[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi":3,"chapter-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-17":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Douluo: The Exiled Immortal Descends, Sword and Wine Slay the Gods",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1550382,2014,"Chapter 17: Sword Wine Revealed as Li Zhexian — Li Zhexian vs. Yu Tianheng","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-17",17,"\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a second-floor VIP box, seven young men and women watched the stage intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center stood a long-haired youth in black. His face wasn't particularly handsome, and his simple blue combat uniform bore no adornments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet despite that simplicity, his very presence exuded a sense of danger—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>like the stillness before a thunderstorm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, what do you think of this guy, Sword Wine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A handsome youth with short golden hair leaned against the wall with a grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think he'll let you fight at full strength?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another black-clad youth swirled the wine in his goblet and said calmly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yu Feng, don't underestimate him. This Sword Wine isn't ordinary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing down at the white-robed figure on the stage,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the golden-haired Yu Feng clicked his tongue and scoffed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not ordinary?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't see it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Osler, you're always hyping up others and undercutting our own team.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a tall young woman with folded arms chuckled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her name was Dugu Yan. She idly tapped her green-painted nails. Her short purple hair and vivid green eyes gave her a charmingly fierce beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lingling, what do you think of Sword & Wine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her emerald eyes shifted toward the slender figure standing in the corner of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second of only two girls in the room was dressed head to toe in black, even her face veiled in a fine black mesh. Waterfall-like blue hair fell to her waist, and her eyes—same shade of deep blue—held a quiet, unfathomable loneliness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spoke softly, her voice ethereal and distant:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's strong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha! I told you!\" Osler grinned, shooting a look at Yu Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lingling hardly ever compliments anyone—this guy's the real deal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Feng didn't look convinced and was about to argue when—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The long-haired youth at the center finally spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can't the two of you learn from the Shi brothers and keep quiet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Shi brothers\" he referred to stood nearby like two great stone towers, their presence calm and immovable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Feng raised his hands with a smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All right, boss. You tell us then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're the one fighting Sword Wine tonight. What do you think of his strength?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This long-haired youth was none other than Yu Tianheng, bearer of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was silent for a moment, then said coolly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's strong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't read him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His opponent tonight is a Rank 33 Battle Spirit Master. Let's hope he can force out a second sword strike.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six other members of the Heaven Dou Imperial Battle Team were visibly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Yu Tianheng insisted on registering for this match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So… Sword Wine was that powerful?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, their plan had been to travel to the Soto City Grand Spirit Arena for a team match. Rumor had it a formidable seven-member team had emerged there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Sword Wine's sudden rise had caught Yu Tianheng's attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trip to Soto would have to wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Floor, VIP Box\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at the white-robed figure onstage, Xue Qinghe pressed his lips together, silent for a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're saying… he's the Sword Wine that's shaken the entire Grand Spirit Arena?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Porcupinefish Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo were frozen stiff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he wore a faceless mask, that white robe, that tall, elegant figure—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>for someone who saw him every day, it couldn't be more obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That country bumpkin… Li Zhexian is actually Sword Wine?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For two Title Douluo, it had been a long time since anything truly shocked them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this—this stunned them to their core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same drunken layabout who spent his days cooking, fishing, and drinking—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was also the masked swordsman who had killed eighteen opponents in twenty matches, always with a single strike?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Hah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Qinghe exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared intently at the figure on the stage. Deep within his pupils, a faint golden light flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder you refused to attend the Imperial Academy…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then as if recalling something, he suddenly asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you think—between Li… Sword Wine, and Yu Tianheng, who's stronger?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Douluo frowned, silently considering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Porcupinefish Douluo finally said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If they had equal Spirit Power, there's no doubt—it would be Sword Wine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But Sword Wine's Spirit Power likely hasn't even reached Rank 30. Yu Tianheng's already at Rank 39.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snake Lance Douluo said solemnly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think the outcome is still uncertain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No one's ever seen Sword Wine use a second strike.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He might be hiding his true strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Tonight's opponent is a Spirit Elder. We might finally get to see something more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Qinghe said nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just kept silently watching the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audience's cheers rose to a deafening crescendo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The announcer shouted, \"Match, begin!\" and immediately leapt off the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he moved even a little slower, he'd be sprayed with blood—again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had already been several matches where he'd been caught in the splash from Sword Wine's duels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sword Wine! I'll trample your name into the dirt and take that Silver Badge for myself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burly challenger let out a crazed laugh as he tore off his shirt, revealing a scarred and muscular torso.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't a nobody, either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with Sword Wine's meteoric rise, some in the crowd still shouted this man's name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A legacy of his past victories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ROARRR—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man bellowed like a wild beast and lunged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stage trembled underfoot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A white, yellow, and purple Spirit Ring rose simultaneously beneath him—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a balanced and powerful combination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gray-brown fur exploded from his back. His spine arched like a drawn bow, amber pupils narrowed to slits, and his nails twisted into curved claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lynx Martial Soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fierce beast, cousin to the tiger—one of the stronger Beast-type Martial Souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man crouched low, toes digging into the stage and cracking it beneath him like a spiderweb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a roar, he charged at Li Zhexian like a streak of lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First Spirit Ability — Luminous Predator Sight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Third Spirit Ability — Lynx Pounce!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second Spirit Ability — Rending Claw Strike!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three Spirit Abilities in one breath—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them even a thousand-year ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was so fast, his figure nearly blurred into afterimages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire arena fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bloodshot eyes fixed on the platform, breath held tight in anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the second-floor box, the seven members of the Heaven Dou Imperial Battle Team, led by Yu Tianheng, narrowed their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the third floor, Xue Qinghe's face appeared calm, but the hand hidden within his sleeve had unknowingly clenched into a fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under countless watching eyes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing that charging blur of gray-brown fury—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian's eyes behind the mask were cold as frost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword light burst forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of those present never even saw him draw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All they saw were two purple Spirit Rings flaring around the three-foot-long Qinglian Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second Spirit Ability — Three Swords of Elegance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First Spirit Ability — Greenblade Severance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold, gleaming arc slashed through the haze of yellow lantern light—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So sharp, so intense, that many instinctively shut their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sword light was too sharp to look at.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guh—…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the audience dared to open their eyes again—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burly man's head had separated from his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It rolled with a sickening bounce across the arena floor, as blood soaked the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>",1226,"2026-06-06T07:17:02.165Z",1,"novelbin.me","e8a9ea3de61df4c4af783086e08781c1936723e1d6d6800369af8a115622c455","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-18","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-16",442,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdouluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-cover.jpg"]