Douluo: Divine Fire Xuanyuan

Chapter 585 Sword Maniac Ji Juechen Slays Super Douluo
Of course, not all those with the title of Dou Ling are useless; there is one expert among them.

A man holding a Purple Bamboo stood in the air, surrounded by nine soul rings: two yellow, two purple, and five black. Although his soul power fluctuations were not as strong as those of a Heavenly Sun Douluo, they were still far superior to those of an ordinary Title Douluo.

This is at least a level 95 Title Douluo.

His face resembled an older version of Gu Zhu Jian. He was Gu Zhu Huang, the brother-in-law of the current Emperor of Dou Ling, the father of Gu Zhu Jian, and also the second strongest person in the Dou Ling Empire.

He can use bamboo as a sword to unleash incredibly sharp sword energy attacks.

"Those who offend my fighting spirit should die! Third Soul Skill, Unstoppable Force!"

With a wave of his Purple Bamboo, Gu Zhuhuang sent countless bamboo stalks imbued with sword energy flying straight toward the Heavenly Soul Army.

At this moment, another sword intent flew in from the side. The sword light was not flashy, but it was extremely sharp. Wherever it passed, it instantly sliced ​​all the bamboo in half.

"Such powerful sword intent, who are you?" Gu Zhuhuang looked at the cold and handsome man in front of him.

Although the man in front of him was also a Title Douluo, his soul power was not strong, at most he had just entered the title stage, and his soul rings were also very ordinary, two yellow, two purple and five black. But this ordinary character gave him a very dangerous feeling.

"Ji Juechen!"

Ji Juechen did not participate in the war with the Sun Moon Empire, after all, it was his homeland. Even though he joined Ghost Valley because he was being hunted down by evil soul masters, Yuwen Tuo would not allow him to fight against his own country, that would be too cruel.

So they sent him to the battlefield on Douling's side.

Yuwen Tuo had long heard of Gu Zhu Huang, a master swordsman who used bamboo as a sword, and Ji Juechen would surely be delighted with him.

With the two strongest individuals from the Douling Empire gone, Long Aotian, along with other powerful members of the Body Sect, began hunting down the remaining Title Douluos of the Douling Empire.

On the high-end battlefield, the Heavenly Soul Empire appears to be at a slight disadvantage, after all, the Fighting Spirit Empire has two top experts, one at level 97 and the other at level 95.

Both Tianhun and the other person were only level 92.

However, to make up for this gap, Vina did something; she sent two reinforcements.

A middle-aged man and a short-haired girl entered the battlefield under the protection of the Crimson Dragon Douluo Wu Yan, and their martial souls were released simultaneously.

Two yellow, two purple, and three black—both are seven-ring Soul Saints, yet their ability to intervene on the battlefield is no less than that of a Title Douluo.

Because the two of them are extremely powerful support-type Soul Saints, and their two Martial Souls can complement each other.

"Seventh Soul Skill, Seven Treasures True Body!"

"Seventh Soul Skill, Ruyi True Body!"

These two were Ning Yun, the sect leader of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, and Lian Yue, Cao Jinxuan's girlfriend.

Beneath the Seven Treasures True Body, six rays of light shone into the bodies of Cao Jinxuan and Ji Juechen respectively.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda with seven rings can increase strength, speed, defense, attack, and soul power by eighty percent.

The Ruyi Disc with seven rings, Lian Yue, did not have a soul power amplification aura. It only had a 50% amplification of strength, speed, defense, and attack. However, it also had an all-attribute frenzy amplification, with an amplification rate of 30%. Moreover, when used under the Martial Soul True Body, it could be immune to the side effect of losing rationality in the frenzy state.

The most terrifying thing is that the amplification of the Ruyi Plate is similar to that of the Diamond IV Awakening's Poison Immortality, both being independent multipliers.

In other words, when these two auxiliary martial souls work together, the amplification is not 130%.

Instead, it increases speed, attack, and defense by 3.5 times, while soul power only increases by about 2.3 times due to the lack of a soul power aura.

But this was harmless, especially for Ji Juechen. In addition to his seventh soul ring, his other eight soul rings floated up. "First soul skill, soul power amplification. Ninth soul skill, soul power amplification!"

This scene left Gu Zhuhuang dumbfounded. What on earth was this guy? Who has soul skills that amplify soul power from the first to the ninth soul ring? Doesn't he need any offensive soul skills?
Ji Juechen added the soul power amplification of eight soul rings in one go, plus two auxiliary abilities, allowing his soul power to break through the level of a Super Douluo in one go.

Ji Juechen's swift sword cleaved through the sky, the diagonally flying sword light as deafening as a thunderbolt, causing Gu Zhuhuang to retreat desperately. The sword light struck the earth, causing it to crack open rapidly, the long ravine stretching hundreds of meters into the Douling Empire's army formation, countless soldiers falling into the abyss, their bodies never to be seen again. "Let me show you my newly mastered Ghost Valley Sword Technique—Mountain and River Chessboard!"

Ji Juechen's sword strike sent the sword energy soaring for miles. Combined with his self-created Sword Mania Domain, the sword energy was controlled with perfect ease. This allowed him to surpass Yuwen Tuo in his understanding of the Mountain and River Chessboard move.

The Mountain and River Chessboard technique transforms sword energy into the lines of a chessboard, embodying the grand vision of "heaven and earth as the board, mountains and rivers as the pieces." The sword's momentum resembles a chessboard with nineteen lines, and the sword energy transforms into a deadly array of attacks. The sword moves subtly align with the principles of chess, possessing both a dignified and upright encirclement and a hidden, unpredictable struggle.

Ji Juechen was not one to waste words. Once he had set up his sword stance, he would naturally follow up with a series of attacks. His swordsmanship was a relentless, all-or-nothing offensive style.

Just now, with a single sword strike, he forced Gu Zhuhuang back and also forced him into the star position on the Mountain and River Chessboard.

This is the starting move, Tianyuan Dingxing. The sword tip touches the ground and draws a square or circle. An invisible chessboard appears three zhang around the body. If the enemy steps into the "star position", it will trigger the subsequent combo.

Then, the battle rages on the edges and corners, with the sword taking an unorthodox approach to attack the four corners, much like the key principle of Go in the game of gold corners and silver edges, specifically targeting the weak points in the enemy's defense, like white pieces invading and cutting into black's territory.

At this moment, Zi Huangzhu couldn't even use a single attacking soul skill, let alone counterattack. Ji Juechen's swords were not only as fast as lightning and as powerful as a hammer, but also contained soul power fluctuations that surpassed his own. Furthermore, each move was designed to force the enemy to defend where they had no choice but to attack. How could he possibly have a chance to make a move?

Without realizing it, he had accumulated quite a few scars on his body.

The linked scorpions, the head of the god of war, and the double swallows in flight.

Ji Juechen continued to unleash three more moves, a series of consecutive strikes, seven steps and seven swords advancing in a spiral, the sword energy like a long dragon conquering, breaking through the enemy's vital energy point.

The head of the Zhen Shen sword was suspended in mid-air and cleaved down, just like the masterful hand of the Yi Lin Zhen Shen sword. The sword wind pressed down on the enemy as if carrying a thousand pounds, suppressing Zi Zhu Huang's power.

The Twin Swallows Transformation, with sword shadows splitting left and right, alternating between illusion and reality like swallows returning to their nests, concealing a second thrust aimed straight for the throat.

This sword strike might have been enough to kill Zi Zhuhuang, but he was a Super Douluo who had been famous for many years. At the critical moment, Zi Zhuhuang unleashed his Martial Soul True Form, which was not a true form possessing the body, but a fusion of human and soul, and his entire body transformed into a giant Zi Zhuhuang bamboo.

Ji Juechen's sword was not considered a high-level martial spirit, and it was unable to cut through the top-level martial spirit, Purple Radiance Bamboo, with a single strike.

Gu Zhuhuang transformed into a bamboo sword and swiftly launched a counterattack against Ji Juechen.

"The Great Dragon's Calamity!"

Ji Juechen's most proficient technique is a sword strike that is sometimes slow and sometimes fast, drawing the enemy's strength as if robbing them. Once the enemy returns to defend and reveals an opening, he suddenly launches an attack to kill the "Great Dragon".

Ji Juechen believed that no matter how powerful a martial soul true body was, it must have a weakness, and he would wait patiently for the opportunity for his opponent to reveal a weakness.

The essence of the swordplay in the game of "Mountains and Rivers Chessboard" lies in the principle that the way of swordsmanship is not about killing but about control. The momentum arrives before the sword is drawn, and the power remains even after the move has been executed. When in a favorable position, one should be as masterful as a chess grandmaster, controlling the game with ease; when in a disadvantageous position, one should be as persistent and tenacious as a chess fanatic.

The opportunity arrived quickly, and Ji Juechen soon found a weakness in his opponent's swordplay.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he unleashed the Three-Three Point Killing move. His sword eyes pierced through the true body, seemingly seeing the true form of Gu Zhuhuang that was integrated into the true body. The tip of his sword struck the three acupoints of Tanzhong, Jiuwei, and Juque in quick succession, just like the three points of a chessboard entering the corner, seizing the initiative in one strike.

"Pfft!" Gu Zhuhuang spat out a mouthful of blood, actually being forced out of his Martial Soul True Body state.

"The final strike, the decisive moment!"

Ji Juechen concentrated all his power into a single point on the tip of his sword, like a decisive move in the endgame of a game of chess.

"call out!"

The longsword pierced directly through the Purple Bamboo Martial Soul, and the tip then passed through the Gu Zhuhuang's brow, penetrating his brain in one strike.

Even a Super Douluo would have no chance of survival if struck by such a sword.

An overwhelming victory without a doubt.

No one expected that Ji Juechen would decide the outcome so quickly. His swordsmanship is now so high that, apart from Yuwen Tuo, there is probably no one in the world who can match him.

(End of this chapter)