Douluo: Star-Breaking Sword God

Chapter 131 Qian Daoliu: No martial ethics!

"Qianyao, although I suppress my power, it will increase in strength as you display your abilities. You'd better be careful."

Qian Daoliu laughed heartily. Suddenly, a flash of light appeared behind him, and his whole body was enveloped in a layer of golden light. A fleeting phantom image of a six-winged angel martial soul appeared behind him.

Although this gold was just as dazzling as when Qian Renxue released her martial soul, it seemed to be missing something.

"If you can force out my martial spirit and spirit rings, then you've passed the test."

Qian Daoliu chuckled softly, then used pure soul power to condense a golden longsword in his hand. It looked exactly the same as the sacred sword formed by Qian Renxue's soul skill, except that it was not a physical object.

Ling Qianyao focused his mind, and four soul rings—one yellow, two purple, and one black—spun up from beneath his feet.

"Good!" Qian Daoliu couldn't help but exclaim in praise. Although the age of the first four soul rings was insignificant to him now.

Increasing the lifespan of a spirit ring by hundreds or thousands of years is merely a numbers game, a nice-to-have when you can add a ten-thousand-year spirit ring later on.

Not to mention the successor of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, whose Angelic Trial can further increase the age of the Soul Ring. This is why he did not let Qian Renxue absorb a high-age Soul Ring, even though he knew that she had the extraordinary talent of having innate level 20 Soul Power.

In his view, there was absolutely no need for that.

However, Ling Qianyao's fourth soul ring, which was ten thousand years old, truly surprised him. Judging from the depth of the soul ring's color, it was a soul ring of about sixteen thousand years. It should be noted that the soul rings that ordinary Soul Kings could absorb were only about twelve thousand years old.

Qian Daoliu could not ignore the significance of such a fourth spirit ring.

After shouting "Good!", Qian Daoliu flashed forward, rushing towards Ling Qianyao at the extreme speed of a peak Soul Master.

"As expected of you, even without releasing your martial soul, you could fly with your soul power wings based on your peerless Douluo cultivation, yet you still chose to fight me in close combat."

When you were fighting Tang Chen, I guess you had this strange mentality too, didn't you? Not wanting to gain an advantage?

The thought flashed through Ling Qianyao's mind, but he reacted immediately. The moment Qian Daoliu rushed over, his third soul ring shone brightly.

"Third soul skill, the Star Hub Forbidden Area!"

A starry sky suddenly unfolded, with countless starlight twinkling within the star curtain. Centered on Ling Qianyao, it rapidly spread outwards, instantly enveloping Qian Daoliu.

"what?"

Qian Daoliu felt a flash of light before his eyes, and the surrounding environment had changed drastically. What surprised him even more was that even when the Star Pivot Forbidden Domain was applied to him, a peerless Douluo, the 50% speed reduction was exactly the same, without any sign of weakening.

Suddenly, he felt as if he were stuck in a quagmire, and his once lightning-fast movements became incredibly slow.

While secretly marveling at his performance, he prepared to disregard martial ethics and increase the speed of his suppression. At that moment, a star mark quietly appeared between his brows, and his own soul power consumption immediately increased.

Meanwhile, Ling Qianyao's aura surged.

As soon as he increased his speed and took a step, three swords of light from the dome instantly materialized from the deep starlight of the Star Hub Forbidden Domain and hurtled towards him.

"Suppression, amplification, attack—what a comprehensive and perfect soul skill!"

Qian Daoliu couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, his eyes filled with appreciation.

Although he had experienced countless battles and witnessed all sorts of strange soul skills, Ling Qianyao's display still impressed him. It was truly rare for a thousand-year-old soul skill to have such strength.

"Bang bang bang-"

Three sword beams exploded around Qian Daoliu, but were easily deflected by the Angelic Holy Sword in his hand. Each sword strike perfectly broke through the weakest point of Ling Qianyao's sword beams, demonstrating exquisite use of soul power, not a bit more or less.

"bass--"

Golden flames rose up in Qian Daoliu's hand, burning fiercely along the blade of the Angelic Holy Sword, making the already sacred and extraordinary sword even more dazzling.

In a flash, Qian Daoliu was already close to Ling Qianyao, his holy sword wreathed in golden flames as he slashed down at Ling Qianyao. "Second Soul Skill, Four Symbols Constellation Transformation!"

Thousands of starlight gathered, and four nebulae burst forth from the edge of the Shattered Star Sword. The phantom of the Azure Dragon swooped down, and the power of purification forcibly reduced the divine flames of Qian Daoliu by several tens of percent.

The surging flames of the Vermilion Bird phantom immediately collided fiercely with the sacred flames, and the scorching energy overflowed, distorting and deforming the surrounding air, with visible ripples spreading outwards.

"Ping—"

The phantom of the white tiger merged into the sword, and the Shattered Star Sword and the Angelic Holy Sword clashed fiercely. Golden light and starlight intertwined, and powerful soul energy fluctuations spread outward from the two swords.

Rings of dust swirled and churned with fragmented starlight.

"boom--"

Amidst the deafening roar, both of them slid backward uncontrollably, their feet leaving long trails on the ground, but Qian Daoliu slid much further.

"Good boy!"

A look of surprise flashed in Qian Daoliu's eyes as he watched the Xuanwu phantom behind Ling Qianyao dissipate, and he secretly admired it.

He had already raised his strength to the Soul King level, almost to the Soul Emperor level, to deal with this battle. He thought he could easily suppress Ling Qianyao, but unexpectedly, he suffered a small loss instead.

"Flame, purification, amplification, defense, it's another perfect soul skill. The purification ability in particular has a certain charm of law. Even my True Sun Fire is weakened by it."

"As expected of a martial soul capable of fusing with Xiaoxue's martial soul skill, its mystery and power are truly astonishing. Let me see where your limits lie."

"Come again!"

Qian Daoliu released his suppressed power, and his aura surged once again, reaching the Soul Emperor level.

Divine power and the true fire of the sun intertwined and entwined, forming a dazzling and infinitely powerful vortex of flames. The person and the vortex seemed to merge into one, transforming into a blazing stream of light that attacked Ling Qianyao.

"First Soul Skill, Big Dipper Star Attracting Formation!"

Within the starry sky, a massive Big Dipper constellation quietly appeared, and seven different star rays flashed on Ling Qianyao's body, bringing amplification to seven abilities and causing his aura to change abruptly.

At the same time, seven sword energies surged around him, slicing through the sky and attacking Qian Daoliu.

"Another amplification, and this attack is by no means weak!" Qian Daoliu's eyes narrowed slightly, and the divine power and true fire of the sun around him instantly condensed into a huge golden shield. It was delayed for a moment by the seven sword energies, but its momentum did not diminish.

"Fourth Soul Skill—Thousand Star Rain!"

"Ping—"

In an instant, the Shattered Star Sword shattered, turning into countless tiny starlight fragments that formed a vast and dazzling ocean of stars.

365 rays of starlight condensed at Ling Qianyao's fingertips, and the Starry Sword Intent poured out without reservation. At this moment, Ling Qianyao stood in the position of the Seven Stars' Broken Army, while Qian Daoliu was in the position of the Greedy Wolf!
Qian Daoliu had just broken through the seven sword energies when he suddenly stopped, feeling an invisible pressure following him like a shadow, as if he were being tightly gripped by an invisible giant hand.

He sensed something and looked up, meeting Ling Qianyao's illusory eyes that shimmered with starlight.

"This Starry Sword Intent actually resonates with the positions of these seven stars, forming a unique domain that firmly locks me in place? A self-created soul skill?!"

His mind raced, and he assessed the approximate power of the technique, preparing to withstand it head-on.

In the next instant, Ling Qianyao appeared before him, accompanied by countless dazzling starlight.

To Qian Daoliu's surprise, Ling Qianyao suddenly sprouted a crystalline wing of flowing liquid starlight behind him! Ling Qianyao's attributes were boosted once again!
Qian Daoliu's expression changed, and he cursed Ling Qianyao in his heart for his lack of martial ethics. He had no choice but to unleash his strength again, which had already stabilized.

(End of this chapter)