Battle of the Titled Douluo

Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Poison Douluo Dugu Bo had a deep-seated feud. Back then, Yue Guan and Ghostly had pursued Dugu Bo to the brink of death. In the novel, after obtaining King of Hell's Post from Tang San, Dugu Bo's first move had been to seek out an old rival for a fight—and that rival had been Yue Guan.

Unexpectedly, by choosing to remain in Heaven Dou City and dragging Yue Guan and Ghostly into staying as well, he had instead created an opportunity for Yue Guan and Dugu Bo to meet ahead of time and fight fiercely.

Of course, that was nothing much.

Yue Guan was no good person, but Dugu Bo was an even greater villain.

Though the Heaven Dou Empire seemed to be the righteous faction in the novel, Dugu Bo's massacre of an entire city had been utterly insane. Even during a war between two nations, no one would have gone that far.

Not to mention that many soldiers in the Spirit Hall Empire's army had been incorporated from the kingdoms and duchies formerly belonging to the two great empires. They had only been forced to switch sides because their commanders defected. There had been every chance to win them back, yet they had been poisoned to death before they could even cry out their surrender.

Born into a world with an ancient setting and possessed of a chivalrous heart, Yan Chixia could not accept such a cruel act.

Moreover, Dugu Bo had abducted Tang San in the novel. Though the two later became friends, that was because Tang San had demonstrated his worth, and only after getting to know each other more deeply had they discovered that they got along well. If Tang San had not been the protagonist, but merely an ordinary genius, then... Tang San likely would have lost his life.

Calling someone like that a villain was not excessive in the slightest.

So if Yue Guan killed him, Yan Chixia would not think there was anything wrong with it.

But!

Ning Fengzhi had intervened with Chen Xin. That was bad.

Yue Guan and Ghostly could be in danger.

Though he felt that Ning Fengzhi would not dare kill the two, but... what if he did?

He had been the one to drag Ghostly and Yue Guan into staying in Heaven Dou City. He could not just stand by and watch them fall into danger.

"Whoosh!" Yan Chixia immediately accelerated, flying toward the location where he sensed their auras.

"My Body Is a Sword!" Somewhere within Heaven Dou City, everyone nearby had long since fled. Only Ning Fengzhi, the healer, and four Titled Douluo remained, locked in battle. Chen Xin stood in the air, two fingers raised. The Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul before him radiated dazzling light, while his entire body seemed to transform into a sharp sword, emitting terrifying sword aura.

Below, Yue Guan and Ghostly panted heavily, covered in sword wounds left from their earlier clash with Chen Xin.

Two against one, they did not fear Chen Xin. With their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, they were even quite confident that they could kill him. But with the enhancement of Ning Fengzhi's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, they were no match for him.

They could not even successfully unleash their Martial Soul Fusion Skill in time. The enhanced Chen Xin was simply too fast.

And then there was Dugu Bo...

Yue Guan looked toward Dugu Bo, who stood not far away atop his Jade Scale Snake Emperor Martial Soul, staring at him coldly. Rage surged in his heart.

That fellow, whom he had nearly killed just moments ago, was putting on airs now.

"Chrysanthemum Guan, Ghostly, today this old man will make you two pay the price!" Dugu Bo looked down at them and said coldly.

"Hmph, with just you?"

"Of course I cannot do it alone. But your Spirit Hall has committed countless evils. Even the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect can no longer stand it. With Sword Douluo and Sect Master Ning here, the three of us have joined forces. Do you think you can escape?" Dugu Bo raised a hand, green light gathering in his palm as he countered.

"Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has no intention of becoming enemies with Spirit Hall. However, both Mr. Dugu and I are Guest Elders of the Heaven Dou Royal Family. This is Heaven Dou City, not Spirit City. Since you two wish to kill Mr. Dugu here, Ning cannot stand idly by. How about this? So long as you swear never to trouble Mr. Dugu again, I will make the decision to let you leave. What do you say?" From afar, Ning Fengzhi, who had summoned the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and was responsible for enhancing Chen Xin, called out to Yue Guan and Ghostly.

Although he had already resolved to oppose Spirit Hall, he... still did not dare do so openly.

The reason was simple: Spirit Hall was simply too powerful. Even without two Titled Douluo, it could still deal with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"Hmph, I was dining in Heaven Dou City when Old Poisonous Creature secretly poisoned my food first. After discovering it, I drew him out and fought him head-on. Sect Master Ning, yet with one sentence, you make it sound like we are the ones in the wrong," Yue Guan said indignantly.

Hearing this, Ning Fengzhi turned his head to glance at Dugu Bo. Seeing that he did not deny it, his eyes shifted slightly as he roughly guessed what had happened.

But!

That was not important. What mattered was that Dugu Bo was a Guest Elder of the Heaven Dou Royal Family and deeply hostile toward Spirit Hall. Though he was Prince Xue Xing's honored guest, he could barely be considered an ally as well. He could not watch a Titled Douluo opposed to Spirit Hall perish before his eyes.

Thinking this, Ning Fengzhi said, "Your Eminence Chrysanthemum Douluo, you two once hunted down Mr. Dugu, so it is only natural for him to bear a grudge against you. Since you were not poisoned, how about treating the grievances between you as canceled out?"

"Canceled out? Ning Fengzhi, have I given you too much face? You're merely a rank seventy-nine Soul Saint, yet you dare prattle on about the grievances between us Titled Douluo? Do you really think that just because Chen Xin is acting as your vanguard, this old man cannot do anything to you?" Yue Guan shouted angrily.

Of the Top Three Sects, the one he looked down on most was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect—or rather, Ning Fengzhi.

They called themselves a sect with two Douluo, yet the sect masters of both the Clear Sky Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect were Titled Douluo. What were you?

A Soul Saint!

That would have been one thing. Being able to recruit two Douluo from outside the clan to serve you could be considered your capability. But you were a Support System Soul Master who did business. Why not just mind your business? Why did you always have to jump out and interfere with everything? Wasn't that annoying?

Not long ago, he had tried to stop Spirit Hall from recruiting Shi Jian as an Honorary Elder. Today, he was trying to stop him from killing Dugu Bo, even helping Dugu Bo deal with them, all while claiming he had no desire to become enemies with Spirit Hall. Damn it, if Chen Xin were not here, this old man would truly like to slice you into a thousand pieces!

"Hmph, such arrogant words! Yue Guan, do you think you can do anything to the sect master of my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?" Seeing Yue Guan speak disrespectfully to Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin's expression turned slightly cold as he barked.

Then, the sixth Soul Ring beneath his feet flashed with dazzling black light.

"Sixth Soul Skill—Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin!"

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!..." In an instant, countless Soul Swords appeared around the Seven Kill Sword, forming a vast rain of swords that surged toward Ghostly and Yue Guan.

"Chen Xin, this old man will fight you to the death! Sixth Soul Skill, Golden Petal Flowing Sunset!" Yue Guan shrieked.

As his words fell, his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum Martial Soul shone brilliantly, transforming into countless petals that became a rain of flower blades rushing to meet Chen Xin's sword rain.

"Sixth Soul Skill, Jade Scale Snake Emperor Venom!" Seeing Chen Xin attack again, Dugu Bo was overjoyed and quickly made his move as well. The Jade Scale Snake Emperor beneath his feet immediately spewed out a vast cloud of poisonous mist that swept toward Ghostly and Yue Guan.

"Sixth Soul Skill, Demons and Monsters!" Ghostly immediately responded. Numerous clones appeared and charged toward Dugu Bo. Then, bang, bang, bang! They exploded one after another, blasting apart the poisonous mist.

Though both were Sixth Soul Skills, Dugu Bo's was simply nowhere near as powerful as Ghostly's. Very quickly, Ghostly broke through the poison mist at the cost of seventy percent of his clones. The remaining clones continued charging toward Dugu Bo, Soul Power flickering around them. Clearly, they were about to self-destruct as well.

"Not good!" Dugu Bo's expression changed.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Defense Amplification!" At that moment, a beam of seven-colored light descended from the sky and enveloped Dugu Bo. Turning back, he discovered that Ning Fengzhi was enhancing him.

Wonderful!

"Many thanks, Sect Master Ning! Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar!" Dugu Bo burst into laughter, crossing his hands before his chest as he circulated his Soul Power. He was about to unleash his Martial Soul Avatar once more, intending to use the Jade Scale Snake Emperor's immensely powerful body, now enhanced, to block all of Ghostly's attacks.

However...

"Heaven and Earth Without Limit, Universe Borrowing Method!"

Suddenly, a loud shout rang out. Looking up, he saw a streak of sword light flying in from afar. Then, a red light split away from the sword light and shot straight at him.

"Not good!"

Boom!

"Puh!" Struck head-on by the red light, Dugu Bo immediately coughed up blood and was blasted off the Jade Scale Snake Emperor's head.

Meanwhile, not far away.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!...

Chen Xin's Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin collided with Yue Guan's Golden Petal Flowing Sunset. The rain of swords and rain of flowers crashed together, erupting in a series of ear-splitting metallic clashes. They remained deadlocked for only a short while. Chen Xin's Soul Power was already one rank higher than Yue Guan's, and with Ning Fengzhi's support, his attack was naturally more powerful. Before long, the sword rain broke through the flower rain, and the remaining swords surged toward Yue Guan.