Douluo: Wuhun Longyuan Sword, I have become the scabbard

Chapter 193 Confrontation
Although it was only a matter of time before we learned that Ding Quan's strength surpassed Chen Xin's, the timeframe was simply too short.

Nine soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and five black—appeared, and a silver-white longsword appeared in Chen Xin's hand. On the sword, the character for "kill" was faintly visible, and a murderous aura emanated from Chen Xin.

This was an extremely pure killing intent. Ding Quan, who possessed the Killing God Domain, sensed this killing intent. The Seven Kill Sword possessed such pure killing intent, so it might be very suitable to inherit the Asura God position.

Unfortunately, the current successors of the Seven Kill Sword do not have that kind of talent, and Chen Xin is the weakest among the successors of the Seven Kill Sword, so there is absolutely no chance for him.

Is this the strength of level 96?

Ding Quan sensed the soul power released by Chen Xin. Such power was not strong. The aura released by Haotian Douluo, whom he had encountered before, was not much different from that of Chen Xin at this moment.

If Tang Hao, at level 95, were to unleash his full power, he would likely be able to contend with Chen Xin and would have a strong chance of winning.

The boost to soul power from a 100,000-year soul ring is unmatched by that from a 10,000-year soul ring.

Zheng!
A longsword with a faint dark gold color that exudes a cold aura appeared in Ding Quan's hand, with the Dragon Abyss Sword standing upright in front of him.

Eight terrifying spirit rings appeared on Ding Quan's body: two yellow, one purple, two black, one gray, and two red.

"As expected, two 100,000-year spirit rings!" Although Gu Rong and the others had anticipated this, they were still somewhat moved when they saw the spirit rings on Ding Quan's body.

When he was a Soul Saint with a 100,000-year soul ring, he already had the strength of a Super Douluo. Now that he has absorbed another 100,000-year soul ring, his strength is naturally even greater. No wonder he was able to suppress Sword Douluo.

"But what about the color of that sixth spirit ring?" Ning Fengzhi looked at Ning Rongrong. The spirit ring wasn't this color before, but now it had a layer of red.

"I heard that it's a special soul ring formed from the inner cores of two strange beasts. It can increase its age as Quan's strength grows. Now, that soul ring is no different from a 100,000-year soul ring," Ning Rongrong explained. Ning Rongrong already knew why this soul ring was gray.

This was formed from the inner cores of two super soul beasts, both of which were extremely powerful.

One of them even provided Vera with a sixth spirit ring, which was also gray and had an age of about 65,000 years. It seemed to be able to evolve as well.

"The inner core of a strange beast?"

"One of these beasts was so powerful that even several Super Douluo couldn't hunt it down."

"No wonder!" Ning Fengzhi was somewhat surprised upon hearing this. Soul beasts with inner cores were all extraordinary creatures, and this beast clearly possessed strength of over 100,000 years.

"Golden patterns, and?" Gu Rong had seen Ding Quan's seventh spirit ring before, which did indeed have golden patterns. Moreover, he had seen seven golden patterns on the red spirit ring before, but he didn't know their significance at the time.

But now we know that only beings that have lived for more than 200,000 years can possess these golden patterns, so that means...
"That's right. Quan's seventh spirit ring was given to him by a spirit beast that was 700,000 years old. This senior believes that Quan has the potential to become a god."

Ning Rongrong glanced around; the other Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School disciples were all quite far away. Then she whispered.

“Seven hundred thousand years!” Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi exchanged a glance, both of them astonished.

What kind of power would a soul beast with an age of 700,000 years possess!
No wonder he was able to have such strength at the Soul Saint stage; the terrifying boost brought by 700,000 Soul Rings is unimaginable.

"Seventh Soul Skill - Seven Kill True Form!"

Chen Xin felt a pressure on his body and immediately released his Martial Soul True Body.

A massive Seven Kill Sword appeared out of nowhere, unleashing a wave of killing intent.

"This is the Seven Kill Domain!"

A domain formed by killing intent appeared around them; this was not the domain of the God of Slaughter.

After sensing the changes within himself, Ding Quan noticed that the Seven Kill Domain amplified the powerful attack capabilities of the Seven Kill Sword. He also felt that his own defense had been somewhat reduced, which meant he could weaken his opponent's defense to some extent.

Previously, Ding Quan had wondered why Chen Xin's soul rings didn't have any soul skills that could break through armor, and that only his first soul skill could increase his attack power, while the other soul skills didn't have this ability. It seems that this is because of the Seven Kill Domain.

With this addition of spirit rings, Chen Xin gained the title of the number one attack spirit master on the continent.

If all of his previous skills were used to increase attack power and armor penetration, he would definitely be stronger.

His soul power surged!

A phantom image of a giant sword, a hundred meters long, appeared behind Ding Quan.

At the same time, a murderous aura burst forth.

The realm of the God of Death!
This is a field that Ding Quan doesn't often use. To deal with killing intent, it's most appropriate to use killing intent in return.

Ding Quan's seventh spirit ring flashed, unleashing his seventh spirit skill - Emperor Sword True Form!

A terrifying chill emanated from the giant sword phantom behind Ding Quan, while the surrounding temperature plummeted as the Emperor Sword released by Ding Quan materialized.

clang!
The two sword intents collided, causing everyone nearby to take a few steps back. Then, the Seven Kill Sword and the Emperor Sword suddenly clashed together.

"First Soul Skill - Longsword Strike!" Chen Xin's first soul ring lit up immediately, and a silver light shone on the Seven Kill Sword. Ding Quan's attack power was above his own.

After exchanging blows, Chen Xin immediately understood and used his soul skill.

It seems that the attack power of Chen Xin's Seven Kill Sword should stop here.

Ding Quan watched as Chen Xin unleashed his first soul skill. Although this soul skill enhanced the Seven Kill Sword's attack power, there was only one of it, and its duration was short.

Having blocked Chen Xin's attack, Ding Quan was not repelled and stepped forward to fight Chen Xin again.

It is undeniable that Chen Xin's Seven Kill Sword is powerful, and his swordsmanship is extremely sharp, with every move being a killing blow.

This is the Seven Kill Sword Technique!

Ding Quan sensed the increasingly vast and powerful killing intent emanating from Chen Xin. Chen Xin's use of killing intent had indeed reached an incredibly powerful level, which should also be the reason why he broke through to ninety-six.

"The swordsman's attack had absolutely no effect!"

Gu Rong watched the clash between the two. He was quite familiar with the power of the Seven Kill Sword; even he himself would find it difficult to defend against.

But now that terrifying killing sword energy has no effect on Ding Quan. If I'm not mistaken, that kid Ding Quan hasn't released his Martial Soul True Body yet. This is an extremely powerful self-created soul skill!

The Seven Kill Sword Qi became useless after it encountered the sword intent on Ding Quan's body.

"This is a skill that senior taught Ding Quan, called Emperor Sword! This soul skill can unleash powerful sword intent and grant Quan a sword domain. It seems that Grandpa Sword's Seven Kill Sword Qi is no match for Emperor Sword."

Ning Rongrong watched as the Seven Kill Sword Qi dissipated upon contact with Ding Quan's sword intent. That Senior Snow Emperor was a being whose strength surpassed that of ordinary level ninety-nine, reaching the level of a demigod, and was extremely proficient in swordsmanship.

Although his own sword grandfather was powerful, his strength was only level 96 at the moment, and the Seven Kill Sword Qi seemed to be somewhat inferior to the sword intent released by the Emperor Sword.

Of course, more importantly, Ding Quan now possesses that dual soul core that complements Yin and Yang.

Normally, such dual soul cores can only be constructed when one's strength reaches level 99, but Ding Quan possessed them at the Soul Douluo stage. The energy unleashed by the Yin-Yang complementary dual soul cores was terrifying. Ning Rongrong had witnessed Ding Quan fully releasing both soul cores, and the immense, tangible soul power made her feel suffocated.

"The realm of swordsmanship? No wonder, who is this senior?"

Previously in Sunset Forest, Ding Quan did indeed demonstrate a sword domain, a domain skill that countless soul masters could hardly possess. Now, Ding Quan has more than two of them.

"It's that senior with Ding Quan's seventh spirit ring; her strength has already surpassed level ninety-nine!"

"Level 99?" Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong were not surprised. Even a level 95 Super Douluo would have a hard time dealing with a 100,000-year-old soul beast, so it was perfectly normal for a soul beast over 700,000 years old to reach level 99.

Such power, even for a soul beast, must be extraordinary. Perhaps it is searching for a way to become a god, and sacrificing itself to Ding Quan might be one of its choices.

Two terrifying sword energies surged through the forest, and Chen Xin's soul power grew stronger and stronger.

Having already used several skills, he looked at Ding Quan's spirit rings, which were not flashing, and was surprised that Ding Quan's strength had reached such a level.

Furthermore, Ding Quan's murderous aura is actually increasing!

Is this kid learning how to use killing intent?
"Fourth Soul Skill - Unleashed Killing Intent!"

Chen Xin understood, and at the same time, his killing intent suddenly increased. He condensed several killing sword energies and surged towards Ding Quan, making his Seven Kill Sword technique much slower.

At this moment, Ding Quan was watching Chen Xin's Seven Kill Sword intently. His second soul skill lit up slightly, his aura began to strengthen, and his killing intent also increased!
"If this continues, Uncle Jian won't be able to hold on for long!"

A few minutes later, Gu Rong looked at the two who were locked in a stalemate. Although it was a draw, everyone knew that Chen Xin had already lost.

Although Chen Xin has not yet used his last two skills, Ding Quan has also not used any other skills.

Ding Quan possesses two 100,000-year soul rings, which means he has at least two 100,000-year soul bones.

Ding Quan possesses at least four 100,000-year-old soul skills. The power of these skills, unleashed by Ding Quan's current soul power, is unimaginable.

"That kid is learning the swordsman's swordsmanship, and the swordsman noticed it, which is why he's demonstrating it like this!"

"In that case?" Ning Fengzhi nodded upon hearing this. Since Uncle Jian was doing this, he would lend him a hand.

"Father, let me do it!" Ning Rongrong watched Ning Fengzhi release his soul power, clearly wanting to release his martial soul to provide an amplification for Chen Xin's escape.

"Oh?" Ning Fengzhi looked at Ning Rongrong upon hearing this, as he was indeed not very clear about Ning Rongrong's current strength.

"Hehe, I forgot to tell you earlier."

As she spoke, a dazzling pagoda appeared in Ning Rongrong's hand, and at the same time, a series of soul rings emerged from Ning Rongrong's body.

When six spirit rings appeared—two yellow, two purple, and two black—neither Gu Rong nor Ning Fengzhi found it strange.

After all, in their view, Ning Rongrong gave the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School two soul bones a year ago, so she must have absorbed a lot of soul bones, and it was normal for her soul power to rise to the level of Soul Emperor.

But now!

"A 100,000-year spirit ring!" Ning Fengzhi exclaimed in surprise when he saw the incredibly bright red spirit ring rising from Ning Rongrong's body.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School disciples around them saw the blood-red soul ring appear in front of them, and the rare battle in the distance no longer seemed so noteworthy.

The seventh spirit ring in 100,000 years!
Such a thing actually happened to a Soul Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School!

Moreover, this person is also their young sect leader.

"A seventh spirit ring of 100,000 years! The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda! No! Feng Zhi, look at this Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, isn't it a little different!" Gu Rong looked at the dazzling pagoda in Ning Rongrong's hand and the bright red spirit ring, and for a moment he couldn't believe it.

Although it was clear that Ning Rongrong had broken through to the Soul Saint realm, could a support Soul Master absorb a 100,000-year seventh Soul Ring? Even if Ning Rongrong possessed a complete set of Soul Bones, it would be impossible.

What surprised Gu Rong even more was that the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda in Ning Rongrong's hand seemed to have two more layers. No, it wasn't just "seemed"; it definitely had two more layers.

"One, two, three, seven, eight! Nine! Nine layers! Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda!" Ning Fengzhi brought his face close to the martial soul released by Ning Rongrong, as if he couldn't believe his eyes, and stared at the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda carefully, slowly counting.

Then came a surge of ecstasy. The 100,000-year soul ring had indeed shocked him, but this nine-story pagoda had driven him mad!
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda can absorb a maximum of seven spirit rings, ultimately stopping at the level of Soul Saint. The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, on the other hand, means that it can absorb nine spirit rings, allowing one to break through to the Title Douluo level.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's flaws were directly shattered before his eyes, so from now on, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will be renamed the Nine Hundred Glazed Tile School.

Moreover, the seventh spirit ring is already 100,000 years old. What about after that?

"Nine treasures transform into crystal! Firstly..."

A nine-colored stream of light landed directly on Chen Xin, and Chen Xin's aura suddenly surged!
"Feng Zhi has made a move?"

Chen Xin felt the amplification on his body, but this amplification seemed to have become stronger. Although the amplification ratio remained the same, the strength of his soul power had increased significantly.

It was Rongrong who made the move. Ding Quan looked at the nine-colored stream of light, something that the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda could not possibly possess.

Chen Xin's Seven Kill Domain and Seven Kill Sword Qi posed little threat to me, who had also released her Martial Soul True Body. However, the boost that Ning Rongrong provided to Chen Xin could create some pressure for me.

Upon sensing the Seven Killings Domain erupting once again, Ding Quan's Killing God Domain was significantly affected.

"Rongrong, how do you and Ding Quan compare in strength?" Ning Fengzhi watched as Chen Xin, even with Ning Rongrong's boost, was still locked in a fierce battle with Ding Quan. An 80% increase in attributes meant that their strength was not simply a matter of an 80% increase.

But Ding Quan felt no pressure at all.

"My current soul power is level 75, while Quan's current strength should be around level 96 at its peak."

"Peak level 96?!"

Gu Rong was somewhat incredulous upon hearing this, for Chen Xin was also level 96, and had also reached the peak of level 96.

"I've heard from seniors that once one's strength reaches an extremely high level, even with the same soul power level, there will be a huge difference in strength, and this difference can become incredibly large," Ning Rongrong said in a deep voice.

Ding Quan's strength was compared by Xue Di to the Ice Bear King Xiao Bai, who was a super soul beast with extreme attributes, whose strength was far beyond that of ordinary soul beasts.

"Is that so?" Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi's expressions were grave.

This statement is true.

Ning Fengzhi looked at the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda in Ning Rongrong's hand. His daughter's level was lower than his, but her support abilities had definitely surpassed his.

The same applies to Title Douluos. Even at the same level, Tang Hao, who had just entered the Title Douluo realm, was able to fight against a level 95 Super Douluo and the combined forces of several Title Douluos, while Dugu Bo in the neighboring Sunset Forest was just an ordinary Title Douluo.

(End of this chapter)