NOVEL NEXT Chapter 101: Chapter 101
"Hey, kid, where is your spirit ring? You don't even want to release it. Do you look down on us?" Qian Lin questioned with a sneer and clearly annoyed by Tianlin's calm demeanor.
"i'll Release it right away, don't be in a hurry" Tianlin responded with a calm smile. Then, four soul rings appeared around him—two yellow and two purple. It was a standard configuration and no one thought much of it.
But Tang San was thoroughly stunned. His Purple Demon Eye technique saw through the illusion, and what he witnessed shocked him to his core.
"What's the matter, Xiaosan? What did you see?" Flender asked and noticing Tang San's unusual reaction.
"This person's real spirit rings… his second ring is a thousand-year ring, and his fourth ring is a ten-thousand-year black ring!" Tang San exclaimed unable to hide his astonishment.
Upon hearing this the group collectively gasped. Flender immediately realized why Tianlin would go to such lengths to conceal his spirit rings. The news of Tianlin possessing a thousand-year second spirit ring had already spread across the continent but now, learning that his fourth ring was ten-thousand-years-old made it clear why he needed to hide his power.
"No wonder he hides his spirit rings and if this information got out then it would definitely attract the attention of powerful forces and he could even become a target for assassination" Flender said with a serious expression
"The match begins!" The host's voice echoed through the arena as the four contestants took their positions.
Tianlin wasted no time and rushed toward the two opponents while Ning Rongrong stood behind him and casting her double-boost assistance through her Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda.
"Li Zong, I'll hold him off. You take care of the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda first!" Qian Lin commanded decisively and sticking to the well-known tactic of eliminating the support first.
"Got it, Big Brother!" Li Zong responded leaping forward with his spear "Third soul skill, Spear Assault!"
He unleashed his thousand-year soul skill right away, and the spear flew toward Ning Rongrong like a guided missile. Although she skillfully evaded the attacks with her Drunken Immortal Moon-Gazing Steps but the spear relentlessly pursued her.
"This is a locking soul skill" Flender observed with a frown "It's worthy of being a thousand-year skill. No matter how advanced Ning Rongrong's footwork is, it's nearly impossible to dodge it. She might need to use her soul bone skill."
However using a soul bone skill in such a casual match could expose valuable secrets and making it a risky move.
Seeing Ning Rongrong in danger Tianlin intended to rescue her, but before he could move a large golden shield blocked his path.
"First soul skill, Golden Shield Body! Second soul skill, Golden Shield Enhancement!" Qian Lin activated two soul skills in quick succession to hold Tianlin back.
"You've planned well, but I don't necessarily need to save her directly" Tianlin murmured and calmly raising his sword. Activating the Shushan Heart Method he silently chanted "Tian Xun Liangyi!"
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A shimmering sword aura extended from his blade, invisibly connecting to Ning Rongrong. The auxiliary sword technique transferred her locked state to Qian Lin.
Suddenly, Li Zong's spear changed direction, hurtling toward Qian Lin instead.
Bang!
The spear clashed with Qian Lin's shield and sending both men staggering. Qian Lin was wounded by the spear while Li Zong suffered recoil damage from the shield.
"What a brilliant move—using one man's spear to strike another's shield" Tang San marveled from the sidelines recognizing the precision of Tianlin's technique.
At that moment Tang San became certain that Tianlin possessed knowledge from another world. The skill Tianlin used wasn't a soul skill but something more refined—similar to the techniques from Tang San's mysterious heaven skill
"Li Zong stop using locking soul skills. That guy can transfer your locked state to someone else!" Qian Lin warned
"But without locking skills, that auxiliary soul master's bizarre footwork makes her hard to catch" Li Zong grumbled
"In that case, change targets. Forget the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda. Let's take out this Jingtian first. Without his support, what use is her assistance?" Qian Lin suggested and charging toward Tianlin with Li Zong close behind.
Seeing them switch targets to himself Tianlin grinned.
'Blood-Stained Mountains and Rivers!'
He spun his sword and releasing a surge of blood-red sword energy in all directions. Qian Lin and Li Zong hurriedly used their martial spirits to defend but the relentless sword energy began to crack Li Zong's spear.
"It's the Seven Kill Sword Technique!" Flender exclaimed and recognizing the signature move of Sword Douluo Chen Xin.
Tianlin's martial soul was already superior and with Ning Rongrong's support and his offensive power far surpassed that of ordinary soul kings.
"Boss, is his martial spirit really just a regular sword? Why is his attack power so much higher than my spear?" Li Zong shouted, struggling to hold his ground.
"I don't know! I've never seen anything like it before. Could it be that the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda has reached a new level of auxiliary power?" Qian Lin speculated with beads of sweat forming on his brow.
"Fall!" Tianlin roared and unleashing the fourth move of the Seven Kill Sword Technique.
'Heaven Collapses, Earth Splits!'
The entire arena trembled under the immense sword energy, accompanied by a murderous aura that made the audience's skin crawl.
In an instant Qian Lin and Li Zong were blasted out of the ring by the powerful force. Tianlin had shown mercy—his sword energy struck the ground in front of them rather than hitting them directly. Had he not held back they would've been dead.
"What incredible power! He took down two high-level spirit Ancestors without even using soul skills!" Dai Mubai exclaimed in shock
The others were equally stunned and especially Ma Hongjun who quietly rejoiced in his decision to join the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Clan "Following Tianlin, who would dare mess with me now?"
Ning Rongrong remained composed. She wasn't surprised by the outcome—if Tianlin had gone all out he could've ended the fight with a single strike. Back at the clan Tianlin's record was one versus seven, even without her support.
The reason Tianlin could now wield the Seven Kill Sword Technique so masterfully was due to the past three years of relentless battles.
Initially, Chen Xin took him to death matches in fighting arenas. During his first match Tianlin hesitated to kill his opponent and was nearly killed himself after that day, he made his first kill—and vomited for hours afterward.
From then on Chen Xin took Tianlin on a continent-wide killing spree, targeting bandits, tyrants, rapists, and even evil soul masters. Hundreds fell under his blade.
These experiences transformed Jun Tianlin into the Sword Lord he was now. Killing not only earned him a fearsome reputation but also perfected his mastery of the Seven Kill Sword Technique.
"Merciless against enemies, compassionate toward the innocent. This is the way of the sword" Chen Xin had once told him and Jun Tianlin lived to such motto