"Xuanyuan Sword!"
Standing upon the Seven-Colored Fire Phoenix, Yuwen Tuo could finally wield the Xuanyuan Sword Soul in aerial combat.
"Heh heh, let me see just how powerful this unique core Martial Soul truly is," Miao Xin had always been incredibly curious about Yuwen Tuo's unprecedented innate sword soul.
From its appearance, the Golden Ancient Sword's design was indeed quite magnificent, but combat power was never judged by appearance alone.
"Little Tuo, why aren't you releasing your Soul Rings? Your Xuanyuan Sword Soul isn't without any attached Soul Rings, is it?" Miao Xin asked.
Due to the Xuanyuan Sword Soul's ability to conceal Soul Rings, unless Yuwen Tuo actively released them, even a Titled Douluo couldn't discern his Soul Ring configuration.
Yuwen Tuo smiled faintly, "Since Sister wishes to see, then I shall show you. Please, Sister, do not hesitate to offer your guidance."
He actively released his Soul Rings: one black, two red. The three Soul Rings shimmered with brilliance, exuding an incomparable aura.
"This can't be real, can it? One 10,000-year Soul Ring, and two 100,000-year Soul Rings? Is it a simulated Soul Ability?" Miao Xin rubbed her eyes, her face filled with disbelief.
It was fortunate that she hadn't looked closely at the golden patterns on those two red Soul Rings; otherwise, she would have known that these were not 100,000-year Soul Rings, but 400,000-year and 800,000-year Soul Rings.
Yuwen Tuo, riding the 20,000-year Fire Phoenix, charged towards the 55,000-year Fire Phoenix.
The opponent spewed out a seven-colored fiery light, instantly illuminating the sky. Concerned about killing Yuwen Tuo, this Fire Phoenix did not exert its full power, its attack roughly equivalent to that of a Spirit Emperor.
Yuwen Tuo charged directly into the sea of fire. A one-foot Sword Domain was unleashed, tearing the seven-colored flames apart from the very center.
If the Seven-Colored Fire Phoenix had used its full power, Yuwen Tuo naturally couldn't have resisted so easily, but this watered-down attack could not do him any harm.
Yuwen Tuo passed through the sea of fire and struck the Seven-Colored Fire Phoenix's abdomen with his sword. The powerful sword edge directly tore through its flesh.
However, being a phoenix, its vitality was formidable. This minor injury was not fatal to it, and it would even recover quickly.
The disparity in their cultivation realms was, after all, evident.
"Confirmed, it's real!" Miao Xin said blankly.
If Yuwen Tuo's Soul Rings were merely a bluffing simulated Soul Ability, then no matter how strong the quality of the Xuanyuan Sword Soul, it would be impossible to cross such a vast gap in strength and wound the 55,000-year Seven-Colored Fire Phoenix, which was comparable to a Soul Douluo.
Following this realization was an immense surge of joy. Their Body Sect, it seemed, was truly welcoming an unprecedented prodigy.
Thinking this, Miao Xin immediately soared upward. She knew that in a real fight, if that Seven-Colored Fire Phoenix were pushed to its limit, Yuwen Tuo was still not its match.
Their Body Sect had finally gained such a peerless talent. No matter what, she could not let him suffer even the slightest harm.
After being caught off guard by Yuwen Tuo's earlier attack, the Seven-Colored Fire Phoenix was now adequately prepared.
Yuwen Tuo continuously swung his sword, and sword energy crisscrossed, yet it struggled to cleave through the phoenix's seven-colored fiery light. It seemed the phoenix was truly unleashing its full power.
A power comparable to a Soul Douluo indeed far surpassed Yuwen Tuo's current strength. Even his domain became precarious under the spirit beast's assault.
"The one-foot Sword Domain can barely hold on!" Yuwen Tuo gritted his teeth, resisting with difficulty.
The 20,000-year Seven-Colored Fire Phoenix beneath his feet also spewed flames to counter its opponent. However, the gap between 20,000 years and 55,000 years was not small; this small help was merely a drop in the ocean.
"Fourth Spirit Ability, Heart-Exhausting Tremor Wave!"
At the crucial moment, Miao Xin arrived. Her fourth Soul Ring, also a 10,000-year Soul Ring, had evolved through Silver-tier Second Awakening, making it no less potent than a true 10,000-year Soul Ring.
A milky-white halo, seemingly corporeal, instantly spread out, forming a supremely powerful shockwave that vibrated through the void. It could weaken, or even stop, the heartbeats of targets within its range, causing them to die.
The Seven-Colored Fire Phoenix only felt its heart pound, as if it would burst from its body.
No matter how powerful it was, compared to a Titled Douluo, there was still a considerable gap.
"Heart-Slowing Domain!" Miao Xin was indeed the most talented Titled Douluo; she also possessed a natural domain.
This Heart-Slowing Domain was actually a control-type slowing domain, remarkably similar to the Sky Blue Bull Python's slowing domain from back then.
The difference was that the Sky Blue Bull Python's domain directly reduced the opponent's speed to achieve a slowing effect.
Miao Xin's domain, on the other hand, drastically lowered the efficiency of the opponent's heartbeat, thereby causing the opponent's body perception to slow down several times over.
"Little Tuo, what are you waiting for? Go!" Miao Xin reminded him.
"Alright, Emperor's Domain!"
Yuwen Tuo layered a new domain outside Miao Xin's domain, a domain activated by his Snow Empress Soul Ring.
This domain could transform sword qi into indestructible ice threads, trapping opponents within the domain. Even Ultimate Fire, unless the opponent's level was twenty or thirty ranks higher than Yuwen Tuo's, could not melt these ultimate ice threads.
At this moment, the Seven-Colored Fire Phoenix was already controlled by Miao Xin. Facing Yuwen Tuo's layers of sword qi threads, it had nowhere to hide and was soon completely bound.
Yuwen Tuo seized the opportunity and mercilessly slashed at the immobilized Seven-Colored Fire Phoenix.
However, the Seven-Colored Fire Phoenix's vitality was simply too tenacious to be killed easily.
Unless he could unleash the Sword of Space-Time again, it would truly be difficult to kill such a resilient creature.
Just as Yuwen Tuo was about to deliver a blow to sever its head, Miao Xin called out, "Little Tuo, the Seven-Colored Fire Phoenix actually has seven heads. Even if you cut off one head, a new head of a different color will quickly grow out.
You must cut off all seven heads consecutively to kill it. Instead of such trouble, why not directly pierce its heart? No matter how many heads it has, it only has one heart. I'll help you draw it out!"
"Sixth Spirit Ability, Heart-Binding Lock Prison!" Miao Xin once again unleashed her sixth Soul Ability.
From her chest, three chains suddenly extended, piercing into the Seven-Colored Fire Phoenix's body, as if locking onto something.
Miao Xin said, "That's it, thrust your sword in there! That's where the Fire Phoenix's heart is located!"
"Thank you, Sister. Third Spirit Ability, Emperor Sword!" Yuwen Tuo condensed the Emperor Sword, the powerful move that had once slain the Flame Demonic Bear.
With a swish, the Emperor Sword pierced through the air, flying directly towards the direction of the chains.
At the final moment, Miao Xin retracted the chains, and the Emperor Sword entered the Seven-Colored Fire Phoenix's chest and exited its back.
A massive, blazing heart was thus pierced by the Xuanyuan Sword.
The Seven-Colored Fire Phoenix let out a mournful cry and fell from the sky, crashing heavily onto the ground. On its body, a pitch-black Soul Ring emerged.
Yuwen Tuo quickly landed and sat cross-legged in front of the Seven-Colored Fire Phoenix's corpse, circulating his cultivation technique to draw and absorb the Soul Ring.
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