As Su Qingfeng mobilized the elemental power of Hellfire, the temperature around him and the fiery aura he exuded were not inferior to Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire.
Within minutes, all the ice and snow in the small courtyard had melted.
Su Qingfeng took the initiative first. He pointed at the starry sky, and a Star of Fire hung suspended. A Hellhound, two meters long and bearing a six or seven-tenths resemblance to the Red King in life, descended from the Star of Fire, landing between Su Qingfeng and Ma Xiaotao.
This was his Star of Fire's first Soul Skill: Hellhound.
The Hellhound possessed the ability to protect its master, drawing fire for him. Furthermore, every second, it would spew out a ring of Hellfire in all directions.
Ma Xiaotao felt this Soul Skill wasn't very useful because the Hellhound's fire-breathing frequency was relatively low; it wasn't a continuous burst. Even if hit by a stream of Hellfire, many Soul Masters wouldn't necessarily lose their combat ability or be seriously injured.
Especially for someone like Ma Xiaotao, with an Evil Fire body, the injuries would be even more minor.
"Junior Uncle, be careful. Although the soul ring age of this soul skill isn't high, it's the ancestor's signature technique."
"Phoenix Fireline!"
Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire Phoenix was attached to her, and high-temperature flames spewed from her mouth. It was a powerful, explosive soul skill. Although it was only a hundred-year soul skill, under the enhancement of her sixty-plus level soul power, ordinary Great Soul Masters would be heavily injured by this move!
But, something unexpected happened. The Phoenix Fireline didn't attack Su Qingfeng along its intended path. Instead, it suddenly veered off course and was absorbed by the Hellhound.
Mu En teased, "Xiaotao, even if you don't want to hurt your Junior Uncle, you don't need to hold back so much, right? You can't bear to hit him, so you're hitting the soul skill derivative?"
Ma Xiaotao stomped her foot, also feeling puzzled. "That's not it! There's something wrong with this dog! It can absorb soul skills!"
"That's right. The Red King is the Auspicious Beast, Three-Eyed Golden Lion's super guardian soul beast. Qingfeng's soul skill has also inherited this attribute. It affects and damages the external environment while ensuring his own safety."
Mu En said, "I think, Qingfeng's soul skill, during its existence, can replace the master as the target of the enemy's soul skill. In professional terms, this is called [Taunt]."
"Qingfeng, am I right?"
Su Qingfeng nodded. "The Hellhound can withstand the power of a six-thousand-year Soul Ring skill. As the Star of Fire's Soul Ring age increases, this capacity will also increase."
"Six thousand years? Doesn't that mean it can ignore any Soul Skill below the Soul Ancestor level?"
Because Ma Xiaotao had launched the Phoenix Fireline, she was momentarily stunned. Her arm had already been touched by the Hellfire of the Hellhound. Although the injury wasn't severe, her arm had developed a red rash.
"Alright, since it's six thousand years, I'll use a Soul Skill close to that age to shatter it. Little Senior Uncle, watch out!"
Ma Xiaotao's fourth Soul Ring flashed: Phoenix Sky Roar Strike!
The next moment, a massive pillar of flames erupted from the ground, directly engulfing the Hellhound. The range was so wide that even Su Qingfeng was affected, and he immediately leaped backward, enveloped in Immortal dust.
Ma Xiaotao's figure shot forward instantly. She planned to catch Su Qingfeng; firstly, to make physical contact, and secondly, to capture him! However, this was a major taboo in a Soul Master duel.
"Sister Xiaotao, you're underestimating me. I, Su Qingfeng, am not just a pretty face in your eyes, a mere vase."
"Star of Fire's second Soul Skill, Red King's Guard!"
Just as Ma Xiaotao leaped towards him, only five meters away, Su Qingfeng reacted swiftly, activating another major Soul Skill of the Star of Fire.
A Hellhound and a ball of flame surrounded Su Qingfeng's body, making it seem as if the Hellhound was chasing the ball of flame as they circled him. It turned the area within six meters of him into an inviolable zone.
Ma Xiaotao was caught off guard, not expecting Su Qingfeng's counterattack to be so quick. It was a textbook reaction.
The edge of the Red King's Guard not only possessed a high amount of Hellfire damage but also had the effects of repelling and knocking back. Ma Xiaotao happened to be on the edge of the fire ring, and she was instantly knocked away.
The ball of flame struck Ma Xiaotao's left arm, burning away the sleeve of her left arm and revealing her skin, as white as jade. It left a burn mark, and even Ma Xiaotao felt the pain.
Fortunately, she was a Soul Emperor, so she wasn't completely defeated. She stopped at the edge of the courtyard and glanced at the burned sleeve. A bold idea came to her mind.
Good, good, good, Little Martial Uncle likes to play like this, I like it. Is this the romance between fire-element Soul Masters? Burning clothes and flirting, in the future, when doing those indescribable things, there's no need to undress, just burn.
"I didn't want to use the advantage of Soul Ring age and Soul Power to deal with Little Martial Uncle. After all, I'd feel heartache if I hurt you, and I wouldn't want to live if I killed you. Now it seems that Little Martial Uncle is even more powerful than I imagined. Not using any real strength will only make Little Martial Uncle think I am too weak."
"Junior Uncle, take this!"
As expected of a Soul Emperor. If it were a Great Soul Master, or even a Soul Elder, they would likely be seriously injured, if not completely incapacitated, after being hit by the maximum area of the sixth-thousand-year Soul Skill, Red King's Guard.
Ma Xiaotao unleashed the Soul Skill she used to instantly kill the Firebird back in the Red Flame River: the fifth ten-thousand-year Soul Skill: Phoenix Cloud Piercing Strike!
A small phoenix, with a wingspan of about a meter, flew towards Su Qingfeng. Once it hit, it would surely break through the Red King's Guard on Su Qingfeng's body.
Mu En also perked up slightly, ready to save Su Qingfeng at any moment. The power of this ten-thousand-year Soul Ring was no joke, and Su Qingfeng was only at level twenty-four, after all.
A fiery red planet flickered in Su Qingfeng's eyes. He chose not to dodge or retreat, but instead, he used the third Soul Skill of Star of Fire:
Flying Fire Mastiff!
With a flash, Star of Fire appeared, and a powerful Hellhound roared as it charged forward, colliding head-on with Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Cloud Piercing Strike.
Suddenly, the entire courtyard was ablaze with firelight, and the intense heat blew down the fences, causing the ice and snow outside to roll.
Su Qingfeng's figure was blown dozens of meters into the air. Mu En was anxious and immediately stood up.
But the next moment, Su Qingfeng used Empty Clarity Immortal Feather to stabilize his figure and slowly floated down, which put Mu En at ease.
On the other side, Ma Xiaotao had also retreated more than ten steps, looking a little disheveled.
Su Qingfeng sighed and said, "It seems that Sister Xiaotao won. The Evil Fire Phoenix lives up to its name. You haven't even used your sixth Soul Skill yet."
Ma Xiaotao forced a smile, looking even worse than when she had lost a Soul Master duel before: "Little Martial Uncle, are you mocking me?"
"I finally understand now why Grandmaster said that Little Martial Uncle might catch up to me in three or four years. The Soul Skills brought by a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast are too abnormal. Fighting with someone in their twenties against someone in their sixties like me, even winning isn't glorious."
"Alright, alright, it was just a test to begin with. Neither of you used your full power. Being able to see the power of Qingfeng's Star of Fire Soul Skill in actual combat, this test was worth it."
Mu En laughed. Regardless of who won or lost, they were, after all, his disciples and their disciples. Their strength was something he was happy to see.
Qingfeng, he really didn't misjudge him. He's already stronger than he was at his young age.
At this moment, a strong snowstorm suddenly arose in the area near the Extreme North.
"The Snow God and Ice God are enraged! Everyone, run! The disaster of the Extreme North has appeared!"
Some residents fled, scrambling and crawling, as if something terrifying had appeared.
"Humans! It's humans who stole the Snow Emperor!"
"This Emperor feels it. This aura, though faint and obscure, still exists!"
On the edge of the Extreme North, the Ice Emperor was running frantically, accompanied by the extreme northern storm.
At this moment, a seemingly frail young man, bundled in thick cotton clothing, was shivering as he entered the Extreme North.
Smelling the terrifying storm and the power of ice and snow, Tianmeng awoke, urgently saying to Huo Yuhao: "Little Yuhao, quick! That's your second soul ring! She actually appeared on her own! But what's she doing?!"
Looking at the incredibly terrifying blizzard, which had instantly swallowed several of the Extreme North's outer exploration camps, Huo Yuhao wiped his frozen snot and pointed at himself, dumbfounded: "Me? You mean me? My second soul ring?"
Tianmeng, if you want me dead, just say so!
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