Douluo Continent: Sword Named Star, Slaying Gods to Prove the Dao

Despite being over 500,000 years old, this Star Sea Emperor's attack power isn't particularly strong. I estimate its strength to be around level 96, or at most level 97.

The reason Ning Xingchen was able to block the opponent's attack was twofold: firstly, she was powerful enough, and secondly, most of the opponent's attack was absorbed by the Star Sword as Star Power.

"It's time to deliver the final blow." The Star Sea Emperor transformed into its soul beast form, unleashing a star energy form just like its true form. This was a strike that almost drained all the power from its body.

Ning Xingchen still took out the Star Sword to defend.

"Human, you cannot withstand this. This attack requires me to gather six months' worth of stellar power. It would be an honor for you to die from this blow."

With a deafening roar, the Star Sword still exploded after blocking the attack, its power immense.

The ocean below was blasted into a huge crater, but the crater only pushed the seawater aside, and it was soon filled in again, and the sea returned to its usual calm.

Ning Xingchen disappeared before the Starry Sea Emperor's eyes.

"Is he dead?" The Starry Sea Emperor searched around but found no trace of Ning Xingchen.

There was no trace of human presence.

"It seems we've wiped out all the humans just now. I've avenged my race. Bah! Humans all deserve to die. I'll kill every single one I encounter," said the Starry Sea Emperor.

If it were just hunting one spirit ring, it might not be so furious, but if it hunts a whole group of spirit rings, it will definitely kill this human.

As the Starry Sea Emperor entered the water and traveled through the sea, little did he know that not far away, Ning Xingchen, using the invisibility skill of the Vast Ocean Universe Cover, had been following behind him.

Fortunately, this Starry Sea Emperor was not very fast. After all, there was no threat or pursuit, and it moved at a normal speed.

Only under these conditions could Ning Xingchen keep up; otherwise, he really wouldn't have been able to maintain his invisibility while pursuing extreme speed.

Fortunately, the speed of the Starry Sea Emperor was within Ning Xingchen's range.

Half an hour later, Ning Xingchen arrived at a sea area, which was also the lair of the Star Sea Emperor.

After the Starry Sea Emperor emitted a series of sounds, countless star-like spots emerged from the sea surface, densely packed, some dating back tens of thousands, some hundreds, and still others thousands of years.

Ning Xingchen was amazed by the sheer number of these star-shaped spots; there were at least several thousand, perhaps even tens of thousands.

After these Star Sea Spots appeared, they surrounded Star Sea Emperor in the middle. Then, after absorbing the power of the stars, the Star Sea Spots actually gathered all of it towards Star Sea Emperor, seemingly to make up for the star power it had lost in the battle.

"Damn it, if only you had said so earlier, I should have taken it and absorbed more of the star power." Ning Xingchen was already a little regretful.

At this rate, with thousands upon thousands of Star Sea Spots helping to restore the power of the stars, the Star Sea Emperor will also recover its power of the stars very quickly.

Even if Ning Xingchen consumes several years of its lifespan, it can quickly replenish itself.

No wonder they can grow to over 500,000 years old; with the contributions of an entire race, it would be strange if they grew slowly.

After analyzing the situation, Ning Xingchen decided to refrain from taking action for the time being and not to alarm the Star Sea Clan.

He has memorized the current location and has also found reference points on the several small islands he passed by, making it easier to come back and retrieve the soul ring in the future. At that time, he can then come back to absorb the star essence from the other Star Sea Spots.

If we act immediately, even if we can absorb a large amount of stellar power, these star-sea spots will definitely migrate after he leaves, making it extremely difficult to find them again on the vast ocean.

Compared to improving the Starry Sky Sword Body, Ning Xingchen would prefer to obtain the Starry Sky Sea Emperor's soul ring first.

Even without these star essences, the Star Sword Body can absorb them from the starry sky.

After determining his location, Ning Xingchen did not linger for long. Instead, he used the Vast Ocean Universe Cover invisibility skill to swim for about ten kilometers before flying into the air to continue flying westward towards the sea.

During the flight, Ning Xingchen also began to pay attention to the soul beasts in the sea. If there were soul beasts that were over 100,000 years old, he would also note their approximate locations.

Three days later, Ning Xingchen actually discovered two sea spirit beasts, a sea dragon with two heads and a sea spirit beast with a body of scales, fighting each other.

The ocean truly is a place where miracles happen; there are quite a few soul beasts that are 100,000 years old.

Of the two 100,000-year-old soul beasts that Ning Xingchen encountered, one was a sea soul master he knew, called the Two-Headed Sea Dragon, and the other was one that Ning Xingchen had never seen recorded in his memory.

To watch the battle, Ning Xingchen flew very high, making it difficult for the two soul beasts to notice him.

However, the battle did not last long. This powerful two-headed sea dragon was no match for the phosphorescent sea spirit beast that Ning Xingchen did not even recognize.

The two battles separated. This place was the territory of the Phosphorus Armor Sea Spirit Beast, so Ning Xingchen tracked the location of the Two-Headed Sea Dragon.

After memorizing its lair, Ning Xingchen continued flying westward.

After that, Ning Xingchen never encountered any powerful soul beasts again. However, six days later, he discovered that humans actually lived on an island.

This was definitely good news. Ning Xingchen decided to go to the island to ask around, but after exchanging ideas, she discovered that neither of them could understand what the other was saying.

For a moment, they were stuck in a language barrier, but fortunately, after some gesturing and communication, Ning Xingchen adjusted his direction and continued flying.

The inability to communicate made Ning Xingchen somewhat worried; would things be the same when they arrived on the Sun and Moon Continent?

You should know that in our past lives on Earth, although we spoke the same words, if you asked someone a distance away to say them, they might not be able to understand them, or they might even think it was bird language.

Continuing to fly a hundred meters above the sea level, another day passed in the blink of an eye.

Ning Xingchen rested briefly for two hours in the morning, and then continued flying on the Star Sword.

But after Ning Xingchen had been flying for about half an hour, he made another discovery: a large ship about seventy or eighty meters long was being attacked by seven or eight small boats about ten meters long.

Judging from the attire of the people on the small boat, what else could they be but pirates?

The sounds of collisions echoed one after another, which Ning Xingchen could clearly see from high above—they were attack-type soul tools.

There were at least thirty Soul Masters on the large ship, but only six of them used Soul Guidance Devices.

"Are offensive soul tools still this outdated?" Ning Xingchen noticed that these soul tools were bulky, slow in attack, and only moderately powerful.

Most powerful Soul Masters don't use Soul Tools; only a few with lower Soul Power choose to use them.

Because using this soul tool allows a Great Soul Master to unleash an attack effect equivalent to a Soul Grandmaster.

Damn, I'm too early.

Soul tool technology may still be in its infancy. The soul tools in the second part of Douluo Continent are from ten thousand years in the future. It is only after ten thousand years of development that we have reached that scale.

At this point, this continent might not even be called the Sun and Moon Continent.

Although Ning Xingchen was slightly disappointed, there was an old saying in her past life that goes something like, "Since we're already here..."

Looking at the battle below, both sides suffered heavy losses.

Ning Xingchen didn't want to get involved; it wasn't his business, and he didn't want to take action. But just then, someone on the large ship below spotted him and shouted loudly.

"Senior, please lend a hand. We are the adventure ship of Duke Baiyu of the Tianxing Empire. If you are willing to help, we are willing to offer a ten-thousand-year-old blood jade coral as a reward."

"Ten-thousand-year-old blood jade coral?" Ning Xingchen recalled the records in the Medicine God's inheritance. This was a rare and precious medicine with the effect of bringing the dead back to life and restoring flesh and bones.

If Chen Jianjun had taken it before, and with A Yin's treatment, it would have been much easier for him to recover his arm. A Yin wouldn't have had to waste her life force or even deplete her body's essence.

Moreover, consuming the ten-thousand-year-old Blood Jade Coral can have miraculous effects. It can not only restore Chen Jianjun's health but also make his body more energetic. One ten-thousand-year-old Blood Jade Coral can make a Soul Master twenty years younger.

Although it has not been classified as a divine item, its medicinal effects have surpassed those of many divine items. It is a rare treasure from the sea. It is said that since the opening of the Han Hai Pavilion, only one Blood Jade Coral has been obtained, and that one was only a thousand years old.

However, this thousand-year-old artifact was sold for 200,000 gold soul coins. If it were ten thousand years old, it would be priceless.

The middle-aged woman below who had been calling out to Ning Xingchen saw that Ning Xingchen had not moved, so she took out the Blood Jade Coral and placed it in her hand.

Ning Xingchen could see it very clearly: two palm-sized corals, entirely blood-red, as if blood were flowing within them. Beneath the blood-jade coral was a piece of blood-jade coral stone, which was also an extremely precious medicinal material.

Although its value is not comparable to that of ten-thousand-year-old blood jade coral, it is comparable to that of ordinary ten-thousand-year-old medicinal materials, and blood jade coral can only be produced if blood jade coral stone is available.

If cultivated properly, a new blood jade coral can even grow after it has been harvested.

Blood jade coral cannot be separated from the blood jade coral stone. The moment it is separated, its medicinal power begins to dissipate, and after half an hour, the entire ancient blood jade coral will have no medicinal effect left.

As long as it remains within the Blood Jade Coral Stone and is not damaged, its medicinal effects will not diminish even after being left outside for several years. This is the main reason why the other party dared to take it out like this.

"Everyone, charge! The boss wants the ten-thousand-year-old blood jade coral. We have to take it. Also, kill them all. We can't let them get out and report back."

A pirate captain shouted loudly, his soul rings gleaming, his eyes lighting up at the sight of the ten-thousand-year-old blood jade coral.

The middle-aged woman's deliberate exposure of her treasure attracted the attention of powerful Soul Masters among the pirates. In an instant, four Soul Saints and one Soul Douluo from the pirates surrounded her.

"Aunt Qin, can this person save us?"

Beside the middle-aged woman, a young woman of about seventeen or eighteen years old with excellent looks and figure spoke up.

"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have gone out to sea to play. Otherwise, they wouldn't have brought out such a treasure to protect us." The young woman was very annoyed. She just wanted to go out for fun, but who knew she would encounter this pirate attack.

"Don't worry, Xiao Qi, the ten-thousand-year-old blood jade coral will definitely tempt any powerful person on the continent."

The middle-aged woman said that there were two Soul Saints beside her, who were the captain and first mate of the ship, making a total of three Soul Saints including herself.

The entire Curious Ship had only about thirty Soul Masters. How could they possibly fight against the hundreds of pirate Soul Masters who had come out in full force, especially since the other side also had a Soul Douluo?

She originally had a treasure to save her life, but they were the White Jade Duke's ship. If they were discovered, she would definitely face retaliation, and silencing them would be the easiest thing to do.

On the high seas, any evidence can be destroyed. Not to mention destroyed, it might take months before anyone comes to search for the ship after it disappears.

However, after so many months, she couldn't find him anywhere on the vast ocean; it was like looking for a needle in a haystack. So she could only gamble that the Soul Master in the sky wasn't a pirate, but rather quite powerful.

Because when she looked at him, he also looked at her, and for a moment he felt fear.

"Let's see who dares to oppose my Pirate King's crew." The only Soul Douluo among the pirates released his martial soul, with eight soul rings on his body and a soul power of about level eighty-three or eighty-four.

brush……

Ning Xingchen descended rapidly and landed on the deck in an instant.

"Who is the Pirate King! Is it you?" Ning Xingchen asked, looking at the middle-aged Soul Douluo in front of him.

"The Pirate King is our boss."

Ning Xingchen just said it casually, because those three words were very famous in his previous life.

"And what about you?" Ning Xingchen asked.

"Is he the man of the Pirate King?"

The middle-aged man was taken aback and said, "You, how did you know? But it's about to happen."

"Senior, please save us," the middle-aged woman said.

Ning Xingchen glanced back and said, "This is a Soul Douluo, and a ten-thousand-year-old Blood Jade Coral... You're putting me in a difficult position."

Ning Xingchen's words implied three words.

You have to pay more!

From their conversation, Ning Xingchen already knew the identities of the two people in front of him, especially the stunningly beautiful young woman in a white dress beside them, and that he could gain some more benefits from them.

"Senior, we also obtained a ten-thousand-year-old purple-gold pearl, which we acquired from a thirty-thousand-year-old purple-gold clam. Is that alright?" the middle-aged woman asked.

Ning Xingchen said, "This is indeed a good thing. Okay, I can do you a favor."

Ning Xingchen then looked at the middle-aged pirate and said, "For my sake, could you please leave? I don't want to kill anyone today."