Chapter 86

Above the high sky, a thirty-meter-long, five-meter-wide Seven Kill Sword soared forward, and on the sword's body there were eight figures.

They were Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Dugu Bo, the left wing, Mi He, Long Wu, Du Gu Yan, and Gu Xuan.

Chen Xin's soul power level had already reached the ninety-seventh rank peak; a Seven Kill Sword plus Ning Fengzhi's assistance could rival a ninety-eighth-rank Super Douluo, and with him present, the problem of this soul ring hunt was not great.

Moreover, there was also Dugu Bo, a Titled Douluo, assisting from the side, so the group was actually relatively relaxed.

But excitement was also unavoidable, especially for the three of the left wing; they only needed one soul ring to become a Titled Douluo-level powerhouse, achieving the world's top tier—saying they weren't excited would be false.

In fact, Ning Fengzhi was also inwardly excited beyond measure, after all he was the first, after the first patriarch, to break through to the eightieth rank as a Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda Soul Master.

However, as the sect leader, he therefore had to appear much more composed.

Although Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda martial soul had already evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda, she was only rank thirty-six; although promising for the future, at this stage she definitely could not be compared to Ning Fengzhi.

Chen Xin's speed was not slow; in half a day they reached the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, needing no rest, and the group directly entered the Star Dou Great Forest.

However, after arriving at the Star Dou Great Forest, the group switched to traveling on foot, firstly because the soul beasts inside the Star Dou Great Forest were numerous, and there was no need to invite unnecessary trouble.

Secondly, it was also because they had quietly left the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect, and they wanted to avoid exposing their whereabouts as much as possible; now was not the time to go out and show off.

Before coming, they had already made a plan: each needed what kind of soul beast, and then roughly where such soul beasts would likely appear, so their goals were very clear.

Among them, Mi He's choice for his ninth soul ring had already been made clear: it was a Sword Wing Magic Dragon over ninety thousand years old; when Chen Xin was obtaining his ninth soul ring, he had once considered this soul beast, but later he encountered something better, so this soul beast is still alive today.

Because powerful soul beasts each have their own territory and generally do not change it at will, the group therefore headed straight for the Sword Wing Magic Dragon's territory.

Because it was deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, and they mainly relied on walking, even though each person's pace was not slow, they only reached the Sword Wing Magic Dragon's territory after three days.

After entering the Sword Wing Magic Dragon's territory, this powerful soul beast seemed to have already sensed the enemy, awakening from its slumber.

When Chen Xin, Ning Fengzhi, and Mi He arrived before this Sword-Wing Demon Dragon, the dragon stared warily at Chen Xin, sensing a deadly threat from him.

Dugu Bo and my left-wing companions were also guarding Du Gu Yan and Gu Xuan from a distance.

Gu Xuan silently watched Chen Xin show off.

Only seeing Chen Xin glance indifferently at the Sword-Wing Demon Dragon, he casually said to Mi He beside him: "Watch closely; my sword intent has recently broken through again. I hope you can grasp your own sword path from this."

Mi He nodded solemnly: "Yes, Master."

"Roar!" The Sword-Wing Demon Dragon, seeing the intense sword intent and soul power fluctuations continually rising from Chen Xin's body, couldn't help but let out a terrifying roar.

The Sword-Wing Demon Dragon was directly locked onto by Chen Xin's killing intent; at this point it knew it could not escape, so only a desperate fight offered a slim chance of survival.

Facing the Sword-Wing Demon Dragon's roar, Chen Xin's gaze remained indifferent, his lips parting slightly: "Seven Slaughter Sword!"

As Chen Xin's voice sounded, an ancient-looking long sword appeared out of thin air in his hand; after he reached rank ninety-seven and his martial soul evolved, the power of the Seven Slaughter Sword also received a terrifying boost.

The Seven Slaughter Sword is four feet three inches long, three inches wide, with a hilt one foot two inches long; its entire body is azure blue, like a crystal-carved long sword.

At the moment the Seven Slaughter Sword appeared, even Gu Xuan and the others far away a kilometer off felt a terrifying sword intent, their skin having a faint sensation of being cut.

This was merely because they were staring at Chen Xin.

Gu Xuan and the others felt this way just from staring at Chen Xin; one can imagine how immense the pressure was on the Sword-Wing Demon Dragon directly facing him.

"Roar roar!"

Sword intent locked onto the Sword-Wing Demon Dragon, which let out a terrifying roar.

The Sword-Wing Demon Dragon's body exceeded ten meters in length, with four pairs of sword-like wings spreading behind it and its tail also a sword; when fully unleashed, a terrifying sword intent swept forth, clashing with Chen Xin's.

However, it was ultimately only a ninety-thousand-year spirit beast, and the gap between it and present-day Chen Xin was worlds apart; its sword intent could not compare to Chen Xin's at all.

With the Seven Slaughter Sword in hand, Chen Xin's whole body floated up into the air, looking down on the Sword-Wing Demon Dragon like a true immortal.

His surface seemed to ignite with white blazing flames, and strands of sword intent condensed into phantoms of the Seven Slaughter Sword that appeared and rotated around him.

"Mi He, watch closely." Chen Xin's voice sounded faintly.

At the same time, Chen Xin lightly tossed the Seven Slaughter Sword into the air; two yellow, two purple, five black, and nine soul rings rose from his body, the sixth black soul ring lighting up as it ascended, and a dark soul power brilliance instantly burst forth.

"Sixth soul skill: Myriad Swords… Return to the Sect!"

As Chen Xin released his sixth soul skill, countless Seven Slaughter Swords filled the sky behind him, turning the entire firmament azure; as his words fell, countless swords poured down upon the Sword-Wing Demon Dragon like a rain of pear blossoms.

The Sword-Wing Demon Dragon let out an angry roar, and the eight sword-like wings on its back detached from its body, merging into a single sword exuding terrifying might.

The sword also flew toward Chen Xin at the same time, while the flying swords emitted by the Sword-Wing Demon Dragon rose against the storm, forming a ten-meter-long sword dragon.

Chen Xin's eyes narrowed slightly; he had to admit that the Sword-Wing Demon Dragon's strength was indeed formidable, being over ninety thousand years old yet comparable to a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast, and its attack power was also impressive.

This is also why Chen Xin had previously considered attacking this Sword-Wing Demon Dragon.

But alas, Chen Xin is no longer what he once was; now with his soul power at the peak of rank ninety-seven, his full-powered strike, combined with that terrifying and extraordinary sword intent, even the Sword-Wing Demon Dragon's single-body attack cannot break through his Myriad Swords Return to the Sect.

Watching the Sword-Wing Demon Dragon struggle desperately to resist, Chen Xin felt no pity at all and calmly said: "Let the rain fall even harder!"

Saying this, he waved his right hand again, the terrifying sword intent bursting forth; endless swords surged anew, darkening the sky somewhat, and countless Seven Slaughter Swords instantly engulfed the Sword-Wing Demon Dragon's full-force strike, raining down upon it.

The Sword-Wing Demon Dragon erupted with endless soul power to block it, never expecting that the shattered sword dragon would turn into eight flying swords that flew back, forming a rotating strange sword shield before it to try to withstand Chen Xin's attack.

"Scrape scrape scrape!"

Sword after sword fell; the Sword-Wing Demon Dragon raised its claws, pushing the sword shield before it directly onto its head, as endless soul power surged and flowed into those eight swords.

In that instant, the Sword-Wing Demon Dragon's eight flying swords burst forth with brilliant silver light, actually managing to block Chen Xin's attack.

The Sword-Wing Demon Dragon possesses two supreme innate soul skills: one is the Flying Dragon Breaks Heaven Sword that clashes with Chen Xin, and the other is the current defensive Eight Directions Six Harmonies Sword Formation.

The Sword-Wing Demon Dragon used its innate soul skill right from the start; one can imagine the pressure Chen Xin imposed on it.

At the same time, this also suffices to prove how overwhelming Chen Xin's current strength is—one strike shattered the Sword-Wing Demon Dragon's first innate soul skill.

Now the Sword-Wing Demon Dragon's second innate soul skill cannot hold out much longer.

Because Chen Xin's erupting attack stems from his terrifying sword intent and the deep foundation of his soul power peaking at rank ninety-seven.

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