Douluo Dalu: Seven Kills

Chapter 633 The Road Ends, Another Path Begins (Part 2)

Five years later, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School.

It should have been an ordinary day, with all sorts of sect disciples bustling about within the sect. But then, almost without warning, a strange phenomenon occurred, and in the blink of an eye, darkness descended.

The stars twinkled in the sky.

But this wasn't light; it was space itself fluctuating. Aside from that, everything within the sect seemed to be moving in slow motion.

The leaves of the ancient golden tree, severed by the "starlight," fell frame by frame. The sect disciples walking on the road also moved forward frame by frame, but after two seconds, they hadn't even taken a single step, leaving only lingering fear on their faces.

Fortunately, this strange phenomenon did not last long, disappearing almost as quickly as a fleeting moment. If it weren't for the panic among the recovered sect members, which caused a great uproar, it would have been as if nothing had ever happened.

In less than three minutes, the sect leader issued a decree, declaring that this was a test of soul skills by the sect elders, not an attack by a powerful enemy, nor a sudden strange event, in order to reassure everyone.

As for who is the culprit behind all this...

"This path is no longer right for me..."

Inside the secluded meditation chamber beneath the ancient golden tree, a soft sigh echoed. Dusty yet still full of energy, Chen Junting sat cross-legged on a sword platform, but his calm, unwavering gaze revealed no trace of the regret that matched his words.

He closed his eyes slightly, and the moment he opened them again...
"Chong-"

A sharp sword cry suddenly resounded throughout the enclosed space! Streaks of sword energy rose up, only to vanish into nothingness halfway through.

What caused all of this was not the sword intent or sword energy emanating from Chen Junting, but a sword that he summoned out of thin air—a physical, indestructible sword!

Three feet and seven inches tall, inscribed with the words: Seven Killings!

Its entire body was silver-white, exuding a chilling killing intent, yet it no longer possessed any illusion, nor was it a construct of soul power. Rather, it was the Seven Kill Sword, real and tangible, appearing in this world not in the form of a martial soul.

This means that Chen Junting has stripped away his martial spirit!
However, the fluctuations of his soul power remained at the peak of level 98, and he had not yet entered the Limit Douluo level. This meant that he had completed the 100% fusion of his martial soul with himself ahead of schedule and could materialize his martial soul, but it also meant that Chen Junting, who had chosen two cultivation methods, was stuck at the third soul core stage.

For the past five years, in order to successfully complete the condensation of the third soul core and the coexistence of the three soul cores, Chen Junting not only focused on the path of space, but also became obsessed with the power of time contained in the soul ring of the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler.

In essence, today, with the help of the power of fate, we not only gain something and enter the door, but also enable time and space to merge into one.

But when Chen Junting reached this point, his soul core had already encountered a problem a year ago due to his martial soul comprehension, making his planned three-soul core method impossible!

In the fourth year of his seclusion, he mastered the method of Martial Soul Comprehension, achieving a complete resonance with his Martial Soul. When he and his Martial Soul became one, the Seven Kill Soul Core in his upper dantian and the Ultimate Gold Soul Core in his middle dantian underwent a transformation. The Seven Kill Soul Core, originally located in his upper dantian, was now actively attracted to the Ultimate Gold Soul Core. The opposing flows of soul power, which had previously complemented each other, changed to a fusion, causing the two soul cores with their different flows to show a tendency to merge.

The scene left Chen Junting speechless with astonishment!

He never expected that the 100% fusion of his martial soul with himself would result in such an outcome. At that time, Chen Junting originally wanted to stop it, but he discovered that if he did, the 100% process of the martial soul would be interrupted and frozen at the final 99%.

Therefore, Chen Junting ultimately decided to let it be. He would then find a way to use the power of time and space to condense two more soul cores and complete the three-soul core cultivation method.

Unexpectedly, the soul power throughout his body was directly swept up by the fused soul core, and his middle dantian expanded under the fusion and transformation of the two soul cores, evolving into a true "soul sea," which can be said to be the source and center of all the soul power in his body.

This immediately caused the upper and lower dantian to lose their ability to "compete" with the middle dantian, making them feel like they had been reduced to subordinates.

Under such circumstances, how can the Three Soul Core Technique continue?

Next, Chen Junting either needs to use the power of space to expand his only soul core, making it strong enough that he can rival three soul cores with just one soul core at the soul core level; or he needs to find another way to bring his own energy to the threshold.

So what should he do?

In that helpless situation, Chen Junting could only ponder solutions while continuing to comprehend the Dao of Space and the Dao of Time, which was at least beneficial to him. Thus, he finally broke through his seclusion a year later.

At this moment, Chen Junting simply placed the Seven Kill Sword horizontally on his lap, motionless, just like a stone statue.

Within the Sea of ​​Spirits, the four spirits and Ilex remained silent, awaiting Chen Junting's decision.

What awaited him was, of course, his sudden rise to his feet!

In an instant, the spirits of the four soul spirits were invigorated, and a hint of anticipation appeared in Electrox's lowered eyes.

Is there a solution?!
Chen Junting remained silent, but his firm and confident gaze clearly showed that he had made up his mind. As for where he was going?

With each step, array patterns appeared out of thin air beneath his feet, forming a six-pointed star array. However, as soon as a beam of light flashed by, Chen Junting, who had stepped into the six-pointed star array, vanished without a trace, leaving the secluded cultivation room.

……

The sunset forest, the eyes of ice and fire.

A six-pointed star array suddenly appeared. Sensing the spatial fluctuations but having never seen such a thing before, Youxiang Qiluo Xianpin was immediately alarmed. But before she could do anything, Chen Junting had already appeared there. And once it calmed down, he casually stepped over it and headed straight for the spring.

Arriving at the spring, I gazed at the unseen bottom of the spring.

"You want to break the threshold by harnessing the power from the depths of the spring?"

As if lost in thought, Electrolux's voice echoed in Chen Junting's mind. His words were devoid of emotion, like a teacher simply asking a student a question.

"Yes and no."

Before Electrox and the others could even decipher the meaning behind his ambiguous answer, Chen Junting asked two seemingly obvious questions: "Teacher, do you know what the upper, middle, and lower dantian are? And what exactly is a dantian?"

What is the dantian?

What is the dantian?
What do you mean two questions? Isn't this just one question?

And isn't this question a bit too "ordinary"?

The moment the question was posed, this was the first thought that popped into the minds of the three soul spirits: Tyrant, Evil Emperor, and Mad King. It was straightforward, lacking any deep thought, clearly demonstrating that age and power had not bestowed upon them the wisdom they deserved.

In contrast, Elder Yi and Emperor Xue were both deep in thought.

They knew Chen Junting would never ask such a trivial question. So, what is the dantian? And what exactly is the dantian?
After much deliberation, both the Snow Empress and Elder Yi could only conclude that this was a convergence point of soul power and a small portion of spiritual power. Regardless of whether it's the upper, middle, or lower dantian, once all three dantians are developed, a person's soul power should coexist peacefully in all three. Of course, this is under normal circumstances. But in Chen Junting's case, to exaggerate slightly, due to the storage and flow of soul power, the upper and lower dantians seemed to have become "subordinates" of the middle dantian—this was truly abnormal!
He has to change that.

But over the course of a year, he had already formed an idea of ​​how to make changes. He came here to put it into practice.

His idea is related to the question just now.

What is the dantian?

At least in the Douluo Continent universe, the dantian is where soul power is stored. However, in his previous life, the upper, middle, and lower dantian were the terms used in Taoist internal alchemy cultivation regarding essence, qi, and spirit.

His solution stemmed from this.

The upper dantian, also known as the "Niwan Palace," is the root of one's nature and the place where the spirit resides; the middle dantian is where the ancestral qi gathers and can be called the sea of ​​qi; the lower dantian, located three inches below the navel, is the place where essence is stored and is also the root of life. It is said that by cultivating both nature and life, one can open the microcosmic and macrocosmic orbits. As the place where the three treasures of essence, qi, and spirit are stored, the dantian is naturally of utmost importance, as if it were the "root of nature and life."

Therefore, if Chen Junting wants to break through the threshold, he must proceed step by step.

Since the upper and lower dantian have become, to some extent, "subordinates" of the middle dantian in storing soul power, then let's just stop storing soul power altogether and directly store spirit and essence to cultivate life!

However, it is very difficult to complete this step, which is why he came to the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire to borrow the power from the bottom of the spring.

After sharing his thoughts and ideas with the four spirits and Elder Yi, the four spirits were all dumbfounded, and even the Snow Empress couldn't maintain her cool demeanor for a moment.

What a crazy idea!

This also elicited a long silence from Elder Yi.

"...Have you made up your mind?"

"It's decided."

Chen Junting spoke with certainty, while Electrolux looked serious.

"The risk is way too great, way too great, you could very well die!"

The three consecutive "too big" statements seemed designed to discourage Chen Junting, but his response was—"I won't die!"

Confidence, even bordering on arrogance.

But upon sensing his student's determination, Old Master Yi's sternness melted away like ice and snow. "In that case, go. You won't die... you won't die."

When Electrolux uttered his last words, Chen Junting had already nodded, withdrawing his mind from his spiritual sea, and did not hear Electrolux's low, almost murmured words.

Gazing at the spring ahead, Chen Junting summoned his four soul spirits with a thought. Before they could speak, Chen Junting silenced them with a word.

"As you all know, what I'm about to do will be very difficult. So, given that Elder Yi will definitely be accompanying me, and with no one else to protect me, I'll have to trouble you all from now on."

"Can…"

After hearing this, the Mad King was about to refute the facts, but the Snow Empress grabbed him, her face stern and brooking no refusal. Just then, the Tyrant, who had also restrained the Evil Emperor, nodded to Chen Junting, "You can go ahead and do it, kid. But don't forget our agreement; you're supposed to lead us to the God Realm!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Junting's lips curled up slightly.

"a man of his words."

He then turned and stepped into the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire. In no time, he was submerged in the spring water, and his clothes were completely torn to shreds by the violent energy of ice and fire.

On the shore, only Xue Di and the others remained to guard the area. Any herbs that possessed even a trace of intelligence were either transplanted or banished to the edge of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, a treasure land. The Fragrant Qiluo Immortal Herb, which was not afraid of poison, was banished from the treasure land to keep company with the Nine Absolute Azure Phosphorus Flowers.

Fragrant Fairy Tale: (I can't beat them, I can't beat them, calm down, calm down...) Speak up for me!
At this very moment, within the realm of ice and fire.

Chen Junting continued to sink to the bottom of the spring. Although the power of the fire spring and ice spring increased the deeper he went, it was not a problem for him, whose physical and mental strength had reached the peak of the mortal realm and who had even taken a half step towards the god level.

Until Chen Junting stopped in front of a six-pointed star array.

This magic circle was the seal that Electrolux set up when they first entered the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to prevent Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Item from mobilizing the remnant soul power of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings.

Now, the mystery is about to be solved.

Teacher, thank you for your help.

With a thought, a gray light flew out from Chen Junting's body, transforming into the human form of Electrolux. As Electrolux gently tapped the magic circle, the six-pointed star instantly dissipated.

In an instant, a wild and untamed dragon's might swept over us!

Immediately afterwards, "Roar—" x2
Seemingly sensing the auras of the two powerful outsiders, Chen Junting and Ilex, coupled with the previous sealing of the magic circle, the two remnant souls of the dragon kings instantly reacted violently!

One crimson, the other blue and white, at the bottom of the spring, where it appeared to be a rising mountain range, two dragon souls surged with extreme ice and fire.

At this moment, even the Snow Empress and the others on the shore felt the dragon's might emanating from the bottom of the spring. The Tyrant's reaction was the most intense, because he felt the oppression emanating from the dragon's power!
Even the fragrant Qiluo Immortal Herb, which swayed weakly amidst the poisonous fog and miasma outside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, instantly perked up!
Looking at the blessed land with delight, they exclaimed, "Two Dragon Kings!"

But then, that joy faded.

Let alone more than ten years ago, when these guys first arrived, they had ways to prevent the Dragon King's power from manifesting. Even now, he is frozen in place, unable to move his lower body, let alone use the power of the two Dragon Kings to avenge his humiliation and drive away the foreign enemies.

"I hope our boss will be alright. What if he gets disturbed by this power..." The Mad King felt the two terrifying pressures and thought about what his boss was going to do later, so he couldn't help but feel worried.

"Crow's Mouth!"

The tyrant slapped the fool in annoyance.

"But there's Elder Yi here, how can we let him disturb us!"

(End of this chapter)