Douluo Dalu: Seven Kills

Chapter 640 Niu Tian VS Chen Junting; He made a choice, but was also caught in a trap (Part 2)

"It's you? The successor of the Rakshasa God."

Sensing the sword intent, Niu Tian turned his eyes to the newcomer.

When he used this title to address Chen Junting, it meant that his anger had reached its peak.

Seeing Niu Tian's furious expression, Chen Junting remained calm and even had the leisure to flatter himself. "What? Could it be that someone who was once the Beast King of the Star Dou Great Forest is going to do something to me, the savior of soul beasts?"

"You can't be called the savior of soul beasts yet."

Niu Tian's tone wasn't dismissive; rather, it sounded more like a statement of fact. "I am not like Di Tian and the others, who have lived in the Star Dou Great Forest for so long that they are unaware of human nature. Given human greed, they will definitely not limit themselves to soul spirits and artificial soul rings in the future. After all, without any worries about soul rings, the need for soul bones will lead humans to slaughter soul beasts on a massive scale."

"And given the progress of humankind, that day is not far off."

At that moment, Niu Tian seemed to see through everything.

Similarly, a hint of melancholy and despondency flashed in his eyes as he faced this inevitable historical trend.

But Niu Tian quickly put this troublesome matter aside, instead fixing Chen Junting with a dangerous gaze. "It seems you already know my identity. But what I'm curious about is, how exactly did you know me? Or perhaps, what Dong'er knows was all told to you by you? Is it your Rakshasa God's position? Or perhaps..." As if connecting to something, his aura erupted once more. However, compared to the last time, this eruption, though pure, was a soaring killing intent!
"It seems you've misunderstood something."

Although he didn't know what Niu Tian was thinking, Chen Junting was happy to oblige if it came to a fight. After all, trying to negotiate with a deity who had suppressed his cultivation to the mortal level wasn't going to work with words alone. The key was whether his fists were strong enough!
"Rakshasa brat! Roar—"

With a dragon's roar, anger and hatred were ignited.

Now Chen Junting understood.

It seems that Niu Tian believes that Bibi Dong, the previous Rakshasa God, still possesses some kind of obsession or remnant soul within him.

If that's the case, then it makes half the story.

After all, enemies meeting are bound to be extremely hostile.

As for the other half…

They've all died once, and even become gods, yet they're still so easily agitated? They actually chose to take action right away.

Niu Tian's eyes shimmered with azure light. With a swift movement, he transformed into a colossal beast, a thousand meters long, with a body resembling a giant python but possessing a pair of dragon claws, and seemingly having the head of an ox and the body of a snake.

This is the Azure Dragon!

The battle began with a burst of azure dragon breath!

Under Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er's gaze, the Azure Dragon swiftly soared into the sky, elevating the battlefield. Then, it opened its massive maw, unleashing a breath imbued with a slowing power, which swept towards Chen Junting like a torrent of azure. Wherever it passed, space seemed to thicken, and the flow of time slowed down.

"Well done!"

Chen Junting was overjoyed at the sight of the hunt and acquired the Seven Kill Sword.

But it was just a light, sweeping stroke forward, without any dazzling soul skill light, only a pure, extremely refined sword light, yet it contained a sharpness that could break through all laws.

As space was torn apart, the sword light precisely cut into the dragon's breath, like a hot knife cutting through butter, forcefully splitting the azure torrent in two, whistling past on both sides of Chenjun Pavilion, leaving two bottomless ravines on the ground behind him.

At the same time, Chen Junting threw a backhand punch!
The moment the dragon breath finished its inhalation, the Azure Dragon swung its tail, its massive body tracing an arc in the air, appearing above the Dust Lord Pavilion as the breath was dispersed. Then, with its long, slender body, one of its azure-scaled claws easily changed direction and slammed down!
This tail and this claw, though devoid of energy fluctuations, are enough to shatter mountains. The power contained within them is Niu Tian's most primitive and powerful weapon after he has essentially transformed into a divine beast.

However, fueled by his surging blood and qi, Chen Junting's punch was like a torrent of sword energy, striking first despite being delayed, and crashing head-on into the crushing dragon claw. Furthermore, the movement of his waist propelled him to swing his sword backhand, slashing at the dragon's tail!
A massive sword beam, over ten zhang long, shot into the sky from below. This sword strike instantly filled Niu Tian's dragon tail with immense energy, until the two collided with a deafening roar.

The deafening clang of metal against metal sent a violent energy shockwave radiating outwards from the point of impact, creating a terrifying shockwave across the undead demiplane! The radiating aftershocks forced most of the undead creatures to prostrate themselves.

Chen Junting stepped back a thousand meters in mid-air, yet remained unharmed. In contrast, the azure dragon that Niu Tian had transformed into had its scales cracked on its tail, and white marks appeared around it. Its dragon claws were also blasted open, as if a piece of them was missing.

"kill--"

He charged out with his sword, unleashing six sword energies out of thin air!

A huge "kill" character took shape, each stroke filled with a large amount of negative emotions, as if the power of heaven and earth was being affected, which instantly made Niu Tian's face solemn.

Its enormous body coiled around it, and a huge cyan light shield appeared around it, inside which nine illusory cyan dragons coiled and swam.

Nine Revolutions - Divine Dragon Protection!

This is a powerful defensive technique he comprehended after evolving into the Azure Dragon. The Nine Dragons Circling can neutralize or weaken nine attacks.

He used this tactic to create an opportunity.

He then activated the "Slow Domain." This time, the slowing power was no longer an outward attack, but rather covered the entire area within sight. Within this domain, Da Ming was the master, and Chen Junting felt that his movements, soul power circulation, and even the speed of his thoughts were all being suppressed by an invisible force.

"Is this the realm of gods?"

Chen Junting felt the stagnation coming from all directions, but he was not nervous at all. Then, centered on him, four distinct but interconnected auras, each filled with endless killing intent, freezing life, ever-changing nature, and the destruction of everything, suddenly spread out.

"Immortal Slaughtering Domain!"

At the same moment, "Roar—"

In an instant, the color of heaven and earth changed.

The undead demiplane, which was originally devoid of life and even lacked clouds, suddenly became shrouded in stormy weather with thunder and lightning, as if even the celestial phenomena were being directly controlled by the Azure Dragon.

But soon, it seemed that half of the celestial phenomenon was occupied again.

The world, once brimming with the power of the four elements, was instantly transformed into a devastated battlefield. The air was thick with chilling killing intent and malevolent energy… Phantom longswords, condensed from sword intent, floated and sank within the domain, emitting mournful cries. Within this domain, everything was suppressed, all defenses appeared utterly fragile, and it seemed that only the end was the eternal theme.

The power of celestial phenomena and the Slowing Domain clashed violently with the Immortal Execution Domain, their drastically different laws eroding and resisting each other. The four-colored elemental forces and the azure Slowing Domain attempted to freeze the Immortal Execution Domain's final state. However, the Immortal Execution Domain frantically tore at the laws of both, trying to shatter them. In an instant, the space around them emitted cracking sounds as it struggled under the strain, and tiny spatial cracks appeared.

"Azure Nirvana Thunder!"

"I am the only one who reigns supreme!" A bolt of azure lightning streaked across the sky, but an even more domineering and powerful intent dominated this world. A terrifying suction force, like a black hole, devoured everything in its path!

The power of wind, rain, thunder, and lightning crumbled in an instant.

Suddenly, the situation seemed to have reversed. However…

"Azure Slow Divine Claw!"

Accompanied by the sound of a dragon's roar, a giant dragon claw materialized and grabbed at Chen Junting, which was his signature move.

Although this move requires four seconds to charge, Niu Tian had already begun accumulating power when he unleashed the Azure Annihilation Thunder earlier, making the connection incredibly seamless. The claw shape had already appeared after Chen Junting had absorbed all the surrounding energy.

Once captured, the pain that emanates from the depths of one's soul will dull one's mind. Then, facing any subsequent attack, it will be virtually impossible to resist.

However, "Its power shakes all directions!"

Eight giant swords slashed down, instantly breaking through the effect that made Chen Junting feel ten times slower. His expression suddenly turned indifferent, and he transformed into a dazzling sword rainbow, instantly traversing a thousand meters to pierce the head of the Azure Dragon. During its flight, the sword rainbow split into thousands of intricate sword shadows, like a vast net, completely enveloping its massive body, all ultimately converging at the sword tip. This single, cold glint seemed to embody Chen Junting's very essence and spirit.

Niu Tian sensed a deadly threat. He let out a deafening dragon roar, and the nine azure dragon phantoms on his divine dragon protective body began to spin again, weakening the incoming sword rainbow with each circle.

At the same time, he opened his dragon mouth again.

This time, the Azure Dragon spewed not dragon breath, but a highly compressed azure sphere. However, it no longer contained pure soul power, but rather a mixture of spiritual power.

"boom--"

The sword rainbow collided with the sphere in mid-air, unleashing an extremely dazzling light. The moment the light dissipated, everything seemed to freeze, the entire world was put on pause, and plunged into a grayish-white scene.

As the world returned to normal, the colossal body of the Azure Dragon swayed. The protective light of the dragon aura surrounding his body dimmed, eight of the nine azure dragon phantoms shattered, and the remaining one was riddled with cracks, including a huge gap. Through the gap, a deep, bone-revealing sword wound was visible on the scales of his chest.

Dragon blood was slowly seeping out from it.

Moreover, the "things" he left for Niu Tian didn't stop there...

For example, there was also shock.

"The power of time and space!"

Although he was completely suspended by the power of time and space at that moment, including his thoughts and soul, he still had the perspective of a priest and could naturally perceive it.

Niu Tian never expected that this kid who inherited the Rakshasa God's position had not only grown to this level and successively comprehended the power of space and the power of time, but had also combined the two!
Just as he was in shock, the question arose: "Should we continue?"

Unbeknownst to Niu Tian, ​​Chen Junting, standing in front of him, had already donned battle armor. At that moment, the pressure he brought surged rapidly.

Because Niu Tian clearly sensed that when Chen Junting put on that armor, his aura had once again surged to a terrifying level. He even felt an extremely strong sense of oppression emanating from the armor. And this oppressive feeling could be said to originate from his own bloodline.

Before donning this armor, Niu Tian, ​​having fought his opponent, dared to say the fight was evenly matched, or at most 40-60. But once the armor was on, the odds became 20-80.

Could this guy really have only inherited the power of the Rakshasa God?
He is stronger and more terrifying than that woman from ten thousand years ago!
"Do you want to continue?"

Sensing Chen Junting's dangerous gaze, Niu Tian transformed back into human form from his Azure Dragon form and said, "Let's stop fighting."

"Hmm?" Chen Junting, who had thought Niu Tian would continue to make a move, felt a little disheartened upon hearing this.

"Young man, you have proven your strength. But now that you know my identity, you should also understand how much resistance you will face. However, you have indeed earned my friendship regarding Dong'er and the future of the soul beasts. Speak, as long as it's not excessive, and also tell me why you invited me here?"

Chen Junting raised an eyebrow, understanding the unspoken meaning behind the words.

Niu Tian's understanding of the soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest was no longer superficial; he genuinely understood their specific circumstances. Chen Junting even had reason to suspect that he might have already met with Di Tian, ​​and even the Silver Dragon King who was still recovering from his injuries.

In addition, they have always stood by Wang Dong'er's side...

Both of these factors combined have earned him his true friendship.

I just wanted him to target Xiao Wu and Tang San...

That's still impossible.

"Since Sect Master Niu Tian wants to hear it, then I will explain it to you properly." As he spoke, Chen Junting slowly landed.

In the end, Niu Tian had already begun to have doubts when Wang Dong'er questioned him, and when Chen Junting brought up the "power of destiny," he finally showed regret on his face!

After a long silence, he said, "I will not take Xiaodong back."

Niu Tian looked at Wang Dong'er, but then turned away guiltily.

"Moreover, that is the truth. You do have the power to stop me, which is why I can decline. But if we keep declining, it won't work sooner or later. You don't have much time left."

"of course."

Seeing their confidence, Niu Tian said no more.

However, at this moment, Chen Junting suddenly took out a contract, which seemed to have been prepared in advance.

When Niu Tian took a look at the contract, the contents made him feel dizzy and lightheaded.

"Are you crazy, kid?!"

Chen Junting remained silent, only making gestures.

In the end, Niu Tian chose to sign the contract. With Chen Junting seeing him off with a smile, he left the undead demiplane with Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao with a dark face.

However, after he left, several figures appeared one after another, but Niu Tian did not notice anything amiss.

(End of this chapter)