Chapter 50: The Powerful Sword Douluo

Boom—

A low, rumbling sound echoed, and a white ripple splashed across the white light slashed out by Chen Xin.

As the sword Qi swept past his palm, it was that fleeting moment when the old force had just departed and the new force had yet to be born.

The attack struck again; another eight vine spears radiating ink-colored light pierced toward him.

Chen Xin was momentarily stunned and spun his body in place. Although his right hand had already swept past, he still had his left hand. His left hand swept out, directly batting the eight ink-glowing vine spears away.

"Is this kid a Control System Soul Master or a Strong Attack System Soul Master? His attacks are actually this fierce."

Chen Xin had originally intended to simply crush Shi Quan and teach him a lesson, which would have been enough. But now, the methods Shi Quan had displayed had piqued Chen Xin's interest; he actually wanted to see what other means Shi Quan might have.

The distance that had originally closed between the two opened up once again due to this brief delay.

In terms of speed, even with Nine Shadows Movement, Shi Quan was far from reaching a level where he could compare to Chen Xin.

Shi Quan was well aware of this. Furthermore, Chen Xin's sword intent was peerless, and the Seven Kill Sword's reputation as the world's number one in attack power was no exaggeration. The sharpness of his sword intent made it impossible for the Blue Silver Grass to get close, and even if it did, it would be impossible to trap Chen Xin by relying on the Hardening ability.

Therefore, Shi Quan's goal from the start was to attack once more.

As the saying goes, offense is the best defense.

With a turn of his body, Shi Quan's method of attack changed again. His hands seemed to be constantly flicking out, and one by one, Blue Silver Grass blades radiating ink-colored light brought forth trails of cold light as they flew continuously from Shi Quan's hands.

Flying Flower Plucking Leaf.

Although Shi Quan's Internal Energy was not sufficiently thick, when combined with the Hardening ability of the Blue Silver Grass, every branch and leaf could be treated as a sharp blade.

The soul power consumption of Shi Quan's Second Soul Skill, Hardening, increased according to the range of the hardening. Hardening just a single branch or leaf consumed relatively much less soul power for Shi Quan.

Dense swarms of Blue Silver Grass flew continuously from Shi Quan's hands.

"Blue Silver Grass can be used like this?"

This thought could not help but surface in everyone's heart.

The onlookers on the side felt their scalps tingle, especially Yu Tianheng and the others, whose minds had already begun to ponder how they would respond if they were facing such an attack.

Head-on.

Compared to the ink-colored spears, the attack power of the ink-colored flying leaves was clearly somewhat weaker, but the frequency of the attacks had increased significantly.

Chen Xin was extremely sensitive to attack intensity. In just two breaths of time, he had roughly gauged the attack power of these flying leaves. Invisible sword intent permeated his surroundings, and he looked just like an immortal as he lifted his feet and walked toward Shi Quan.

His hands transformed into sword fingers once again. As the sword fingers danced, every ink-colored flying leaf that approached was directly split in two by Chen Xin. Chen Xin did not give Shi Quan any chance to stall.

"The hardened Blue Silver Grass was cut through directly; Chen Xin's sword intent is a bit too exaggerated, isn't it?"

Shi Quan secretly lamented in his heart. The Internal Energy within his body churned with heat, and the immense pressure brought by Chen Xin pushed the Divine Art's characteristic of growing stronger the more one fought to its limit.

Seeing Chen Xin closing in, Shi Quan simply couldn't be bothered to retreat anymore. He definitely couldn't run, so he might as well have a good fight.

The Blue Silver Grass curled backward, wrapping around Shi Quan's limbs and chest. Ink-colored light bloomed, and the Blue Silver armor appeared once again.

However, the area covered by the Blue Silver armor this time was much smaller; joints like the elbows and knees were not covered.

"Then let's have a good fight."

Intense fighting spirit surfaced in the depths of Shi Quan's eyes. His footwork changed, and his figure lunged forward violently.

Since the Blue Silver Grass could not impose any restrictions or influence on Chen Xin, he could only rely on his own Martial Arts.

Stepping with Nine Shadows Movement, he made a horizontal turn, and Shi Quan's figure appeared at Chen Xin's side, lifting his leg in a horizontal kick.

Chen Xin merely sidestepped to easily dodge Shi Quan's attack, his right-hand sword finger slashing horizontally toward Shi Quan.

Operating Nine Shadows Movement to its limit, while dodging this sword finger from Chen Xin, his figure shifted horizontally again, raising his hand to strike upward with his elbow, aiming directly at Chen Xin's chest.

Chen Xin's left hand swept out with sword Qi again. The white sword Qi brushed past, forming a barrier in front of him. Shi Quan's elbow landed on it, causing only a layer of white ripples to appear.

White light flickered; the mere scattered sword Qi was enough to cause the hardened Blue Silver armor on Shi Quan's body to crack directly.

Having gained the upper hand in one strike, Shi Quan did not retreat in the slightest. He backhanded a punch, striking the barrier again. It was a different strike, yet it landed in the same spot.

Bang!

The white sword Qi collapsed.

Although Chen Xin's sword intent was strong, without the support of soul power, his sword intent had its limits no matter how strong it was. Moreover, Chen Xin's sword intent focused on offense, and defense was not his strong suit to begin with.

With Shi Quan's elbow and punch landing on the same spot simultaneously, the white sword Qi Chen Xin used for defense was directly shattered by Shi Quan.

However, the shattered sword Qi remained fierce. As it burst outward, it directly sliced through most of the protective Blue Silver armor. Curiously, the sword Qi that pierced the Blue Silver armor did not cause any damage to Shi Quan.

A faint bronze-colored glow surfaced on the surface of Shi Quan's body.

This was the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill. With Shi Quan's current strength, he had only just practiced it to the Copper Skin Realm.

It was fortunate that Shi Quan's Blue Silver armor had blocked most of the sword Qi; otherwise, relying on the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill alone would likely not have been enough to block Chen Xin's sword Qi.

"You actually broke through my sword Qi."

Chen Xin was stunned for a moment, but he remained completely composed. It was only a single strand of his sword Qi that had been broken. He spun his body in place, and his right-hand sword finger brought forth another fierce white sword Qi as he slashed.

Shi Quan clasped his hands together to block, and Blue Silver Grass grew rapidly. Unsurprisingly, wherever the sword Qi reached, the Blue Silver Grass was snapped into pieces inch by inch. Even the hardened Blue Silver Grass could not completely block Chen Xin's sword Qi, let alone these newly grown ones.

Shi Quan had not expected the Blue Silver Grass to block these sword Qi; his goal was to consume the power of the sword Qi.

Bang!

The sword Qi slashed onto Shi Quan's arms. His figure retreated several meters, the Blue Silver armor on Shi Quan's arms had shattered, and bright red blood flowed out from his arms.

"Shi Quan!" Ning Rongrong exclaimed from the side.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xin couldn't help but turn his head to look at Ning Rongrong. Did this little girl want me to help her teach him a lesson, or did she not want me to teach him a lesson?

"Truly sharp!"

Shi Quan grimaced in pain, having no time to pay attention to Ning Rongrong on the side. Feeling the sword Qi continuously invading his body, he operated the Divine Art continuously, and his Nine Yin Nine Yang Internal Energy quickly neutralized it all.

Looking at the wounds on his hands, Shi Quan thought to himself: "If this is all the power Chen Xin's sword Qi has, then it's not impossible to fight!"

Shi Quan had taken this strike head-on specifically to feel more clearly just how strong the attack power of Chen Xin's sword intent was.

The blood on his arms looked frightening, but in reality, it had only broken the skin; it hadn't even injured the muscles.

Looking at the incense stick on the side, which had only burned down by a third, the fighting spirit in the depths of Shi Quan's eyes did not diminish. He wrapped his body in Blue Silver Grass once again, then wove an ink-colored Blue Silver Long Sword with the Blue Silver Grass.

Among the many weapons, the sword is the easiest to use; compared to other weapons, the sword is not only lightweight, but it is also double-edged, allowing for stabbing, hacking, slashing, and chopping.

There is another major reason why Shi Quan chose to use a sword: who is the person before him, if not the Sword Douluo Chen Xin?

If he uses a sword to spar against him, this will inevitably be of great help to his future cultivation of Sword Technique.

Looking at the Blue Silver Long Sword in Shi Quan's hand, Chen Xin was also taken aback, then the corners of his mouth lifted into a smile as he asked, "You have also studied the sword?"

"How would this junior dare to claim to have studied it in front of a senior?" Shi Quan gripped his sword, looked straight at Chen Xin, and said in a deep voice, "Please, senior, offer your guidance!"

"Interesting." Chen Xin was also piqued with a trace of interest by Shi Quan; watching the ink-colored Blue Silver Long Sword in Shi Quan's hand, his gaze fell casually upon a large tree beside the Playground, and with a wave of his hand, sword intent flew out, followed by a tree branch snapping in response and flying into Chen Xin's hand, wood fragments scattering as it transformed into a wooden sword in Chen Xin's grasp.

Once the wooden sword was in hand, Chen Xin's entire aura underwent a heaven-turning and earth-shattering change in an instant, and the wooden sword in his hand now seemed to have become a divine weapon.

The battle shifted once again.

It had now become a contest of Sword Technique.

Shi Quan quickly searched his mind for Martial Arts related to long swords, and soon settled on a Martial Art named Clear Wind Sword Technique.

This Sword Technique could be said to be one of the most elegant Sword Techniques recorded in the true scriptures.

Wielding the sword is like a clear breeze brushing against willow branches, gentle and elegant; not only can it coordinate with the Universe Shift method, but this Sword Technique also hides murderous intent within its grace.

The Sword Douluo's Seven Kill Sword is renowned for its unparalleled attacks; just from the name Seven Kill Sword Technique, one can deduce that the Sword Douluo's Sword Technique is a sharp, peerless, and fierce Sword Technique; since hardness and softness overcome each other, the Clear Wind Sword Technique is the most suitable.

Shi Quan held the sword backhanded with a sword-finger gesture, hiding the blade behind his arm; this time, he did not attack proactively, his deep eyes staring fixedly at the Sword Douluo's long sword.

"Is this sword-holding posture waiting for me to attack?"

Chen Xin shook his head lightly; his Seven Kill Sword Technique had unparalleled attacks and emphasized fierce strikes, yet Shi Quan chose to let him attack, a move that in Chen Xin's eyes was undoubtedly an extremely arrogant act.

With a tap of his toes, Chen Xin held the wooden sword and thrust forward with the simplest of straight stabs.

Although it appeared to be a simple straight stab, to Shi Quan it felt as if ten thousand swords were coming, as if all his paths of retreat were blocked off.

Resisting the immense pressure, as Chen Xin's wooden sword drew near, Shi Quan finally moved; he raised his sword with his right hand and slightly bent his figure—his frame was much smaller than Chen Xin's—and with this bend and lift, he brought the Blue Silver Vine Sword above his head, using the Cloud Sword combined with the Universe Shift method to deflect the attack of Chen Xin's wooden sword, dodging the strike while simultaneously turning to slash diagonally toward Chen Xin's chest.

Chen Xin felt as if his sword had stabbed into flowing water, being carried forward a few inches by some current; his strike missed, but it did not affect his offensive in the slightest; with a flick of his wrist, the wooden sword turned, parried backhanded, and leveraged the momentum to strike upward again.

Yet Shi Quan's sword was like a clear breeze; blocked by Chen Xin's sword, it circled above his head again to parry Chen Xin's strike, his figure agile, and the Blue Silver Vine Sword in his hand thrust out horizontally once more...