Douluo Continent: From Seven Treasure Glazed Tile to Crescent Moon's Solemnity

Chapter 212 Peerless | Limitless | A New Journey Begins

Ning Feiliu's cultivation was stronger than Dugu Yan's, so he was still able to react.

However, since he was facing Dugu Yan, his reaction was not to counterattack, but to dodge and create distance.

Then, he struck Dugu Yan with the Crescent Moon King Sword once more.

Because of its superior weapon length, the Crescent Moon King Sword allowed Ning Feiliu to strike Dugu Yan's delicate body even though her speed was slightly slower than when she used other Crescent Moon Divine Weapons.

Dugu Yan had no choice but to stop. In fact, Ning Feiliu hadn't hit too hard, since this was just a simple sparring match, and they could stop now that they had decided on a winner.

"Your sword fighting style doesn't seem quite right yet," she said. "You'll need to practice more."

Ning Feiliu nodded. "Yes, it feels a bit difficult to get the hang of it yet, but the Crescent Moon King Sword is better than I expected."

Fighting with the Crescent Moon King Sword is a different experience from his previous use of the Crescent Moon Divine Weapon.

Previously, Ning Feiliu's five Crescent Moon Divine Weapons could be broadly categorized into two combat styles: one was a purely ranged attack style, where Tongbi/Zhuiming/Yingyan used these three Crescent Moon Divine Weapons as their primary weapons.

Although Ning Feiliu wouldn't actually become like a marksman in a game, with extremely low melee and defensive capabilities, even when using these three Crescent Moon Divine Weapons as her main weapons.

After all, games need a balance mechanism; it's impossible for a hero to have high damage, long range, and a tough melee body.

In the real world, however, no designer would adjust Ning Feiliu's balance to weaken her.

Even when Ning Feiliu uses these three Crescent Moon Divine Weapons, her melee and defensive capabilities remain impressive, especially when using Falling Light, which grants her a defensive bonus.

However, one of the advantages of these three Crescent Moon Divine Weapons is their extremely long range as long-range weapons.

Ning Feiliu has no need to waste their ranged advantage by actively engaging in close combat with the enemy.

It's just that he wouldn't be too afraid if the enemy got close.

Besides the ranged attack method that uses the three crescent moon divine weapons, Tongbi, Zhuiming, and Yingyan, as the main weapons, there is another combat method.

That would naturally be a melee berserker fighting style that uses the two crescent moon divine weapons, Soul Breaker and Mirror Breaker, as its main weapons.

The combination of the red and white blades goes without saying; close combat will almost double Ning Feiliu's offensive capabilities. Therefore, when using these two Crescent Moon Divine Weapons as his main weapons, his fighting style is primarily close-quarters combat.

Of course, as mentioned before, Ning Feiliu is most powerful in close combat when using these two Crescent Moon Divine Weapons, but that doesn't mean he can't attack from a distance.

However, both of Ning Feiliu's fighting styles have one thing in common: they are too extreme.

A ranged fighter needs to be very far away, while a melee fighter is as close as licking blood from a knife's edge.

Especially in the attack modes where the two crescent moon divine weapons, Soul Breaker and Mirror Breaker, are used as the main weapons.

In Ning Feiliu's previous life, there was a common saying about various cold weapons: "An inch longer, an inch stronger; an inch shorter, an inch more dangerous."

Long weapons, such as the Liuhe Spear and Miao Dao, often give the opponent the upper hand and a first-mover advantage in battles and duels.

Short weapons known for their adventurous nature, such as daggers, bayonets, and even hidden blades, are adept at surprise attacks from unconventional angles.

In other words, you need to get close to them to take advantage and then kill them with one blow!

However, it is also extremely risky. First of all, due to the limitations of the weapon, it is difficult to get close to the opponent, who can attack you from a distance of one or two meters.

You need to quickly close the distance to less than half a meter before you can start attacking.

Of course, that would mean being unable to gain the upper hand.

Secondly, if you can attack others, they can also attack you.

Therefore, fighting with short weapons is extremely risky.

Fortunately, Ning Feiliu's close combat is more beneficial than risky, since the "Fahrenheit" cloned by Zhejing poses a greater threat to the enemy in close combat than Ning Feiliu herself faces.

The new Crescent Moon Divine Weapon—the Crescent Moon King Sword—has a different attack method from the two combat methods Ning Feiliu mentioned. Instead, it is a "compromise" and can be considered as a combination of some advantages and disadvantages of the two combat methods.

The Crescent Moon King Sword has the appearance of a long weapon, so although it falls under the category of "cold weapons", its attack range is quite large.

Most importantly, it also has a sword aura attack mode.

Ning Feiliu just didn't use it earlier.

Moreover, the advantage of long weapons was just demonstrated. Although the speed is slower, the length of the Crescent Moon King Sword means that it can hit the enemy within the attack range with just one swing.

It has a satisfying feeling of a long-range top laner beating a short-range one, but not the kind of satisfaction you get from a marksman beating a short-range one. It's more like the feeling of using a 225-yard attack range to kite an opponent with a 150-yard attack range, similar to when Fryegor first appeared in the top lane or Gwent top lane.

The satisfaction of being able to attack the enemy with a little skill, but being unable to hit you while the enemy is being pulled back by you.

It's a different fighting style than when using Folding Mirror or Soul Severing.

However, the fighting style is the same as when using the Folding Mirror and Soul Severing Techniques – it's still melee combat.

"Is it not very easy to get the hang of... Senior Sword Douluo also uses a sword, Fei Liu, you can ask him for advice later." Dugu Yan said at this moment.

However, Ning Feiliu shook her head and said with a smile, "No need."

because……

Two lines of small text, visible only to him, automatically appeared before his eyes—

[Swing your sword 10,000 times, gaining two years of swordsmanship experience from Fiona Laurent.]

[By using your sword to protect the weak and kind one hundred times, you will gain two years of swordsmanship experience.]

Again, it's the experience bestowed by two heroes from the continent of Valoran.

Ning Feiliu was already used to it; his ability always provided him with the best help according to his wishes.

In fact, Jax, the Weapon Master, also has combat experience using swords. However, everyone has their own expertise. In terms of swordsmanship, Jax may be stronger than Fiora, the Grand Duelist, but he may not be able to compare with Master Yi, the Wuju Master.

Yi Ke is... a swordsman who can fight the Darkin in the background story.

His swordsmanship is perhaps the best in the entire Runeterra!

As for Sword Douluo...

Ning Feiliu didn't look down on this titled Douluo powerhouse who used sword as his title. It's just that in the fantasy sewers of Douluo Continent, he had never shown his unique understanding of swordsmanship or created a swordsmanship soul skill that was even more powerful than his own soul skill.

If someone were to create their own powerful original soul skills like Tang Chen's Nine Absolutes of Haotian, Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique, and Great Sumeru Hammer—skills that rival soul rings and soul skills—the Sword Douluo might actually be quite formidable, comparable to the sword masters from Rune Continent.

But unfortunately, he didn't.

Whether it's the original storyline or the information Ning Feiliu has about Sword Douluo's own strength and other details, Sword Douluo doesn't have any self-created soul skills; he's only famous for the Seven Kill Sword and his soul rings and soul skills.

His swordsmanship skills, it seems, are just so-so.

That makes sense, given the environment of Douluo Continent. Those who can create their own soul skills are among the most gifted people in the world. Even if others are titled Douluo, they don't even have the thought to put in that much effort.

Moreover, Ning Feiliu's request to Sword Douluo was a case of going to great lengths instead of seeking help from those nearby.

My own cheat abilities are quite useful, and they directly increase experience and knowledge like a sudden enlightenment, so why bother asking Sword Douluo for help?

However, when Ning Feiliu returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School after that, she did not hide the matter from Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo.

Therefore, Sword Douluo volunteered to impart a lot of experience to Ning Feiliu, as if he were treating her as his successor.

Ning Feiliu could only accept it with a wry smile, and at the same time, based on the swordsmanship experience she had already gained, she began to apply it to other situations.

Sword Douluo was even more excited at that moment.

Wow! I never expected Ning Feiliu to be such a peerless sword genius.

Or rather... given Ning Feiliu's comprehension, once he develops his talent and becomes a Soul Master, he will be an unparalleled genius no matter what he studies!

Anyway, that's how Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo see Ning Feiliu.

Little did they know, Ning Feiliu was someone who had an unfair advantage.

And now.

Ning Feiliu looked at the two newly appeared series of tasks and smiled at Dugu Yan, saying, "Sister Yan, why don't you continue practicing with me a little longer?"

Dugu Yan naturally wouldn't refuse his request, nodding and saying, "Alright! But you'll have to keep me company while I drink and have a good time for the next while."

Ning Feiliu chuckled and said, "Of course, no problem."

Then the two continued to practice against each other, and over several days of training, Ning Feiliu gradually swung his sword more than 10,000 times.

While gaining swordsmanship experience from the Sword Maiden, the requirements for his missions have increased or even changed, but the rewards for these missions remain the same.

During the process of increasing his swordsmanship experience, Ning Feiliu stayed in Tiandou City for two months. However, he once again asked Ning Fengzhi for help to obtain a second soul ring of the ten-thousand-year level.

In this way, all of his current spirit rings have reached the level of ten thousand years or more.

After acquiring the new ten-thousand-year-level second spirit ring, he went directly to the exit near the northern border of Douluo Continent and traveled to the remaining northern part of the continent once again.

This time, Ning Feiliu felt it was unnecessary to have Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, or Bone Douluo accompany her.

After all, his second spirit ring came from the Phoenix-tailed Crested Serpent. Even a Phoenix-tailed Crested Serpent of over 40,000 years doesn't require the assistance of a Title Douluo or higher.

Ning Fengzhi was also persuaded and directly let Ning Feiliu lead his Wuliu Pavilion direct elders and disciples to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain soul rings.

……

This time, before setting off again, Ning Feiliu made a special farewell to Ye Lingling, Dugu Yan, her elder brother Ning Mingrui, and several other brothers.

He first said goodbye to Ye Lingling the day before, and then said goodbye to Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo just before setting off.

"Teacher, Sister Yan, I'm leaving." Surrounded by twenty elders and disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Ning Feiliu bid farewell to Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo.

Having experienced separation once, Dugu Yan was much more at ease this time.

Because Ning Feiliu left to train last time, although it took a while, she still returned unharmed.

So she felt much more at ease.

However, she still said, "Be careful out there! Remember to tone it down, and don't be too arrogant and offend some petty people who are much stronger than you."

Ning Feiliu smiled helplessly and replied, "Am I the kind of arrogant person that Sister Yan has? And don't worry, I may not be able to beat a lot of people, but I'll still run away."

With his current level 52 soul power, the amplification effect of all his ten-thousand-year soul rings, and the calm and collected, incomplete resurrection runes, and most importantly, his accumulated experience with Jax, Sett, and Fiora is also quite extensive.

It can be said that even a Soul Saint would be a match for him at this moment.

However, considering that a Soul Saint with a Martial Soul True Body will have a significant difference in combat power, Ning Feiliu estimates that she would not be able to defeat a Soul Saint who has used a Martial Soul True Body.

There are several distinct power levels among Soul Masters, which can create a significant gap in strength.

Those are the five realms: Soul Master, Soul Venerable, Soul King, Soul Saint, and Title Douluo. It can be said that the further one progresses, the greater the difference in combat power between those who have reached the watershed and those who haven't.

Compared to Soul Masters, Soul Masters have an extra powerful skill with Soul Rings, which is a minor dividing line in the early game. However, if you have an advantage in Martial Soul quality, elemental advantage, and combat skills, you can easily make up for it.

The Soul Master has an extra thousand-year Soul Skill compared to the Great Soul Master, which will create a significant difference in combat power between the two, but it can still be compensated for.

The same applies to Soul Kings. Having an extra ten-thousand-year Soul Skill makes the difference more obvious than having an extra thousand-year Soul Skill, but the gap in combat power can still be made up for by the quality of the Martial Soul, the restraint relationship, and combat skills.

Reaching the Soul Saint level... that might be a bit difficult, because the Soul Ring at this level must be the True Form of the Martial Soul. The True Form of the Martial Soul, a Soul Skill that reveals the true form of the Martial Soul, is not something that can be easily compensated for.

If Ning Feiliu were at the Soul Emperor realm, with numerous abilities and rune enhancements, she would be completely unafraid of a Soul Saint who had unleashed their Martial Soul True Body.

However, he is now at the Soul King realm... which means he is fighting a Soul Saint who possesses a Martial Soul True Body, a feat that requires crossing two major realms.

That's definitely not an option.

As for the final Title Douluo, there's no need to say more. Unless it's like in the original storyline where Tang San used the Trident of the Sea God to kill Ghost Douluo, who was extremely countered by the Trident of the Sea God, even the weakest Title Douluo, like Dugu Bo, could easily defeat a Soul Douluo.

Dugu Bo had no idea that Ning Feiliu was inwardly criticizing him for being the weakest Title Douluo.

He looked at Ning Feiliu, snorted coldly, and said, "You little rascal, Yan Yan, you don't need to worry too much about him. But kid! If you run into trouble outside, just reveal your identity. I don't believe anyone would dare to touch my student, Dugu Bo. Your father is a disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the current sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School!"

(End of this chapter)