The night wind was cold, and a heavy atmosphere permeated the frigid air.
While Chen Xin and Xiao Yan were talking, Lord Dragon and the others, with swift movements, had climbed to the roof of the small building Xiao Yan had constructed, watching the age-defying battle that was about to begin.
"If Xiao Yan uses that giant Vine Giant, even this Title Douluo might not be his match," Meng Yiran said, recalling the previous night's scene, still feeling a little apprehensive.
It was hard to imagine that a Soul Master could create a giant puppet comparable to a soul beast of ten thousand years.
Looking at Meng Yiran, whose necklace seemed a bit large, Ning Rongrong pursed her lips, crossed her arms in front of her, and straightened her chest.
After comparing, she found that the difference wasn't that great, and she spoke with full confidence: "Sword Grandpa is the strongest! Even if Xiao Yan uses some strange Soul Skill, he absolutely can't win!"
Zhu Zhuqing shook her head slightly: "You're underestimating Xiao Yan's pride. In this battle, he will only use his sword to prove himself."
Looking at Zhu Zhuqing, who also had a sizable onyx necklace, Ning Rongrong's eyes held a playful glint: "You know Xiao Yan so well? Have you, perhaps, gotten to know him intimately?"
Just then, Xiao Yan, who was in a standoff, moved.
The Six Meridian Sword's three pulses rotated in use. With Xiao Yan's finger movements, several sword auras, each with a different trajectory, shot towards Chen Xin.
The surroundings were permeated by the shimmering blue of the Blue Silver Domain. The moment the sword auras appeared, the Blue Silver Domain immediately showed fluctuations, making the trajectories of the sword auras easily visible to Chen Xin and the others.
"So, I'm being underestimated!"
Chen Xin naturally noticed. Without the surrounding blue domain, he would have to expend a lot of effort to detect these invisible sword auras.
He quickly swung his Seven Kill Sword, and each strike released a sharp sword aura.
His sword aura's attack range was much larger, and each one could block two or three of Xiao Yan's sword techniques.
Unlike a life-or-death battle, this was merely a sparring match. Furthermore, it was a sparring match focused on swordsmanship, so Xiao Yan didn't intend to use his killer moves.
Although the Six Meridian Sword's invisible nature was bizarre, for a Title Douluo of Chen Xin's caliber, it only took a little effort to discern the attack path. The advantage wasn't particularly significant.
Rather than have Chen Xin expend mental energy on that, it was better to make this swordsmanship exchange more pure.
And the second reason was that Xiao Yan wanted to use this battle to once again intimidate Lord Dragon!
The Soul Hall and Tianfu Alliance's plans, although they sounded wonderful, were still in their infancy.
Compared to the family Lord Dragon belonged to, they were still too young.
To make Lord Dragon, the family's leader, completely submit, they had to display overwhelming power.
Although he used the Vine Giant last night, slightly deterring Lord Dragon,
there was no point of reference. Lord Dragon probably just thought it was impressive.
But just how powerful, Lord Dragon couldn't even imagine.
The swordsman Chen Xin before him was the benchmark to measure strength.
Besides that, Xiao Yan also wanted to delve deeper into swordsmanship.
The Soul Hall used soul power as its core. Soul Masters could choose suitable martial arts based on their Martial Soul, breaking through the limitations of Soul Rings and becoming stronger.
He had the Mysterious Heaven Skill for cultivating soul power, so that was naturally not a problem.
But in terms of martial arts…
He, as the Soul Hall Master, would need to research a batch himself.
The duel between two top swordsmen, with sword qi crisscrossing, left a deep impression on the Star Dou Great Forest.
The surrounding trees either displayed smooth, round holes, or bore deep scars, or were simply felled by the sword qi.
The fantastical and magnificent sword moves, along with the sweeping and open variations, left Lord Dragon and the others in the distance utterly astounded.
Lord Dragon was secretly shocked: "Is this the strength of a ninety-six-ranked Title Douluo? Even without using Soul Skills, just the pure application of the Martial Soul, it's not something an ordinary Soul Douluo can handle. And Xiao Yan has been fighting him for so long..."
At the same time, Chen Xin was also quite shocked.
This Xiao Yan in front of him didn't have any Soul Rings appearing, and he didn't have any weapons in his hands either; he was just using his fingers to unleash sword qi no less potent than the sword qi he released using his Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul.
Moreover, this kid's sword moves were truly bizarre, even capable of curving.
Chen Xin blocked a sword qi from behind with his sword, his gaze sharp as he looked at Xiao Yan.
The ordinary Six Meridian Sword was no longer a simple straight-line attack, but had taken on the shadow of swordsmanship, with moves like thrusting, slashing, stabbing, and circling.
After colliding with Chen Xin's sword qi, Xiao Yan honed his Six Meridian Sword, and then stopped using the ordinary sword moves.
"Three veins converge, One Sword Without Limit!"
Having fused the soul rings of three powerful soul beasts, Xiao Yan's inner energy not only underwent a qualitative change but also increased exponentially in quantity.
The upgraded version of the Six Meridian Sword was now being unleashed by Xiao Yan, and it was completely different from before.
As soon as Xiao Yan's sword finger flashed with black and white light, a massive sword qi shot out instantly.
The moment it appeared, Chen Xin immediately gripped his Seven Kill Sword tightly, and the nine soul rings on his body began to spin rapidly.
One Sword Without Limit was so fast that it was silent, a qualitative upgrade from the previous ordinary Six Meridian Sword.
"Fourth Soul Skill, Sword Qi Runs Wild!"
As his fourth soul ring flashed, and purple light flickered, Chen Xin's Seven Kill Sword swelled slightly, and he also unleashed two extremely powerful sword qis.
Under the gaze of the horrified crowd, two brilliant sword auras fiercely collided.
Boom!
A deep, thunderous roar suddenly exploded in everyone's ears.
Amidst the sound of the collision, like a meteor strike, the energy of the sword auras scattered in all directions, causing the surrounding rows of trees to collapse.
Everyone's faces were a little pale as they watched Xiao Yan and Chen Xin in the distance. This level of battle had far exceeded their imagination.
Chen Xin was also very surprised by Xiao Yan's strength.
Every move was a self-created Soul Skill, and the power was even stronger than his own Soul Skills.
If it weren't for the surrounding, glowing blue domain, it would probably have been twice as difficult for him to block this fast-as-the-wind attack.
Unlike what Feng Zhi had guessed, Xiao Yan's strength wasn't simply that of a Soul Douluo.
His strength had already reached a level that was hard to imagine.
Xiao Yan was also somewhat surprised by Chen Xin's strength.
"He blocked it just using his fourth Soul Skill? Although One Sword Without Limit is far inferior to One Sword Silent, my internal energy has greatly increased, and the power of this move has increased considerably. Even Tang Hao would have to use a Soul Skill only slightly weaker than his Martial Soul True Body to deal with it.
Is it because the weakened Tang Hao's strength has shrunk significantly, or has his strength improved tremendously after leveling up his soul power?"
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