Soul Land 5: The Rebirth of Tang San

Chapter 543: Phoenix Fire Rain

Without the support of her clan, her cultivation speed significantly decreased. If this continued, her future chances of becoming an Emperor were extremely slim. Thus, this Ancestral Court Elite Competition was the most important opportunity in her eyes. As long as she could win the championship or at least the semi-finals, even if her clan still didn't want her, she was certain that she would gain the favor and support of other emperors, who would provide her with enough resources for cultivation.

The doubles competition was already lost; failure in the individual competition was not an option. With old grudges coupled with a new purpose, how could she not be filled with intense killing intent when facing her enemy on the competition stage?

Sensing the terrifying aura of her bloodline, Tang San's expression also turned serious. His opponent's strength was so formidable that it would be challenging to contend with her if she used a divine weapon.

To his surprise, Ji Guanlin actually didn’t take out any weapons. Instead, the blinding golden-red flames continued to rise and intensify as if there was no end.

Platinum-colored force burst from Tang San's body; it was the Lion-Tiger Golden Force. A pair of radiant golden wings unfolded behind him—the same Golden Roc wings that had brought him victory in the previous matches.

No one noticed the dense scales under the sharp Golden Roc feathers.

Tang San suddenly soared into the air with a flap of his wings, and his opponent also unfolded a pair of massive phoenix wings behind her. Compared to Tang San's, her wings were much larger, with a wingspan of over fifteen meters. With a powerful flap of these wings, the golden-red flames turned half the sky the same color.

The blazing golden-red flames continuously devoured all the fire element in the air, and the golden lines on her forehead grew even brighter.

In the sky, red clouds were faintly gathering, a clear sign of impending tribulation clouds. Ji Guanlin had clearly reached the absolute peak of the ninth order and was ready to undergo tribulation at any moment.

In another place, she wouldn't dare to fight with all her might, as it could attract tribulation clouds, which would be a huge problem without proper preparation. But here, at the Ancestral Court Elite Competition, she didn't need to worry about that. With so many Emperors present, tribulation clouds couldn't do anything to her. The Emperors could easily disperse the clouds.

Ji Guanlin let out a loud phoenix cry, and her massive wings flapped violently. Instantly, countless golden-red light points shot toward Tang San.

A closer look would reveal that these were golden-red flames shaped like phoenix feathers, filling the entire sky. Each golden-red feather looked almost tangible, and they spread out like an opening net, directly enveloping Tang San.

Tang San squinted slightly and instantly moved out. With a fierce flap of his wings, his speed surged.

After devouring the Wind Dragon bloodline power, his Golden Roc imprint evolved to the first tier. It improved the wings significantly in terms of both endurance, due to the dragon blood, and instant acceleration, due to the increased control over wind.

The sudden acceleration produced a piercing sonic boom, and Tang San shot forward like a blazing arrow.

The rain of feathers was extremely dense; even the best flying skills wouldn’t allow the user to completely avoid it. But Tang San had no intention of doing that; instead, he used the repellent aspect of the Lion-Tiger Golden Force to deflect the Phoenix Fire Rain in front of him, heading straight for Ji Guanlin like a meteor chasing the moon.

With his previous experience fighting the Scorching Sunflower, Tang San knew that when he was against opponents with such powerful bloodlines, he couldn't let them fully unleash their abilities. The best way was to defeat them in the shortest time possible.

However, as he rushed out of the fire rain's coverage and charged toward Ji Guanlin, he suddenly sensed something was wrong.

The feathers that should have been deflected or destroyed were in fact very much intact and clung to his Lion-Tiger Golden Force. Even stranger, the fiery feathers seemed to be generating an inexplicable force that pulled them together. It caused a chain reaction—the more feathers gathered in one place, the more powerful this force seemed to be.

A large number of flame feathers were now rapidly converging toward Tang San. He felt like a bird caught in a giant net; his speed was continuously decreasing and his momentum weakening as he was surrounded by the scorching heat and more and more fiery feathers swept toward him.

What a powerful innate skill!

Tang San immediately understood the situation he was facing. Ji Guanlin's move was extremely ingenious and incredibly powerful. The feathers appearing scattered was nothing more than an illusion; in fact, they were all connected. This most certainly required a tremendous amount of bloodline power, but the results were obvious to anyone. There would be no escape if he were caught by these powerful fire feathers imbued with Phoenix True Fire. What would follow was, undoubtedly, an even more violent attack.

Keenly aware of the danger, Tang San made a quick decision. He suddenly flapped his wings, slowing down together with the entangling fire feathers. Then, with one more flap of his wings, he propelled himself in the opposite direction, fleeing away from Ji Guanlin.

The fire feathers were coming at him from all directions, clearly meant to catch him in a cage. As he stopped abruptly and flew in the opposite direction, the feathers clinging to his Lion-Tiger Golden Force kept going with the momentum for an instant, then were drawn along with Tang San.

The surrounding feathers also recoiled and converged toward Tang San once more. By the time he was a thousand meters away, a huge tail of fire was trailing behind him like the tail of a comet.

Seeing this, even Ji Guanlin was momentarily stunned. She had never seen an opponent doing something like this.

This was the Phoenix Fire Rain, a secret technique of the Immortal Flame Phoenix clan that was only taught to those like her, who had the qualification to be the successor of an Emperor.

It was an all-encompassing wide-area technique that could control the flow of an entire battlefield, and once a number of feathers clung to someone, escaping was practically impossible. And once the enemy was enveloped by Phoenix True Fire, there could be only one outcome: they would be reduced to ashes. This was why she had ignited her Phoenix Golden Mark right at the start.

Tang San hadn't paid much attention to her, but she had always watched Tang San and Mei Gongzi. She was, of course, wary of Tang San's incredible flying speed. In terms of flight speed, neither the phoenixes nor anybody else really could compare to the Golden Roc clan. Moreover, Tang San had also demonstrated immense strength in previous matches. Thus, she hoped to restrict him comprehensively right from the start.

Even if the Phoenix Fire Rain didn't burn him to death, it could at least damage his wings, preventing him from flying or launching a powerful attack like the one he had done during the doubles match. Mid-to-long-range attacks were the specialty of the Immortal Flame Phoenix lineage, and if she got the chance to strike, she would do so ruthlessly.

However, Tang San's extremely quick reaction thwarted her plan. The Phoenix Fire Rain stuck to the Lion-Tiger Golden Force, and dozens of feathers were continuously burning Tang San's force. Even if Tang San deactivated it, the flames would follow his energy into his body and burn him from within. They were extremely troublesome.

But right now, this Phoenix Fire Rain could only follow behind like a comet’s tail, unable to cling to him. As long as he kept flying, the fiery feathers could only follow him.

Although the Phoenix Fire Rain was relentless, any energy detached from its source would eventually deplete. Tang San was expending physical effort to fly, while Ji Guanlin was using up her Phoenix True Fire.

Suddenly, Tang San turned around in the air and instantly flew back toward Ji Guanlin, bringing the Phoenix Fire Rain trailing behind him.