were unharmed, Wang Dong hurriedly ran over.
Looking at the woman sitting on Li Qingming, Wang Dong's expression turned strange, as though some inexplicable emotion was stirring within him.
"Who are you? Why did you attack us? And... why are you sitting on my classmate?"
After saying that, Wang Dong glared at Ma Xiaotao.
Only then did Ma Xiaotao come back to herself. One hand was pressed against Li Qingming's chest, and a shy look appeared in her eyes. She slowly rose to her feet, her face gradually returning to its usual calm and aloof expression.
"I'm sorry. What happened today was an accident. I will explain it to you, and I will compensate you as well."
As Ma Xiaotao spoke, her body trembled faintly.
That soft sensation wrapped around her, making her whole body feel relaxed.
She gazed greedily at Li Qingming.
Li Qingming's brows had already furrowed. He did not want to expose himself so soon, nor did he want others to know that his Divine Power had reached the ultimate level.
Ultimate Divine Power would naturally draw the attention of many people. It might even attract Yan Shaozhe's notice.
That would not be a good thing for him, especially not revealing his strength so quickly.
With that thought, Li Qingming's eyes flickered. As he looked at Ma Xiaotao, who was about to turn and leave, he silently reached out and grabbed her.
Both Wang Dong and Ma Xiaotao froze at Li Qingming's action.
Almost simultaneously, the two looked at Li Qingming with wide eyes.
A strange shyness appeared on Ma Xiaotao's face.
Before Li Qingming, she could never quite maintain her usual aloofness. Especially when she sensed the warmth around him, which made her body go faintly numb for an instant.
Wang Dong, meanwhile, was somewhat angry.
The boy before him had been so cold toward him, yet he was so gentle toward this beautiful older girl. He had even directly grabbed her hand. To Wang Dong, it was unbelievable.
But he suddenly felt confused as well, because this emotion seemed wrong.
Li Qingming holding Ma Xiaotao's hand had nothing to do with him, so why did it make him feel so uncomfortable?
Before Wang Dong could figure it out, Li Qingming's calm voice rang out:
"This is an inner court senior, right? I have something I would like to ask of you, Senior. I hope you will keep my power confidential and not reveal my ultimate power either."
Li Qingming remained calm when he mentioned ultimate power.
Normally, only Ultimate Ice could suppress Ma Xiaotao's evil fire.
But before Divine Power, everything was the same.
No matter what kind of elemental enhancement it was, or what kind of augmentation it involved, it could be purified and dispelled by Divine Power.
Upon hearing the boy's words, Ma Xiaotao visibly froze. Her beautiful red eyes stared at Li Qingming.
She had already suspected that he possessed ultimate power and had originally intended to return and tell her teacher.
But upon hearing his words, she first froze, then nodded. Afterward, she opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something.
Seeing Ma Xiaotao's red lips part and close, her eyes filled with hesitation, Li Qingming's gaze became somewhat helpless.
Clearly, this troublesome matter had fallen into his lap.
He also felt like something was wrong with him. Why had he come all the way to Sea God's Pavilion to eat grilled fish?
"It seems Senior's evil fire needs to be suppressed. How about this? As long as Senior agrees not to reveal my power, if you cannot suppress your own flame power, I can help you suppress it. But I will need one hundred Gold Soul Coins each time."
Li Qingming spoke calmly.
He had money on him, but not very much.
After all, the Gold Soul Coins of this era were different from those of ten thousand years ago.
Though they were both made of gold, their designs were different. The ones he carried had been given to him by Nangong Wan.
Hearing Li Qingming's words, Ma Xiaotao froze. She hesitated for only a second before decisively nodding.
If someone else had proposed such a condition, she would naturally have felt dissatisfied, or perhaps had other feelings about it.
After all, she would have to keep it from her teacher. She definitely would have refused.
But as she met the boy's gentle yet calm gaze, Ma Xiaotao realized that she could not refuse.
"I understand... What year are you in, Junior? And what is your name?"
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