Sword Douluo: No One Understands Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin Better Than I Do

Let Soderos make the first move!?

At those words, Lin Xiao inwardly exclaimed, Good grief. He clearly hasn't witnessed the terror of endless Fierce Dragon Breaks the Sky Slash followed by sword dance.

Still, he couldn't blame Sword Douluo.

After all, he was already one of the strongest Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent. Aside from peerless figures such as Qian Daoliu, Tang Chen, and Bo Saixi, he had few rivals. A little confidence wasn't unreasonable.

"If you can last three minutes against me, you win."

As those words fell, Soderos wasted no time. Holding the Yi Long Sword in both hands, he bent slightly, then abruptly unleashed a slash.

"Flowing Heart: Leap!"

Lin Xiao recognized the skill. At the same time, he noticed a faint golden glow flickering around Soderos.

That was the added super armor effect a Sword Soul gained only when wielding a greatsword!

A greatsword-wielding Sword Soul could be summed up in one word: domination!

Boom.

The Yi Long Sword met the Seven Kill Sword with a deafening crash.

Immediately afterward, Sword Douluo took a step back.

That single step was nothing to scoff at.

It proved the force behind Soderos's strike. Even with his level 95 Soul Power, Sword Douluo simply couldn't withstand it.

"So strong."

"He can unleash that kind of power without using a Soul Ring?"

Sword Douluo was utterly stunned.

After his opponent unleashed that miraculous sword technique, the strike had carried the might of level 96.

I let my guard down!

Sword Douluo cried inwardly.

Yet before he could think further, a dragon's head formed from Sword Qi was already hurtling toward him.

Fierce Dragon Breaks the Sky Slash!

"This strike is several times stronger than the last!"

Sword Douluo's pupils abruptly contracted. With a thought, he hastily unleashed a Soul Skill to block it.

His fifth Soul Ring lit up. The sword in his hand met Fierce Dragon Breaks the Sky Slash head-on, carrying an unstoppable resolve that knew no regret.

Might Shakes the Four Directions!

He blocked the first strike.

But another dragon-shaped burst of Sword Qi formed immediately afterward, forcing him back.

"Are all his Soul Skills instantaneous?"

Sword Douluo's composure crumbled. He could only begin retreating.

After Fierce Dragon Breaks the Sky Slash, Soderos's assault didn't let up.

More precisely, Soderos himself could no longer be made out. Only an afterimage remained, constantly swinging the greatsword in his hands and unleashing wave after wave of Sword Qi.

"Phantom Sword Dance!"

At that moment, Sword Douluo was completely suppressed. Even trying to counterattack with a Soul Skill would do him no good.

After all, Soderos had super armor. Unless an attack posed a mortal threat, he could utterly disregard any resistance.

Boom, boom, boom.

Sword Douluo gradually fell into a losing position, barely managing to hold on.

Fortunately...

Once Soderos finished his combo, Sword Douluo found an opening to counterattack.

"Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin!"

His Sixth Soul Ring lit up, unleashing countless streams of Sword Qi that slashed toward Soderos like a dense rain!

"Just what I wanted!"

Delight flashed in Soderos's eyes. At last, he had found something a little different.

"Sky-Splitting Draw Slash!"

He swept the Yi Long Sword outward, so fast it became a blur.

An enormous wave of Sword Qi, still growing larger, met the countless streams Sword Douluo had unleashed.

Clang, clang, clang.

Countless streams of Sword Qi collided across the battlefield, ringing out crisply.

Great swaths of the surrounding trees toppled. Before they even hit the ground, Sword Qi shredded them to pieces.

Fortunately, both Soderos and Sword Douluo were masters of the sword. Under their deliberate control, not a single stream of Sword Qi shot toward Lin Xiao or Ning Fengzhi.

In the end, the countless Specters and the enormous wave of Sword Qi dissipated together.

"How... how is that possible?"

"What skill did you use? It actually canceled out my Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin..."

Sword Douluo's voice was filled with astonishment.

"Heh... Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin?"

Soderos smiled at his words. "Your Soul Skill has the ten thousand swords, but I saw no return to the origin. If it truly had that final strike returning to the origin, my slash might not have been able to stop it."

"Are you instructing me?"

Sword Douluo raised an eyebrow.

Soderos shook his head. "Not instructing you. I just happen to know Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin myself."

Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin!

Here it came. Here it came!

Anticipation filled Lin Xiao's eyes. Was the man with five swords on his back about to appear?

"No."

Yet Sword Douluo shook his head slightly at those words. "No one understands Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin better than I do."

He was absolutely certain.

After all, his Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin was a skill bestowed by his Soul Ring. It was unique.

By then, however, five streams of Sword Qi had already appeared around Soderos.

"Only five streams of Sword Qi, and you dare call them ten thousand swords?"

Sword Douluo grew even more disdainful.

But a moment later, he suddenly noticed that the five streams of Sword Qi had vanished without a trace.

This is bad. Danger!

Alarm suddenly rose within him. By the time he tried to shift his position, it was already too late.

Those five streams of Sword Qi split into countless Specters, surrounding him and launching a fierce assault.

Sword Douluo's defense immediately became frantic.

"Your strength is decent, but your technique is too weak."

"These so-called Soul Skills are far too restrictive, too."

Soderos offered his assessment as he fought.

To be honest, aside from the initial Soul Skill Sword Douluo had displayed, which had felt somewhat refreshing, everything now seemed painfully rigid.

Indeed, battles between Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent feel more like turn-based combat.

Lin Xiao felt the same way.

It was nothing but one person using a skill and the other countering it. They spent more time on the performance than on the fighting.

"My swordsmanship is weak?"

Enveloped by ten thousand swords, Sword Douluo was both shocked and furious.

Was he weak?

He wasn't. In the Soul Master World of the Douluo Continent, who didn't call him Chen Xin of the Sword Dao?

What was the Sword Dao?

He was the Sword Dao.

And someone actually looked down on him?

But a moment later, he stopped dwelling on it as a sudden sense of alarm rose within him:

Wait, there seems to be another strike brewing. If I try to block it, I may have to pay a price!

A chill instantly ran down his spine.

Yet just as he was trying to work out how to defend himself, all the Sword Qi vanished.

It was as though everything that had just happened had been an illusion.

"What happened?"

Sword Douluo looked at Soderos in confusion.

"You must have sensed it. There was one strike I never unleashed. That strike is the true essence of returning to the origin. Had I unleashed it, you would certainly have been injured."

Soderos spoke calmly.

"Return to the origin!"

Sword Douluo murmured those words, his brows furrowing.

A faint, elusive understanding arose in his heart.

Master Suō lives up to his name. His understanding of the sword is truly formidable. It's a shame his Soul Power Level limits his strength.

Lin Xiao thought, Fail to work hard in your youth, and even your backstep comes with Sword Qi. Looks like I'll have to work harder at selling more jars to improve my strength.

But to undergo the second awakening and become a Sword God, I'll need two Awakening Tickets on top of dozens of Level-Up Tickets. That's no small task.

Just then, Soderos turned to Lin Xiao and said, "Master, let's go."

Lin Xiao nodded.

"Wait."

Suddenly, Sword Douluo called out to stop them.

"Need something?" Lin Xiao asked.

"I lost this time. But I haven't used my full strength yet."

Sword Douluo looked at Soderos and asked solemnly, "If I want to spar with you again, where can I find you?"

Soderos remained utterly calm, as though he hadn't heard a thing.

"Spirit City."

Lin Xiao answered for Soderos. "I opened a little shop there called the Lucky Magic Jar."

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