The two swords clashed, and the collision between two different kinds of Intent naturally caused a tremendous disturbance.
It was only because they were inside a domain space. Without question, a single strike from Chen Xin's Seven Kill Avatar, infused with terrifying Sword Intent, tore a huge hole in Lin Xing's domain space.
There were only two ways to break his domain. The first was to kill him.
The second was to use utterly terrifying Intent to break straight through the domain's internal space, as Chen Xin had. Clearly, Chen Xin had chosen the second option. Of course, it was also the only option he could choose.
Lin Xing had no intention of continuing to maintain the domain either, and voluntarily dispelled the Court of Surging Conviction.
Their surroundings returned to normal, and Lin Xing shook his head helplessly.
"Teacher, you're utterly shameless. Who activates their Martial Soul Avatar when sparring with their own disciple?"
Lin Xing walked forward as he spoke, but Chen Xin had no intention of dismissing his Martial Soul Avatar. His Soul Power surged, sending Lin Xing flying.
"You little brat, you only dispelled the Court of Surging Conviction, didn't you? Do you really think your teacher is blind and can't see that sword of Intent in your hand?"
"Ahem... my teacher is still my teacher, after all."
Sheepishly, Lin Xing dispelled the Clear Abyss of the Azure Stream as well. The invisible longsword in his hand, formed of pure Intent, vanished along with it.
Only then did Chen Xin dismiss his Seven Kill Avatar.
Patting nonexistent dust off himself, Lin Xing stood up from the ground.
"You really hit hard, Teacher."
"Hmph. With a little brat like you, I have to."
Chen Xin put away his Martial Soul, but he was still uneasy enough to coat his body in a very, very faint layer of Sword Intent, afraid that the brat would suddenly declare that their spar wasn't over yet.
And then take a swing at him.
That was a situation Chen Xin had no wish to see.
"Fufu, quick, bring out an Oceanid."
Lin Xing called to Fufu, who was still playing with Ning Rongrong in the distance. He himself was fine; the main thing was that Chen Xin did have some wounds.
Although Fufu was a little angry about Lin Xing's earlier behavior, she still reached out and released an Oceanid.
The wounds on Chen Xin's body vanished instantly-truly instantly, without leaving the slightest trace that they had ever existed.
Reaching up to touch his face, then looking at his palm, even Chen Xin couldn't help marveling at the terrifying healing effect.
It was truly outrageous...
The group began making their way back at a leisurely pace. Chen Xin could have flown them back very quickly on his sword, but Ning Rongrong wanted to play, so he chose to walk back.
Ning Rongrong and Furina walked ahead, with the three little ones surrounding them, while Lin Xing and Chen Xin followed behind. The atmosphere between the two was rather quiet.
Mostly, Lin Xing didn't know what to say to Chen Xin.
So Lin Xing simply abandoned the idea of talking to Chen Xin and instead concentrated on thinking about what sort of move to develop next.
In fact, as things stood, with the two great domains-the Clear Abyss of the Azure Stream and the Court of Surging Conviction-at his disposal, Lin Xing already had more than enough means to protect himself.
But as the saying went, having more skills never weighed you down. Lin Xing certainly wouldn't complain about having too many.
Both domains were far too powerful.
At present, the Clear Abyss of the Azure Stream could let him leap straight up to roughly the Soul Emperor level. The Court of Surging Conviction was a little weaker, but borrowing the power of the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale would make it a different matter entirely.
With the two domains merged, Fufu mode activated, and the power of both Fufu and the Splendor of Tranquil Waters borrowed, Judgment and Ruling should reach roughly the Soul Saint level under all those enhancements.
But against a Titled Douluo like Chen Xin, who could simply make a brick fly through sheer strength and absolute power, Lin Xing had no way to handle the situation.
Or rather, he did have a way; he simply didn't want to reveal it yet.
He could just use the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale to sentence his opponent to death, regardless of whether they were a Soul Emperor, Soul Saint, Soul Douluo, or even a Titled Douluo.
Before a death sentence, all beings were equal.
Besides... on this Douluo Continent, which Titled Douluo didn't have lives on their hands?
Or rather, over eighty percent of Soul Masters had lives on their hands. Of course, that excluded some students in the academies.
But when it came to students, probably none were qualified to make him use the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale.
Should I develop an attack skill for everyday use too?
Lin Xing recalled the feeling of using Chen Xin's sixth Soul Skill inside the Court of Surging Conviction.
Unconsciously, he mobilized the power within his body. Without realizing it, he formed sword fingers with both hands, then raised his hands under Chen Xin's wary gaze beside him...
Buzz!
High in the sky, countless blue longswords condensed from Soul Power appeared. Subconsciously, he had shaped these swords into the likeness of the Splendor of Tranquil Waters.
"You little brat!"
Chen Xin shouted, and Lin Xing immediately came back to his senses.
Glancing up at the countless copies of the Splendor of Tranquil Waters condensed from Soul Power, he promptly reached out and dispelled the rain of swords.
"Sorry, Teacher. I was just thinking about developing a new skill, and as I thought about it, I remembered when I used your sixth Soul Skill earlier. I thought about that feeling, and as I kept thinking, this happened."
Even though Chen Xin had seen this many times already, the corners of his mouth still twitched involuntarily.
What did he mean, he kept thinking and this happened?
Was he fucking copying and pasting?
Chen Xin felt somewhat numb and didn't want to keep talking to Lin Xing.
"How about troubling you to help me out again, Teacher? Let me activate the Court of Surging Conviction one more time and learn from you again?"
The corners of Chen Xin's mouth twitched.
He truly didn't mind letting his own student learn his skills, but looking at the brat's expression and manner, the more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and the worse he felt.
This was clearly his own disciple, and he should have been happy, but with the brat acting like this, he simply couldn't feel happy.
"If you really want to continue, once we get back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, I'll find you a Titled Douluo. You can use every trick you have then. It would be best if you could hurt that old bastard, but it's fine if you can't."
"Just managing to disgust him will be enough."
Lin Xing had a rough guess who Chen Xin meant, but he still made a show of asking.
"Teacher, does that person have a grudge against you?"
"No."
"Then why, Teacher?"
"There's no reason. I simply can't stand him."
"All right." Lin Xing shut his mouth.
Chen Xin and Gu Rong, that pair of friends who loved taking digs at each other-one was Chen Xin, with the greatest offensive power on the continent, and the other was Gu Rong, with the greatest defensive power on the continent.
Thinking about the Clear Sky Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Lin Xing sometimes felt that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was truly shabby, with only a single Titled Douluo.
Yet there were only so many Titled Douluo early in Douluo I, so the positions of the Upper Three Sects were unshakable.
But later, Bibi Dong wiped out the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan as though it were child's play. Although the losses were heavy, Lin Xing felt that most of those losses had primarily come from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Chen Xin taking on four opponents alone in the original story had truly been impressive.
His position as the greatest in offensive power was unshakable.