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Chapter 9: Who is the Number One Under Heaven?
2023-04-04 Author: Fu Hejun
Ye Cheng suddenly vanished, evading Sword Douluo's attack. Just as he had anticipated, this was a skill from one of his soul bones.
He had a total of six soul bones throughout his body.
Each hundred-thousand-year soul bone, just like a soul ring, came with two skills.
This skill of instantly vanishing from his original spot originated from one of the two skills of his left leg soul bone: Spatial Transfer!
As the name suggests, it allowed him to spatially transfer himself or others to different locations.
As for the range of the transfer, it depended on how far his spiritual power could reach. Once outside the range of his spiritual power, Spatial Transfer became impossible.
However, hundred-thousand-year soul bones usually possessed two skills. The other skill, Spatial Marker, perfectly compensated for the weakness of Spatial Transfer.
As the name suggests, as long as he placed a mark on an object or a person, he could not only pinpoint their location at any time but also, using this mark in conjunction with Spatial Transfer, instantly teleport to that person's side.
These two soul skills could be said to complement each other, with neither being dispensable.
In the world of Douluo, spatial abilities of this kind are undoubtedly high-level skills. The people or soul beasts who possess and master such skills are extremely rare.
Therefore, Ye Cheng, possessing the Spatial Transfer skill, could theoretically escape or evade attacks so effectively that his opponents wouldn't even be able to eat his dust.
Even if he only used his soul bone skills in a fight against Sword Douluo, he could remain in an invincible position.
...
He vanished in a flash.
When Ye Cheng reappeared, he was already behind Sword Douluo. He then brought his fingers together into a sword-finger, using his finger as a sword, and lightly pointed it toward Sword Douluo, the motion seemingly both fast and slow.
Sword Douluo was, after all, a seasoned veteran who had experienced countless battles. Upon seeing Ye Cheng vanish into thin air, he immediately guessed it was a spatial transfer technique. Already on guard, he instinctively used his second soul skill!
In an instant, a dense layer of sword qi appeared around him. This sword qi was incredibly thick, over two meters, making his entire being seem to transform into a sword.
“Clang!”
A sound of striking metal rang out.
“Puff!”
The terrifying sword qi covering Sword Douluo was surprisingly pierced like paper by Ye Cheng's seemingly ordinary sword-finger!
This incredible scene greatly alarmed Sword Douluo, but his reaction was swift. Without a second thought, he held his sword and swung it backhand. A huge beam of sword light flew out horizontally, like a long rainbow piercing the sun, seemingly intending to cut the white clouds in the sky in half!
Ye Cheng's expression remained unchanged. This time, he didn't even use Spatial Transfer. He simply swayed to the side, easily dodging it.
With a whoosh, the incredibly sharp sword qi, like a red-hot knife slicing through a candle, easily cut open the ground, carving out a gully over a hundred meters long.
‘As expected of a powerful expert who has experienced countless battles. This ability to adapt to the situation and his grasp of timing are far superior to mine,’ Ye Cheng mused to himself.
If not for the enormous disparity in their strength and hardware configurations like soul bones, in a true life-or-death battle, he would undoubtedly be the one to die.
“Hmph! Can you only dodge? Are you not going to draw your sword?! Are you looking down on this old man? I refuse to believe you can dodge this next attack!”
After his attacks missed multiple times, Sword Douluo was growing impatient. He gripped the Seven Kill Sword in his hand tightly. Sword qi erupted like a volcano, spreading in all directions with formidable power.
This was not a single-target attack; rather, the sword qi covered all directions around him, spreading over a vast area. He figured that even if Ye Cheng could use Spatial Transfer, he probably couldn't go too far. Facing such a wide-range attack, Ye Cheng would have no choice but to face it.
‘There’s no need to dodge anymore.’
Although he could choose to transfer far away, Ye Cheng's previous dodges were mainly to ascertain Sword Douluo's strength. Now that he had some understanding, there was naturally no need to continue dodging.
“…Sword, come!”
He let out a soft cry.
Accompanied by a dazzling white splendor, a longsword with a white jade hilt and a transparent crystal blade appeared in his hand. Circles of soul rings successively emerged… until the final red soul ring manifested.
Hum!
A terrifying wave of energy spread out, shattering the surrounding sword qi and turning it into nothingness.
This Flying Rainbow Sword Martial Soul, created from his character design, was comparable in quality to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, aside from sharing the same appearance and name as the Flying Rainbow Sword.
Furthermore, all nine of its soul rings provided enhancements to attack power and destructive capabilities. Thus, the moment it appeared, with merely a slight exertion of its power, that magnificent and brilliant white sword qi shot straight into the heavens, directly piercing through the clouds above!
With him at the center, a gigantic hole appeared in the clouds above.
Warm sunlight spilled down. Ye Cheng, clad in white robes and holding the crystal longsword, seemed to be gilded with a layer of golden radiance.
“Sword’s name: Flying Rainbow!” he declared.
“What a fine sword!” Sword Douluo, gripping the Seven Kill Sword, stared intently at him. He couldn't help but exclaim in admiration at the Flying Rainbow Sword in Ye Cheng's hand, which looked more like a work of art than a deadly weapon.
A Soul Master's Martial Soul is not immutable.
As a Soul Master's level increases, or upon absorption of compatible, high-quality soul rings or soul bones, there is a certain chance for their martial soul to evolve.
According to Sword Douluo's knowledge, Ye Cheng's Martial Soul, the Flying Rainbow Sword, was originally just a sword-type Martial Soul that could barely be considered upper-grade. But in his current perception, it was in no way inferior to his own Seven Kill Sword. In fact, it might even far surpass it, for he felt a bone-chilling sharpness emanating from that magnificent sword!
In comparison, his own Seven Kill Sword felt somewhat dull and heavy. As a pure killing weapon, it had already lost.
“It has always been a fine sword.” Ye Cheng gazed at the Flying Rainbow Sword in his hand, speaking as if reminiscing, “Since I was six, I have wandered from place to place… The human world is perilous, and all I could rely on was the sword in my hand! This sword has accompanied me for twenty years now.”
“From weakness to strength, this sword has grown with me.”
“I am confident that nothing in this world can match it!”
“Among all sword Martial Souls in the world, the Chen Clan's Seven Kill Sword ranks first. Although I don't care about empty fame, since fate has brought us together today, let me establish the true worth of the sword in my hand.”
“Let's see whose sword is truly the Number One Under Heaven!”
As his words fell, Ye Cheng, finally revealing his precious sword, neither retreated nor evaded this time. He attacked head-on, without using Spatial Transfer, simply moving straight forward and cleaving down with a single sword strike.
The dazzling sword qi condensed into a giant sword over a hundred zhang long, chopping down directly at Sword Douluo.
“Excellent!” Sword Douluo's fighting spirit surged. He let out a loud shout, raising the sword in his hand. A tide-like wave of sword qi was released, transforming into an attack that collided with Ye Cheng's.
With a thunderous roar, space shattered at the center of their collision, revealing dark void fissures. An aura of destruction spread, and a section of the ground instantly vanished.
Apologies. My father needs surgery during this period, and I've been busy running around, completely muddled. After the surgery, I might still need to stay up at night, so I'm temporarily unavailable. I can only guarantee one update per day for now. Once I'm done with all this, I'll resume normal updates. If I have time, I'll even release more chapters.
(end of chapter)
2023-04-04 Author: Fu Hejun
Ye Cheng suddenly vanished, evading Sword Douluo's attack. Just as he had anticipated, this was a skill from one of his soul bones.
He had a total of six soul bones throughout his body.
Each hundred-thousand-year soul bone, just like a soul ring, came with two skills.
This skill of instantly vanishing from his original spot originated from one of the two skills of his left leg soul bone: Spatial Transfer!
As the name suggests, it allowed him to spatially transfer himself or others to different locations.
As for the range of the transfer, it depended on how far his spiritual power could reach. Once outside the range of his spiritual power, Spatial Transfer became impossible.
However, hundred-thousand-year soul bones usually possessed two skills. The other skill, Spatial Marker, perfectly compensated for the weakness of Spatial Transfer.
As the name suggests, as long as he placed a mark on an object or a person, he could not only pinpoint their location at any time but also, using this mark in conjunction with Spatial Transfer, instantly teleport to that person's side.
These two soul skills could be said to complement each other, with neither being dispensable.
In the world of Douluo, spatial abilities of this kind are undoubtedly high-level skills. The people or soul beasts who possess and master such skills are extremely rare.
Therefore, Ye Cheng, possessing the Spatial Transfer skill, could theoretically escape or evade attacks so effectively that his opponents wouldn't even be able to eat his dust.
Even if he only used his soul bone skills in a fight against Sword Douluo, he could remain in an invincible position.
...
He vanished in a flash.
When Ye Cheng reappeared, he was already behind Sword Douluo. He then brought his fingers together into a sword-finger, using his finger as a sword, and lightly pointed it toward Sword Douluo, the motion seemingly both fast and slow.
Sword Douluo was, after all, a seasoned veteran who had experienced countless battles. Upon seeing Ye Cheng vanish into thin air, he immediately guessed it was a spatial transfer technique. Already on guard, he instinctively used his second soul skill!
In an instant, a dense layer of sword qi appeared around him. This sword qi was incredibly thick, over two meters, making his entire being seem to transform into a sword.
“Clang!”
A sound of striking metal rang out.
“Puff!”
The terrifying sword qi covering Sword Douluo was surprisingly pierced like paper by Ye Cheng's seemingly ordinary sword-finger!
This incredible scene greatly alarmed Sword Douluo, but his reaction was swift. Without a second thought, he held his sword and swung it backhand. A huge beam of sword light flew out horizontally, like a long rainbow piercing the sun, seemingly intending to cut the white clouds in the sky in half!
Ye Cheng's expression remained unchanged. This time, he didn't even use Spatial Transfer. He simply swayed to the side, easily dodging it.
With a whoosh, the incredibly sharp sword qi, like a red-hot knife slicing through a candle, easily cut open the ground, carving out a gully over a hundred meters long.
‘As expected of a powerful expert who has experienced countless battles. This ability to adapt to the situation and his grasp of timing are far superior to mine,’ Ye Cheng mused to himself.
If not for the enormous disparity in their strength and hardware configurations like soul bones, in a true life-or-death battle, he would undoubtedly be the one to die.
“Hmph! Can you only dodge? Are you not going to draw your sword?! Are you looking down on this old man? I refuse to believe you can dodge this next attack!”
After his attacks missed multiple times, Sword Douluo was growing impatient. He gripped the Seven Kill Sword in his hand tightly. Sword qi erupted like a volcano, spreading in all directions with formidable power.
This was not a single-target attack; rather, the sword qi covered all directions around him, spreading over a vast area. He figured that even if Ye Cheng could use Spatial Transfer, he probably couldn't go too far. Facing such a wide-range attack, Ye Cheng would have no choice but to face it.
‘There’s no need to dodge anymore.’
Although he could choose to transfer far away, Ye Cheng's previous dodges were mainly to ascertain Sword Douluo's strength. Now that he had some understanding, there was naturally no need to continue dodging.
“…Sword, come!”
He let out a soft cry.
Accompanied by a dazzling white splendor, a longsword with a white jade hilt and a transparent crystal blade appeared in his hand. Circles of soul rings successively emerged… until the final red soul ring manifested.
Hum!
A terrifying wave of energy spread out, shattering the surrounding sword qi and turning it into nothingness.
This Flying Rainbow Sword Martial Soul, created from his character design, was comparable in quality to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, aside from sharing the same appearance and name as the Flying Rainbow Sword.
Furthermore, all nine of its soul rings provided enhancements to attack power and destructive capabilities. Thus, the moment it appeared, with merely a slight exertion of its power, that magnificent and brilliant white sword qi shot straight into the heavens, directly piercing through the clouds above!
With him at the center, a gigantic hole appeared in the clouds above.
Warm sunlight spilled down. Ye Cheng, clad in white robes and holding the crystal longsword, seemed to be gilded with a layer of golden radiance.
“Sword’s name: Flying Rainbow!” he declared.
“What a fine sword!” Sword Douluo, gripping the Seven Kill Sword, stared intently at him. He couldn't help but exclaim in admiration at the Flying Rainbow Sword in Ye Cheng's hand, which looked more like a work of art than a deadly weapon.
A Soul Master's Martial Soul is not immutable.
As a Soul Master's level increases, or upon absorption of compatible, high-quality soul rings or soul bones, there is a certain chance for their martial soul to evolve.
According to Sword Douluo's knowledge, Ye Cheng's Martial Soul, the Flying Rainbow Sword, was originally just a sword-type Martial Soul that could barely be considered upper-grade. But in his current perception, it was in no way inferior to his own Seven Kill Sword. In fact, it might even far surpass it, for he felt a bone-chilling sharpness emanating from that magnificent sword!
In comparison, his own Seven Kill Sword felt somewhat dull and heavy. As a pure killing weapon, it had already lost.
“It has always been a fine sword.” Ye Cheng gazed at the Flying Rainbow Sword in his hand, speaking as if reminiscing, “Since I was six, I have wandered from place to place… The human world is perilous, and all I could rely on was the sword in my hand! This sword has accompanied me for twenty years now.”
“From weakness to strength, this sword has grown with me.”
“I am confident that nothing in this world can match it!”
“Among all sword Martial Souls in the world, the Chen Clan's Seven Kill Sword ranks first. Although I don't care about empty fame, since fate has brought us together today, let me establish the true worth of the sword in my hand.”
“Let's see whose sword is truly the Number One Under Heaven!”
As his words fell, Ye Cheng, finally revealing his precious sword, neither retreated nor evaded this time. He attacked head-on, without using Spatial Transfer, simply moving straight forward and cleaving down with a single sword strike.
The dazzling sword qi condensed into a giant sword over a hundred zhang long, chopping down directly at Sword Douluo.
“Excellent!” Sword Douluo's fighting spirit surged. He let out a loud shout, raising the sword in his hand. A tide-like wave of sword qi was released, transforming into an attack that collided with Ye Cheng's.
With a thunderous roar, space shattered at the center of their collision, revealing dark void fissures. An aura of destruction spread, and a section of the ground instantly vanished.
Apologies. My father needs surgery during this period, and I've been busy running around, completely muddled. After the surgery, I might still need to stay up at night, so I'm temporarily unavailable. I can only guarantee one update per day for now. Once I'm done with all this, I'll resume normal updates. If I have time, I'll even release more chapters.
(end of chapter)
