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"What kind of soul skill is this?"
Ning Fengzhi looked bewildered.
This was the first time he had ever seen anyone dare to catch the Sword Douluo's sword-man unity with their bare hands.
It should be noted that when Sword Douluo is in a state of perfect harmony with his sword, he can even pierce through Bone Douluo's defenses.
Even Bone Douluo would not normally dare to take this attack head-on.
"I don't know either. I've never seen him use it. Didn't he just say that the sword path has no boundaries and that without a sword, one returns to oneness? Could it be that he integrated the characteristics of his martial spirit into his physical body?"
Dugu Bo said thoughtfully.
Of all these people, only he had ever fought against Song Zhe, but he had never seen most of his techniques.
"Catching the Seven Kill Sword barehanded, that's defensive power comparable to mine."
Bone Douluo was also speechless.
This guy's attack power is comparable to Sword Douluo's, and his defense is comparable to his. Is this little guy trying to fly to the heavens?
If he hadn't sparred with Sword Douluo, he probably wouldn't have been able to see so much.
"Uncle Sword merged himself into the Seven Kill Sword, while Brother Song merged the Nine Leaf Sword Grass into his body. In fact, they both used the unity of man and sword, but the forms they presented were different."
Ning Fengzhi quickly discerned the true nature of the two men's moves.
Both are fusions of sword and man, only one person becomes a sword-man, and the other becomes a man-sword.
In fact, they are all descriptions of the unity of man and sword, and he cannot tell which is stronger or weaker.
"break!"
Song Zhe formed his right palm and struck the Seven Kill Sword again.
This time, however, he did not approach the Seven Kill Sword again, but instead condensed the sword energy and struck it out from his hand.
The two fought using only the most basic, unadorned slashing and thrusting techniques, without any fancy sword moves.
The greatest truths are the simplest; the simplest slashes and thrusts are the ones that leave no openings.
The starlight-colored sword energy collided with the white Seven Kill Sword energy.
Another explosion occurred in the air, blasting both of them away.
With a light tap of his feet, Song Zhe activated the Free and Easy Wind Control technique, and the starlight around him dissipated as he gracefully landed in the air.
On the other hand, Sword Douluo was forced into a state of perfect harmony with his sword.
The Seven Kill Sword landed beside Sword Douluo, who still looked very handsome, but the surprise in his eyes revealed his inner turmoil.
"Young Song, now that the sword fight is over, let's have a martial arts contest!"
In terms of swordsmanship, Sword Douluo did not gain any advantage.
In other words, his understanding, accumulated over decades as a titled Douluo, was actually roughly the same as Song Zhe's understanding over a few years.
Moreover, he only knew how to roughly put things down, while Song Zhe was extremely meticulous and walked more steadily than him.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony."
Song Zhe lightly leaped and landed on the ground.
Five Soul Rings—one yellow, two purple, and two black—were revealed one after another.
That high-level Soul Ring configuration was even more dazzling than Sword Douluo, a titled Douluo.
Sword Douluo's Soul Rings were quite ordinary: two yellow, two purple, and five black. Only his ninth Soul Ring showed some red.
In other words, Sword Douluo's ninth Soul Ring is approaching 100,000 years old.
"Kid Song, your Soul Rings are really surprising, but you're going to get a beating this time."
Sword Douluo hadn't gained any advantage in the previous contest, so now he needed to regain some face.
"You old man with the sword, you'd better be careful."
As Song Zhe finished speaking, all five Soul Rings beneath his feet lit up.
In an instant, everyone's eyes were on him again.
Who knows how this guy activated all his Soul Rings, and can Soul Rings really be used like that?
"Kid Song is full of strangeness. Not only is his second Soul Ring a thousand years old, but his fourth Soul Ring is ten thousand years old. He actually activated all his Soul Rings as soon as the fight started?"
Bone Douluo's lips twitched.
Are all exceptional geniuses this outrageous?
Although he already knows from Shrek Academy that Song Zhe's four Soul Rings are extremely advanced.
But the feeling was completely different when he actually saw it.
Everyone secretly cursed Song Zhe as a "pervert".
"Yanyan, do you know what kind of Soul Ring he absorbed? And what are its attributes?"
Ning Fengzhi turned his gaze to Dugu Yan.
He even affectionately called her "Yanyan" in order to get closer to Dugu Yan.
Judging from Dugu Bo's arrogant demeanor, he clearly didn't know the inside story; otherwise, he would have been boasting about it long ago.
"Uncle Ning, I heard from Song Zhe that his Soul Rings all come from the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, and their attributes are to increase the sharpness of the martial spirit and increase attack power."
Dugu Yan said honestly.
Anything Song Zhe told her, she could bring up and talk about.
Song Zhe wouldn't tell her those things that couldn't be said; in fact, only Gu Yuena knew them.
Even the one in the Papal Palace doesn't know many things, let alone her!
"The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear... he can actually absorb those?"
Bone Douluo's lips twitched again.
This is probably what makes a "freakish" genius so different from an ordinary genius—a huge gap indeed.
Their first Soul Ring was absorbed for four hundred years and it was still an ordinary Soul Ring. No one has ever survived after absorbing the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Soul Ring.
Apart from Tang Hao, who once absorbed the hundred-year-old Titan Giant Ape Soul Ring, it seems that no one else can absorb the power of such a terrifying Soul Beast.
Moreover, Tang Hao also had his second Soul Ring, having absorbed a hundred-year Soul Ring from the Titan Giant Ape, which had just reached the hundred-year mark.
"This little guy is defying the heavens! No wonder the people around him are all peerless Douluo, and they treat him extremely well."
Dugu Bo felt a little jealous; there's really no way to compare people.
He originally thought that he was quite talented to become a Titled Douluo.
Looking at it now, compared to Song Zhe, he's really nothing.
"Grandpa, they're fighting."
Dugu Yan tugged at Dugu Bo's sleeve, urging him to watch the game attentively.
Compared to watching the game, chatting can wait.
On the field, Song Zhe held the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass in his hand and rode the Free and Easy Wind Riding Technique, moving at a speed that was by no means slow.
"His might shakes all directions!"
Sword Douluo showed no mercy, immediately lighting up his fifth Soul Ring.
Countless Seven Kill Swords condensed into a rain of swords in the sky and stabbed towards Song Zhe.
In Sword Douluo, most of the mid-level soul skills are area-of-effect attacks, while single-target soul skills are mostly available later on.
If he were to use his eighth or ninth Soul Rings to bully Song Zhe, that would be going too far.
He, the Sword Douluo, couldn't afford to lose face like that.
"Dugu Nine Swords, Arrow-Breaking Style".
Song Zhe then brandished the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass in his hand towards the sky.
These Seven Kill Swords were like hidden weapons, flying towards him, so the Arrow Breaking Style was the best choice.
"Old man Sword, take my strongest attack, Ten Thousand Swords."
Song Zhe's expression changed; he had almost no soul power left in his body.
Putting everything else aside, in terms of endurance, he definitely can't outlast Sword Douluo, so he can only finish the battle quickly.
His battle against Sword Douluo was extremely taxing, even more so than that against Dugu Bo.
"Alright, sixth soul skill, Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin."
Sword Douluo also swiftly activated his sixth Soul Ring.
He could tell that Song Zhe in front of him was also using a self-created soul skill similar to Ten Thousand Swords Return to One.
Only when the same type collides can we test who has better control.
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