48: Chapter 48 Fifth Soul Skill! Phoenix Blazing Meteor Fall!

Gu Yuena tucked away that trace of emotional fluctuation and turned to look at Ma Xiaotao, who was standing to the side with a dazed expression.

"You are Ma Xiaotao, right?"

Ma Xiaotao jolted in surprise and nodded like a pecking chicken.

"Yes, yes, yes, Sister Nana... oh no, Lord Silver Dragon King!"

Gu Yuena chuckled softly.

"Just call me Sister Nana. Since Yuhao has agreed to help me solve the survival problem of the Spirit Beasts, I will give you a welcome gift."

"You came to the Star Dou Great Forest to search for your fifth spirit ring, right?"

Ma Xiaotao nodded repeatedly, so excited that she could barely speak.

"What attribute do you need?" Gu Yuena asked.

"Fire attribute! Preferably a winged Spirit Beast with a Phoenix bloodline!" Ma Xiaotao blurted out.

Gu Yuena nodded slightly.

She closed her eyes, and a wisp of silver origin aura spread from her body.

"Hum..."

A ripple visible to the naked eye spread through the air.

Within a radius of a hundred miles, all Spirit Beasts went quiet at this moment.

They all prostrated on the ground, not even daring to breathe.

Gu Yuena issued a summoning order with her divine force; this was simply the legendary 'DiDi for Spirit Beasts'!

"Done, just wait a moment." Gu Yuena opened her eyes and said casually.

Ma Xiaotao swallowed a mouthful of saliva and leaned over to Huo Yuhao's side.

"Yuhao, I've really latched onto a top-tier thigh today. This VIP treatment is simply outrageous!"

Huo Yuhao chuckled.

"Sister Xiaotao, stick close to me. I'll take you to easy victories and good living in the future."

As the two were bantering, several high-pitched screeches suddenly came from the distance.

The speed was extremely fast.

In the blink of an eye, three figures carrying terrifying high temperatures descended from the sky.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Three massive Spirit Beasts landed in front of everyone.

The moment they landed, the violent aura on them instantly converged.

The three ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts lowered their heads in unison and respectfully prostrated towards Gu Yuena.

This was the instinctive awe carved into the DNA of Spirit Beasts.

Huo Yuhao looked closely; good grief, they were all top-tier specimens.

The one on the left was burning with crimson flames, shaped like a peacock with extremely long tail feathers; it was a fifteen-thousand-year Heaven-Burning Sparrow.

The one on the right was coiled into a large pile on the ground, its dark red scales showing a luster like magma; it was an eleven-thousand-year Earth Core Flame Python.

And the one in the middle was the most eye-catching.

It looked like a Phoenix, its feathers resembling burning flames, exuding a noble aura.

This was a twelve-thousand-year Blazing Phoenix.

Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire Phoenix Spirit instantly emerged uncontrollably, and a loud phoenix cry echoed within her body.

Ma Xiaotao stared fixedly at the Blazing Phoenix, drool almost dripping down.

"That's the one!" Ma Xiaotao pointed at the Blazing Phoenix in the middle.

Gu Yuena looked in the direction of her finger and spoke calmly.

"This Blazing Phoenix has a slightly mixed bloodline, containing only a trace of thin True Phoenix bloodline."

"However, it's just right for your mutated Spirit, with the advantage of being of the same origin."

Ma Xiaotao was so excited she was incoherent.

"Thank you, Sister Nana! This is the best of the best!"

Gu Yuena walked up and looked at the Blazing Phoenix lying on the ground.

"You are lucky; I found a good job for you today."

The Blazing Phoenix let out a low whimper, lowering its head even further, not daring to resist at all.

Gu Yuena began to explain the benefits of the Soul Spirit Contract to it.

"This is a brand new type of contract."

"You don't need to die, and you can retain your intelligence after the sacrifice."

"You can coexist and grow with her. In the future, if she can break through to Titled Douluo, or even step into a higher level, you will also benefit."

"Are you willing?"

Upon hearing this, the Blazing Phoenix's eyes lit up instantly.

Can I get free upgrades?

This deal is worth it!

It stood up without hesitation and walked to Ma Xiaotao.

The Blazing Phoenix lowered its noble head and gently touched Ma Xiaotao's back of the hand with its burning forehead.

This signified that it had actively accepted the contract.

Ma Xiaotao took a deep breath.

She followed the Soul Spirit Contract incantations that Huo Yuhao had taught her previously and began to form hand seals.

Wisps of Mental Energy reached out from between Ma Xiaotao's brows and connected with the Blazing Phoenix's Mental Energy.

A golden contract formation slowly formed beneath their feet, and the process was very smooth at the beginning.

The Blazing Phoenix's power turned into pure fire-attribute energy and flowed into Ma Xiaotao's body along the formation.

But just then, a mutation occurred; that external flame power was too pure.

After entering Ma Xiaotao's meridians, it instantly ignited the Evil Fire that had been dormant within her.

"Boom!"

The clothes on Ma Xiaotao's body instantly turned to ash, and a layer of crimson flames wrapped around her entire body.

Two flames collided wildly in her meridians, neither giving way, and the Evil Fire was completely detonated!

Ma Xiaotao let out a shrill scream.

She opened her eyes abruptly; her eyes, which were originally black and white, had now turned completely crimson.

Filled with violence and insanity, having lost her reason.

"Ah..."

The uncontrolled Phoenix fire raged wildly in all directions.

The surrounding temperature instantly soared by several hundred degrees, and even the stones on the ground were scorched red.

"Oh no! She can't suppress that power!" Wang Donger exclaimed.

Huo Yuhao had been prepared; he knew Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire was a ticking time bomb.

"Ice Empress! Help!"

Huo Yuhao shouted, and a flash of jade green light flickered in his eyes.

Ultimate Ice was released instantly! A massive phantom of the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion suddenly appeared behind Huo Yuhao.

A terrifying frigid aura swept across the scene, forcefully suppressing the surrounding high temperature.

Huo Yuhao raised his right hand.

An ice-blue beam of light shot out from his hand, precisely enveloping the berserk Ma Xiaotao.

The intent of extreme cold flowed along the beam of light into Ma Xiaotao's body.

Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection was fully activated; he was like a precise surgeon.

Carefully controlling the power of the Ice Empress to suppress the rampaging Evil Fire.

If he used a little too much force, he would freeze Ma Xiaotao's meridians.

If he relaxed a little, the Evil Fire would burn her into a fool.

This was a delicate task that consumed an extreme amount of Mental Energy, with ice and fire frantically intertwining within Ma Xiaotao's body.

"Sister Xiaotao! Keep your mind steady!"

Huo Yuhao's voice, through Mental Energy, exploded directly in Ma Xiaotao's mind.

Ma Xiaotao's manic consciousness was jolted awake by this.

She bit her tongue, and with the help of the sharp pain and the coolness brought by the Ultimate Ice, she desperately fought to regain control of her body.

"Suppress it... for me!" Ma Xiaotao roared in her heart.

With Huo Yuhao's Ultimate Ice helping to protect her heart meridians, Ma Xiaotao finally stabilized her position.

The irritable Evil Fire was pushed back into her Dantian bit by bit.

The Blazing Phoenix's pure flame power began to merge smoothly with her Spirit, as time passed second by second.

Huo Yuhao's forehead was covered with large beads of sweat, and his Mental Energy was being frantically overdrawn.

Finally, in a completely conscious state, Ma Xiaotao completed the last step of the contract.

"Withdraw!"

Following Ma Xiaotao's soft shout, the massive Blazing Phoenix turned into a stream of crimson light and instantly submerged into her brow.

It became her first Soul Spirit.

The next second.

A jet-black ten-thousand-year spirit ring slowly rose from beneath Ma Xiaotao's feet, and a powerful Soul Power fluctuation spread in all directions.

Ma Xiaotao opened her eyes abruptly and let out a long breath.

The black spirit ring circled her body, exuding powerful pressure.

"Success!"

Ma Xiaotao jumped up in excitement.

She raised her hand, and a ball of flame ignited in her palm.

This ball of flame was no longer the dark red Evil Fire from before, but a pure Phoenix fire with a hint of gold.

"I can feel it!"

Ma Xiaotao excitedly demonstrated her new skill to everyone.

"Fifth Spirit Ability, Blazing Phoenix Meteor!"

"Not only can I summon the Blazing Phoenix Soul Spirit to fight in coordination, but the Phoenix fire can also transform into a meteor strike!"

"The power is great, and because of the Soul Spirit, the skill can automatically track targets; it's incredibly agile!"

"It's simply a self-propelled cannon with smart targeting!"

Everyone was stunned listening to her.

Ma Xiaotao turned around and took a deep breath.

"There's even better news."

"The Blazing Phoenix's fire attribute and my Evil Fire attribute check and balance each other."

"Plus the Ultimate Ice seal that Yuhao just left in my body."

"I don't have to worry about the Evil Fire flaring up for at least half a year!"

"I don't have to go soak in ice water baths for half a year anymore!"

Ma Xiaotao laughed like a two-hundred-pound child, and everyone around her felt happy for her.

Only Huo Yuhao was squatting under a big tree nearby, gasping for air.

That operation just now almost drained his brain dry.

Ma Xiaotao walked up to Huo Yuhao.

She looked at Huo Yuhao's pale face and sweat-drenched appearance, and a feeling she couldn't describe suddenly welled up in her heart.

It was a feeling she had never experienced in all her life.

She crouched down.

She raised her hand and gently wiped the sweat from Huo Yuhao's forehead with her sleeve.

The movement was so gentle that even she didn't notice it.

"Thank you, Yuhao."

Ma Xiaotao's voice carried a rare gentleness, and Huo Yuhao barely managed to squeeze out a smile.

"It's a small matter; as long as you're okay, Sister Xiaotao."

Not far away.

Wang Donger took in this scene.

Her brows were tightly knitted together, and her lips moved slightly.

Her hands silently clenched into fists at her sides.