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With the appearance of Dugu Bo and the others, the suppressive encirclement that Spirit Hall had previously formed by relying on their numerical advantage was instantly dismantled and divided. The focal point of the surging spirit power on the field shifted from one location to several. And in every location, the scales began to tilt in a direction unfavorable to Spirit Hall.
The most obvious instance was on the side of Sword Douluo Chen Xin. When Porcupinefish Douluo and that black-clad Titled Douluo were lured away by Dugu Bo, only Demon Subduing Douluo, holding his Coiling Dragon Rod with a grave expression, remained before Sword Douluo Chen Xin.
With the pressure suddenly reduced, a cold light like the sudden flash of a star shone in Sword Douluo's eyes, and the Seven Kill Sword in his hand emitted a clear, long ringing sound, as if it were a dragon breaking free from its restraints. One-on-one, the Sword Dao of Chen Xin—what did he have to fear from Demon Subduing?
Before his sword stance even moved, his peerlessly sharp Sword Intent had already locked onto Demon Subduing Douluo. Sword Douluo did not even rush to attack; he simply stood holding his sword, his Sword Qi flowing naturally around him.
This suddenly elevated, purely extreme Sword Intent caused fine beads of sweat to seep from Demon Subduing Douluo's forehead. He gripped his Coiling Dragon Rod tightly, facing a formidable enemy, no longer possessing the wild arrogance he had shown during the encirclement earlier.
On the other side, Tang Xiao's pressure was also greatly relieved. Snake Lance Douluo had been intercepted by Yang Wudi's murderous Soul Breaking Spear, leaving him to face only Thousand Jun Douluo and the other black-clad Titled Douluo.
As the Clear Sky Hammer danced, although he was still fighting two against one, he had transformed from his previous struggling, perilous state into one of give-and-take with orderly offense and defense.
Relying on the domineering power of the Clear Sky Hammer and the gradually stacking momentum of the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Method, he even began to faintly counter-suppress.
The core of the battle naturally shifted toward the high sky. Tang Xiao and Sword Douluo, these two top powerhouses of the current age, felt their auras faintly connecting, forming a new standoff against the brothers Thousand Jun and Demon Subduing, as well as that black-clad Titled Douluo. Two against three? No, in the eyes of those who understood, this was almost three-point-five against three.
Chen Xin was already slightly superior to Demon Subduing, and Tang Xiao, relying on the supreme power of the Clear Sky Hammer, did not fall behind at all while fighting Thousand Jun and that black-clad Titled Douluo who was clearly slightly weaker.
After the two joined forces, their aura was like a rainbow, and they actually reversed the situation, pressing the combined aura of Spirit Hall's three Titled Douluo to shrink slightly.
However, this was not a simple comparison of strength. The true outcome of the battle lay in that seven-colored light that had never ceased and had suddenly become even more magnificent and brilliant. In the center of the battlefield, Ning Fengzhi had closed his eyes at some point.
His brows were concentrated with intense focus, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in his hands was no longer simply shining in turns; instead, it hovered before his chest, rotating slowly. The tower body was crystal clear, and the seven layers of treasure light reflected off one another.
"Seven Treasures turn out the Glazed Tile, Heart splits into three apertures to govern the divine soul."
As Ning Fengzhi's shout fell, the spirit power around him began to fluctuate at a mysterious frequency. This was the unique technique of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School—Heart Separation Control. What he was currently executing was the Three Aperture Governing Heart, capable of accurately assisting five people simultaneously.
In an instant, five beams of amplification light, slightly different in color, intensity, and attribute, yet equally condensed and pure, diverged from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
They crossed the chaotic battlefield, ignoring distance and interference, and landed simultaneously on Sword Douluo Chen Xin, Clear Sky Douluo Tang Xiao, Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, Yang Wudi, and Niu Gao who was guarding by his side.
Suddenly, the Sword Qi around Chen Xin rose by another three points, adding a touch of indestructible sharpness to his ferocity. In an instant, the auras on the other four also surged violently. One person, one pagoda, directly illuminating the five battlefields.
Tang Xiao and Chen Xin, who already had the slight upper hand, had their advantage instantly expanded after receiving this tailor-made, powerful amplification.
Within a few breaths, the combined momentum of the brothers Thousand Jun and Demon Subduing was forcefully suppressed, leaving them only able to barely support themselves.
That black-clad Titled Douluo's face turned pale; under the fierce onslaught of the Clear Sky Hammer and the invisible pressure of the Seven Kill Sword Intent, he retreated repeatedly, exposing frequent openings.
As for Dugu Bo and Yang Wudi, they already held advantages in rank or other areas, and now with the assistance of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, they were like a tiger that had grown wings.
Porcupinefish Douluo's poison attacks appeared clumsy and powerless before Dugu Bo, while Yang Wudi's Soul Breaking Spear forced Snake Lance Douluo into perilous situations. The initiative of the entire side hall battlefield had finally changed hands at this moment.
Ning Fengzhi's face turned slightly pale; maintaining five high-intensity, precise amplification assists simultaneously was a huge burden on his spirit power and mental force, but he was still holding on firmly. Under the overwhelming and endless amplification of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the scales of victory tipped at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the originally tight formation of the Spirit Hall side was finally torn open, creating a fatal gap.
"Spirit Hall, back then you destroyed my Sect and slaughtered over two thousand of my disciples. Now, this blood debt should be repaid."
Suddenly, a cold light flashed in Sword Douluo's eyes, and the Sword Qi around his body suddenly retracted, returning to an extreme silence. Immediately after, the sixth deep black spirit ring at his feet and the outermost ninth spirit ring, which represented absolute power, simultaneously erupted with a blinding light.
"Sixth Spirit Ability, Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin."
Following the fall of his cold shout, the space behind Sword Douluo twisted violently. Immediately afterward, countless silver light swords, entirely condensed from pure Seven Kill Sword Qi, appeared out of thin air, dense and covering the sky. The sword tips were pointed directly at Thousand Jun Douluo, who was entangled with Tang Xiao, and Demon Subduing Douluo, who was slightly further away.
The sound of tearing through the air was as shrill as ten thousand ghosts crying together. The silver sword rain poured down, carrying a sharp will to tear through everything, instantly completely covering the space where Thousand Jun and Demon Subduing were located.
Watching the sky-filling sword rain approaching, the brothers Thousand Jun and Demon Subduing were startled but not panicked. Amidst their roars, the Coiling Dragon Rods in their hands danced like wheels, and the dark golden rod shadows wove into an airtight barrier, attempting to block this terrifying sword rain assault.
Rods and swords clashed, emitting dense explosive sounds like rain hitting banana leaves. Sparks and shattered Sword Qi splashed everywhere, and the two were actually forced to retreat repeatedly by this majestic sword momentum.
However, this sky-filling sword rain was merely a feint carefully designed by Sword Douluo. Just at the moment when Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo were fully occupied with dealing with Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin, their minds and vision completely filled with the silver sword rain, Sword Douluo's figure disappeared as if he had merged into the sword light.
The next instant, he seemed to have traversed space, appearing without a trace of worldly aura behind that black-clad Titled Douluo, who was struggling to dodge Tang Xiao's hammer wind with his nerves stretched to the limit.
"A melody of thirteen strings in a cup, half a lifetime of wind and rain, all returning to one sword."
Another cold shout fell; there was no grand momentum, no blinding light. There was only a silver thread, simple to the extreme and fast to the extreme, that flashed lightly across the neck of that black-clad Titled Douluo.
The next second, the black-clad Titled Douluo's protective spirit power split silently like butter under a hot knife. His shocked expression had not even fully formed on his face before his head separated from his body, sent flying high by a pillar of blood that shot into the sky. One sword, slitting the throat.
Almost at the same time, a heaven-shaking roar erupted from the battle group on the other side.
"Disorder Splitting Wind, eighty-first hammer."
Tang Xiao's hair and beard stood on end, his eyes blood-red. The terrifying power of the technique, stacked to its peak, exploded in his arms. The Clear Sky Hammer in his hand seemed to expand into a pitch-black mountain, carrying a peerless aura capable of crushing stars.
Ignoring the flanking interference of Thousand Jun Douluo, he struck fiercely along the most savage and domineering trajectory toward the Coiling Dragon Rod that Demon Subduing Douluo had hastily braced in front of him.
An indescribable loud sound exploded, and a visible shockwave ripple spread in a spherical shape, instantly sweeping away the gravel and dust within dozens of meters. The web between Demon Subduing Douluo's thumb and forefinger instantly split, blood flowing profusely.
That Coiling Dragon Rod, which was connected to his divine soul and indestructible, actually flew out of his hand under this hammer blow that exceeded his limits.
He himself was struck as if by lightning; his chest slightly caved in, blood sprayed wildly from his mouth, and his body was thrown backward like a broken sack, his aura instantly withering.
The opportunity for battle was fleeting. Seeing this, Sword Douluo did not hesitate, chasing after the flying Demon Subduing Douluo. The Seven Kill Sword in his hand was raised again, and the ninth spirit ring at his feet, which had just dimmed, lit up once more with a deep, heart-palpitating black light. He wanted to use his strongest Spirit Ability to completely end this Spirit Hall Elder.
Before the sword was even unleashed, that terrifying Sword Intent that locked onto life and death had already caused the pupils of the heavily injured Demon Subduing Douluo to dilate, his face showing despair. But just at the moment before Sword Douluo's Ninth Spirit Skill was about to erupt, a sudden change occurred.
"How dare you."
A roar, extremely violent and containing boundless fury and terrifying pressure, exploded suddenly from the edge of the battlefield like a thunderclap. The next second, a golden tail suddenly appeared in the sky and then slammed into Sword Douluo's body from the side; the sharp energy fluctuation made the hair all over his body stand on end.