Chapter 156 – Chen Xin’s Ultimate Attack

What Chen Xin didn't know was that Xu Yang himself was a bit surprised. He hadn't expected the thermal acceleration and manipulation abilities to be this effective.

Using that ability, he rapidly raised his body temperature and slowed his blood flow. More importantly, his soul power had begun to boil and ignite, circulating through his meridians at an unimaginable speed. At this moment, he was like a V12 engine pushed to its absolute limit. Under the boost of the Sun Spirit Avatar, his combat performance had reached its peak.

Clang!

The Seven Kill Sword and the Sun Sacred Blade clashed violently, producing a piercing blast. The surging blue sword aura and crimson-gold blade aura tore through the sea below, carving countless chasms a thousand meters deep that didn't close for a long time.

Had Xu Yang not wiped out all the nearby sea soul beasts while testing his Spirit Avatar earlier, the aftershocks alone from this clash would've caused another mass extinction.

"Not just speed, but strength too... I can actually feel my sword starting to buckle under it."

Feeling the violent power surging through the blade, Chen Xin struggled to withstand it with the Seven Kill Sword, constantly using his sword techniques to deflect the force. His heart was shaken.

He was an Ultimate Douluo, his control over soul power at a microscopic level. He had even created his own Seven Kill Sword Body based on the Great Sun Body, so his physical stats should be close to Xu Yang's—if not better, considering his vastly higher soul power reserves.

By all logic, his burst strength shouldn't be any weaker than Xu Yang's.

But reality was that he was losing in both speed and power. Chen Xin couldn't understand it—but even so, he didn't believe he would lose. After all, he was a Rank 99 Titled Douluo, and Xu Yang had just stepped into the Soul Sage realm.

Activating the full might of the Nine Kill Swordplay, the swordplay in Chen Xin's hands shifted. His sixth soul ring embedded on the blade lit up, and all nine soul skills merged into the technique. With one slash, countless Seven Kill Swords appeared in the air, spreading out with his sword's swing.

Accompanied by the chilling, oppressive intent of the Seven Kill Sword Will, the sky filled with sword rain, descending from all directions toward Xu Yang.

This was the evolved form of his Sixth Soul Skill – Myriad Sword Returning Tribe.

"Sun Slash!"

Xu Yang didn't activate Pure White World to filter the sword rain into raw energy. Instead, he gathered the burning soul power rushing through his body and channeled it fully into the Sun Sacred Blade, then swung.

In that instant, the world seemed to contain only a single, radiant crimson-gold beam of light—like the moment of sunrise. Vast, brilliant, holy. It felt like darkness itself was being dispelled, and the crimson-gold blade light tore through the sword rain like paper, crashing straight onto Chen Xin's Seven Kill Sword.

Simple. Direct.

Clang!

A deafening metallic explosion echoed across the sea as crimson-gold blade aura burst outward. Chen Xin was blasted backward over a thousand meters before stabilizing himself, his eyes filled with admiration as he looked at Xu Yang.

"Well done, kid. That's true Sun intent... That 'Sun Slash'—same principle as the Slaughter God's Blade One Slash. But instead of using killing intent and murderous aura, you replaced it with Sun intent and solar force. You've really mastered the art of extreme focus."

"It's all thanks to you, Grandpa Jian! Without your guidance, I wouldn't have come this far with my blade."

Xu Yang laughed, immediately flattering Chen Xin. From the beginning, his blade training had always focused on the basic three strikes. Even when learning from Chen Xin's Seven Kill Sword technique later, he never deviated from those fundamentals. His blade style remained simple and direct.

That was because Xu Yang was never a pure saber cultivator. His blade skills were just a means of engagement—chosen for their simplicity. He didn't have to divide his attention. Just drill the basics over and over, leaving more time for cultivating his martial soul, soul power, and physique.

The Sunslash was essentially a variant of the Slaughter God's One Slash. Their power levels were comparable, but the embedded intent was completely different.

While killing intent and murderous aura were powerful, they didn't suit Xu Yang's Sun Martial Soul. His true nature was Sun intent, which made Sun Slash vastly more effective in his hands—another hidden trump card of his arsenal.

"You little brat, enough with the flattery!"

"Again! Let me show you a sword of the same level!"

Chen Xin laughed and cursed at him, then activated his eighth and ninth soul rings at once. The Seven Kill Sword began to breathe sword energy, so sharp that the air itself was being sliced apart around the blade.

Hovering midair, the Seven Kill Sword began glowing with an eerie silver-blue light. As the eighth soul ring lit up, boundless sword aura condensed along one edge of the blade. He was focusing all the energy of the Eighth Soul Skill – Move Mountains and Fill Seas into a single strike to enhance the blade's edge to its limit.

"Ninth Soul Skill – God Demon Twin Slash!"

With a low roar, the ninth soul ring erupted in radiant light. Xu Yang's pupils constricted. He could clearly see the space in front of him being sliced apart like fabric under a blade—fine cracks spreading across the void.

A dazzling, piercingly bright blue sword aura ripped through the air, crossing space itself as it came slashing toward Xu Yang.

His body reacted instinctively. The Sun Sacred Blade shone with pure crimson-gold light—so dazzling it seemed divine.

Ding!

The blade let out a shrill, urgent resonance. Xu Yang's right arm throbbed with sharp pain. In that absolute-speed dimension, he could see clearly: the sword aura wasn't even physical—it was a spatial tear refracted as a projection.

"So this is Grandpa Jian's strongest technique… The sword aura itself carries the power of spatial severance…"

Cold sweat beaded on Xu Yang's forehead. At the last possible moment, his Sun Domain's skill – Pure White World triggered automatically, instinctively isolating and neutralizing the spatial slicing force. Plus, Chen Xin had deliberately held back. If not for that, he might've been cut clean in two.

"Heh, brat! How's that for power? Pretty fierce, huh?"

Chen Xin hovered midair, Seven Kill Sword lowered slightly, smiling smugly at Xu Yang.

"Hoo… Grandpa Jian truly lives up to the title of strongest offense on the continent. That strike? I can't even begin to compete."

Xu Yang exhaled heavily, wiping the sweat from his brow. He took a deep breath and praised Chen Xin sincerely.

But then his tone shifted playfully:

"That said, don't forget—I'm not a pure saber master. The blade is just one of my tools. My real strength… is my Sun Martial Soul."

Hearing that, Chen Xin's expression instantly changed. He'd almost forgotten—Xu Yang was a rare elemental-type Tool Spirit Master.

Sure enough, the Sun Sacred Blade vanished from Xu Yang's hand. In its place appeared a miniature sun.

"Heh heh… catch this, Grandpa Jian!"

Xu Yang grinned mischievously and casually tossed the mini sun at him. Its speed was even faster than Xu Yang's own movement. Even Chen Xin could barely follow its trajectory.

Thankfully, the distance between them was enough for him to react.

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