"Holy Maiden!"
"Proceed according to plan!"
Just as the atmosphere grew awkward and strange...
Zhongli Wu's voice suddenly reached Ma Xiaotao's ears through a voice transmission.
Hearing his words, Ma Xiaotao nodded silently.
She even deliberately pulled away the torn fabric, exposing her fair shoulder completely before Luo Feng.
"You're pretty strong, kid!"
"How about making a bet with me?"
There was no telling whether this was Zhongli Wu's scheme or Ma Xiaotao's own intention.
The moment she spoke, Nan Qiuqiu looked bewildered.
Even Luo Feng sensed that something was amiss.
"What do you want to bet on?"
"Hehe, something simple!"
"Our duel won't just decide a winner and a loser. We'll stake our lives and futures on it too. Do you dare?"
As she said this, an exaggerated smile slowly spread across Ma Xiaotao's pretty, sinister face.
Luo Feng remained perfectly calm.
"What do you mean?"
"If you lose, you join our Holy Spirit Cult unconditionally. How does that sound?"
As she spoke...
Ma Xiaotao deliberately walked up to Nan Qiuqiu.
She even thrust out her proud curves.
Nan Qiuqiu stamped her feet in anger again.
As Luo Feng's wife, she immediately raised her chin and puffed out her chest, determined to compete with Ma Xiaotao.
"You wicked woman! What happens if you lose?"
Seeing that she had stirred Ma Xiaotao's competitive spirit...
Ma Xiaotao smiled even more enchantingly.
"If I lose, I'll follow your husband and become his concubine. How does that sound?"
Holy crap!
Upon hearing that condition...
It wasn't just those standing there who were stunned.
Even the spectators in the stands couldn't keep their composure!
"Holy crap, that little lady might be a bit wicked, but what a figure!"
"Look at that skin, those seductive eyes, and that waist you could wrap one hand around!"
"If I were Luo Feng, I'd definitely want someone like her!"
"That young lady from the Earth Dragon Sect is pretty, but she definitely isn't as enticing as Ma Xiaotao!"
"Hahaha, as the saying goes, a wife is no match for a concubine, and a concubine is no match for a stolen affair. Every man loves..."
Hearing the discussions all around her...
Ma Xiaotao's smile grew even more dazzling.
Nan Qiuqiu, however, flushed bright red with anger.
"You... you shameless woman!"
"You Evil Soul Masters..."
Just as Nan Qiuqiu's fury blazed three feet high...
Luo Feng's voice came from beside her.
"All right. I accept!"
"What? A Feng..."
Hearing her husband's words, Nan Qiuqiu was too stunned to react.
But Luo Feng quickly wrapped his arm around her slender waist again.
"Be good, Qiuqiu! Your husband will catch someone to wash your feet. How does that sound?"
The moment the words "wash your feet" left his mouth...
The smile on Ma Xiaotao's face froze.
"What did you say?"
"You're courting death!"
"I'll twist that tongue right out of your mouth, brat!"
Even back at Shrek Academy, Ma Xiaotao had been an exceedingly proud and aloof woman.
After her evil fire was ignited, that pride became blind confidence.
When that confidence was challenged and struck down, it twisted her mindset instead.
"Behold my sixth soul skill, Phoenix Meteor Shower!"
"Die!"
Ma Xiaotao might only have been level 67 at the moment...
But even some Titled Douluos in the Holy Spirit Cult who had just passed level 90 couldn't defeat her when she went berserk.
Compared with Tang Ya before her, Ma Xiaotao was Zhongli Wu's proudest creation!
She had even received personal instruction from Ye Xishui!
"Qiuqiu, sit off to the side and watch your husband put on a show!"
Facing the fireballs raining down overhead, blotting out the sky...
Luo Feng didn't panic in the slightest.
With a gentle push, he sent his wife into the safe zone.
Then the five soul rings beneath his feet activated one after another, and an immense surge of soul power rose within him!
"Fourth soul skill: Space-Time Annihilation Strike!"
This time, Luo Feng didn't choose to defend.
Instead, he used offense as defense.
He met Ma Xiaotao's strongest move head-on with his own area attack.
Rumble!
Boom, boom, boom!
In an instant, those enormous fireballs collided with Luo Feng's Space-Time Annihilation Strike.
Wave after wave of white mist erupted in the air.
Luo Feng even seemed to hold a slight advantage.
During gaps in the fierce clash, several green ripples actually sliced toward Ma Xiaotao.
The phoenix woman easily dodged them all, however.
But by now, she could no longer conceal the shock in her eyes.
"What?"
"You!"
Yet despite her surprise, Ma Xiaotao was utterly exhilarated!
"Hahaha! You really are just like me-a madman!"
Under pressure, Ma Xiaotao reacted in a completely different way!
To a certain extent, an Evil Soul Master's power could drive a person into madness, making them fearless even in the face of death!
"Don't laugh just yet. Your time to cry is still ahead!"
"Fifth Soul Skill: Jade Realm: Primordial Time Domain!"
This was Luo Feng's strategy.
While his fourth soul skill clashed fiercely with her sixth soul skill...
The collision of those two terrifying forces produced vast amounts of firelight, smoke, and dust.
It could even burn those standing nearby.
More importantly...
The smoke severely obstructed both combatants' vision.
At this moment, he unleashed a supreme support soul skill that could reduce his opponent's mobility by well over half.
Without anyone noticing a thing...
Ma Xiaotao's phoenix wings were rendered useless!
"What?"
"What's happening?"
Originally, Ma Xiaotao had believed her phoenix wings could break through any control-type soul skill.
But she had overlooked one thing.
Luo Feng's martial soul was the Jade Dragon King, which ranked far above Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire Phoenix.
Thus, this was a move she absolutely could not evade.
"Hehe, little phoenix! Let's see where you can dodge now!"
Just as Ma Xiaotao writhed awkwardly, Luo Feng's voice suddenly sounded beside her ear.
"You damned brat!"
Smack!
Reflexively, Ma Xiaotao swung a fist behind her.
Her reaction was certainly fast.
And her attack was decisive enough.
Unfortunately, under the influence of Luo Feng's Fifth Soul Skill, it wasn't just her speed that had diminished.
Eighty percent of the force behind her punch had also been drained away.
Click!
With effortless ease, Luo Feng caught Ma Xiaotao's wrist.
Then he bent her arm behind her back.
And seized Ma Xiaotao's other arm.
In an instant, he stripped the little phoenix of all ability to resist.
Both hands were pinned behind her like a prisoner's.
She couldn't move them at all!
"You... let go of me!"
"You bastard! You actually took advantage of the chaos to ambush me! Fight me face-to-face again if you have the guts!"
Ma Xiaotao certainly refused to concede.
But Luo Feng paid her no mind.
He merely asked calmly...
"Miss Xiaotao, do you still remember the wager we just made?"
"If I weren't afraid of scratching that pretty little face, I have even stronger moves I could use!"
"You!"
Hearing this, Ma Xiaotao became both furious and frantic.
According to the original plan she and Zhongli Wu had devised, they were supposed to find a way to draw him into the Holy Spirit Cult.
That wager was merely a pretext.
As long as they could trap Luo Feng, Zhongli Wu could even strike in full view of everyone.
He wouldn't need to pay any heed to anyone present.
But now?
To their surprise, Ma Xiaotao had been subdued with ease instead.
She hadn't left Zhongli Wu a single opportunity to act!
Wasn't this what they called losing the wife and the soldiers too?
However, one must never underestimate the shamelessness of these Evil Soul Masters.
Although Ma Xiaotao had failed and been captured, Zhongli Wu would not abandon his plan.
Even if the next attack would injure this Phoenix Holy Maiden!
"Attack!"
Zhongli Wu gave the order with a slow wave of his hand.
An even darker expanse of flames immediately enveloped the space above Luo Feng and Ma Xiaotao!
Whoosh!
It was an even larger, darker phoenix.
It came from Feng Ling, the level 97 Evil Phoenix Douluo!
"What?"
"Shameless!"
Meanwhile, on the other side of the stands...
Shrek Academy's Xuan Zi immediately noticed the danger as well.
But just as he prepared to rush to their rescue...
He saw several Evil Soul Masters appear before him, their bodies shrouded in black mist.
All of them were Titled Douluo-level experts.
Their leader was none other than Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng, whom Mu En had spared all those years ago!
"You people from Shrek had better keep your noses out of this, or else..."
"You!"
In that brief opening.
The enormous black phoenix in the sky had already swooped down.
Its talons, wreathed in terrifying, evil flames, were only a hair's breadth from Luo Feng.
"Got him!"
Seeing this, Evil Phoenix Douluo, who had launched the sneak attack from midair, was instantly delighted.
If he really captured Luo Feng and brought him back to the Holy Spirit Cult, it would be an immense achievement!
But was that possible?
Faced with this certain-kill strike.
Luo Feng, who held Ma Xiaotao firmly with one hand, merely chuckled.
Then he slowly raised his right hand.
He murmured an incantation!
"Fifth Soul Skill: [Momentary Bloom: Dragon Emperor Judgment]"
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