Watching that battle-defying aura, Qin Jianxin frowned.
It had to be said that Mu Tianchen's strength as a two-ring Soul Grandmaster had truly exceeded his expectations.
Judging from the current situation alone, the power Mu Tianchen had unleashed was likely no weaker than that of Lin Tiannan, the Golden Crocodile King.
But a two-ring Soul Grandmaster was still a two-ring Soul Grandmaster. Even if he now possessed strength no less than Lin Tiannan's, Qin Jianxin still held absolute faith in his victory.
"First soul skill, Sword Soul Condensed Light!"
Qin Jianxin softly chanted the name of his third soul skill, then raised the Sharpness Seven Kill Sword high in his hand.
In an instant, a dazzling purple Soul Ring lit up beneath his feet, and his aura surged dramatically.
Clang—A sharp sword cry rang throughout the entire Primary Spirit Ascension Platform.
The moment he raised the Seven Kill Sword, specks of starlight appeared upon its blade, followed by a powerful aura that soared into the sky.
Adorned with starlight, his Seven Kill Sword became even sharper!
His first soul skill, Sword Soul Condensed Light, was an enhancement-type skill.
When activated, it could absorb sword energy from the outside world to enhance itself. Each attack could absorb one percent, and after one hundred attacks, it could absorb one hundred percent.
Once the Seven Kill Sword had absorbed one hundred percent sword energy, it could condense a powerful sword radiance over its surface, increasing the Seven Kill Sword's attack power by seventy percent.
He charged straight at Mu Tianchen with his Seven Kill Sword, transforming into a fleeting streak of light. His feet moved through illusory footwork, making his entire body seem like a phantom.
The footwork was called Seven Star Footwork. It was based on the Big Dipper, fused with the principles of the stars across the heavens.
He had cultivated Seven Star Footwork since the age of six, for six years now. Though it had not yet reached great mastery, it was enough for him to tread snow without leaving a trace!
Clang—
A piercing sword cry sounded as the Seven Kill Sword slashed across Mu Tianchen's body.
Enhanced by Sword Intent, the incomparably sharp sword energy allowed the Seven Kill Sword to shatter Mu Tianchen's Soul Power defense in a single strike, cutting a gash across his body.
Then, a spark of starlight lit up on the Seven Kill Sword's blade. This marked the completion of its first absorption of external sword energy, and the sword seemed to have become even sharper.
Qin Jianxin's footwork was so fast that Mu Tianchen could not react in time. Starlight flickered all around, and Qin Jianxin's figure vanished from Mu Tianchen's sight.
"Hmph..."
The unstoppable sword energy drew a muffled groan from Mu Tianchen as he took a step back.
However, Mu Tianchen was currently empowered by the Domination Domain, so Qin Jianxin's sword had not inflicted much damage on him.
The Domination Domain came from the Ancient Beast King Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff. When it erupted, it could instantly increase the user's strength and defense by two hundred percent, greatly enhancing both offense and defense.
At the same time, it could increase all abilities bestowed by the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff by fifty percent.
The Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff had granted Mu Tianchen two soul skills in total: Holy Light Dragon Fist and Dragon Scale Light Armor.
Within the Domination Domain, the power of Holy Light Dragon Fist and Dragon Scale Light Armor could both increase by fifty percent. Its strength was undeniable.
Therefore, even after forcibly taking Qin Jianxin's powerful strike, Mu Tianchen had suffered no serious injury. His body did not even sway.
"Holy Dragon Amplification!"
After forcibly enduring Qin Jianxin's immensely powerful sword strike, Mu Tianchen planted his feet on the ground and roared. Without hesitation, he unleashed one of the Holy Dragon of Light's two innate abilities: Holy Dragon Amplification.
Holy Dragon Amplification increased one's attack speed, movement speed, and strength through consecutive hits. Every consecutive hit increased them by one percent.
It could stack up to seventy consecutive hits, ultimately increasing attack speed, movement speed, and strength by seventy percent.
Holy Dragon Amplification was likewise an immensely powerful skill.
At that moment, he ignored his pain and charged toward Qin Jianxin in great strides, throwing out a punch.
His ferocious punch struck the Seven Kill Sword head-on. But it was not over yet. After succeeding with the first blow, he threw another punch at Qin Jianxin.
The two punches landed on Qin Jianxin, and their terrifying force left even him somewhat dazed.
At that moment, he made a shocking discovery.
In terms of strength alone, Mu Tianchen was no weaker than him, a Level 37 three-ring Soul Elder. He was even slightly stronger. Mu Tianchen's two consecutive punches were almost more than he could bear.
At that moment, he had no choice but to take this six-year-old boy with only two rings seriously.
This genius boy, who possessed Innate Level 20 Soul Power and the Holy Dragon of Light Martial Soul, was truly not simple.
At this time, Mu Tianchen's aura rapidly soared. Two consecutive hits directly increased his attack speed, movement speed, and strength by two percent.
A two-percent enhancement was not much, but Mu Tianchen could still feel that his attack speed, movement speed, and strength had all improved considerably.
The enhancement of those three attributes made his entire body feel much lighter, allowing him to catch his opponents more easily while attacking.
Now, the Domination Domain was constantly consuming his Soul Power. He had to end this battle as quickly as possible.
Otherwise, before Qin Jianxin could defeat him, he would lose the match himself after exhausting all his Soul Power.
"I'm going all out!"
Mu Tianchen's fighting spirit reached its peak at that moment. Forgetting all pain, he relied on the enhancements of Holy Dragon Amplification and the Domination Domain to launch a fierce assault on Qin Jianxin.
Just then, Qin Jianxin took a step back and swung an incomparably sharp sword strike at Mu Tianchen.
That sword strike tore through the void!
The Seven Kill Sword radiance descended, striking Mu Tianchen's left arm directly. How could flesh and blood withstand the Seven Kill Sword, the sharpest sword in Douluo Continent?
This strike directly severed Mu Tianchen's left arm, and blood instantly gushed out.
Yet what shocked everyone was that even after his arm had been cut off, Mu Tianchen did not so much as furrow his brow, as if he could not feel any pain at all.
Indeed, within the Domination Domain, enhanced by that battle-defying aura, Mu Tianchen had long lost all sense of pain. All he possessed was the conviction to knock down his opponent.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
At the cost of his severed arm, Mu Tianchen continuously closed in on Qin Jianxin, repeatedly throwing punches with his right arm.
The phantom of the Holy Dragon of Light roared continuously around Mu Tianchen. At that moment, Mu Tianchen's Holy Dragon of Light Martial Soul had also felt the hot-blooded thrill of battle.
"Qin Jianxin, I've caught you!"
At that moment, Mu Tianchen let out a roar. His combat talent was exceptionally powerful. With Qin Jianxin's Seven Star Footwork, Mu Tianchen should have been unable to hit him.
Yet every attack of his seemed to lock onto Qin Jianxin's figure in advance, and he did not make a single mistake.
Mu Tianchen's terrifying combat talent left Qin Jianxin utterly shocked. He simply could not understand how Mu Tianchen was locking onto his figure.
"Qin Jianxin, take my Holy Light Dragon Fist!"
Mu Tianchen had not used his second soul skill, Holy Light Dragon Armor, to block Qin Jianxin's attacks earlier precisely because he wanted to save enough Soul Power for this strike.
For him, the best defense had always been offense!
Mu Tianchen unleashed a Holy Light Dragon Fist. The punch was as fast as lightning, and the phantom of the Holy Dragon of Light roared once more. A terrifying beam of light burst from his fist and shot directly at Qin Jianxin.
No matter how powerful Qin Jianxin was, he was instantly blasted more than ten meters away by that attack. If he had not raised the Seven Kill Sword in time to block the ray, he might already have lost to Mu Tianchen.
At that moment, inside Mu Tianchen's Sea of Consciousness, the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff watched everything unfold with boundless excitement.
"Hahaha! Yes! That's it! Beat the hell out of him!"
The Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff looked at Mu Tianchen, its expression incomparably excited.
At that moment, it wished it could personally go out and fight Qin Jianxin. Of course, as a Soul Spirit, it could go out and assist Mu Tianchen in battle, but it was not yet time for it to take the field.
"This guy has such terrifying fighting spirit."
"Even with one arm severed, he still maintains such high fighting spirit."
Qin Jianxin knelt on one knee more than ten meters away, his chest heaving violently. He stared at Mu Tianchen in disbelief. Looking at the boy whose arm had been severed yet whose fighting spirit remained endless, he was deeply shaken.
Mu Tianchen really intended to fight him to the death!
Fortunately, no matter how serious an injury was inside the Spirit Ascension Platform, it would not inflict much harm on one's body outside. Even if it did, half a month of rest would be enough.
"I originally wanted to wait until your cultivation reached three rings before competing with you, but you now possess the qualifications to fight me!"
At that moment, Qin Jianxin's gaze blazed. Holding the Seven Kill Sword, he charged at Mu Tianchen at incredible speed, as though he had not suffered any injury at all.
Qin Jianxin once again battled the one-armed Mu Tianchen.
However, as the battle continued, Qin Jianxin discovered that Mu Tianchen's attack speed had grown even faster. Furthermore, the force of Mu Tianchen's attacks kept increasing with every successive strike.
Qin Jianxin was utterly shocked. Looking at Mu Tianchen, he wondered whether Mu Tianchen also possessed a skill similar to his first soul skill, Sword Soul Light, one that could strengthen his own abilities as his number of attacks increased.
With that suspicion, Qin Jianxin swung the Seven Kill Sword while observing the skill Mu Tianchen was using.
As Holy Dragon Amplification continued stacking, Mu Tianchen's enhancement finally reached its limit. His attack speed, movement speed, and strength all rose by seventy percent.
At that moment, his punches were as fast as lightning, every punch flashing past like a streak of light and carrying tremendous power.
Both of them were stacking their attributes to gain even greater combat strength.
At that moment, they completely forgot about the outside world. Two battle maniacs clashed in an unimaginably fierce fight.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
At this time, the energy unleashed by Qin Jianxin and Mu Tianchen's battle was so terrifying that even Lin Kuang and Lin Tiannan stopped fighting. All of them turned to watch Mu Tianchen and Qin Jianxin.
During their earlier battle, Lin Tiannan had temporarily suppressed Lin Kuang, who possessed the Tyrant Blade weapon Martial Soul, through his higher level and the powerful physique bestowed by the Golden Crocodile King.
However, whether Lin Tiannan wanted to defeat Lin Kuang or Lin Kuang wanted to overcome Lin Tiannan, neither would find it easy.
After exchanging more than a hundred moves, they stopped attacking. Having endured each other's blows, their battle ended in a draw.
"Seven Kill Sword Intent! Seven Kill Thunder Rise!"
Qin Jianxin gazed at the sky and shouted. Then, the Seven Kill Sword in his hand condensed an enormous sword radiance.
As he continued slashing, every strike made the earth tremble. When his blade struck the ground, it tore open deep ravines.
Mu Tianchen was no less impressive. Despite being only a two-ring Soul Grandmaster, he had fought Qin Jianxin to this extent. The phantom of the Holy Dragon of Light howled as it repeatedly charged at Qin Jianxin.
"This guy! He's a complete madman!"
Even Lin Kuang, the owner of the Tyrant Blade Martial Soul, could not help but view Mu Tianchen in a new light. Among the younger generation of the entire Spirit Pagoda, absolutely no one could fight Qin Jianxin to this extent.
Not even he himself could do it.
"Tianchen, why are you fighting so desperately? Is it to win this match?"
Leng Qingshuang also stood frozen in place, not knowing what to do for a moment. Originally, she and Mu Tianchen were supposed to face Qin Jianxin together, but as they fought, it had turned into a one-on-one duel between Mu Tianchen and Qin Jianxin.
Seeing Mu Tianchen fight with such disregard for his life, she could not help worrying about him.
"He's doing it for victory. He has an immensely powerful conviction to win."
At that moment, Lin Tiannan spoke calmly. In the battle just now, both he and Lin Kuang had expended a great deal. Less than ten percent of his Soul Power remained, and he could no longer continue fighting.
Watching Mu Tianchen's assault grow incomparably powerful, his feelings became complicated.
Mu Tianchen was only six years old. A boy of merely six possessed such incredible fighting spirit—how far would he grow in the future?
If he did not die halfway, Mu Tianchen would definitely become one of the strongest figures in the Spirit Pagoda and even the entire Soul Master world.
Qiangu Tinglan had finished absorbing the spiritual energy and awakened.
The moment she woke up, she saw Mu Tianchen fighting Qin Jianxin.
"Mu Tianchen, what are you doing?!"
Qiangu Tinglan's eyes widened as she watched Mu Tianchen trade injury for injury. She was utterly stunned. After knowing Mu Tianchen for so long, she felt as though she were seeing him for the first time.
Was this one-armed boy, fighting like a demon, really the Mu Tianchen she knew?
From Mu Tianchen, she sensed a spirit that defied heaven and earth. So long as his aura did not fade, he would fight until his very limits!
At that moment, in the center of the battlefield, Mu Tianchen had nearly exhausted all his Soul Power, yet the phantom of the Holy Dragon of Light still roared fiercely, and the punches he threw still carried tremendous power.
After fighting for so long, Qin Jianxin sincerely admired Mu Tianchen. However, the battle should end here!
"Third Soul Skill, Void-Breaking Execution Slash!"
Holding the Seven Kill Sword, Qin Jianxin roared a killing cry at Mu Tianchen. Blood was already spilling from the corner of his mouth, but his will remained high. This was the fighting spirit of the number one among the Spirit Pagoda's younger generation!
A dazzling purple Soul Ring lit up beneath his feet. Then, all the sword radiance he had accumulated erupted at once. A Seven Kill Sword more than ten meters long descended from the sky and struck down at Mu Tianchen.
Boom—
A terrifying explosion shook the earth. Under the burst of dreadful impact, Mu Tianchen was instantly sent flying backward, his body shredded apart in midair by the Seven Kill Sword energy.
The battle had finally ended, but no one present could calm down for a long while.
This battle was destined to remain unforgettable to them.
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