"Uncle, how do you feel after your martial soul evolved?"
At this moment, they were already far from Star Luo City, inside a carriage heading toward the Seven Kill Sect.
Chen Fan leaned against the cushion, looked at Chen Jianjun, who was resting with his eyes closed opposite him, and asked.
"Very good."
Chen Jianjun nodded slightly. He glanced at the Xu sisters, Xu Jiuer and Xu Qinger, who were sitting close to Chen Fan and breathing so lightly they were almost silent. He did not avoid them, nodding slightly as he spoke in a calm tone tinged with a hint of emotion, "This martial soul evolution truly exceeded my expectations!"
Meeting the surprised and curious gazes of the Xu sisters, Chen Jianjun did not hide anything. He raised his right hand, and a long sword appeared in his palm.
The blade was entirely silver-white. Compared to the original Seven Kill Sword, it featured two additional sword patterns as thin as hair, and wisps of cold air radiated from the blade, causing the temperature inside the carriage to drop significantly.
Xu Jiuer couldn't help but shiver involuntarily, while Xu Qinger subconsciously shrank into Chen Fan's arms. Once she realized what she had done, her cheeks turned bright red instantly.
"Hmm?"
Chen Fan felt the chill and looked on in surprise, "It even carries the power of an element?"
"That's right."
Noticing the discomfort of the others, Chen Jianjun moved his mind and retracted his martial soul, "The evolution device you gave me is even more miraculous than I imagined."
"My martial soul now... shouldn't be called the Seven Kill Sword, but rather the Nine Kill Sword."
Chen Fan, "o((⊙﹏⊙))o?"
"Uncle, what did you say?"
"Furthermore, it has awakened a power of the elements."
Chen Jianjun did not answer Chen Fan's question, but continued on his own, "You felt it just now."
Chen Fan paused slightly and nodded, "I did."
"But... is there any difference between the Seven Kill Sword becoming the Nine Kill Sword?"
If it were the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda becoming the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Chen Fan might understand it as a breakthrough in limits.
But...
The Seven Kill Sword martial soul already possessed the talent to break through to become a Titled Douluo, didn't it?
"I can now detach all nine spirit rings from their original appearance and fuse them into the martial soul, allowing me to use spirit skills at will without needing to activate the spirit rings."
As soon as these words were spoken, Chen Fan showed a look of astonishment, "It has such an effect?"
According to the mechanics of the spirit master system.
A spirit master must first release their martial soul and then reveal their spirit rings before they can use spirit skills.
Basically, it is impossible to use spirit skills without the spirit rings appearing.
But now, Chen Jianjun had completely bypassed this step.
Although it was not a direct increase in raw power, it significantly improved combat efficiency and versatility.
If he was originally just a power-attack spirit master, he now possessed a lean toward the assassin archetype.
Fast, accurate, and ruthless!
He could now unleash his full potential to the extreme!
"Then this frost of yours..."
Chen Jianjun looked at him and nodded, "Correct!"
"Not only can I hide my spirit rings and release skills at will."
"Every one of my spirit skills now leaves a layer of frost upon impact."
"When I drew my sword at Taihe Hall that day, I had actually restrained most of my strength, but wherever the blade passed, the cold air still froze the wounds shut."
He frowned slightly, "I have lived for over a hundred years and have never seen the Seven Kill Sword undergo such a change."
"Zhu Buchun is a level 95 agility-attack Titled Douluo, after all. Logically, she shouldn't have been unable to dodge a single strike, but after that cold air spread, her speed was clearly slowed down significantly."
Chen Fan narrowed his eyes, his mind racing.
Frost...
And frost capable of slowing down a level 95 Titled Douluo!
This was no ordinary ice attribute!
Could it be... Ultimate Ice?
No, that's not ice; it should be frost, right?
So...
Is it Ultimate Frost?
After a pause, Chen Fan did not speak.
After all, the concept of "Ultimate Attributes" did not have a systematic understanding in the era of the first Douluo.
The concept of the system he had mentioned earlier out of urgency was already somewhat inconceivable.
Fortunately, Chen Jianjun had heard rumors of the gods, so he managed to smooth things over.
"So that means, Uncle, you could attempt a battle against that sect master of the Clear Sky Sect?"
Chen Jianjun was silent for a moment and gave a slight nod, but then shook his head, which immediately left Chen Fan stunned. "What does that mean?"
"It is said that this sect master of the Clear Sky Sect has already stepped down and left."
After a pause, Chen Jianjun spoke up, "I am actually quite curious about Qian Daoliu's swordsmanship."
As a sword fanatic obsessed with the blade, Chen Jianjun's interest in Tang Chen was far lower than his interest in Qian Daoliu.
After all.
Qian Daoliu rose to fame through his Angel Holy Sword, and his attainments in sword technique were truly peerless!
"Uncle, don't be impulsive; there's no need to go there."
Chen Fan was genuinely afraid that Chen Jianjun might have a momentary lapse in judgment and go to Spirit City to challenge Qian Daoliu.
One had to remember.
Qian Daoliu was the guardian and sacrificer of a god.
Within Spirit City, he was almost equivalent to Poseidon on Sea God Island, a presence whose strength could be called invincible beneath the gods.
Although Chen Jianjun possessed Ultimate Frost, if Chen Fan remembered correctly, the Six-Winged Angel also possessed Ultimate Fire, or perhaps Ultimate Light?
He wasn't entirely sure!
But the purification ability of the Six-Winged Angel was indeed incredibly formidable.
As one of the only two "hexagonal" martial souls in the first era (the other being Poseidon's martial soul), it was certainly not famous for nothing.
"Rest assured."
Chen Jianjun nodded slightly. "I only just came out of seclusion; I haven't fully stabilized yet."
He paused, then added, "Besides, you are the most important thing right now."
"Although I am old, I am not so foolish as to fail to distinguish what is important."
Even though Chen Jianjun was obsessed with swordsmanship, he knew the difference between what was light and what was heavy, so naturally, he wouldn't go looking for Qian Daoliu right now.
Hearing this, Chen Fan felt a bit more at ease and said, "Uncle, after we return to the sect, I intend to hold a public marriage recruitment."
"Hm?"
This statement caught Chen Jianjun off guard. "You mean..."
"On this trip to Star Luo City, we should have thoroughly established our reputation, but it's a pity that in the Star Luo Empire, the aptitude of the candidates is just so-so... it's not quite good enough..."
After a pause, Chen Fan continued, "It would be better if we faced the entire continent instead."
"At the same time, we can use the pretext of the marriage recruitment to loosen the security within the sect and see who is eyeing us."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jianjun nodded slightly, his tone calm yet carrying an unquestionable confidence. "On the territory of the Seven Kill Sect, I will suppress anyone who dares to cause trouble."
"You just go ahead and do as you please; there is no need to be timid."
Chen Fan smiled and nodded, feeling much more secure in his heart.
The carriage continued forward, passing through the main road outside Star Luo City, heading north toward the Seven Kill Sect.
Xu Jiuer and Xu Qinger sat opposite them, listening to the conversation between the uncle and nephew. Although they didn't understand most of it, the sense of security from "having a backer" made their tightly clenched hands gradually relax.
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