The golden ray narrowly grazed the edge of the dark phoenix plume, kicking up a trail of dazzling purple-black sparks before violently piercing through the battle armor crystal above her left shoulder!
A piece of pitch-black crystal instantly turned to powder, revealing the fair skin beneath.
Although it was just a graze, the light power contained within it numbed her left shoulder, causing her Soul Power circulation to stall.
However, this wasn't the most painful part.
The most painful thing was that Arthur's foul mouth had viciously attacked the weakest part of her heart.
Yun Ming... Ya Li... At the thought of Ya Li rowing a boat on her beloved Brother Yun Ming, she felt agonizing pain.
Pain, it was too painful!
"You're looking for death!"
The intense pain and humiliation made Leng Yulai burn with rage. She screeched, no longer maintaining her humanoid confrontation posture.
The pair of giant pitch-black wings on her back suddenly closed forward, enveloping her entire body, as purple-black light poured frantically from the gaps between the wings.
In the next moment, a Dark Phoenix phantom with a wingspan of over ten thousand meters, composed entirely of purple-black energy, proudly emerged high in the sky!
The phantom was incredibly solid, with every feather flowing with darkness as thick as liquid.
Its eyes burned with purple flames, emitting a terrifying pressure that made the Soul tremble.
This was the true manifestation of her Dark Phoenix Martial Soul!
"Li—!"
A silent Phoenix cry resounded, carrying a strong mental shock and Soul deterrence.
The giant Dark Phoenix phantom opened its beak, and a massive purple-black beam of destruction, like a judgment from the darkness, blasted toward Arthur!
Wherever the beam passed, even light was swallowed, leaving a trail of pure darkness behind.
"Seems like I overdid the provocation a bit."
Arthur's expression changed; he hadn't used his Martial Soul True Body yet.
Starting from Rank 70, a Soul Master undergoes a qualitative change.
That is the Martial Soul True Body.
Weaker Titled Douluo were fine; Arthur could beat them easily even if they used their Martial Soul True Body.
But Leng Yulai herself was Rank 97.
Previously, the Rank 98 Skeleton Douluo could already beat Arthur up.
Although Arthur had made progress during this time, Leng Yulai's Martial Soul was inherently powerful and capable of fighting those at a higher rank.
Originally, Arthur could fight her so intensely only because of his skill and Martial Soul counter.
Of course, there was also a bit of his durability and suppression.
But he still had a demon god sword stuck in him.
With Leng Yulai exasperatedly unleashing her Martial Soul True Body and going all out, Arthur was truly out of options.
He tapped his foot, and his figure instantly blurred, leaving a golden afterimage in his place.
"Just you wait! I'll crush you once I reach Rank 70!"
Arthur shouted while dodging, "Where's Leng Yaozhu?!"
"Help me! Why are you just watching?"
The purple-black beam grazed the afterimage and slammed into the clouds, instantly shredding billions of wisps into nothingness.
Arthur still couldn't dodge it; a sweet taste rose in his throat as he spat out a mist of blood, and he crashed toward the ground like a broken kite, suffering a violent crash.
"Sister, that's enough!"
Leng Yaozhu finally arrived through the air, her four-word battle armor pulsing in unison.
Arthur fell, and then she showed up.
Seeing this, the falling Arthur felt terrible.
If this isn't trolling, what is?
Does me being alive interfere with your damage output?
...In the wilderness far from Skysea City, a meteor fell.
Under the impact of the Dark Phoenix's attack, Arthur instantly crashed through a soul tool train.
A second ago, Xie Xie was still comforting Tang Wulin; before his words could even fully escape his lips, the massive impact hit the high-speed soul tool train like an invisible heavy hammer.
The carriage shook violently, followed by the tooth-aching sound of twisting metal and shattering glass.
Tang Wulin and Xie Xie were bounced from their seats by the shock, slamming heavily into the opposite wall. Tang Wulin reacted extremely quickly, activating his Blue Silver Emperor to secure himself while grabbing Xie Xie, who was about to fly out.
Zhuo Shi and Wu Zhangkong moved almost the instant the strange noise was heard.
Zhuo Shi gave a low growl, his majestic Soul Power protecting the entire train.
Wu Zhangkong turned into an icy blue afterimage, shielding the students.
The "culprit" who caused this accident was currently lying in the center of a shocking crater outside the carriage.
Arthur.
He looked to be on his last breath, but his eyes were exceptionally bright amidst the dust and electrical sparks.
He quickly scanned the chaotic carriage and the shaken Shrek crowd gathering around.
Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, Ye Xinglan, Yuanen Yehui, as well as Yue, who poked her head out of her backpack with a look of shock, and the solemn-faced Zhuo Shi and Wu Zhangkong.
"Uh." Arthur twitched the corner of his mouth. "Coincidence?"
"It's you again?" Tang Wulin and the others found this scene somewhat familiar; it seemed to have happened in Mingdu as well.
"Was it you fighting just now?" Wu Zhangkong asked. He and Zhuo Shi had just sensed the battle over by Skysea City.
However, their primary mission was to protect the students, so they hadn't gone to investigate.
They hadn't expected it to turn out like this.
"Yeah, pretty much. Just got screwed over by a 'teammate from hell'."
"What is this?"
Xu Xiaoyan stepped forward, looking distressed at the demon god sword stuck in Arthur's left shoulder.
"Don't touch it, it'll kill you."
"Ah." Xu Xiaoyan was startled. "Don't scare me by playing dead again."
"You misunderstood. I mean *you* would die."
Xu Xiaoyan: "?"
Zhuo Shi walked over with heavy steps, his majestic Soul Power scanning Arthur's injuries, his brow furrowed into a knot. "This thing..."
After sensing it slightly, he looked at Arthur strangely. "It's a miracle you're still alive."
Although he didn't know what it was, Zhuo Shi could sense the powerful curse within it.
If it were him, he would probably have kicked the bucket instantly.
"I'm just quite durable."
It was hard to say about other things, but Arthur was a professional at taking a beating.
Even those at the Divine Rank weren't as resilient as him.
Having just left the battlefield, Arthur decided to deal with this curse while he was at it.
As Spirit Souls, Guang and Xia Xi jumped out to perform surgery on him.
Guang slowly extracted the demon god sword he had previously immobilized, while Xia Xi emitted divine light to heal the wounds.
At the same time, the four Dragon King Powers within Arthur's body formed a cycle, protecting his Origin.
The red dragon furnace core throbbed frantically, annihilating the curse spreading through his body.
The Earth Vein Power provided a continuous supply of energy.
With just these factors, while there were still many people who could defeat Arthur today, there wasn't a single one who could kill him.
Arthur still had the Golden Dragon King Pendant on him.
Furthermore, the plane consciousness was secretly watching the surgery with concern.
Finally, Guang used Holy Dragon Power to envelop the demon god sword and pull it out completely.
Black mist sizzled against the golden light, emitting white smoke. He frowned and complained, "This broken sword is a bit disgusting; it's dirtying my Dragon Claw!"
With the negative status of the demon god sword removed, Arthur instantly returned to his peak state.
That was so underhanded.
"Phew, comfortable."
Arthur stretched his limbs.
Just as the exclamation of "comfortable" left his mouth, accompanied by the relaxed movement of his limbs as if he were just stretching.
The Shrek crowd around the crater was fine, having grown accustomed to Arthur's nonsensical mechanics.
But an unknown entity hiding in the shadows, who had seen everything, couldn't help but leak a trace of aura in shock.
"Who's there?!"
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