Chapter 110

However, before leaving, Chen Xin summoned Gu Xuan to the Sword Bamboo Grove; he wanted to test Gu Xuan's strength, after all it's a 30,000-year fourth soul ring, plus two external soul bones, Chen Xin also wanted to see how strong Gu Xuan is now.

Meanwhile, Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi were sipping fragrant porridge, smiling broadly as they prepared to watch this one-sided beating.

Ning Rongrong was also curious about the power of Gu Xuan's ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring, and from the side she excitedly cheered him on.

"Second Uncle, why bother? Even Grandpa feels embarrassed to bully me, and you're already in good shape—there's no need for a peak ninety-seventh-level super Douluo like you to test strength!" Gu Xuan looked bitter, really not wanting to fight this match, since he had no chance at all.

Chen Xin smiled slightly and said, "Isn't it your Eight-Winged Sword Dragon that lets you wield a sword? I'm just giving you some pointers, so that when you go out people won't say the old man is hiding his secrets and not passing on his true abilities."

Hearing this, Gu Xuan also felt a bit helpless—was the old man really that scheming? To the cute and well-behaved Ning Rongrong he's a kind grandfather, but with Gu Xuan he's another person entirely.

Gu Xuan felt speechless inside, yet he didn't retreat, because he also wanted to see just how far his current abilities could go.

Gu Xuan and Chen Xin stood thirty meters apart facing each other; Chen Xin's white robe fluttered without wind, and a towering sword aura rose from the ground, behind him appearing a phantom of Chen Xin entirely condensed from sword intent, making Gu Xuan's eyebrows jump wildly.

Isn't this supposed to be just some pointers? What the hell is this feeling of going all-out right from the start?

But since it's come to this, Gu Xuan could only grit his teeth and go ahead.

Soul power surged around him; Gu Xuan's black robes fluttered fiercely, and beneath his feet four soul rings—two yellow, one purple, one black—slowly rose, the gorgeous rings emitting a dazzling, blinding light.

"Gu Xuan, martial soul: Bone Dragon, forty-fifth level Strength Attack Battle Sect, please advise."

Gu Xuan lightly opened his lips; this is an unwritten rule among soul battles—before fighting, they announce their soul power levels and martial souls.

Chen Xin smiled slightly and likewise said, "Chen Xin, martial soul: Seven Kill Sword, ninety-seventh level Strength Attack."

When Chen Xin spoke, he wore a lotus-like smile, which was the starkest contrast to Gu Xuan's grim expression.

"First soul skill: Ancient Dragon Battle Body!"

"Second soul skill: Dark Gold Terror Claw!"

Gu Xuan directly used his two amplification soul skills; he now has four soul rings, and the amplification of his first soul skill has increased from the original ten percent to thirty percent, and it's an all-attribute amplification.

Just this first soul skill alone is enough to raise his soul power from forty-fifth level to nearly fiftieth level.

His second soul skill boosts attack and strength by one hundred percent, while the gray-white bone claws turn dark gold, greatly increasing attack power.

Facing such a powerful opponent as Chen Xin, any defense is laughable; all Gu Xuan can do is attack, using offense as defense.

Having just released the two amplification skills, Gu Xuan's right hand changed again; familiar with Gu Xuan, Chen Xin naturally knew he was using his first external soul bone—the Dark Gold Terror Claw.

As expected, Gu Xuan's right-hand bone claw instantly extended to a length of one meter, its deeper dark gold hue revealing the claw's terror.

Gu Xuan surged forward with wind at his feet, charging straight at Chen Xin; during the charge, the Dark Gold Terror Claw burst forth with blazing dark gold light, five terrifying dark gold blades each three meters long instantly shot out, locking onto Chen Xin's face.

"Sky-Tearing Claw!"

Chen Xin smiled slightly, sweeping his Seven Kill Sword sideways; a huge sword-intent phantom likewise swept over, the terrifying sword momentum showing no restraint, directly slashing apart Gu Xuan's Sky-Tearing Claw, which even a Soul King powerhouse would dread.

Gu Xuan wasn't the least surprised by this; seeing the undiminished sword momentum, eight dragon swords behind him instantly sprang out, then extended outward, reaching a diameter of six meters.

The sword wings lightly fluttered, and Gu Xuan leapt into the air; at the same time he unleashed another Sky-Tearing Claw, which descended from heaven straight toward Chen Xin's head.

Chen Xin waved his Seven Kill Sword, sending out another sword momentum that blocked Gu Xuan's Sky-Tearing Claw.

Gu Xuan silently calculated various feasible methods; although he was using offense as defense, he wasn't mindlessly charging in.

Suddenly, Gu Xuan let out a loud shout; the eight dragon swords on his back all detached, then combined into a sword dragon that instantly swelled to ten meters in size, diving down toward Chen Xin.

"Sword Way—Flying Dragon Breaks Heaven in One Strike!"

This is one of the skills of the Eight-Winged Sword Dragon, and it is currently Gu Xuan's strongest single-target strong attack skill.

Seeing such an imposing sword dragon baring its fangs at him, Chen Xin smiled slightly, tapped the tip of his toe to the ground, and likewise leapt into the air; nine soul rings—two yellow, two purple, five black—suddenly appeared on his body, the peak ninety-seventh-level soul power surging, yet he used no soul skill, merely delivering a light, floating slash.

"The sword is not in its edge; with spirit it is inscribed!"

Chen Xin spoke softly; this light, floating slash actually erupted with boundless power—fortunately Chen Xin compressed its might to the level of a Soul Emperor, but this strike is not something an ordinary Soul Emperor could withstand.

No one worried that Gu Xuan might be beheaded by this strike, because they all knew his slippery nature—if he were going to die, he'd definitely drop to his knees and beg Grandfather for mercy.

Just as everyone expected, Gu Xuan not only didn't beg for mercy, but instead revealed a puzzling smile at the corner of his mouth.

Only then did one see that the dark black ten-thousand-year soul ring arranged fourth on Gu Xuan's body had lit up at some point, and a three-meter-diameter spatial gate appeared in the middle between the sword dragon and Chen Xin's slash.

In everyone's astonished gaze, the sword dragon, carrying endless mighty and terrifying sword momentum, charged straight in, and Chen Xin's sword qi did the same.

Two attacks comparable to a Soul Emperor's full-force strike rushed in like a mirror, yet produced no collision ripple.

Only then did one see that Gu Xuan's forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat, and the spatial gate vanished before Chen Xin and Gu Xuan.

The next moment, two spatial gates appeared beneath and above Chen Xin's feet, and between them arose a tubular space similar to a spatial node; Chen Xin was thus "trapped" in a thirty-meter-long space produced by two three-meter-diameter black holes.

Chen Xin was likewise astonished, but the corners of his mouth turned up: "Interesting."

The next moment, the upper spatial gate spewed forth an overbearing, ferocious sword dragon, while the lower gate shot out a sword qi bearing terrifying sword momentum.

At the same time, Gu Xuan unleashed his third soul skill against Chen Xin.

"Third soul skill: Bone Dragon Purgatory……"

As Gu Xuan's purple third soul ring on his body flared, he raised his hand in a vague grasp, and within a three-meter radius around Chen Xin, numerous sharp, ancient bone swords instantly appeared.

"Third soul skill: Bone Dragon Purgatory variant ability—Bone Sword Pierce!"

The bone swords directly encircled Chen Xin in a ring, then burst outward, as if trying to pin him down like a hedgehog.

Watching Gu Xuan use the spatial gate like that, Gu Rong below felt as if he'd opened the door to a new world—damn, this skill can actually be used this way?

Using the spatial gate to redirect the opponent's attack? Or to guide one's own attack in another direction for an unexpected strike?

Isn't this cooler than just sneaking through a spatial gate for a sneak attack?

This is truly what qualifies as the weirdest Titled Douluo!

Moreover, it seems Gu Xuan's control over spatial power is also terrifying; Gu Rong could clearly feel that within the range of those two spatial gates, spaced thirty meters apart vertically and each three meters in diameter, a spatial barrier had appeared, strong enough at least to trap a Soul Emperor.

This is an ability one only masters after reaching seventieth level, and Gu Xuan already knows it? Although his technique looks a bit unskilled, this is something he figured out on his own without anyone teaching him.

Such overbearing, decisive terrifying attacks combined—even a Soul Emperor powerhouse might not be able to resist them, unless one possesses a seventh soul ring martial soul true body as a Soul Saint, which might allow resistance, or even could result in severe injury.

But Gu Xuan's opponent is Chen Xin.

Magnificent sword might surged skyward; a huge sword-intent phantom on Chen Xin's body slowly unfurled, the surrounding sword intent undulating, and it actually managed to annihilate Gu Xuan's attacks inch by inch?

No! It wasn't annihilation, but rather being sliced and dissolved inch by inch by the endless sword qi swirling around Chen Xin's body.

Afterwards, only saw Chen Xin's gaze like a torch staring at Gu Xuan, Gu Xuan's heart gave a thump.

"Trickery! Rongrong save me!"

Gu Xuan shouted hysterically.

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