The Gap in Realms

"Boom boom boom boom...!!!"

Sword Qi crisscrossed the battlefield, sweeping through everything.

The range affected by the two combatants kept expanding, and the intensity of their battle continued to rise!

Ye Cheng continuously used the sword in his hand to block the streaks of sword shadows, occasionally counterattacking. In this short time, his combat awareness had improved considerably.

Although Sword Douluo's offensive was fierce, the gap in strength between them was simply too vast. If necessary, Ye Cheng could have ended the battle in a single move. The only reason they could still trade blows like this was that he was using Sword Douluo as a whetstone to hone himself.

"You still won't use a Soul Skill?"

Sword Douluo's voice was somewhat elusive. He remained concealed within the sword light as the Seven Kill Sword grew even larger. Then he slashed out six more times, cutting open space itself. The black spatial rifts formed the character for "kill," as large as a small mountain, and rushed toward him.

"You're far too arrogant!"

Looking at Ye Cheng, who stood within the range covered by the massive character, Sword Douluo furrowed his brows. In this short span of time, the two had already exchanged thousands of moves. Though they appeared evenly matched, trading blows back and forth...

He understood that he had nearly given it his all. Yet his opponent still seemed to have strength in reserve, clearly holding back on purpose. Or perhaps he had never been serious at all?

It made him feel completely underestimated.

"Since you want to witness my Soul Skill so badly, then..." Ye Cheng knew it was about time. If they kept fighting, he might expose the fact that he was a complete novice when it came to combat.

Better to end this in one go.

Sword Douluo narrowed his eyes. Was it finally coming?

"...as you wish!"

As Ye Cheng spoke, the first yellow soul ring among the nine soul rings on the Flying Rainbow Sword—beautiful as a work of art—in his hand lit up!

In an instant, the sharpness radiating from the Flying Rainbow Sword surged explosively!

A terrifying fluctuation far beyond anything before erupted from the Flying Rainbow Sword. The void trembled, then shattered beneath that power!

Seeing this, Sword Douluo's pupils shrank sharply. He had never expected that merely activating the First Soul Skill would increase the sword's power so dramatically!

Ye Cheng's Soul Skill had no flashy effects. It possessed only the simplest and most basic ability: increasing the attack power and destructive force of his martial soul itself!

This increase was not as simple as one plus one equaling two. Every time he activated a soul ring, the enhancement would double again on top of the previous boost!

And against Sword Douluo, activating just one soul ring was enough.

Feeling the terrifying power contained within the Flying Rainbow Sword in his hand, Ye Cheng did not hesitate. He raised his sword and slashed!

A dazzling radiance surged from the blade, its brilliant light instantly illuminating several miles around them!

This slash carried no other flashy effects. It contained only the purest sharpness and destruction!

A brilliant streak of sword light flew forth.

It ultimately collided with the enormous character for "kill."

"..."

The surroundings suddenly fell silent for an instant, like the calm before a storm.

The next moment—

"...Boom!"

A tidal wave of force surged outward!

The earth split in two. At the point where their attacks collided, the terrifying power continuously tore massive ravines across the land!

In midair, the two forces remained locked in a stalemate.

But in the end, Ye Cheng's sword light proved superior.

Sword Douluo's character for "kill" was continuously torn apart and erased into nothingness.

He stared at the scene in disbelief and muttered, "How terrifying! Such condensed Sword Qi! This definitely isn't a difference in Soul Power—it's a difference in realm!"

When soul masters increased their levels, it was not as simple as gaining more Soul Power or strengthening the power of their Soul Skills. Correspondingly, their understanding and application of power in every aspect would also rise with it.

Sword Douluo understood. Even if their Soul Power Levels were the same, there would still be an immense gap in their development and mastery of their own martial souls, as well as their comprehension of the sword.

That was the fundamental reason his Sword Qi had lost to his opponent's.

"Sssh!"

With a soft sound, the character for "kill" released by Sword Douluo completely collapsed. Yet Ye Cheng's Sword Qi remained incredibly condensed, slashing toward him with its momentum undiminished.

Sword Douluo had no choice but to dodge, watching as the streak of Sword Qi flew into the distance.

Until... it struck a distant mountaintop.

Boom!!!

The Sword Qi erupted violently.

That enormous mountaintop was blasted to pieces by the erupting Sword Qi.

Such astonishing destructive power left Sword Douluo clicking his tongue in amazement. He had never expected that after erasing his Seven Kill Sword Qi, that streak of Sword Qi would still retain so much power. One could only imagine how terrifying the sharpness of that slash had been.

I'm having surgery tomorrow, so I donated blood today. They drew a full 400 milliliters, and afterward my head felt a little dizzy. I don't know whether I've been tired these past few days or if it's just psychological. There's only one chapter today, so make do with it.