Sword Douluo vs. Ye Buqun!

At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Training Ground.

The sect's disciples had all withdrawn, leaving the two powerful figures facing each other from dozens of meters apart.

They were Ye Buqun and Sword Douluo.

Ye Buqun had taken the initiative to challenge Sword Douluo. Everyone also wanted to see whether this young man truly had the ability to crush a ten-thousand-year soul beast in a single blow, which was why the current situation had come about.

On one side was Grandpa Sword, who treated her like his own granddaughter; on the other was the man who had saved her life. Ning Rongrong did not know whom she should support.

"How could someone so young dare to fight Lord Chen Xin? Where did this guy come from?"

"This is really strange. The Sect Master and the two elders are actually fooling around with a child."

"Whatever. He looks like he's only around ten years old. How many levels could he possibly have?"

"Exactly. He's definitely no match for Lord Chen Xin."

Around the outskirts of the Training Ground, nearly every disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had gathered to watch the match.

In nearly everyone's eyes, this was a match with no suspense at all.

Six patterns were engraved upon Spirit Hall's token.

One of them was a sword.

The person represented by that pattern was the renowned Sword Douluo before them.

His expression was indifferent as he stood with his hands behind his back, eyes fixed straight ahead. Simply standing there, he possessed an aura as though all heaven and earth bowed before him alone.

An incomparable aura.

Sword Douluo Chen Xin still had not released his martial soul or soul rings. He remained where he was, yet two streams of Sword Qi suddenly burst from his body and sped toward his opponent.

Ye Buqun did not move in the slightest. Just as the Sword Qi was about to reach him, it dissipated into nothingness!

What was going on?

He had neutralized Chen Xin's Sword Qi through sheer presence alone?

Outside the Training Ground, some of the higher-level soul masters noticed something unusual and were filled with confusion.

That had only been Sword Douluo Chen Xin's probing attack, but this boy's response had exceeded his expectations.

Chen Xin's move had been enough to force an ordinary soul master to release their martial soul, perhaps even injure them. Yet this fellow before him was truly unexpected.

"Looks like you do have some skill!"

As Sword Douluo Chen Xin spoke, a sword appeared in his hand. It was four chi and three cun long, with a blade three cun wide, entirely silver-white. It appeared plain and unadorned, yet even from afar, one could sense its sharpness.

At the same time, nine soul rings appeared beneath his feet: two yellow, two purple, and five black.

Jian Dao Chen Xin, a level ninety-seven Assault System Peak Douluo! The Seven Kill Sword, known as the martial soul with the strongest attack power!

There were not many people on the entire continent who could stand against him!

"It's been a long time since we last saw Lord Chen Xin fight!"

"Looks like that kid has some real ability. He actually made Lord Chen Xin release his martial soul?!"

While the discussions below continued without end, the next moment silenced everyone present.

A black hammer appeared in Ye Buqun's hand, and beneath his feet were also exactly nine soul rings!

The martial soul in his hand was the Clear Sky Hammer, capable of rivaling the Seven Kill Sword!

"So, so he really is from the Clear Sky Sect!" Ning Fengzhi nearly cried out.

Ning Rongrong smiled at him. "Dad, I told you so, didn't I? When he first revealed his martial soul and soul rings, I was shocked too."

Bone Douluo Gu Rong was equally stunned. "Doesn't the Clear Sky Sect only have Tang Xiao and Tang Hao as Title Douluo? How could this child have cultivated to such a level at such a young age?!"

"The Clear Sky Sect has been in seclusion for nearly twenty years. For someone like this to emerge—" Ning Fengzhi began, only to realize that even he could not convince himself of what came next.

Surprised as they were, the match continued.

"It seems Rongrong truly was saved by you. Chen Xin thanks you once again. Then let us have a fair and honorable match!" This time, Sword Douluo Chen Xin completely believed it.

Ye Buqun said, "Just what I wanted!"

"First Soul Skill—Long Sword Unsheathed!"

Sword Douluo Chen Xin gave a low shout. His first soul ring empowered the Seven Kill Sword, and his aura abruptly rose by a great deal. His robes fluttered without wind as a stern sword intent spread in every direction!

Chen Xin's First Soul Skill allowed him to attach intense sword intent to himself, increasing his attack power by thirty percent!

For a soul master, that was already an extremely considerable boost.

Then, Sword Douluo Chen Xin held two fingers together like a blade. The Seven Kill Sword condensed into a gigantic blade five or six zhang long and slashed down at his opponent's head.

Ye Buqun did not dodge. The Clear Sky Hammer expanded in the wind until it was nearly the same size as the Seven Kill Sword. The two collided with a tremendous metallic clang that echoed through the air, sparks flying in all directions from the point of impact.

It was an almost evenly matched strike.

"Good boy, take another sword from this old man!"

Battle intent surged within Sword Douluo Chen Xin as his fourth soul ring suddenly lit up.

"Fourth Soul Skill—Killing Intent Revealed!"

The giant sword formed from Soul Power vanished into thin air. An even more powerful sword intent condensed upon the Seven Kill Sword's blade, forming an incomparably dazzling sword gleam.

Then Sword Douluo Chen Xin swung his sword, and overwhelming sword pressure crashed down!

"Hah!"

Ye Buqun also shouted, madly pouring Soul Power into the Clear Sky Hammer. The pitch-black hammerhead instantly grew as large as a small mountain.

When the hammerhead and sword pressure collided once more, a crisp sound shot into the heavens. The entire Training Ground even began to tremble violently!

At the point of impact, the sword pressure was instantly shattered into dozens of streams of Sword Qi. Each stream struck the ground and spread apart, carving trenches dozens of meters deep into the Training Ground!

"Excellent!"

Seeing his move neutralized once again, Sword Douluo Chen Xin unleashed his ultimate technique.

A glossy black halo encircled the Seven Kill Sword.

Then, with a low shout from Chen Xin, the Seven Kill Sword transformed into countless streaks of light that swirled around him.

At that moment, Chen Xin looked like a demon god standing amidst a mountain of blades and a sea of swords!

"Sixth Soul Skill—Myriad Swords Return to Origin!"

With a thought, the countless streaks of light merged into one and rose into the sky, where they suddenly exploded. They then transformed into thousands upon thousands of sword shadows that descended like a violent storm, attacking Ye Buqun below. The rain of swords struck the sturdy floor of the Training Ground, shattering bricks and stones, then breaking apart the flying debris. This rain of destruction fell from the sky, unstoppable!

"Hey, isn't Lord Chen Xin going too far? He actually used Myriad Swords Return to Origin. Won't he beat that kid to death?"

"Don't underestimate that kid. He's a Title Douluo, and his ninth soul ring is a 100,000-Year Soul Ring I've never seen before!"

"I-I've never seen a battle like this before!"

As the crowd below erupted into discussion again, the Clear Sky Hammer in Ye Buqun's hand grew several zhang long. The Soul Power around him rippled outward as he swung the hammer in his hand with fierce momentum.

"Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer!"

The sword shadows continuously struck the enormous hammer, and the entire Training Ground rang endlessly with the clash of metal—