Lin Chen Battles Gu Rong, One Sword Strike Decides It All!

"Then please watch closely, senior!" Lin Chen's eyes flashed with cold light, and he was about to make a move.

Gu Rong, however, arrived first despite being late. With a slight cracking sound from his joints, he lightly touched the ground with his foot and appeared before Lin Chen like Gui Mei.

"So fast!" Lin Chen's pupils shrank, Ultimate Zero Sword.

Gu Rong's finger had already touched the sword. Lin Chen felt a deflecting force coming from the sword, and his center of gravity was pulled to the left.

Immediately after, Gu Rong's knee struck, hitting precisely the gap in the armor plates under his ribs.

"Bang!"

Lin Chen was forced back repeatedly by the blows, and the armor plates on his ribs made a muffled thud.

"It seems we really can't underestimate Titled Douluos..."

Lin Chen took a deep breath, exerted force with his feet, and activated his Second Soul Skill, Void Instant Slash.

Then a flash of silver light appeared, and he instantly appeared behind Gu Rong, his sword aimed straight for the back of Gu Rong's neck.

The Gu Rong did not turn around.

He swung his right arm backward, bending his elbow at an angle that defied the natural structure of the human body, and the protruding knuckle of his elbow struck Lin Chen's sword precisely.

Lin Chen's slash was deflected, and his body spun half a circle in the air before he finally landed steadily.

"The angle is good, but the intention is too obvious." Gu Rong stood still, put his hands behind his back, and commented casually.

Lin Chen landed without pausing, then exerted force with his feet again. This time, he didn't use the Void Instant Slash, but instead charged forward purely with speed.

The Ultimate Zero Sword slashed horizontally, and Gu Rong dodged to the side. The blade grazed his robes, and Lin Chen used the momentum to turn around and punch Gu Rong in the face with his left fist.

Gu Rong raised his hand to block, his withered palm catching Lin Chen's fist. But at the moment of contact, his brow twitched almost imperceptibly, as if he hadn't expected Lin Chen to be so strong.

"Interesting." Gu Rong released his grip, took a half step back, and looked Lin Chen over again, saying, "His physical strength is good, but he lacks a bit of technique."

Ning Rongrong clenched her fists as she watched from a distance. Seeing Gu Rong repel Lin Chen twice in a row, an excited smile appeared on her face, "Go, Grandpa Gu!"

Gu Rong attacked again, this time giving Lin Chen no time to breathe. He unleashed three consecutive palm strikes, each landing at a different point, instantly sending Lin Chen flying.

"Do you know where the problem lies?" Gu Rong stood still, smiling as she looked at Lin Chen: "You only have one problem right now, and that is, you're still not strong enough!"

Lin Chen steadied himself, looked up at Gu Rong, and suddenly a provocative smile appeared on his face.

"Senior is right." Lin Chen stretched his neck, a smile spreading across his face. "I'm indeed not strong enough yet."

He paused for a moment, and then the third Soul Ring beneath his feet suddenly lit up.

"But the one thing I have plenty of is a trump card."

"Third Soul Skill, Holy Radiance Possession!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the black Soul Ring shone brightly, and a chilling aura surged from Lin Chen's body.

A layer of pale golden light patterns appeared on the surface of the Ultimate Armor, and the gaps between the armor plates were instantly filled with light. Two silver wings suddenly opened, and their wingspan was nearly twice as wide as before.

"What's going on?" Gu Rong's expression suddenly changed.

"Whoosh!"

The ground beneath Lin Chen's feet cracked, and his figure instantly transformed into a silver-white afterimage, moving more than twice as fast as before.

Gu Rong raised his hand to block, Lin Chen's fist slammed squarely into his palm.

"Bang!"

Gu Rong was knocked back half a step by the punch. He looked down at his palm and saw that countless tiny cracks had appeared on the bone armor that had appeared on his palm.

Lin Chen did not stop. As his right fist retracted, his left fist followed closely, each strike carrying far greater power and speed than before.

Gu Rong used his bone armor to take several punches head-on, but the cracks on the bone armor increased, forcing him to use more Soul Power to maintain the strength of his bones.

"Something's not right with this kid..." Gu Rong frowned, took three steps back, and clasped his hands together. A gray-white bone wall rose from the ground, blocking the two of them.

Lin Chen didn't even glance at the bone wall. Ultimate Zero Sword, and the bone wall instantly split open from the middle, sending bone fragments flying everywhere.

Then Lin Chen emerged from the crack, the Ultimate Zero Sword already brimming with silver light, and slashed down at the Gu Rong tree.

Gu Rong dodged to the side, the sword grazing his shoulder and sending up a trail of grayish-white bone fragments. Gu Rong Rongye seized the opportunity to counterattack, striking Lin Chen's breastplate with a palm.

"Ultimate Holy Shield!"

With a loud shout, Lin Chen's Ultimate Armor instantly transformed into a shield, blocking Gu Rong's attack. Then, without putting on the armor again, Lin Chen charged forward and slammed his elbow into Gu Rong's chest.

Gu Rong was forced back five or six steps by the elbow strike, leaving two deep marks on the grass beneath her feet.

Ning Rongrong, watching from afar, gaped in astonishment, her face filled with disbelief. "This is impossible! He actually suppressed Grandpa Bone..."

Ning Rongrong's shock did not affect the course of the battle.

On the flat ground behind the mountain, Lin Chen fought with increasing ferocity, Ultimate Holy Shield had already transformed back into armor and was now on his body.

Every punch and sword strike he delivered was accompanied by a chilling silver light, causing the bone armor on Gu Rong's body to condense and shatter repeatedly, his withered figure constantly retreating under Lin Chen's onslaught.

"How come this kid's Soul Power hasn't run out yet?" Gu Rong was filled with astonishment. He had already used up most of his Soul Power, which he had suppressed at level 40, but Lin Chen's attacks were getting stronger and stronger, showing no signs of exhaustion.

Gu Rong gritted his teeth, clasped his hands together, and a huge bone claw rose from the ground, grabbing towards Lin Chen.

"First Soul Skill, Light Sword!"

Lin Chen did not dodge. He suddenly raised his right arm, Ultimate Zero Sword surged. A golden light sword extended from the tip of the sword, reaching a length of thirty meters.

"Boom!"

A thirty-meter-long lightsaber suddenly slashed horizontally, cutting the towering giant bone claw in two. The remaining force of the lightsaber did not diminish, but continued to slash towards the Gu Rong.

"How is this possible!" Gu Rong's pupils shrank sharply. He clearly sensed the immense power of this force, which far exceeded the realm of the Soul Ancestor.

A muffled sound came from within his body, and the Bone Dragon Martial Soul behind him let out a deafening roar.

Grayish-white Soul Power surged from his limbs and bones, and his Soul Power Level climbed from level 40 to level 50, level 55, and level 60.

As his Soul Power increased to level sixty, complete bone armor appeared on his hands, which he crossed in front of him.

"Boom!"

The lightsaber struck the bone armor, sparks flying, and Gu Rong's feet plowed two deep furrows in the ground, retreating more than ten steps before stopping.

The once sturdy bone armor was now covered in cracks and was on the verge of shattering.

Gu Rong lowered his hands, glanced down at his cracked bone armor, then looked at the boy opposite him who was still in a sword-drawing stance, his eyes filled with shock.