Douluo Continent: The Sword of Wine Sweeps Across the Sky, One Sword Opens the Heavens

Every movement was precise and fluid, without the slightest awkwardness.

Before long, he controlled the Ink Shadow Sword and traversed the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Along the way, they encountered several hundred-year-old soul beasts. Sensing Xie Yunliu's soul power and sword intent, they were all frightened and scattered, not daring to approach him at all.

Xie Yunliu did not pursue.

For him, these century-old soul beasts had long lost their meaning.

His current goal is to continue honing his swordsmanship and familiarize himself with the power amplified by his spirit rings.

Once their strength has improved further, they will venture deep into the Star Dou Great Forest to find even more powerful soul beasts in preparation for their second soul ring.

Controlling the Ink Shadow Sword, Xie Yunliu slowly descended, leaping off the sword. The Ink Shadow Sword then transformed into a streak of light and returned to his side.

He raised his hand, opened the Drunken Flowing Clouds wine pot, and took a sip of the wine.

As the wine warmed his body, his soul power became more stable, and the soul power consumed while wielding the sword was quickly restored.

He could clearly feel the amplification from the spirit ring perfectly merging with the power of the sword and wine as one.

The increased speed, attack power, and armor penetration complement his Drunken Sword techniques perfectly.

If he were to encounter the level 31 Soul Master from the previous Soul Arena again, he would no longer need to deliberately maneuver; he could easily win with just one sword strike.

"Ji Juechen's path is indeed feasible."

Xie Yunliu murmured to himself, a determined glint in his eyes.

He became even more certain that the path of swordsmanship he had chosen—one of pure amplification and self-created sword techniques—was the right one.

In the future, with each new soul ring, he will stick to this choice, striving to enhance his sword skills and sword intent to the extreme, and forging his own path of the Drunken Sword.

Just then, his senses suddenly detected something unusual.

A faint fluctuation of soul power and the sound of people talking could be heard from the woods not far away.

The sound wasn't loud, but it reached his ears clearly.

"What was that sword light just now?"

"It looks like someone is flying on a sword? How is that possible? A Soul Master in their twenties can actually fly on a sword?"

"I don't know, but that sword intent just now was extremely sharp, definitely not something an ordinary soul master could possess."

"Let's be careful not to provoke the wrong people. We're just here to hunt hundred-year-old soul beasts."

Xie Yunliu's eyes narrowed, and he moved silently behind a large tree, looking in the direction from which the sound came.

Not far away, two Soul Masters dressed in ordinary close-fitting clothes were carefully moving through the forest. Their eyes were alert, and their Soul Power fluctuations were around level 20. They were two Great Soul Masters.

Clearly, these two people came to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul beasts and obtain soul rings.

These two saw him flying on his sword just now.

Xie Yunliu neither appeared nor made a move.

These two Soul Masters were of average strength and posed no threat to him, nor were they worth his time.

He observed quietly for a moment, and after confirming that the two had not noticed him, he turned around, controlled the Ink Shadow Sword, and took off again, flying towards the direction of Tiandou City.

He now needs to return to Heaven Dou City to continue honing his sword skills in the Soul Arena, while accumulating points to exchange for some Soul Tools, in preparation for his future cultivation and hunting of Soul Beasts.

In addition, he also wanted to see what kind of record he could achieve in the Soul Arena after absorbing the millennium soul ring and learning sword control.

The Ink Shadow Sword carried him, traversing the skies above the Star Dou Great Forest.

His green robe fluttered in the wind, sword energy swirled around him, and the aroma of wine wafted in the breeze.

The nine-year-old boy walked on his sword, his figure upright and his eyes resolute.

The amplification from the millennium-old soul ring and the initial manifestation of his sword control technique have allowed him to take another solid step forward on his path of swordsmanship.

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Meanwhile, in Tiandou City, at the Tiandou Soul Arena.

Ning Rongrong continued searching for Xie Yunliu, having learned that someone had seen a young man in a blue robe flying on a sword on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Her eyes lit up instantly, and she grabbed Zhang, the guard, and hurriedly headed towards the Star Dou Great Forest.

In the VIP section, Qian Renxue received a report from her subordinates that Xie Yunliu might be in the Star Dou Great Forest and was suspected of having mastered the art of sword control. A hint of surprise and curiosity flashed in her eyes.

"A young man in a blue robe flying on a sword?"

"Could it be him?"

"He can also fly on a sword?"

"It seems this young man is more complex than I imagined."

He ordered his men to speed up the search and find Xie Yunliu at all costs, to bring him under their wing.

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I flew across the treetops on my sword, the wind whispering in my ears.

Xie Yunliu lightly touched the Ink Shadow Sword with his toes, his posture as steady as a mountain.

His green robe billowed slightly in the forest breeze, and the antique wine pot at his waist swayed gently with his movements, releasing a faint, mellow fragrance.

He didn't deliberately conceal his aura, nor did he flaunt it; he simply allowed his soul power to flow naturally, slowly merging with the aura of the forest.

Several days have passed since he absorbed the Soul Ring of the Thousand-Year Shadow Blade Leopard.

For the past few days, he has remained deep in the outer reaches of the Star Dou Great Forest, familiarizing himself with the amplification brought by his first soul ring while honing his sword intent and adapting to the rhythm of flying on a sword.

Speed ​​increased by 30%, attack power and armor penetration increased by 25% each, sword energy became more concentrated and sword intent sharper.

Everything was just right. His combat power didn't collapse because of the thousand-year soul ring, but it was enough for him to dominate among those of the same realm and even have the power to fight against a Soul Master.

He tried to traverse the dense forest at high speed, tried to split rocks with sword energy, and tried to intimidate a group of century-old soul beasts with just his sword intent.

Each attempt allowed him to refine his control over his own power.

The Shadow Blade Leopard's spirit ring doesn't bring explosive brute force, but rather a kind of lightness and sharpness that seeps into the bones.

It is neither ostentatious nor flashy, but incredibly solid.

Just like the path he pursued.

Soul rings serve the sword, and power paves the way for the path.

At this moment, Xie Yunliu slowly lowered his sword light. The Ink Shadow Sword trembled slightly and hovered by his side, no longer flying in the air.

He found a clean blue stone to sit on, leaned against a giant tree, and closed his eyes to concentrate.

The real thinking begins from this moment.

The first spirit ring has been resolved.

Ultimate focus: Speed, Attack, Armor Penetration, Sword Qi, Sword Intent.

The route was clear, and the results were remarkable.

But next comes the second spirit ring.

He is now a level 21 Soul Master and can absorb another Soul Ring.

Choosing your second spirit ring and planning your direction is far more reliable than venturing into the forest to try your luck.

Xie Yunliu opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing in them.

He didn't rush to search for the soul beast, but let his thoughts wander.

The scene slowly unfolded in his mind.

First, there was his own record of three consecutive victories against opponents of higher levels in the Soul Arena.

Drunken Shadow Slash, Wine and Sword Entanglement, Sword Drunk on Mountains and Rivers...

Each sword strike relies on the user's understanding of the way of the sword, the resonance between wine and sword, and the pure power amplification, rather than the active soul skills granted by the soul ring.

Then there is Ji Juechen's path of swordsmanship.

Abandoning all fancy soul skills, each soul ring only does one thing: amplify, amplify, and amplify again.

The sword energy is stronger, the sword intent is more concentrated, the attack is faster, the power is purer, and the defense is more resilient.

To defeat all moves with no moves, to break all laws with purity.

Xie Yunliu gently tapped his knee with his fingertips, dissecting his current situation layer by layer.

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