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

“Big brother, once we officially return, we won’t need to keep a low profile anymore,” Ning Xingchen said with a smile.

Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo nodded in agreement.

"Star, what are you going to give me?" Ning Fengzhi continued to ask.

Ning Xingchen said, "Some resources, and some special things."

After saying that, Ning Xingchen took out several large boxes.

"Star, what's inside this?"

Watching Ning Xingchen open the box, it was filled with what looked like spatial soul tools. But what was the point of bringing back so many spatial soul tools? In Douluo Continent, spatial soul tools were quite valuable, but their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School wasn't short of money.

"Brother, this contains something amazing that can elevate our overall strength to a whole new level, something that can be passed down for thousands of years."

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Over the next two or three hours, Ning Xingchen, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo began to introduce Ning Fengzhi to various finished attack-type soul tools, as well as some special soul tools.

Materials, manufacturing process, and usage.

Of course, Ning Xingchen also showed Ning Fengzhi how he, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo had all learned to use two types of soul tools, making a total of six soul tools.

After the introduction, Ning Fengzhi was stunned. He had never imagined that a soul tool could have such a function, and he instantly understood the value of a soul tool.

"Star, these soul tools must be kept secret. It will be very troublesome if other forces on the continent find out about them." Ning Fengzhi made a decision immediately after reading it.

He understood the principle that possessing a treasure is a crime.

"Yes, brother, it's up to you in this regard. You need to do research and manufacturing, and you must choose the most trustworthy people in the sect. However, I brought back a lot of finished products, enough to equip tens of thousands of people."

"There are also many materials, but most of them are not available in Douluo Continent, so Fengzhi, you can have people start collecting this list of materials."

Ning Xingchen handed over a sheet of paper containing hundreds of materials used to manufacture soul tools.

Furthermore, based on the needs of manufacturing various soul tools, Ning Xingchen also provided a ratio so that Ning Fengzhi could determine which ones needed to be collected in larger quantities and which ones only needed to be used.

“Okay, Xingchen, I’ve remembered all of this,” Ning Fengzhi said.

"Xingchen, when are you leaving? How long will you be staying this time?"

"We'll leave in an hour," Ning Xingchen said.

"So fast?"

"Brother, let's have a drink together. You should have some Binglin wine on you, right?" Ning Xingchen said with a smile.

“I know you like Binglin wine, so I’ve prepared two jugs of the finest, thousand-year-old Binglin wine for you to try when you come back,” Ning Fengzhi said.

The next hour, the four of them gathered together for a simple get-together.

One hour later!

Before parting, Ning Xingchen said again, "Big brother, remember, don't be afraid of any enemy you encounter. If you really do encounter one, you must be patient and wait for me to come back. I have already reached level 99, and Uncle Jian and Uncle Gu are both level 97. So we are not afraid of anyone or any force. All we care about is your safety."

"Alright, Uncle Jian, you can take Big Brother back now," Ning Xingchen said.

Upon hearing Ning Xingchen's words, Ning Fengzhi wondered if he had misheard or was dreaming.

"Fengzhi, I'll tell you on the way back, if we don't go back soon it will be dawn," Sword Douluo said.

"Alright, alright!" Ning Fengzhi immediately took up the Seven Kill Sword of Sword Douluo.

At this time, Ning Fengzhi had already completed his breakthrough and become a Soul Saint.

If he had gone to the Divine Exam with them, he would be a Soul Master by now. Clearly, he sacrificed his own opportunity for someone else.

After all, one of him and Ning Dingling had to stay in the sect.

Ning Xingchen told Ning Fengzhi about their soul power for two reasons: firstly, there was nothing to hide, and secondly, he wanted to reassure him that they didn't need to worry about them.

Especially in special circumstances, there is no need to make him sacrifice himself to protect them.

This is the benefit of being informed in advance, avoiding regrets.

A short while later, after Sword Douluo brought Ning Fengzhi back, Ning Xingchen, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo continued their journey towards the far north.

Ning Xingchen had initially considered the soul beasts in the Lake of Life, namely the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape, but unfortunately, these two were too young and could only provide limited improvement, unlike soul beasts that were hundreds of thousands of years old.

For example, the current Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Ice Emperor, or the Ice Heaven Snow Maiden Ice Emperor are both good choices.

Of course, Titan Snow Demon King is also possible during this period.

In short, he must choose the best of the five remaining spirit ring slots to bring his spirit power to level 100.

Therefore, Ning Xingchen decided to go to the far north first and then the near, and make a trip to the far north.

Starting from Tiandou City, it only took a little over ten days to reach the Soul Beast Forest in the far north, a snow-covered forest completely covered by heavy snow.

Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo both wore clothes to protect themselves from the cold when they arrived, while Ning Xingchen was dressed as usual. After all, having undergone ice and fire tempering, he was no longer afraid of the cold of ice attributes.

Ning Xingchen's first target was naturally the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion. Based on the timeline of Dou Er, its current age should be around 380,000 to 390,000 years.

Before entering the Soul Beast Forest in the far north, Ning Xingchen went to the nearby Soul Hunting Town to inquire about information. With a large sum of money, he found that some Soul Masters actually knew the activity range of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.

After receiving a rough map, Ning Xingchen and his companions entered the Soul Beast Forest in the far north.

At the beginning, you can see many snow and ice plants, but after going two or three hundred kilometers deeper, it becomes difficult to see any plants. After all, the temperature here is extremely low, there are no seasonal changes throughout the year, and only land covered by snow and ice all year round.

Even if there are plants, they are mostly ice-attribute plant spirit beasts.

Regarding the location of the Ice Jade Scorpion, Ning Xingchen received three pieces of information from two Soul Saints and one Soul Douluo.

Two of the three pieces of information overlap, and one does not.

Even if they don't overlap, they're not very far apart, indicating that the Ice Jade Scorpion has a range of activity. As long as they search within that range, they have a chance to find it.

Once they reached the approximate location, Ning Xingchen began searching with his mental energy, and soon made a discovery.

"Uncle Jian, Uncle Gu, there are more than twenty Ice Jade Scorpions in that icy canyon ahead. Some are thousands or even tens of thousands of years old. I would appreciate it if you could fight them slowly and try to lure out the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion," Ning Xingchen said.

When Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo made their move, he hid and observed.

When they attacked the Ice Jade Scorpion, they didn't go for the kill. Instead, they delayed as much as possible, making the battle look extremely fierce, and then forced the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion to show itself.

This is actually somewhat similar to the way the Evil Emperor was hunted down before.

And these soul beasts just happened to fall for this trick, after all, they were the leaders of this race.

Just as Ning Xingchen had predicted.

When Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo had been fighting for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Ning Xingchen sensed the presence of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion; it had arrived.

Ning Xingchen held the Star Sword and waited quietly.

With his current mental strength, the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion couldn't detect him at all.

With his spiritual perception, Ning Xingchen could see the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion clearly.

It is not large in size, with a maximum length of only about 1.5 meters, and its entire body is emerald green.

The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion has two front claws that are one meter long, and the claws are also covered with hexagonal protrusions that resemble diamonds.

The hexagonal eyes are yellow, unlike the multi-segmented tail of a typical scorpion.

Hyotei's long tail has only five segments, each of which is emerald green. The segment closest to the upper body is the widest, and it narrows towards the back.

Its tail is also decorated with diamond-studded hooks, and at the very tip is a silver-white, mirror-like hook tip that shimmers.

This is the full appearance of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion!

Ning Xingchen knew from her previous life that some people thought that a soul beast like Ice Emperor in human form was a goddess.

Can't bear to kill them? We should take them in.

But in Ning Xingchen's eyes, spirit rings and spirit bones are still more important.

There are many goddesses in Douluo Continent, and it's not just soul beasts that can transform into goddesses. Once you truly experience Douluo Continent, you won't have such thoughts anymore; there are goddesses to be had.

Therefore, when facing Ice Emperor, Ning Xingchen had only one thought: to kill.

Ning Xingchen concealed himself, preparing to deliver a fatal blow to Ice Emperor right from the start.

As Ice Emperor approached the battleground between Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, Ning Xingchen also arrived.

Just as Hyotei was about to join the battle, he discovered a sword aura several meters long piercing through the air, an attack that seemed to tear space apart.

"This is……"

With a scream, Ice Emperor was instantly cut in two by Ning Xingchen's sword.

Ning Xingchen struck with a deadly move, giving Hyotei no chance to retaliate or even utter a complete sentence, and instantly defeated it.

After all, a level 99 soul power is no joke. If you use the Nine Star Swords technique at this point, it would be strange if you couldn't kill him in one move.

"Uncle Sword, Uncle Bone, you can deal with the other soul beasts now."

"it is good!"

Upon hearing this, Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo immediately took action to deal with the other Ice Jade Scorpions. After killing more than a dozen Ice Jade Scorpions, the Ice Jade Scorpions, seeing that Ice Emperor was dead, all chose to flee.

Fortunately, Sword Douluo also found a 30,000-year-old ice-attribute soul bone inside.

On Ning Xingchen's side, Ice Emperor's spirit rings have already been raised.

"Uncle Jian, Uncle Gu, I'm troubling you again," Ning Xingchen said.

"Star, what are you saying? Leave it to us," said Sword Douluo.

To protect Ning Xingchen, they have gone to the extreme, setting up a defensive formation with a diameter of only eighty or ninety meters, capable of withstanding attacks from Soul Emperors.

This thing may not be able to defend against high-age soul beasts, but it can definitely serve as a warning, so that Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo can take action immediately if there is any danger.

Sitting cross-legged, Ning Xingchen easily absorbed the less than 400,000-year-old soul ring.

Even the Ice Jade Scorpion, which possesses the ultimate ice, is no exception.

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Twenty days later, Ning Xingchen completed the absorption of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Soul Ring. Although his soul power increased significantly, he did not break through and remained at level ninety-nine.

Breaking through the final hurdle will be extremely difficult.

Ning Xingchen stood up and put away the left arm bone produced by the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.

"Xingchen, why aren't you absorbing this soul bone?" Sword Douluo looked at Ning Xingchen in confusion.

Ning Xingchen said, "Uncle Jian, having a soul ring is enough. Let's keep this soul bone for now. If we can't find a more suitable one in the future, we can absorb this one."