Douluo Continent: Starting from Killing Arou with a Single Sword.

Chapter 48 Sparring

The forest wasn't hot near 2 PM; on the contrary, it was quite cool under the shade of the tall trees.

"Sister Xiaoxue, it's been a long time!" Ning Mumu said, holding Qian Renxue's hand, her heart filled with excitement. Over the years, the two of them had both devoted themselves to cultivation, and their strength was now neck and neck. Moreover, the two of them often fought as soon as they met, which had become their secret way of greeting each other.

"The last time was seven months ago." Qian Renxue tapped Ning Mumu's head and teased, "You didn't hold back when you hit me."

The words had barely left their mouths when the two separated. The previously calm atmosphere instantly became tense, and even the fallen leaves in the air seemed unusual, carrying an air of profound mystery.

"Sister Xiaoxue, please be gentle this time. My soul power is only around level 30," Ning Mumu said. "At least don't hurt my right hand."

During a sparring match, Qian Renxue suddenly attacked, shattering Ning Mumu's right hand into a comminuted fracture, which took two whole months to heal. It was during that time that Ning Mumu trained her left hand, demonstrating remarkable resilience despite her physical disability.

Qian Renxue also recalled the incident, her face slightly embarrassed. She said, "I knew what I was doing."

"Okay then," Ning Mumu said with a grin, "At worst, Sister Xiaoxue will buy me some more pretty clothes."

Before she could finish speaking, Ning Mumu had already dropped her teasing attitude. Her eyes were sharp and captivating, and the Seven Kill Sword in her hand carried an aura that could not be underestimated.

This was also the first time Ning Mumu had truly used her strength since her eyes had recovered. Before, she had been playing dumb to deceive others, or rather, she disdained to show her true self at Shrek Academy.

"Sister Xiaoxue, watch closely—" Ning Mumu leaped into the air, the Seven Kill Sword already imbued with sword intent, "Thousand Transformations Slash—"

This is Ning Mumu's self-created soul skill, which combines the essence of swordsmanship from the cultivation world and the Seven Kill Sword from Douluo Continent. It is both offensive and defensive. Moreover, the activation speed is extremely fast. Unless someone is several levels higher than Ning Mumu, they can only withstand the attack head-on.

What's most astonishing is that "Thousand Transformations Slash" can also weaken the opponent's attack, making it a perfect self-created soul skill.

Qian Renxue was also seeing this soul skill for the first time. Her eyes narrowed slightly, her pupils turned crimson gold, and with the fluctuation of soul power, she withstood the "Thousand Transformations Slash".

Of course, this is also based on Qian Renxue's experience from countless sparring sessions with Ning Mumu: Ning Mumu's attacks cannot be dodged, and one can only withstand them.

"First Soul Skill: Angelic Thrust!"

"Boom—" The dazzling crimson gold and the chilling blood red met. Both were powerful soul skills with a weakening effect. But the Thousand Transformations Slash was still too perfect. The Angelic Thrust didn't weaken it at all.

However, perhaps Ning Mumu's soul power was at a disadvantage, as their attacks were of similar strength and merged directly. Ning Mumu and Qian Renxue both took a step back, their eyes filled with fighting spirit.

"A hundred flowers fall from the clouds—"

"Ning Mumu, how come you have another self-created soul skill?!" Qian Renxue's pupils widened slightly as she complained, and her second soul skill was unleashed.

"Soaring Clouds and Falling Flowers" is no ordinary soul skill. While its attack power is average, its strength lies in its sheer number and the difficulty in dodging it. Thousands of sword shadows form an encirclement, layer upon layer, blocking the opponent and making escape impossible.

"Boom boom—"

An explosion rang out. The powerful blast forced the two people back.

As expected, Sister Xiaoxue (Ning Mumu) was the most suitable opponent. The two exchanged a glance, both revealing their admiration for each other. Both of them were undoubtedly the chosen ones of Douluo Continent, and had come into contact with many geniuses. But only the other was worthy of being their true opponent.

The two made quite a commotion, and Ning Luoluo wanted to go over to see what was happening as soon as she heard the noise, but was stopped by the people from the Spirit Hall. They were Qian Renxue's guards, so they naturally knew about the young master's sparring with Ning Mumu, and gave a brief explanation.

"Wow, that sound was amazing!" Ma Hongjun said with a Blue Silver Grass dangling from his mouth, a hint of envy in his voice. "I envy Sister Mu Mu; all her friends are so powerful and beautiful. I wish I had friends like that!"

In other words, Ma Hongjun's emotional intelligence is truly an unknown quantity; no one present could answer him.

Tang San looked in Ning Mumu's direction. His Purple Demon Eye was still very useful; he hadn't missed Ning Mumu and Qian Renxue's attacks. He was shocked by what he saw. It turned out Ning Mumu was still playing dumb, Tang San thought. Even the teacher from Canghui Academy couldn't make her unleash her true power.

Then, this "Sister Xiaoxue" must be a top genius. Tang San felt a little inferior; he believed he was second to none. He could create top-tier Tang Sect hidden weapons with the body of an outer disciple, and even in Douluo Continent, he could cultivate with the useless martial soul, Blue Silver Grass.

But that wasn't enough. At the same age of twelve, Ning Mumu far surpassed him. Whether it was soul power level, matches in the Soul Arena, or battles against the teachers of Canghui Academy, Ning Mumu's performance was superior to his.

This was the first time since his rebirth that he felt a sense of crisis. Therefore, he focused all his attention on carefully observing Ning Mumu's battle with that girl.

The two were locked in a fierce battle. The trees around them were bent and twisted, and countless craters appeared in the ground. Yet, neither of them had a bit of sweat on their foreheads, and their faces weren't even flushed.

After several dozen moves, Qian Renxue couldn't help but marvel at Ning Mumu's rapid progress. If seven months ago, Qian Renxue could still fight her to a draw, now she no longer had that ability.

A flawless version after careful inspection!

Ning Mumu did indeed only have around level 30 soul power, but this soul power was extremely pure; one level was almost equivalent to two levels of Qian Renxue's. The difference in soul power between the two was no longer so obvious. Moreover, Qian Renxue hadn't created any soul skills; she only had six. But Ning Mumu was different; all of her soul skills were self-created, making it difficult for opponents to deal with her.

Qian Renxue was so jealous of Ning Mumu's creativity!

"You don't seem to know about my sixth soul skill yet," Qian Renxue said, brushing the dust off her face. "It comes from the Light Spirit Deer, which is 45,000 years old."

Ning Mumu's eyes flickered slightly. According to a theory compiled by a certain master, a Soul Master's sixth Soul Ring should be around 20,000 years old. But now this theory has been overturned.

Ninety percent of the students at Liuli Academy absorb knowledge beyond their level, directly sparking a trend of such absorption among Soul Masters in both the two great empires and the Spirit Hall. So why didn't Tang San and that certain Grandmaster know this? Laughable! They'd leave as soon as they heard about this kind of skip-level absorption, completely oblivious to the fact that the outside world had changed.

As for Qian Renxue, her talent is one in a million, with innate soul power at level twenty. If someone like her can't absorb knowledge beyond their level, then who can?

Ning Mumu wasn't surprised at all; on the contrary, she was really looking forward to Xiaoxue's sixth soul skill. A 45,000-year-old Divine Deer of Light, with the same attributes as Xiaoxue's Six-Winged Angel martial soul, this was definitely an incredibly powerful soul skill.

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