In an instant, the Seven Kill Sword in Chen Xin's hand suddenly surged with a brilliant blue light, becoming extraordinarily translucent. The ancient sword patterns engraved on the blade lit up one by one, as if countless arrays were flowing across its surface.
Chen Xin's aura also merged completely with the Seven Kill Sword, becoming inseparable from it.
This was one of Chen Xin's ultimate techniques.
Originally, Chen Xin hadn't planned to use this move. After all, fighting against a junior and resorting to his trump card—wouldn't that be laughable?
Did he, Chen Xin, have no pride?
However, the pressure brought by Dai Chengfeng's fully unleashed state was simply overwhelming.
It made him feel incredibly uneasy.
Moreover, as a senior to Dai Chengfeng, he surpassed him in spiritual power, physical resilience, and combat experience. The only thing they had in common was their soul power.
If, under these circumstances, he were to lose to Dai Chengfeng, it would be even more humiliating.
On the other side, Dai Chengfeng watched as Chen Xin transformed, his eyes lighting up. "So you're finally serious!"
"Uncle Jian, here I come!"
With that, a black soul ring lit up beneath Dai Chengfeng's feet. "Fourth Soul Skill: Dimensional Slash!"
Instantly, a layer of black energy coiled around the Heaven-Splitting Halberd in Dai Chengfeng's hands. He swung it forcefully, the tip slicing through the air with a sharp whistling sound, as if countless spatial cracks were forming around it.
Following that, a crescent-shaped blade—green on the outer edge representing wind attributes and pitch-black at the core—was unleashed with a single strike.
Whoosh—
In the blink of an eye, the Dimensional Slash tore through the air, arriving before Sword Douluo.
"So fast!"
Sword Douluo narrowed his eyes, instinctively feeling a sense of familiarity with this technique.
He soon realized, "This is… the ultimate skill of the Gale-Splitting Void Tiger?"
"It seems that after absorbing the Gale-Splitting Void Tiger's spirit ring, Dai Chengfeng gained this soul skill."
Sword Douluo had fought the Gale-Splitting Void Tiger before, so he knew how troublesome this move was. Even his Seven Kill Sword Qi could be easily severed by it.
"This Dimensional Slash seems to be related to space."
"At my current level, unless I break the rules and unleash stronger power to disrupt the surrounding space, I absolutely cannot take it head-on."
As Sword Douluo rapidly retreated to evade the Dimensional Slash, he thought deeply.
"If I can't block it directly, then…"
Thinking this, Sword Douluo stopped retreating. A purple soul ring suddenly lit up beneath his feet.
Instantly, a blue Seven Kill Sword formed from condensed soul power lifted him into the air.
This was Chen Xin's third soul skill: Sword Intent as Flight.
To be cautious, Chen Xin activated another soul ring.
The next moment, swirling sword qi surrounded his body, forming a semi-transparent blue protective barrier. "Second Soul Skill: Spiritual Sword Guard."
"You know the effects of this move, so you're dodging?"
Dai Chengfeng smiled, his expression brimming with confidence. "But Uncle Sword, it's not that simple!"
"I'm not the Gale-Splitting Void Tiger! Go!"
With a flick of Dai Chengfeng's finger, the Dimensional Slash accelerated once more. The surrounding space twisted continuously, forming a black streak of light as if it were traversing dimensions.
Even more astonishingly, the Dimensional Slash abruptly turned nearly 90 degrees and slashed toward Chen Xin again.
"How troublesome this move has become in Dai Chengfeng's hands?"
Chen Xin frowned instantly. He had fought the Gale-Splitting Void Tiger before and knew not only the immense power of this move but also its weakness—its speed wasn't particularly fast.
When used by the Gale-Splitting Void Tiger, he could easily dodge it without even needing to activate a soul skill for acceleration.
But in Dai Chengfeng's hands, the speed had drastically increased…
Relying on the amplification of Man and Sword as One, combined with the acceleration from his third soul skill, Sword Intent as Flight, he had barely managed to evade it.
And now, he discovered that this move could even track him?
"Dai Chengfeng truly deserves the title of genius!"
For a moment, Chen Xin couldn't help but marvel inwardly.
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Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, leaned her hands on the railing, her eyes sparkling with excitement:
"Uncle! Grandpa Sword is actually dodging Dai Chengfeng's attack! Dai Chengfeng is so amazing!"
Ning Fengyuan frowned deeply, utterly shocked.
After all, in his estimation, Dai Chengfeng wouldn't last more than five moves, let alone force Sword Douluo to retreat temporarily. The gap in raw strength between them was undeniable.
But the result…
"Truly impressive for someone of the younger generation. He possesses a soul skill that even Uncle Sword has to temporarily avoid. It seems my earlier assessment still underestimated him."
Ning Rongrong pouted, her tone full of pride: "I told you! I believed Chengfeng would surprise Grandpa Sword!"
With that, Ning Rongrong waved her little fist and shouted loudly toward Dai Chengfeng: "Dai Chengfeng, keep it up!"
"This Rongrong…"
Upon hearing Ning Rongrong cheering for Dai Chengfeng, Chen Xin's expression darkened, his heart filled with exasperation. "She doesn't cheer for her grandpa but instead cheers for her grandpa's 'enemy'…"
"She's taking sides against her own family!"
However, Chen Xin was only slightly "jealous," not truly angry, so he quickly snapped back to focus.
Whoosh—
As the sound of rushing wind approached and the Dimensional Slash drew closer, Chen Xin thought, "It seems continuous evasion won't work. Who knows how long Dai Chengfeng can maintain control over this move?"
"Then, there's only one option!"
Thinking this, a yellow soul ring lit up beneath Chen Xin's feet. "First Soul Skill: Longsword Release!"
Chen Xin slashed toward the Dimensional Slash. Instantly, a massive pale-blue sword qi surged forward like an overwhelming tide, crashing toward the Dimensional Slash.
"Uncle Sword, that's not enough!"
Dai Chengfeng smiled, continuing to manipulate the Dimensional Slash. His smile carried a hint of ease, as if he had already foreseen the outcome of this clash.
As spatial fluctuations rippled outward, the sword qi unleashed by Chen Xin, upon contact with the Dimensional Slash, vanished abruptly.
It wasn't shattered—it simply disappeared, silently and without a trace.
It was as though it had been devoured.
"My sword qi?"
Chen Xin was slightly surprised. He had expected his sword qi to be shattered by Dai Chengfeng's fourth soul skill, but he hadn't anticipated it being devoured entirely.
However, Chen Xin quickly dismissed it. After all, he had only intended to use this move to slow down the Dimensional Slash temporarily.
It bought him time to seize an opportunity to defeat Dai Chengfeng outright.
Whether it was shattered or devoured made little difference.
Thinking this, Chen Xin looked at the Dimensional Slash, which had been pushed back some distance, and then at Dai Chengfeng in the distance, revealing a confident smile.
"Dai Chengfeng, I admit you are strong. Among your peers, I can't think of anyone who can match you."
"But!"
"You've lost!"
In an instant, before the Dimensional Slash could strike again, Chen Xin placed one hand behind his back and raised the other high. His body was enveloped in a pale-blue sword qi, every strand of hair clearly visible.
His eyes gleamed with cold white light, and his entire being seemed to merge completely with the Seven Kill Sword: "Sword Dao Chen Xin, Man and Sword as One!"
With those words, he pointed a finger at Dai Chengfeng!
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