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

"Good, very good! Die, all of you!"

Six spirit rings lit up on his body, and then an energy ring as thick as a bucket emanated from his body.

"burst!"

With a loud shout, the energy ring exploded, and Zhao Wuji was once again crushed and sent flying.

After the explosion, Cheng Feng glanced at the injured Zhao Wuji, and the desired effect had been achieved.

He looked left and right, but still couldn't find Ning Xingchen.

What about people?

There was a big question mark on its little head, and it seemed unable to hear anything.

"I'm here!"

Just as the explosion occurred, Ning Xingchen moved behind him.

Although the energy of the explosion was strong enough that even someone as powerful as Zhao Wuji was knocked away and injured, Ning Xingchen's body was still strong enough to withstand the attack.

Only the body and clothes suffered damage, with many parts destroyed.

For Ning Xingchen, battles often don't ruin his body, but rather his clothes.

Sword stance!

Ning Xingchen's imposing aura was overwhelming, and an invisible pressure rendered Cheng Feng, who was under his Martial Soul True Body, unable to move, and his body seemed to be affected as well.

But by the time he realized what was happening, Ning Xingchen's Star Sword had already fallen.

A sword slashed down, and blood splattered everywhere.

The injured Zhao Wuji's eyes were wide open, bulging out as far as they could go.

"This, this... Young Master, you are amazing."

For a moment, Zhao Wuji didn't know how to describe Ning Xingchen.

Only two words came to mind: Awesome!

Ning Xingchen used the first move of the Nine Star Swords right from the start, aiming to kill the opponent in one strike and to see just how powerful the move was.

It seems to be much better than he expected.

Looking at Cheng Feng again, Ning Xingchen could have killed him without using sword aura or sword control over all things, relying solely on his physical body and swordsmanship.

However, this process will take longer.

Delay could lead to unforeseen circumstances; what if the rest of the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group came after them?

He wasn't afraid of facing Dan Ningxingchen alone, but if there were more of them, he could only avoid their sharp edge.

Therefore, Ning Xingchen decisively used his sword technique to kill him with an absolute advantage.

After putting away the two people's spatial soul tools and checking them again, it was found that neither of the two Soul Saints had a soul bone.

Ning Xingchen asked, "Old Zhao, how badly are you injured?"

Zhao Wuji stood up and spat out a mouthful of blood, saying, "It's nothing, the injury isn't serious."

Ning Xingchen took out a pill and tossed it to Zhao Wuji.

This is a healing pill he made according to the records in the Medicine God Record, using one ten-thousand-year-old medicinal herb as the main ingredient and six thousand-year-old medicinal herbs as supplementary ingredients.

Because of the sufficient amount of medicinal materials, about fifty healing pills were made, which had a remarkable effect on internal injuries.

The reason why the healing pills were made so easily was thanks to the special techniques in the Medicine God Record. Although it was a simplified and rough version, the effect was absolutely amazing.

“Eating it will help you recover,” Ning Xingchen said.

"Thank you, young master." Zhao Wuji immediately took the medicine and then sat cross-legged to regulate his breathing and absorb its effects.

Ning Xingchen glanced at Zhao Wuji, who was recovering, and was satisfied with his performance in this battle.

At least in terms of character, he is trustworthy. He was willing to cover the retreat or even sacrifice himself to help him escape. If he continues to maintain this attitude in the future, he might be given a chance.

Chapter 72 Reencounter with Liu Erlong! Assassination? Counterattack?

While Zhao Wuji was recovering, Ning Xingchen checked the two of them's spatial soul tools.

After finding nothing special, he tossed one of the spatial soul tools to Zhao Wuji after he woke up.

"Young Master, is this for me?" Zhao Wuji asked with a look of surprise.

One of the Soul Saints in the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group is quite wealthy.

Previously, he could only obtain spatial soul tools from Soul Masters at the Soul Emperor level.

"Take it if I give it to you!" Ning Xingchen said. Since you've put in the effort, you should get some benefits in return. Otherwise, why should others follow you?

The spatial soul tool given to Zhao Wuji contained several gold soul coin cards, estimated to contain tens of thousands of gold soul coins.

He had several thousand gold soul coins in cash, but this amount of gold soul coins was nothing to Ning Xingchen.

But why was Zhao Wuji so surprised?

“Young Master, you may not know this, but the members of the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group are all very wealthy. In addition to taking on mercenary missions, they also hunt a large number of ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain soul bones,” Zhao Wuji said.

"Hunting soul beasts?" Ning Xingchen asked doubtfully. At this time, the soul beast resources in Douluo Continent were still relatively abundant, so it was indeed possible to do so.

Zhao Wuji said, "The Iron Wolf Mercenary Group is powerful. Its leader, Iron Wolf, has a soul power of level 82, and the deputy leader is level 78. It consists of a Soul Douluo and four Soul Saints. The lowest level in their mercenary group is Soul Master. It would be easy for them to hunt down ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts."

"Young Master, after you killed two of their Soul Saints, they now only have two Soul Saints left."

"The Iron Wolf Mercenary Group has hunted down many ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts over the years."

"It is said that the leader of their Iron Wolf Mercenary Group has two soul bones, and the vice leader also has one. They even sold the two soul bones at a high price."

“Over the past ten years, they have obtained at least five soul bones in the Star Dou Great Forest,” Zhao Wuji said.

"How many soul beasts did they hunt? Aren't they afraid of retaliation?"

Ning Xingchen did not ask Zhao Wuji how he obtained the information, but the fact that the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group had so many soul bones piqued his interest.

The Iron Wolf Mercenary Group was also extremely lucky; despite the large number of beasts they hunted in the Lake of Life, which were ten thousand-year-old soul beasts, they didn't make a move.

Is it because they're afraid of being exposed?

"Old Zhao, do you know the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group's lair? Take me there," Ning Xingchen said.

Zhao Wuji said, "Young Master, you've come to the right person. The location of the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group is extremely secretive; very few people actually know about it."

"Young Master, come with me," Zhao Wuji said.

"The Iron Wolf Mercenary Group is located in a large mountain south of Häagen-Dazs City, about half a day's journey from where we are now."

“Young Master, that place is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If we are going to make a move, it would be best to…” Zhao Wuji suddenly stopped.

Ning Xingchen said, "Don't worry, I won't do anything reckless."

Geniuses can often fight beyond their level, but in Zhao Wuji's eyes, even though Ning Xingchen had already killed two Soul Saints, he was still not enough to face a Soul Douluo of level 82 with two Soul Bones.

The two had not yet reached their destination, but it was already getting dark.

However, taking advantage of the darkness, they still arrived at the foot of a high mountain.

"Young Master, the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group is on this mountain, which is over 400 meters high. It is surrounded by cliffs on three sides, and there is almost only one way to get up the mountain."

Ning Xingchen said, "Then let's just attack directly."

Zhao Wuji thought he was brave enough, but Ning Xingchen was even braver than him.

“Their most powerful Soul Masters aren’t here, so now is the best time to attack,” Ning Xingchen analyzed.

However, it cannot be ruled out that the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group members have already returned.

We can scout ahead first; if it doesn't work, we can just evacuate.

"Old Zhao, you stay down the mountain. I'll go up and take a look first," Ning Xingchen said after thinking for a moment.

“Young Master, if anyone should go up, it should be me. How can I let you go?” Zhao Wuji suggested.

Ning Xingchen said, "If you go up there and are discovered, can you escape from an 82-level Soul Douluo?"

“I…” Zhao Wuji shook his head; he was still clear about his own power.

"I'll go check it out first. Even if there's that level 82 Soul Douluo there, I can still escape," Ning Xingchen said.

"Then please be careful, young master!" Zhao Wuji said.

Ning Xingchen did not go up from the foot of the mountain directly, but instead moved a little further away.

He flew into the sky on the Star Sword, then flew directly above the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group.

They slowly descended from the sky until they disappeared into the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group.

According to Zhao Wuji, the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group doesn't have many members, and the minimum requirement to join is Soul Master or above.

So there weren't many people on the mountaintop. The houses were scattered around. After looking around, there were quite a few people, but only about twenty. There were quite a few ordinary people, though.

What's odd is that almost all the ordinary people here are young and beautiful women.

One room alone held no fewer than twenty young women.

Among Soul Masters, the two with the strongest Soul Power are Soul Emperors, while the rest are Soul Kings and Soul Sect Masters.

Under the night sky, none of the Soul Masters of the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group seemed to be idle.

A series of unusual sounds came from each room.

There were screams, ecstasy, and even the sound of whips being lashed.

"Haha, this girl is really nice. Where did you catch her?"

"Brother Xu, we caught this on our way back from Häagen-Dazs City. What do you think? What reward will the boss give us for a woman like this?"

"award?"

"Will it be like the last time the vice-captain of the Feather Mercenary Group made the brothers line up together?"

"Sigh, I'm only level 53, ranked 16th in the mercenary group. Last time it was my turn, the woman was almost dead, let alone an ordinary person."

"Don't worry, since you're the one who caught him, the boss will definitely put you third or even second in line."

At this moment, Ning Xingchen's eyes were like the light of stars. The Eyes of Stars had extremely powerful penetrating abilities, allowing him to see the situation inside the room clearly.