Golden Rankings' Sixth Place Revealed! An Uproar-A Peerless Douluo!

Zhao Wuji did not let up.

"Fifth Soul Skill: Gravity Squeeze!"

Dense Soul Power erupted from his body.

The space around Ma Xiaotao contracted. The ground could not bear the pressure, and broad stretches of paving stones collapsed.

"So this is a Soul Saint's power?"

Ma Xiaotao raised her eyes.

Crimson flames surged from her body.

Ultimate Fire spread outward from her.

The flames tore through the surrounding Gravity Domain by force.

Zhao Wuji's expression changed again.

"She broke through my gravity control head-on?"

The third black Soul Ring behind Ma Xiaotao lit up.

"Third Soul Skill: Phoenix Meteor Shower!"

A vast blaze gathered above the long street.

Dozens of crimson fireballs streaked across the sky, falling one after another with searing heat.

Zhao Wuji swung his arms, smashing the falling fireballs in succession.

But each fireball burst into Ultimate Flame that clung to his body and kept burning.

Zhao Wuji channeled his Soul Power to resist.

His Soul Power drained faster and faster.

"Sixth Soul Skill: Great Strength Vajra Palm!"

Zhao Wuji struck out with both palms.

Two enormous phantom bear paws descended from above, blocking the flames that filled the sky.

Ma Xiaotao clenched her fist.

Phoenix Flame gathered into a massive crimson wing.

She punched forward.

The wing collided head-on with the phantom bear paws.

The flames pierced through the Soul Power in an instant, tearing the phantom paws to pieces.

Zhao Wuji stumbled backward again.

He looked up at Ma Xiaotao, his expression now grim.

"Seventh Soul Skill: Martial Soul Avatar!"

Zhao Wuji roared toward the sky.

His seventh black Soul Ring flared to life.

Dense light enveloped his body.

The next moment, an Immovable Wisdom King Bear more than ten meters tall appeared on the long street.

Terrifying power radiated from the giant bear.

Buildings along the street shook violently, and loose stones sprang from the ground.

Dai Mubai froze.

"Teacher Zhao used his Martial Soul Avatar?"

Oscar's eyes widened too.

"His opponent is only a Soul Emperor, but Teacher Zhao has already used his Martial Soul Avatar?"

Ma Hongjun looked at the giant bear, excitement returning to his face.

"Teacher Zhao is getting serious."

"She's finished this time!"

Yu Xiaogang stood behind them, but there was no relief in his expression.

He looked at Ma Xiaotao's six Soul Rings, then at Zhao Wuji in the form of the Immovable Wisdom King Bear.

Throughout their exchange, Ma Xiaotao had kept Zhao Wuji on the defensive.

Would the Martial Soul Avatar change that?

Ma Xiaotao looked up at the colossus before her.

An even fiercer Phoenix Flame ignited in her palm.

"Martial Soul Avatar?"

"Then let's see whether you can withstand my flames."

Ma Xiaotao looked up at the ten-meter-tall Immovable Wisdom King Bear without the slightest thought of retreat.

"Is that all?"

"A Martial Soul Avatar?"

She raised her right hand, and crimson flames surged up her arm.

"Watch me roast you, you big bear."

Zhao Wuji, transformed into the Immovable Wisdom King Bear, took a thunderous step forward.

An enormous bear paw slammed down from above.

Heavy Soul Power bore down on the entire street, shattering the paving stones nearby.

The phoenix wings behind Ma Xiaotao spread wide.

A scorching wave of fire swept out to either side.

She slipped past the bear paw in an instant and raced up Zhao Wuji's thick arm.

Crimson flames exploded beneath her feet.

Ma Xiaotao kicked the Immovable Wisdom King Bear under the jaw.

Bang!

Zhao Wuji's massive body reeled backward.

Ultimate Fire raced through his fur.

The thick defense that could withstand a Soul Emperor's attacks melted away before the crimson flames.

"First Soul Skill: Immovable Bright King Body!"

Zhao Wuji's first Soul Ring lit up.

Golden light covered him from head to toe.

A powerful recoil erupted from his body, forcibly blasting away the surrounding flames.

The recoil hurled Ma Xiaotao into the air.

The phoenix wings behind her gave a gentle beat, and she steadied herself at once.

The next moment.

Dozens of Phoenix Fire Lines shot out from behind her.

The lines of fire crisscrossed as they fell, engulfing the Immovable Wisdom King Bear's enormous body.

Zhao Wuji raised both bear paws, blocking the attacks coming at him.

With every line of fire he caught, the golden light around him dimmed a little more.

Ultimate Fire clung to his Soul Power barrier, steadily burning through the Soul Power within.

The Soul Power inside Zhao Wuji drained rapidly.

Maintaining a Martial Soul Avatar already demanded a great deal of Soul Power.

And Ma Xiaotao's Ultimate Fire kept eating away at his defenses.

They had fought for only a short while, yet he had already spent more than half his Soul Power.

The longer Zhao Wuji fought, the more alarmed he became.

Ma Xiaotao was only a Soul Emperor.

Yet the depth of her Soul Power was no less than that of an ordinary Soul Saint.

The destructive force of her Ultimate Fire far exceeded her Soul Power Level.

Zhao Wuji blocked another Phoenix Fire Line and staggered several steps back.

"Oscar!"

"Give me a sausage!"

Oscar stood in the distance, stunned.

He had thought Zhao Wuji would quickly suppress Ma Xiaotao after using his Martial Soul Avatar.

Instead, Zhao Wuji was asking him for sausages.

"Teacher Zhao can't hold out?"

Dai Mubai turned to him at once.

"Oscar, don't just stand there!"

"Hurry and restore Teacher Zhao's Soul Power!"

Only then did Oscar snap out of it.

He extended his right hand, and Soul Power swiftly gathered in his palm.

"I Have a Big Sausage!"

A restorative Big Sausage appeared in his hand.

Oscar immediately activated another Soul Skill.

"I Have an Excited Pink Sausage!"

A pink sausage appeared as well.

Holding both sausages, Oscar hurried to Zhao Wuji's side.

Zhao Wuji partially released his Martial Soul Avatar and swallowed both sausages in one gulp.

The restorative Big Sausage settled in his stomach.

Gentle Soul Power swiftly flowed through every limb and bone.

The Excited Pink Sausage took effect right after it.

Zhao Wuji replenished much of the Soul Power he had spent, and his aura rose again.

He restored his full Martial Soul Avatar.

The Immovable Wisdom King Bear raised both paws and scattered all the oncoming Phoenix Flame.

At the sight, excitement immediately spread across Ma Hongjun's face.

"Teacher Zhao has recovered!"

"Oscar's sausages can keep replenishing his Soul Power."

"If he drags this out, Ma Xiaotao will be the first to run out!"

Dai Mubai watched the battlefield without agreeing.

Ma Xiaotao still had not used her fourth, fifth, or sixth Soul Skill.

She had not come close to using her full strength.

After blocking several blasts of flame, Zhao Wuji regained some confidence.

"Ma Xiaotao, your Ultimate Fire is formidable."

"But you're still only a Soul Emperor."

"My Martial Soul Avatar greatly boosts my strength and defense."

"And Oscar can restore my Soul Power."

Zhao Wuji raised a bear paw and crushed a mass of Phoenix Flame.

"Keep this up, and your Soul Power will run dry sooner or later."

"Let's see how arrogant you are then."

Ma Hongjun's eyes grew brighter as he listened.

"Is Teacher Zhao going to win?"

His gaze settled on Ma Xiaotao.

Her fiery red hair billowed amid the flames.

Crimson light played over her long legs, while her close-fitting dress traced her tall figure.

The thought stirred again in Ma Hongjun's mind.

If Zhao Wuji captured Ma Xiaotao, he might actually find a chance to enjoy himself.

Even if he could not, seeing her suffer would be satisfying enough.

Ma Xiaotao caught his gaze, and the disgust in her eyes sharpened.

"One sausage, and you think you're capable again?"

She raised a hand and scattered the oncoming blast of Soul Power.

"A Soul Saint with his Martial Soul Avatar active still can't beat a Soul Emperor."

"And in the end, you need a food-type Soul Master to restore your Soul Power."

"You people from Shrek Academy certainly know how to make excuses for yourselves."

Zhao Wuji's face darkened at once.

Ma Xiaotao continued, "You brought a support Soul Master, barely blocked a few of my attacks, and now you think you can win."

"It seems Soul Saints of this era truly are weak enough to fall in a single blow."

"Ten thousand years from now, a Soul Saint like you might not even pass the Shrek Inner Court's assessment."

Zhao Wuji raised his enormous bear paw.

"Is running your mouth all you can do?"

Ma Xiaotao shook her head.

"Since you think you can still hold out, I'll show you just how far apart we are."

The fifth black Soul Ring behind her slowly lit up.

Pitch-black light flowed into the phoenix phantom.

The temperature along the entire street climbed again.

The wooden posts lining both sides of the street began to smoke.

Nearby pedestrians hurried away.

Tang Ya raised a hand and released a Soul Tool Shield, enveloping herself and Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue watched the fifth Soul Ring behind Ma Xiaotao.

The aura it gave off was extraordinarily dense.

It was at least fifty thousand years old.

"Fifth Soul Skill."

Ma Xiaotao raised her right hand.

Flames across the sky rushed toward her palm.

Within a few breaths, the crimson sea of fire that had covered the street vanished.

All its heat was compressed into a single point.

A golden-red phoenix no larger than her palm gradually took shape.

Its body was formed from Ultimate Fire.

Every feather was clearly visible.

The surrounding space warped continuously in the searing heat.

The golden-red phoenix had not yet taken flight, but Zhao Wuji already sensed the danger.

His Seventh Soul Ring surged at full power.

Every hair on the Immovable Wisdom King Bear stood on end, while dense Soul Power formed layer after layer of defense.

"First Soul Skill, Immovable Bright King Body!"

"Second Soul Skill, Great Strength Vajra Palm!"

"Fifth Soul Skill, Gravity Crush!"

He unleashed all three Soul Skills at once.

A golden barrier covered Zhao Wuji from head to toe.

Two enormous bear paws guarded his chest.

Gravity Crush bore down around Ma Xiaotao, trying to interrupt her Soul Skill.

Ma Xiaotao stood her ground.

Ultimate Fire rose from beneath her feet, easily breaking the gravitational restraints.

She looked at the layers of defense before Zhao Wuji and thrust out her palm.

"Phoenix Cloud-Piercing Strike!"

The golden-red phoenix left her palm.

It spread its wings and became a slender streak of fire.

There was no rain of fire across the sky.

Nor was there a sea of flames engulfing the street.

All its power was concentrated at the tip of the phoenix's sharp beak.

The streak pierced straight through the air as it flew.

A crimson trail remained in its wake.

Zhao Wuji's pupils contracted sharply.

He had only enough time to cross the two bear paws before his chest.

In the next instant—

The golden-red phoenix struck the Great Strength Vajra Palm.

The two phantom bear paws did not last an instant.

The golden-red fire pierced between them, and the paws formed from Soul Power shattered.

Next came the golden barrier formed by Immovable Bright King Body.

A tiny red point appeared on its surface.

Cracks spread rapidly in every direction.

Boom!

The golden barrier shattered on the spot.

Phoenix Cloud-Piercing Strike slammed into the Immovable Wisdom King Bear's chest.

That thick layer of defense was pierced like brittle paper.

Ultimate Fire erupted against Zhao Wuji's chest.

The blast lifted the massive Immovable Wisdom King Bear off the ground.

Zhao Wuji flew dozens of meters, smashing through several stone pillars along the street.

Finally, he crashed heavily into an empty courtyard.

Bricks and stones collapsed around him.

He could no longer sustain his Martial Soul Avatar.

The ten-meter-tall Immovable Wisdom King Bear rapidly shrank, returning to Zhao Wuji's human form.

He lay among the rubble.

The clothes over his chest had been burned away completely.

A charred wound ran from his left shoulder to his abdomen, with Phoenix Flame still burning around it.

Zhao Wuji spat out a mouthful of blood.

He tried to push himself up but collapsed again.

The entire street fell silent.

Oscar still held the Recovery Sausage he had just made.

His hand froze in midair.

"Teacher Zhao... lost?"

Dai Mubai stared at Zhao Wuji in the ruins, all his earlier confidence gone.

Zhao Wuji had already unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar.

He had even eaten Oscar's Recovery Sausage and Excited Pink Sausage.

Yet Ma Xiaotao had gravely wounded him head-on with a single move.

The excitement vanished from Ma Hongjun's face.

Watching Ma Xiaotao slowly lower her hand, he instinctively hid behind Yu Xiaogang.

Her fifth Soul Skill could gravely wound a Soul Saint using his Martial Soul Avatar.

If that strike had landed on him, he feared there would not have been a whole corpse left behind.

Yu Xiaogang stood rooted to the spot.

His gaze remained fixed on the fifth black Soul Ring behind Ma Xiaotao.

"How is that possible?"

"How could a Soul Emperor's fifth Soul Skill have such power?"

Ma Xiaotao turned to him.

"So this is the theory you spoke of?"

"Zhao Wuji had his Martial Soul Avatar, and a food-type Soul Master was supporting him."

"And yet he still couldn't withstand my fifth Soul Skill."

Yu Xiaogang opened his mouth but gave no answer.

Ma Xiaotao looked back at Zhao Wuji in the ruins.

"So much for a Martial Soul Avatar."

Tang Ya withdrew the Soul Tool Shield, her face bright with a smile.

"Big Sister Xiaotao hasn't even used her sixth Soul Skill yet."

"If he'd kept fighting, he really might have turned into roast bear."

Qian Renxue said nothing.

She watched Ma Xiaotao, her violet eyes full of shock.

As a fellow Soul Emperor, she had once believed her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul was no weaker than Ma Xiaotao's.

But that last strike already had the power to gravely wound a Soul Saint.

Even she was not confident she could take Phoenix Cloud-Piercing Strike head-on.

Qian Renxue finally understood.

When Ma Xiaotao had said she could still fight back against a Super Douluo, it had not been arrogance.

Soul Masters ten thousand years in the future had developed their Martial Souls and Soul Skills to a higher level.

Ma Xiaotao's combat strength far surpassed that of an ordinary Soul Emperor.

She could even cross an entire major realm and defeat a Soul Saint using his Martial Soul Avatar head-on.

Spirit City.

The Worship Hall.

Qian Daoliu stood at the center of the hall.

A golden ranking hung high in the Firmament.

[Douluo Strength Rankings, sixth place: Qian Daoliu!]

Qian Daoliu stared at his name for a long while.

"Sixth place."

"I'm only sixth?"

He had thought he would at least make the top three of the Strength Rankings.

The only publicly known powerhouses at the peak of the Douluo Continent were himself, Tang Chen, and Bo Saixi.

Tang Chen had ranked eleventh.

Bo Saixi had ranked seventh.

Now he had ranked sixth.

Yet five names above his still had not been revealed.