Douluo Sharingan, I really didn't coerce Xiao Wu!

Chapter 70 Another Soul Bone

Chen Xuan remained motionless, not dodging, the yin-yang symbol in his right eye slowly rotating, its pupil energy swirling, gathering a deadly attack.

"it's over!"

Just as the blades were about to strike him, a sharp, clear sound, like a bell, rang out. The blades stopped, taking no further step, and the world seemed to fall silent.

At that moment, a branch very close to Chen Xuan was severed by the sword energy, and a leaf fell down.

However, it stopped halfway down, hovering in mid-air, as if it had entered some kind of realm and been imprisoned.

The bald man frowned. Why had the speed of his sword strike slowed down, or rather, it seemed to have stopped?

Before he could figure out what was going on, a golden light suddenly appeared before his eyes, and Chen Xuan instantly appeared in front of him, as if he had traversed space. The storm of light blades seemed to have vanished without a trace.

It had a pair of scarlet eyes, and the black yin-yang symbol was spinning, making it look incredibly eerie, cold, and evil.

The bald man's eyes flashed with a fierce light. Yes, Chen Xuan's spatial location was determined very quickly and unexpectedly, but he was a level 69 Soul Emperor, so he was even faster.

Although he didn't know how the other party had suddenly approached him, it didn't matter anymore, because it was just asking for trouble.

"Kid, daring to confront me head-on is the most foolish decision you've ever made." The bald man roared, his arms blazing with white light, transforming into blades of light that slashed towards Chen Xuan who was standing nearby.

A sneak attack might offer a sliver of hope, but daring to appear directly in front of him is tantamount to suicide!

Boom!

Another clear bell rang out, empty and eerie, its source indiscernible, as if emanating from a distant world, yet so close at hand.

The bald man's hands shone with intense white light, containing terrifying destructive power. However, he stopped halfway through raising them, unable to move, as if an endless resistance enveloped him, rendering him immobile.

Not only were his hands bound, but even his thoughts and every cell in his body seemed to freeze for a moment, as if time itself had stopped in this space.

The bald man felt a momentary daze, a brief moment of disorientation, and had no idea what had happened.

When he came to his senses, Chen Xuan's Kusanagi sword had already thrust out, the blade crackling with lightning, covered in a large patch of lightning, swift as a tiger, without the slightest hesitation.

The bald man's expression changed drastically as a sense of fear of death surged into his heart and filled his entire body.

At that moment, he was afraid. No one is unafraid of death, especially the stronger a person is, the more afraid they are of death.

"My fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens; you can't kill me!"

The bald man roared and fought back fiercely. His soul power surged, and his whole body was filled with immense power. He stomped on the ground and tried to leap up to avoid this fatal blow.

However, the sword was very close to him, only 0.01 points away.

With a soft thud, blood splattered. No miracle occurred; the longsword pierced the bald man's chest once more, the lightning flashing violently as it drilled into his body through the wound.

The lightning was domineering and rampant, as if a thunderstorm was raging inside his body, bombarding him relentlessly.

In an instant, his internal organs were utterly destroyed, he suffered massive bleeding, and was dried up by lightning, leaving him charred black.

After Chen Xuan plunged the sword in, he used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave the spot, preventing the bald man from taking them both down with him.

At this moment, the long sword was still inside the bald man's body, piercing through him from both ends, radiating violent lightning.

He was completely paralyzed by the electric shock, convulsing uncontrollably, almost like he was having an epileptic seizure. His body was charred black, billowing white smoke, and even the intense lightning he was being struck emitted a meaty aroma that wafted through the air.

The bald man was almost electrocuted; his blood had evaporated, and his internal organs were severely damaged, yet not a single drop of blood could be squeezed out.

Chen Xuan retreated a considerable distance to observe from afar, preventing any accidents. If he were to be dragged down with the enemy and die together, he would have nowhere to turn for help.

If he had used Lightning Release to attach Chidori Stream to the attack during the last sneak attack, the outcome would have been decided then and there.

"Um?"

Chen Xuan suddenly felt a cool sensation on his face. He reached up and wiped it, then looked down and saw that his palm was covered in blood.

Then, a sharp pain shot through his eyes, like being pricked by a thousand needles. The pain made him grimace. It was incredibly painful, a double blow to his mind and body.

He knew this was a side effect of the Mangekyou Sharingan, caused by excessive consumption of his eye power.

Seeing the bald man convulsing from the electric shock, Chen Xuan still didn't underestimate him. He was a genuine Soul Emperor, and Chen Xuan could easily defeat ten of him. It was just a pity that he lost because of a lack of information and understanding of the man's abilities.

"Sigh, it's still too much of a stretch." He shook his head; the Kaleidoscope had regressed to its normal three-tomoe form.

This is a pupil technique in his other eye, an ability related to time, and it consumes very little pupil power compared to others of the same level.

But this time, encountering the bald man, who was only one step away from becoming a Soul Saint, caused a significant drain on his pupil energy—equivalent to five times under normal circumstances—and the time he could suppress the opponent was also very short.

Chen Duan estimated that this eye technique's ability and side effects were somewhat similar to the chaotic golden clapper of Feng Hou Qi Men. Those at the same level could use it at will without any pressure, but when encountering a strong enemy, it might only suppress them for a moment at most.

A few minutes later, the lightning in front of them dimmed, and the bald man was a charred corpse, emitting black smoke, and was beyond dead.

Chen Xuan had to admit that this person's vitality was terrifyingly tenacious. His internal organs had been damaged by lightning, yet he had managed to hold on until now, which was quite absurd.

Fortunately, he poured in most of his soul power, which was enough; otherwise, the lightning wouldn't have lasted that long.

"The Flying Thunder God Technique has a really high ceiling. It's a top-notch combination of ninjutsu and swordsmanship." Chen Xuan couldn't help but sigh. He himself thought it was monstrous. This was after a month of training, and there was still room for improvement.

If he encounters an opponent with similar abilities, he's basically outmatched. Even he himself finds him troublesome and extremely frustrating.

In terms of combat strength, the bald man was five or six times stronger than the swindler Shi Nian. Chen Xuan felt that if this man were to unleash his full power, the area within a radius of five or six hundred meters would be blasted flat by the opponent.

Even though his opponent was very strong, comparable to a Battle Soul Saint, he was almost unharmed in the battle, as those powerful soul skills couldn't touch him.

Chen Xuan believed that if an ordinary Soul Master mastered and became proficient in ninjutsu like the Flying Thunder God Technique, someone more than ten levels above him could easily learn it.

"what?"

As he approached, he was stunned. The bald man had been electrocuted and turned into a charred corpse, as black as ink, but the center of the charred corpse was glowing, with wisps of white light shining through.

"No way? I'm that lucky?" Chen Xuan was speechless, vaguely guessing what it was.

He drew his Kusanagi sword and swiftly swung it twice at the bald man who had turned to charcoal, peeling away the charcoal and digging out the glowing object.

"I knew it!" Chen Xuan's eyes lit up; this thing really was a soul bone.

This soul bone has a strange shape, fan-shaped, with a long bone in the middle that looks a bit like a spine. It emits white light and exudes a sacred aura.

"This should be the torso skeleton," Chen Xuan observed, looking at it carefully from left to right.

Since it will be absorbed by the bald man, this soul bone must be of the light attribute, which should be very compatible with power attack type soul masters.

Light attribute martial souls are rare and not suitable for Chen Xuan, but he still put them away, after all, he had sensed that aura for no less than two thousand years.

The bald man had more than a dozen soul-guided storage devices on him, but unfortunately, they were all destroyed by lightning, and he lost many treasures.

Chen Xuan put away the soul bone, turned and left. Sensing the positions of Zhu Zhuqing and Yiyi, he rushed towards them.

(End of this chapter)