One Shot Nearly Sent Bone Douluo Away

"Fengzhi, this thing called the Desert Eagle is as powerful as a full-strength strike from a mid-level assault-type Contra. If one doesn't defend in advance, I'm afraid even a low-level Titled Douluo would be injured."

Chen Xin nodded in approval. Although he had not used a defensive soul skill, he had still summoned his martial soul and reinforced himself with his level-96 soul power, yet the blast had still left his chest tight and stifled. That was enough to prove how formidable this thing was.

Ning Fengzhi's gaze locked tightly onto the Desert Eagle in Ye Yun's hand, his eyes burning. A weapon that transcended the martial soul system was an enormous temptation for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ye Yun saw through his thoughts and continued, "Grandpa Sword, you're still underestimating its upper limit."

"Right now, its power is limited purely because the quality of the raw materials used to refine it isn't good enough. As long as it's forged with rare, tough materials, in the future, even a Titled Douluo could be severely wounded by it."

"If it attacks fatal areas like the head or the heart, one shot would be enough."

Hearing this, Chen Xin reached out and pried the iron fragment off his sword. Only after giving it a light pinch did he realize that it was merely a very ordinary kind of iron, and he could not help but marvel inwardly.

Hiss... Even ordinary iron like this can be made into such a deadly weapon. If it were replaced with rare metals, wouldn't it defy the heavens? The Universe Continent truly is terrifying.

Ning Fengzhi suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked cautiously.

"Young friend Ye Yun, when you said you wouldn't let the sect suffer a loss, did you mean you would give us weapons like this?"

"Of course, but we still need to run some tests."

"No problem! Test as much as you like! I'll call Uncle Bone over too!"

Ning Fengzhi could no longer maintain his usual refined and composed manner, and somewhat urgently released his soul power fluctuations.

Chen Xin frowned slightly, displeasure showing on his face. "Fengzhi, having me accompany Little Yun for the tests is enough. Why go out of your way to call that old bone over?"

Ning Fengzhi shook his head gently, his expression solemn. "Uncle Sword, Uncle Bone's bone martial soul leans toward defense. Having him take the tests is the safest option. If the power of the firearms afterward far exceeds our estimates, it's hard to guarantee there won't be an accident. You and Uncle Bone are the two great pillars of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Neither of you must risk being injured."

Hearing this, Chen Xin could not say much more. He gave a cold snort and turned his head away.

Just then, a spatial fluctuation came over, and Gu Rong instantly arrived beside Ning Fengzhi, vigilantly scanning the surroundings.

"Fengzhi, where is the enemy?"

"Uncle Bone, there's no need to be nervous. I called you over to help young friend Ye Yun test a weapon."

Hearing Ning Fengzhi's words, Gu Rong also let out a breath of relief. Good, no one was raiding their home.

Then he noticed Chen Xin's displeased expression and immediately understood something. He raised his brows and leaned forward.

"Yo~ Old Sword Man, what's with that face? Don't tell me you suffered a silent loss at young friend Ye Yun's hands? Hahahaha."

When Chen Xin saw that smug, irritating expression of his, the veins on his forehead bulged.

"Hmph! Are you looking for a fight?"

"Bring it on! You think I'm afraid of you?"

The two faced off sharply. The fierce wind stirred up by the collision of their two soul powers made the surrounding grass and trees rustle and shake wildly. It looked as though the sword energy and the strange black aura were about to become fully entangled.

Ning Fengzhi quickly stepped forward and spoke up helplessly to dissuade them. "Uncle Sword, Uncle Bone, stop throwing childish tantrums. The most important thing right now is helping young friend Ye Yun test the weapon."

Chen Xin forcefully suppressed the surging sword energy and gave Gu Rong beside him a cold sidelong glance. "If this old bone hadn't opened his mouth to mock me, why would I fight him?"

Gu Rong withdrew the bone soul power around him, still wearing a cheeky grin. "I only said a couple of things offhand. It's Old Sword Man who's too petty."

"Say that again?" Chen Xin raised his sword, about to chop him down.

"Enough." Ning Fengzhi raised a hand to hold the two of them back, then turned to look at Ye Yun beside him, smiling faintly as he smoothed things over.

"Young friend Ye Yun, shall we begin now and let Uncle Bone test it?"

"Right, right, right. Go ahead and attack. I'll defend."

Gu Rong thumped his chest until it boomed.

Ye Yun was a little conflicted. When the [Harmony] Path triggered the Break effect, the enemy's defense and buffs would both be interrupted, and there would be extra damage. Looking at it that way, Sword Douluo, whose soul power level was higher, was still the better choice.

"Senior Bone, let Grandpa Sword do it instead. The effect of my soul skill is special. Defense and buffs are useless in front of me."

The corner of Chen Xin's lips curved into a smug smile. He turned sideways and rammed his shoulder hard into Gu Rong beside him, his eyes full of teasing.

"See that? At the crucial moment, it still comes down to me. That turtle-shell defense of yours is completely useless. Better raise your soul power more."

Gu Rong staggered half a step from the collision, immediately looking unconvinced. He quickly stepped forward, stretched out his hand to block Chen Xin, and stood directly opposite Ye Yun.

"Stop making sarcastic remarks from the side! Young friend Ye Yun, go ahead and attack. If I so much as furrow half a brow, from this day on, I'll write the Gu in my name upside down!"

Ye Yun shrugged. Since Bone Douluo was this stubborn, then he might as well give it a try. He probably wouldn't die.

Seeing Ye Yun raise the gun and prepare to shoot, Ning Fengzhi hurriedly reminded him.

"Uncle Bone, activate your martial soul!"

Gu Rong did not hesitate either and directly summoned his Bone Dragon martial soul.

"Fourth soul skill, Bone Defense!"

Dense layers of hard white bone instantly wrapped around his entire body, joining together into a thick, jagged suit of bone armor. Like a heavy turtle shell, it formed a shield in front of him.

Ye Yun raised his hand and summoned his martial soul, unfolding the Break Barrier.

Then he tossed his top hat into the air, and dozens of chips rapidly ricocheted onto Gu Rong's defense. The toughness bar instantly dropped by a large chunk.

"Bang—bang—bang—"

Three gunshots rang out in succession. The Desert Eagle's bullets embedded themselves in the thick white bone shield, drilling out only three holes and failing to pierce the armor, but its toughness was already on the verge of bottoming out.

Ye Yun did not pause. He raised his gun and aimed at Gu Rong, a steady stream of Erudition energy pouring into the barrel as crimson flames coiled along the gun and rose.

Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin saw this, and their gazes could not help turning grave.

By contrast, when Gu Rong saw that his bone armor had steadily withstood the assault, he immediately turned his head and lifted his brows at Chen Xin, showing off. The white bone armor covering his body clacked with the movement.

"Old Sword Man, see that? You couldn't even withstand this little bit of power. In the end, your sword still isn't refined enough."

Before he finished speaking, the gunshot came again.

Bang!!

The bullet wrapped in blazing red fire whistled out, and the instant it touched the bone armor—

The toughness bar instantly emptied, and the extraordinarily hard bone armor burst apart directly. The Bone Dragon martial soul turned into motes of light and scattered.

"Pfft—!"

Gu Rong's chest was pierced through by the violent force. Sweetness rose in his throat, and he spat out a mouthful of old blood. His body flew backward like a kite with its string cut, crashing heavily to the ground and dragging out a several-meter-long scar in the dirt before he failed to get back up for a long while.

"Old Bones!"

"Uncle Gu!"

Chen Xin's figure flickered, and he swept to Gu Rong's side. Seeing that the other man was gravely wounded, anxiety immediately surged in his heart.

A huge hole had been punched through Gu Rong's chest. Blood gushed from the wound, flowing down his torso and onto the dirt, while scarlet foam kept spilling from the corners of his mouth. Every breath came with a suppressed groan.

Ye Yun was also startled. He truly had not expected the weakness-break special attack, combined with Erudition support, to deal such high damage.

He couldn't have killed him in one shot, could he?!