Card Drawing Begins in Douluo World

"But Ghostface Sword Venerable has already achieved thirty consecutive victories in the Soul Elder bracket, and no one has ever forced him to reveal his martial soul or use a single soul ring skill!"

"Mad Saber is no weakling either. He has already earned the honor of Silver Douluo in the Soul Ancestor bracket!"

"A Soul Elder with thirty straight wins challenging a Silver Douluo Soul Ancestor! Sword martial soul versus saber martial soul! This is a crazy night—are you ready?!"

At the host's incitement, the audience's emotions immediately ignited. The amount wagered at the Great Soul Arena kept climbing, and every jump in the numbers made the arena's managers nearly unable to contain their excitement.

Just as the atmosphere throughout the arena reached its peak, the referee announced the start of the soul fight!

Mad Saber did not take Ghostface Sword Venerable seriously at all. He had come here purely for the money.

A reward of one thousand Gold Soul Coins, plus the Great Soul Arena's appearance fee—he only needed to fight one match to claim it all. For any non-noble soul master, that was no small temptation.

Upon hearing the referee announce the start, Mad Saber gave a vicious grin and activated his martial soul, the Zhanmadao Saber.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple!

Four standard soul rings appeared in the arena, hinting that although Mad Saber was not a noble, he was not some rootless bottom-tier soul master either.

Second Soul Skill: Three-Part Saber Qi!

Three dazzling saber qi burst from the Zhanmadao Saber martial soul, plowing through the Great Soul Arena's floor as they flew toward Dai Weisi.

Dai Weisi still did not activate his martial soul. Soul power merely gathered in his palm as he prepared to face his enemy with swordsmanship.

This "arrogant" attitude not only shocked the entire audience but also infuriated Mad Saber.

A Soul Elder challenging a Soul Ancestor, yet he still dared to hold back?

Fine, you want to hide your strength? Then I'll make sure you hide it to your heart's content!

Second Soul Skill: Three-Part Saber Qi!

Second Soul Skill: Three-Part Saber Qi!

Mad Saber activated his second soul skill twice more in rapid succession. Nine saber qi formed a fan shape as they enveloped Dai Weisi.

Mad Saber's second soul skill could be considered one of the finest low-level burst skills. As long as he had enough soul power, he could cast it continuously without limit. Its casting speed was extremely fast, making it easy to unleash massive damage in a short time and decide victory with a single blow.

Facing the overwhelming saber qi soul skill, Dai Weisi did not panic in the slightest. The iron sword in his hand left its sheath!

Mount Hua Swordplay: Boundless Falling Leaves!

To the audience, something unbelievable suddenly happened—

Dai Weisi's iron sword, infused with soul power, merely thrust forward a few times, yet it shattered all nine saber qi that Mad Saber had expended considerable soul power to release.

It was as easy as crushing nine blocks of tofu.

The entire arena fell silent. Across from him, Mad Saber's jaw nearly dropped.

His proud, rapid-fire second soul skill had been so easily broken?

"This is impossible!"

Mad Saber roared and unleashed Three-Part Saber Qi once more.

Using the same move again, Dai Weisi could not even be bothered to raise his eyelids. One slash shattered all three saber qi.

"Got anything fresher? This one of yours doesn't seem very impressive!"

Dai Weisi's indifferent taunt completely enraged the hot-tempered Mad Saber.

"Fine! I'll show you whether I'm impressive or not!"

The third soul ring on the Zhanmadao Saber martial soul flashed purple. "Third Soul Skill: Saber Qi Infusion!"

Mad Saber's entire body suddenly grew taller. Every strand of his hair stood on end, and his eyes brimmed with unconcealed ferocity, as though some savage beast had possessed him.

He had probably used an enhancement-type soul skill. Mad Saber's physical attributes should have increased drastically now.

"Take my slash!"

A direct downward chop descended from above, carrying enough force to seem as though it would split Ghostface Sword Venerable in two.

Dai Weisi grew slightly more serious. Soul power blazed brightly over his iron sword.

Mount Hua Swordplay Defensive Form: Bells and Drums Resound!

Clang~~~~!

A heavy metallic collision rang out. The spectators outside the arena discovered in astonishment that the seemingly young Dai Weisi had not moved an inch, while the imposing Mad Saber had instead been forced half a step back.

Unfortunately, Mad Saber in his berserk state could no longer notice such details.

"You can block one attack from me, but can you block ten? A hundred?"

Horizontal slashes, diagonal slashes, vertical slashes, upward cuts—although Mad Saber's moves were ordinary, he executed them with tremendous mastery.

They could not be called a Self-Created Soul Skill. They were likely the methods of wielding a saber most suited to him, honed through battle after battle.

Combined with his burly body and the greatly enhanced physical qualities granted by his third soul skill, they possessed considerable lethality. Otherwise, he could not have earned Silver Douluo in a major city like Star Luo City.

Unfortunately, he had encountered Dai Weisi, his greatest counter.

The physical prowess Mad Saber took such pride in offered no advantage whatsoever against Dai Weisi, who had cultivated the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training Golden Bell Shield.

And Mad Saber's supposedly refined saber techniques still fell far short when compared to the exquisite Mount Hua Swordplay.

Therefore, even though he launched one fierce slash after another, Dai Weisi remained firmly standing amid the Gale Storm of his offensive, not retreating a single step.

After dozens of consecutive slashes, even with Mad Saber's robust physique, his hands began to weaken slightly.

Looking at the unmoving young swordsman before him, Mad Saber had no choice but to admit that in a pure saber-and-sword contest, he was no match for this fellow.

After one of his slashes was intercepted by Dai Weisi, Mad Saber took the opportunity to step backward. His dark purple fourth soul ring suddenly lit up.

"Fourth Soul Skill: Half-Moon Saber!"

A massive crescent-shaped saber qi roughly five meters across appeared in midair along with Mad Saber's horizontal slash after retreating. It swept toward Ghostface Sword Venerable's chest.

The degree of condensation in this saber qi far surpassed the earlier Three-Part Saber Qi. If an ordinary Soul Ancestor were struck, they might be cut in half.

Dai Weisi's eyes lit up. This slash had some substance to it.

He retreated half a step, then launched the iron sword in his palm after gathering momentum. A streak of pale purple sword light painted the entire soul arena red like the morning glow.

Morning Sun One Qi Sword, direct thrust!

Other than foundational Five Sacred Mountains sword arts like Mount Hua Swordplay and Mount Song Swordplay, this was the only advanced sword art Dai Weisi had currently learned from the Five Sacred Mountains Swordplay Inscriptions.

Because it was simple.

This sword art had only one move: gather momentum, then draw the sword.

The more decisive the sword strike, the more soul power it could drive. The more condensed the morning-glow sword light, the more solid it became, and the greater its killing power.

This sword strike collided head-on with the fourth soul skill Mad Saber had unleashed.

A moment later, the sword light severed the saber qi, but it too nearly dispersed and could no longer inflict any damage upon Mad Saber.

Although this exchange appeared to leave Dai Weisi with only a slight advantage, that was not actually the case.

The soul power consumed by his "Self-Created Soul Skill," the Morning Sun One Qi Sword, was at most equivalent to a second soul skill. It was only because the soul power was so incomparably condensed that it was unstoppable in sharpness.

Mad Saber's Half-Moon Saber, however, was a fourth soul skill. After fighting to this point, that attack had nearly consumed two-thirds of Mad Saber's remaining soul power.

Seeing his ultimate move broken, Mad Saber's fighting spirit immediately faded by more than half. Feeling the pitifully small amount of soul power left in his body, he decisively admitted defeat.

Overwhelming cheers erupted from the Great Soul Arena's stands.

Although this battle had not lasted long, the Great Soul Arena had perfectly stirred up the audience's passion using gimmicks such as "a Soul Elder challenging a Soul Ancestor" and "a Soul Elder refusing to use soul skills."

Now that victory and defeat had been decided, the weaker had successfully overcome the stronger.

Those laymen in the audience could not see that Ghostface Sword Venerable had held an absolute advantage from beginning to end. Believing they had witnessed an intense clash of titans, they naturally erupted with extraordinary passion.

Dai Weisi could not be bothered to remain on the stage and cater to the gamblers' excitement. He soon returned backstage to rest and wait for the Great Soul Arena to arrange his next soul fight.

Dai Weisi's Deepest Secret ### Over the next month, Dai Weisi continued participating in soul fights at the Great Soul Arena at a rate of three matches a day.

Every opponent was a Soul Ancestor, ranging from level 41 to level 49.

He won every match.

During that time, several Soul Ancestors with top-tier martial souls posed no small threat to Dai Weisi.

After all, he could not use soul skills and could only fight with swordsmanship. Facing opponents with certain special soul skills could put him at a severe disadvantage.

But overall, Dai Weisi became increasingly accustomed to Soul Ancestor-level battles. His fighting style grew more seasoned, and his Five Sacred Mountains Swordplay gradually became fully responsive to his will, reaching the peak of the first realm of swordsmanship—the Mastery Realm.

Moreover, after this month of tempering, Dai Weisi knew more than just the Morning Sun One Qi Sword among advanced sword arts.

He had also dabbled in Mount Hua's Life-Taking Consecutive Three Immortals Sword, Mount Song's Seventeen Paths of Fast and Slow, and Mount Heng's Returning Wind Falling Geese Sword. Although he was still far from learning all the sword arts recorded in the Five Sacred Mountains Swordplay Inscriptions, his combat methods had become sufficiently varied.

Through these hundred-plus battles, Ghostface Sword Venerable's fame resounded throughout Star Luo City, and both the Great Soul Arena and Dai Weisi earned enormous amounts of Gold Soul Coins.

By this point, Dai Weisi felt that this carnival was about ready to end.

However, having tasted the benefits, the Great Soul Arena still hoped that Dai Weisi would continue participating in soul fights there.

Naturally, Dai Weisi would not let making money interfere with his upcoming cultivation plans, so he decisively refused.

With Cheng Yue backing him, the Great Soul Arena could do nothing to him. It could only hand over his earnings from these past days and end this cooperation.

After returning to Wanjin Mountain Villa, Dai Weisi opened the card-drawing system.

New achievements unlocked:

Sword Hero: Recognized by over 50,000 people simultaneously as possessing superb swordsmanship.

Reward obtained: Item Card: Hibernating Dragon Pill (3 pills).

Hundred-Win Streak: Defeat 100 enemies of equal or higher level consecutively.

Reward obtained: Martial Arts Card: "Nine Yin Manual (Ancient Tomb Edition)"

After taking a Hibernating Dragon Pill, one would enter a state of false death and awaken only after nine days. Upon awakening, all negative conditions such as poisoning and injuries would be removed.

This was a life-saving divine medicine!

Dai Weisi hurriedly stored the jade bottle containing the Hibernating Dragon Pills in his storage Soul Tool.

As for the Nine Yin Manual (Ancient Tomb Edition), that was undoubtedly a tremendous harvest.

Although the Ancient Tomb Edition of the Nine Yin Manual lacked the Sanskrit general outline and had greatly diminished in value, it still barely qualified as a peerless martial art. More importantly, it contained a cultivation technique like the Bone Forging Chapter of the Book of Changes, which could improve one's innate bone aptitude.

Dai Weisi planned to leave this cultivation technique for Zhu Zhuyun. Combined with the Myriad-Year Cold Jade Pendant he had obtained earlier, it could raise Zhu Zhuyun's cultivation speed to its maximum.

After taking stock of his gains from this period, the voice of the maid Zhu Er came from outside the door:

"Your Highness, an elderly man has arrived outside the villa. He specifically asked to see you. The Soul Emperor guarding the gate could not discern his depth at all. We asked Mister Cheng Yue to take a distant look, and he said the man is very likely a Titled Douluo."

"We have already informed Elder Li. Would you like to meet him?"

A Titled Douluo?

Why would a Titled Douluo come looking for him at this time?

This unexpected development made Dai Weisi frown.

He definitely had to meet him. Other than those two people at the very top of Spirit Hall, no one in this world could treat a Titled Douluo as though they were nothing.

But he had to meet him together with old Master Li Fu.

It was not that Dai Weisi was timid or afraid of trouble.

Rather, a man of great wealth should not sit beneath a crumbling wall. No matter how great Dai Weisi's potential was, before it had been realized, he could not possibly withstand the first soul skill of any Titled Douluo.

When one's own strength was insufficient, one had to know when to play it safe.

Li Fu arrived very quickly.

The two of them went together to the entrance of Wanjin Mountain Villa to welcome the visitor.

The other party was one of the pinnacle figures in the Douluo World. His willingness to observe etiquette and wait at the gate for the guards to announce him did not mean Dai Weisi could disregard his status.

Even as a prince of Star Luo, Dai Weisi had to personally greet him at the gate to show proper respect.

Almost the instant they met, Dai Weisi knew exactly who this old man was.

He had a youthful appearance, yet his beard and hair were entirely white. He merely stood there with his eyes closed in quiet rest, but he gave off the feeling of a peerless treasured sword sheathed in its scabbard. It seemed that the instant he opened his eyes, that peerless sword would stab straight into yours.

At the sight of this man, Li Fu's heart trembled. He reached out and pressed a hand against Dai Weisi's shoulder to stop him from walking forward, then gently shook his head.