Boom—
In an instant, a powerful shockwave transformed into a tangible sphere of destruction, crushing and disintegrating everything in its path!
And the final target was Chen Junting.
"These guys!"
At this moment, even Chen Junting widened his eyes. The sword intent and aura throughout his entire body instantly soared, and then—
"Sword God Selfless!"
"Sword Dao: Junting!"
A giant phantom figure with a face identical to Chen Junting's stood holding a sword. Facing this speeding sphere of destruction, without the slightest hesitation, it slashed vertically down at its center with one sword strike!
Also at this moment, a golden light shield lit up around the arena, instantly enveloping everything inside.
But at present, no one paid attention to this.
As Chen Junting slashed his sword toward the combined attack technique of Bei Bei and the others, Xiao Xiao and the rest also launched attacks at Chen Junting's left, right, top, and rear. Only Gu Tianchen alone directed the vast majority of his attention toward Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er's side, even directly raising his defense. As for the remainder, he diverted a trace of his mind, with "Bone Prison" ready to strike.
"The phoenix bore nine chicks, eternally residing in the nine cauldrons; the cauldrons suppress three lives, the phoenix cleanses and exorcises evil." A nine-colored great cauldron engraved with the phoenix's nine chicks seemed to press down upon the heavens like a mountain range, descending upside-down toward Chen Junting!
"Slash!"
Ji Juechen treasured words like gold, slashing out with one sword! But this sword strike was one where he had fused her essence, energy, and spirit into one—already at the peak.
Similarly, He Caitou seemed to be wrapped in steel, guided by Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection Sharing. He directly stood in place, and soul cannon shells that seemed to cost nothing covered the area in bombardment!
And behind Chen Junting, a ten-headed Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor quietly poked out its head. Under the radiance of the eighth soul ring, within ten serpent maws, beams of emerald-green light condensed forth.
Then, "Eighth Soul Technique—Jade Phosphor Divine Light!"
Ten toxic light pillars merged into one, piercing through!
In an instant, terrifying sword intent fully descended, thoroughly shredding the combined attack of the four. The powerful backlash force even caused Bei Bei and the other four to spurt blood from their mouths, falling from their martial soul true body states, their auras withered. Furthermore, a massive irresistible energy made them suddenly spiral, carrying them in a rapid rotation for a full circle, without even a chance to react, and then their entire bodies were already sent flying out.
Right at this moment, an overbearing yet incomparably cold voice transmitted from Chen Junting's mouth: "Only I Am Supreme!"
A terrifying aura fluctuation transmitted out, like a black hole. All energy converged toward Chen Junting's side. Apart from He Caitou's soul cannon shells and the sword Ji Juechen slashed out, Dugu Xin's Jade Phosphor Divine Light instantly collapsed. Even Xiao Xiao's self-body martial soul fusion technique "Nine Phoenixes Soul-Suppressing Cauldron" lost its luster.
Immediately following, "Heaven and Earth Share Silence!"
An icy yet deathly still aura spread out like a tangible substance, enveloping the entire arena. Before this aura, apart from Huo Yuhao who had already activated his martial soul fusion technique, and Wang Dong'er who relied on powerful spiritual power to resist, the others' minds were struck as if by a heavy hammer. They couldn't help but feel a trembling from the depths of their souls, their movements stagnating, and even their minds and auras completely withering. As for the remaining attacks, they were naturally easily disintegrated by two sword slashes.
"Now!"
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er didn't hesitate. Having already activated their martial soul fusion technique, they had only a single giant blue-gold eye gazing forward, and then a light pillar shot out like lightning.
Just in time, enveloping Chen Junting.
In an instant, a golden statue appeared before them.
However, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er showed no carelessness whatsoever.
The two also rapidly switched their martial soul fusion technique, and the "Heaven Emperor's Hammer" appeared out of thin air. Sonic booms caused by the terrifying power rang out in the air. Everything turned into vacuum, and space itself tore and trembled for it. The sharp protrusions on both sides of the hammer head emitted emerald-green intense light, the dark-golden light of the hammer head itself, and the ice-white of the hammer handle—three types of auras erupted, then instantly turned blood-red.
At this moment, the eight phantom giant swords of "Might Shakes All Directions" that had already endured collisions with "Sword Dao: Junting" and the combined attack technique of Bei Bei and the others could no longer sustain themselves at this time, directly shattering!
Crack—, Boom—
Right at this time, the attack also fully descended.
Clang—
Just as the "Heaven Emperor's Hammer" smashed down like a small mountain, an extreme cold temperature spread out from beneath the hammer head.
In an instant, Huo Yuhao sensed something was wrong.
It didn't succeed!
But at present, their martial soul fusion technique had already disintegrated. Under the condition of being unable to recover yet having expended greatly, even Huo Yuhao who already possessed a soul core had no time to recover.
After all, his current breakthrough to Titled Douluo was achieved through direct cultivation rewards obtained from the god's trial, rather than condensing a second soul core.
So wanting to use the martial soul fusion technique again was already impossible.
So now he could only use "Seventh Soul Technique—Spirit Eyes True Body!"
With a low shout, a pair of giant Spirit Eyes phantoms appeared behind him, then rapidly merged into his body. But right at this moment, Huo Yuhao's aura rapidly underwent transformation.
His eyes instantly turned a strange gray-red color. An indescribable aura spread out from his body. This wasn't any of his existing soul techniques, but rather a more fundamental, deeper power fluctuation. Or rather, it was emotion!
In an instant, a streak of flowing light turned out from Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea. When its appearance became clear, it was clearly the Evil Eye Tyrant.
And at this moment,
"Lead clouds press upon the crown, day dark as the netherworld; muffled drums and heavy thunder grind across the earth. Boiling blood sears the air into stagnant qi; a hundred thousand arrows of rain fall like nails."
The sky above seemed to instantly darken. Muffled thunder rumbled, and thoughts of hatred transformed into thousands upon thousands of raindrops, striking like a rain of arrows!
But in reality, this was merely an illusion from the spirit.
In the instant Huo Yuhao fully exerted this move relying on the Evil Eye Tyrant spirit soul, Chen Junting—who was in the "Sword God Selfless" state—showed a trace of surprise for the first time in those ancient, ripple-less eyes.
He felt a strange spiritual power. It didn't directly assault his sea of consciousness, but rather silently permeated in like spring rain, stirring the emotions in the depths of his heart.
This power wasn't violent, yet it carried a kind of irresistible infectiousness. This wasn't an illusion, yet it was more real than any illusion, because it directly acted upon the heart.
And precisely because of this point,
"Break!"
One word spat out, his mind instantly counterattacked!
Pfft—
Huo Yuhao was immediately affected. The emotional field he tried to create was forcibly scattered by this mental power. Under the spiritual power backlash, he spurted a mouthful of blood, his face turning deathly pale as paper.
Even the spirit soul "Evil Eye Tyrant" instantly withered.
"Yuhao!" Wang Dong'er cried out in alarm upon seeing this.
She hurriedly stepped forward, supporting his tottering body.
Cough cough—
Huo Yuhao coughed violently several times, lightly shaking his head.
Indicating that he was fine.
But now, the entire arena was a scene of devastation.
Ma Xiaotao, Wu Feng, Ye Guyi, and Bei Bei had all suffered considerable injuries. He Caitou, Xiao Xiao, Dugu Xin, and Ji Juechen had also mostly overdrawn their soul power. Only Gu Tianchen, because his main task was to protect Huo Yuhao and the others, was in slightly better condition.
But that stick of incense had burned less than five-sixths.
They were still a small bit short of the half-hour target, but looking at the scene before them, they clearly already had no strength to fight anymore.
"We... lost."
Bei Bei said bitterly. Even though he had long expected the result in his heart, when it truly came to not being able to continue, he still felt unwilling.
But no matter what, all eleven of them had joined hands, essentially playing all their trump cards, yet they couldn't even last against Chen Junting at less than fifty percent strength. Even though he had long been familiar with them.
But after years of experience and training, how could they still be judged by the standards of back then?
For a moment, everyone fell silent, unable to help feeling somewhat defeated. If Big Brother Junting was already this powerful, then when it truly came to that Sea God Douluo making a move?
How should they respond?
Just as everyone was thinking myriad thoughts, "You lost."
Everyone raised their heads one after another, confusion flowing in their eyes.
Of course they knew; did this need to be emphasized?
But Chen Junting then said: "What? You can't accept this result? Don't forget, the reason you came to me for training was because you didn't have confidence in lasting half an hour against that Great Worship, right? Now from the start you can last nearly five-sixths of the time, and you're still not satisfied? Moreover, your tactics were very good; they were just countered by me. Otherwise, you could indeed have lasted half an hour."
"This isn't about whether you were countered or not."
Hearing this, everyone was preparing to speak, but was suddenly cut off by Wu Feng, "A loss is a loss. Besides, this tactic of ours might not necessarily be useful against that Sea God Douluo either. Who knows whether that Sea God Douluo has a way to deal with this tactic?"
After these words, including Chen Junting, everyone suddenly looked at Wu Feng with "new respect," even feeling astonished!
For example, Chen Junting—now the way he looked at Wu Feng was like looking at an alien. He even had only one thought:
This is still Wu Feng? She actually knows how to use her brain?
But in the next second, "What are you thinking?!"
Wu Feng suddenly roared, her expression somewhat unfriendly.
She knew Chen Junting very well!
"Are you looking down on me?!"
"No."
Chen Junting, having released the "Sword God Selfless" state, firmly denied it, but based on Wu Feng's temperament, he still confirmed it.
Mm, it's still her, no mistake.
And at this time, Wu Feng also immediately sought confirmation from Huo Yuhao.
"Yuhao, what I said was right, wasn't it?"
"What Sister Feng said wasn't wrong."
Wu Feng's statement naturally coincided with Huo Yuhao's thoughts.
Huo Yuhao stood up and said to Chen Junting: "Big Brother Junting, we're not without confidence. Have you ever seen someone without confidence who would still sit down so straightforwardly and seem indifferent?"
"Actually, we're just contemplating."
Thinking about how to succeed next time!
That's not bad at all.
Chen Junting nodded secretly, clearly quite satisfied.
But next, as Chen Junting's gaze slowly swept across everyone, it finally landed on Huo Yuhao again. His eyes were no longer as calm as before, but rather carried a trace of excited brilliance, as if he had discovered a jade that had already taken shape.
"Yuhao, what you just used wasn't an ordinary spiritual-type soul technique; there was also emotion, right." At this moment, Chen Junting spoke. His voice was still flat, yet carried a trace of unquestionable affirmation. "Moreover, you also used a spirit soul to activate it."
"You succeeded?"
Huo Yuhao nodded. Apart from excitement, he couldn't help feeling somewhat proud. After all, among everyone present, who could achieve what he had just done?
Perhaps Big Brother Junting could.
So after a brief moment of calming down, "Yes, I succeeded."
If it hadn't succeeded, he wouldn't have used it.
"Very good." Chen Junting revealed a trace of appreciation. "Emotion is one of the most powerful forces in the world. Joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, love, hatred, and evil—you're on the right path. Just now, that was 'Hatred,' right?"
Huo Yuhao naturally couldn't deny it and admitted it.
So Chen Junting asked again: "Then apart from this 'Hatred,' have you also created other emotion-type soul techniques?"
"Naturally, there are."
It's just that after creating and perfecting them, he hadn't used them.
"Very good."
Suddenly, Chen Junting's tone shifted, his gaze becoming sharp again: "In that case, Yuhao, completely display all your self-created emotion-type soul techniques for me to see once more. Don't worry about power; do your utmost and fully display them."
When these words came out, the other ten people revealed surprised expressions.
They hadn't expected that Huo Yuhao's self-created soul techniques would receive such emphasis from Chen Junting! It seemed quite extraordinary!
Regarding this, Huo Yuhao was also extremely excited.
These past few years, he hadn't dared to slack off!
And now, everything was about to come to fruition.
If what Big Brother Junting said could be realized—no, if it was definitely going to be realized—then he too could have a god as his backing.
But for now... Huo Yuhao raised his sore arm, looking helplessly at Chen Junting, "Big Brother Junting, could it be a bit later?"
The meaning in his words was self-evident, it's just that...
"No matter."
Chen Junting flicked his finger, and a gentle emerald-green radiance sank into Huo Yuhao's body.
Huo Yuhao only felt a cool and pure energy flowing through his limbs and bones, rapidly repairing his injuries. His consumed spiritual power and soul power also recovered at an astonishing speed, as if filled with vitality and nourishing power.
"This is—"
Huo Yuhao felt the changes within his body.
Healed! Recovered!
And at this moment, Chen Junting also said with a smile: "Then come. Let me see just what realm your emotions can reach."
Saying this, he looked at the other ten people.
"All of you retreat farther away; don't get hurt."
Chen Junting's words seemed like advice, but inevitably carried the meaning of an order to leave. After all, what Huo Yuhao was about to display was his trump card; it couldn't be exposed without consent.
Huo Yuhao was also clever and understood the meaning.
But his choice was to let the other ten people stay.
"It's fine; just watch from farther away."
Since the person in question had made his decision, Chen Junting naturally had no reason to object. So holding the Seven Kill Sword, he looked at Huo Yuhao expectantly, "Come, let me see your capabilities."
The moment his voice fell, an invisible force isolated the arena and disintegration. At the same time, a piercing killing intent instantly erupted!
His gaze also directly focused, locking onto Huo Yuhao.
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