chapter 203

"What a wonderful martial art. With that strangely-shaped moon blade, the angles of attack and defense are truly bizarre," Jun Tianlin thought, feeling a twinge of fear.

There were simply too many Titled Douluo in the Spirit Hall. It was easy for them to design an exclusive soul skill set for Xie Yue.

Clearly, they had specifically targeted the Seven Killing Swordsmanship. While the Seven Killing Swordsmanship possessed great lethality, its attack routes were straightforward, every move a direct linear strike.

Xie Yue, now focusing on agility, completely restrained the Seven Killing Swordsmanship.

In the spectator stands, Chen Xin, Ning Fengzhi, and others gathered soul power in their eyes, seeing through the situation in the red fog. Their Xiaotian was currently at a disadvantage.

"The Seven Killing Swordsmanship has been countered. Uncle Sword, when will you teach him the true essence? Xiaotian's current seven styles are merely the starting moves of the real Seven Killing Sword Dao. If he mastered the real Sword Dao, Xie Yue would stand no chance" Ning Fengzhi asked Chen Xin.

"I had thought the Seven Killing Swordsmanship would suffice for the competition and planned to teach him later. I didn't expect such a situation" Chen Xin frowned.

The Seven Killing Swordsmanship, as famous as the Haotian Clan's techniques, was far more profound than it appeared. Behind the chaotic surface lay the true essence of the Haotian Nine Mysteries, the Explosive Ring, and the Great Xumi Hammer. Naturally, the Seven Killing Swordsmanship also held such secrets—Chen Xin's true ultimate skill.

"Haha, no need to worry. Xiaotian has his own way to handle this kind of strange and clever martial art" Dugu Bo laughed casually. When living with Jun Tianlin at the Yin-Yang Ice and Fire Eyes, he had seen Tianlin perform another sword technique—one that happened to be the perfect nemesis for Xie Yue's martial arts.

Within the red fog, Jun Tianlin was already cornered by Xie Yue, his clothing torn. If not for his Drunken Immortal Moon-Watching Steps, he would have been injured by now.

"Jun Tianlin, today is your end! Yuanyue!" Xie Yue roared, launching his strongest skill.

At that moment, Jun Tianlin smiled faintly and suddenly changed his move. The demon sword stabbed straight through the gap between the two moon blades, forcing Xie Yue to abandon his offensive and defend instead.

Jun Tianlin flipped in midair. His demon sword, as if carrying the weight of a mountain, pressed down on Xie Yue—completely different from the Seven Killing Swordsmanship.

Though both techniques emphasized offense, the Seven Killing Swordsmanship targeted vital points, while the current sword technique focused on overwhelming force. It didn't matter where it hit; a strike would cause serious injury or even death.

Indeed, "smash" was the right word here, not "slash." The demon sword in Jun Tianlin's hand had transformed into an indestructible heavy sword, each strike delivering a crushing force of thousands of pounds.

His blows, seemingly ordinary, continuously forced Xie Yue back. No matter how exquisite Xie Yue's martial arts were, he had no opportunity to use them.

"Brilliant! A sword technique that uses simplicity to overcome cleverness, completely reversing the situation!" Ning Fengzhi exclaimed.

"Damn it, what sword technique is this? Even Chen Xin has never used it!" Ghost Douluo and Yueguan fumed. They had spent countless resources to craft the moon blade technique specifically to counter the Seven Killing Swordsmanship, yet Jun Tianlin had shattered it so effortlessly.

"Take a good look! This is the Heavy Sword Technique passed down by the Shushan Sect's Uncle!" Jun Tianlin thought to himself. If they thought restraining the Seven Killing Swordsmanship meant he was powerless, then Spirit Hall had severely underestimated him.

"Splitting the Sky Slash!"

Jun Tianlin swung the demon sword three times. The immense sword pressure tore through the sky and the earth.

Xie Yue raised his moon blades to block but could only fend off the first two blows. Both of his moon blades were blasted away by the sword pressure.

The third blow was only barely blocked by Hu Liena, who sacrificed her fox tail to save him.

"This time, it's over!" Jun Tianlin took a step forward, a terrifying sword aura erupting from his body—clearly preparing a devastating killing move.

Bibi Dong and the others' pupils shrank. With this sword energy, Jun Tianlin's next move would be earth-shattering. Xie Yue and Hu Liena could not withstand it. Even if Tianlin didn't kill them due to competition rules, severe injury was inevitable.

Outside the red fog, Yan felt Jun Tianlin's overwhelming sword intent. His hair stood on end. "No! Nana's in danger, I must help her!"

Yan didn't realize that by leaving, the rest of the Spirit Hall team became fish on a chopping board, being flattened by the two Emperor Team Soul Kings, Yu Tianheng and Gu Ran. But Yan, blinded by obsession, cared only about saving his goddess.

"We haven't decided the winner yet, and you want to leave? Demon Thunder!"

Yu Tianheng's fifth soul skill differed from regular thunder. His demon thunder wouldn't disappear after attacking but lingered, flowing like liquid.

After the long battle, half the Spirit Hall Academy's field was already covered in black dirty water mines. Previously, they hadn't taken it seriously—a grave mistake.

Yu Tianheng's fifth soul skill, "Demon Thunder" was named by Jun Tianlin and resembled the "One Thought Insertion" technique from the youth of Longhu Mountain.

[TL\:don't ask me I don't know what's the context of that one thought insertion]

A vast number of flowing lightning gathered, continuously draining the vitality of anyone other than the caster. Anyone stepping into Demon Thunder felt weak and numb.

"Damn, I have no strength!"

Spirit Hall's Yan and two other soul masters were now staggering and dizzy. Only the female soul master with the Golden Waisted Flying Swallow Spirit managed to stay airborne and avoid the disaster.

"Master Yan, give me your hand, I'll pull you out!" she cried desperately, trying to save their strongest fighter.

"Roar!" A giant bone dragon blocked her path—Gu Ran's fifth soul skill.

The bone dragon, being lifeless, was unaffected by Cangtan's vitality-draining properties. However, even though the Spirit Hall members still had soul power, they couldn't drive off the bone dragon immediately.

Still, the purpose of the Emperor Team's tactics had been achieved. Yu Tianheng's Beijing Cangtan and Gu Ran's bone dragon weren't meant to defeat—they were to delay.

The true finishing move came from the most inconspicuous member—Huanyin.

"Everyone, get ready! Let Spirit Hall see the gift we've prepared!" Yu Tianheng commanded.

Except for him, who continued maintaining Demon Thunder, the others gathered around Ye Lingling. Using her fusion ring talent, they combined their different types of soul power.

Finally, the five of them stood in a row, passing their soul power layer by layer until it all converged into Huanyin.

The battle formation shocked everyone. Yu Xiaogang shouted in disbelief "Five-in-One Fusion Technique!"