The Undead Plane Opens, Yuhao's Special Way of Saving Xiaotao

The next day, the Fire Phoenix Saintess appeared on the right flank of Ming Dou Mountain Pass once again.

This was the moment Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong had been waiting for. The previous night, Huo Yuhao had once again fed the golden-red sparks Ma Xiaotao had left on the battlefield, the flow of souls within the Myriad Souls Banner Formation, and the Sun Moon Guard Army's maneuver routes from yesterday into his mental battle map. At last, he deduced where the Holy Spirit Cult would send her out next.

The moment Phoenix Nirvana activated, the right flank of Ming Dou Mountain Pass seemed to have been struck by a second sun.

This was not Ma Xiaotao's true ninth soul skill after formally advancing to Titled Douluo. The Holy Spirit Cult had used the Myriad Souls Banner Formation, the Wraith Flame Wheel, and the Evil Soul Ninth-Ring Phantom Form to force her to the threshold of Titled Douluo, triggering a warped eruption. The flames carried the shape of Phoenix Nirvana, but lacked the clarity of Phoenix Rebirth. They would only burn, devour, and sink Ma Xiaotao's consciousness deeper into the flames.

Huo Yuhao could wait no longer. Ever since the fiery well at the main supply camp, he had pursued her for far too long. Three nights of tracking flames, seven broken trails, Tang Sect covert lines, and a false transport route Xu Tianran had passed along through Ju Zi—all of it had caused him to miss his chance to save her.

Until now. Ma Xiaotao had been pushed into the center of the battlefield, the holy mark between her brows had fully formed, and the fire wheel of Phoenix Nirvana had been forcibly activated by the evil formation. If he was even a moment later, the golden-red spark in