Douluo Continent: Angel Saint Huo Yuhao

Chapter 90 Late arrival
"You... no, it's you!"

As Ma Xiaotao struggled to tear off the charred remains from her body, a figure exuding an evil aura slowly emerged from the depths of the cave.

The Grim Reaper.

However, instead of displaying a fierce and arrogant expression, he now wore an incredulous look, spreading his hands and slowly approaching with a hint of reverence and daze.

"The legend is true—"

"So what the cult leader said was true!"

The messenger of death raised his hands with fanatical eyes: "The Holy Maiden, she has returned! She has descended in accordance with the will of the gods!"

"..."

Having long since lost all reason, Ma Xiaotao naturally couldn't give a response. Instead, she included the approaching Death Messenger in her attack, unleashing her skill amidst his panic and confusion.

Phoenix meteor shower!
Hundreds of crimson fireballs began to gather again from Ma Xiaotao's wings.

Now, apart from Chen Zifeng who only suffered minor injuries, none of the regular team members are capable of withstanding this attack.

Unfortunately, he's a guy who focuses purely on attack.

Under this meteor shower, comparable to the attack of a Soul Saint, his ability to protect himself was a victory; there was no way he could accomplish anything significant.

But luckily.

Just then, Bei Bei and the others appeared at the cave entrance, all staring in horror at Ma Xiaotao, who was about to unleash her power.

"Senior?!"

A gasp of surprise brought a moment of stunned silence.

Click~
Seizing the opportunity, Ling Luochen pointed his finger, and a circle of light with ice spikes instantly enveloped Ma Xiaotao.

The Ice Ring, unleashed with all its might, actually halted the impending meteor shower, creating a precious few seconds of delay.

"That's all I can do... Now it's up to you."

Ling Luochen glanced at the cave entrance and closed his eyes wearily.

'Whether I live or die is up to fate—'

"Xu Sanshi!"

In the critical moment, Beibei was the first to react and shouted.

Suddenly, a pair of dragon wings crackling with electricity unfurled from behind, and he scooped Xiao Xiao up, rushing deeper into the cave, shouting, "The Cauldron! The Cauldron!"

"The Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron!"

Xiao Xiao naturally understood his meaning. She flipped her hand and summoned the Three Venerable Cauldrons to pack up Wang Dong and the other two. She then swung the Crane Controlling Dragon Capturing Cauldron and threw it forward.

Upon receiving Bei Bei's instruction, Xu Sanshi simultaneously turned around and leaped towards the cliff outside the cave: "Mysterious Netherworld Replacement!"

The beam of soul power slid through the tunnel, managing to carve out a glimmer of hope in this seemingly hopeless situation.

"boom!"

Outside the cave, a raging inferno shot into the sky from below the cliff, and the meteor shower that had been held back for a few seconds was released almost instantly, merging into a terrifying explosion.

The rolling impact of a shell that is beyond level 5 and close to level 6, even if only the aftershocks reach the cave, causes the tunnel to tremble for several rounds before slowly coming to a stop.

Under the release of evil fire, Ma Xiaotao actually broke through again, and the power of her skills also increased rapidly.

Level 69!

"what happened?"

Xuanzi, who was sitting high on the mountaintop awaiting good news, suddenly changed his expression and looked down at the red smoke rising from the foot of the mountain.

According to the original plan, those gifted children were supposed to shine in this mission and engage in a thrilling battle under Ma Xiaotao's leadership.

But now it seems...

"Something happened again!"

Realizing a possibility, Xuanzi's face twitched violently, and the Taotie Divine Ox instantly possessed him, his figure transforming into a streak of light as he rushed towards the foot of the distant mountain.

While he was taking action, the people inside the cave were already facing a second crisis.

"You bunch of nuisances!" The Grim Reaper, hiding among the corpses, glared at Xu Sanshi with murderous intent.

With these carefully prepared corpses, Ma Xiaotao's outburst wouldn't kill him at all. Instead, it would allow him to use the Saintess's power to completely eliminate these chosen ones who came to besiege him.

With such achievements and the merit of bringing back the Holy Maiden, his future is limitless!
"Humph…"

Facing a formidable opponent with a higher level of cultivation, Xu Sanshi habitually acted like a jerk: "If you think we're in the way, then come on~ Let me see how much strength you have, this guy who's still stuck at the Soul King level in his forties."

"you!"

As if a sore spot had been touched, the Grim Reaper waved his hand sharply, and the remaining henchmen who had been stirring behind him surged out, prompting Bebe and the others to form a battle line in response.

'If it weren't for those meticulously prepared corpses being consumed by the Holy Maiden, you would all have been reduced to fragments by the corpse explosion by now!'

'But it's not too late now.'

As the corpses surrounding the group gradually piled up, the Grim Reaper retreated slowly with a cruel smile.

Even if the remaining minions are only at the second or third ring level, they would still be enough to threaten a Soul King after unleashing their corpse explosion.

"Something's wrong..."

In the midst of the battle, Wang Dong, who was hovering in the air releasing the light of the Butterfly God, paused and subconsciously looked down at the corpses.

He already possessed abundant light-attribute power, and with the blessing of the magic system, the light elements within his body have been gradually purified, moving towards the threshold of the ultimate.

At this moment, this attribute power, along with the enhanced soul power, was conveying a sense of crisis to him.

Something monstrous and terrifying was brewing within those corpses.

"Watch out for the corpse—"

Wang Dong had barely uttered half a sentence when the Grim Reaper activated his skill before he could finish.

The corpses piled up around the crowd swelled up like balloons, illuminating the scene with a red glow.

'not good! '

Chen Zifeng, wielding his longsword, changed his expression drastically. He instinctively tried to dodge back and run out of the blast radius to save himself.

But it was just a subconscious reaction...

Ling Luochen and Dai Yueheng were almost unconscious, and he and Bei Bei from the reserve team were protecting them behind him. If he retreated, the two of them would only face certain death.

To his surprise, Gongyang Mo, who was standing at the back of the formation, suddenly flashed to stand with the two of them.

look at each other.

Chen Zifeng's eyes betrayed his fear: "You support, get the hell out of here!"

"This junior is just a fourth-tier student..."

Gongyang Mo's voice was timid as always, and he slid half a step forward to block Beibei's way.

"The Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron!"

Xiao Xiao, who was in the distance, waved his hand again, putting the three burdens with only three rings into the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron, while he himself stood on the field without any protection.

Of course, a guy named Wang Dong resisted too fiercely, forcing her to use her soul skill twice before she could successfully trap him.

“Boom boom…!”

A series of astonishing explosions rang out one after another, creating a tremendous commotion as the tunnel acted as a loudspeaker.

Xuanzi, who had just pinned Ma Xiaotao down in the valley, changed his expression again, looking in horror at the collapsing cave entrance.

Having withstood multiple rounds of bombardment comparable to that of a Soul Saint, and shaken by this series of explosions, the mine could no longer hold on.

"asshole!"

Enraged, Xuanzi held back, his seventh soul ring radiating an incomparably dazzling light. The massive Taotie true form descended upon the place, suddenly raising its hand towards the cave.

Rumbling--

Almost half of the mountain was excavated by the support of soul power, revealing a tunnel tens of meters long, and the continuous explosions inside.

(End of this chapter)