Douluo: The Op-Op Fruit, skilled at researching them

Chapter 72, Section 71: Blazing Sword Qi

At seven o'clock the next morning, Luo began his first day of classes at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Teacher Qin Ming was still in charge of the class; he was going to assess Luo's abilities today.

Because Luo's soul power level on paper was quite good, reaching level twenty-seven, he was immediately assigned to the advanced class after entering the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

The main students in this advanced class are mostly members of the Heavenly Dou Royal Team, including Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, the Shi brothers, Ye Lingling, Yu Feng, Oslo, and others.

"Today, our advanced class welcomes a new student—Luo. His martial soul is a sword, and his soul power level is level twenty-seven. Let's give him a round of applause." Qin Ming pulled Luo to his side and introduced him enthusiastically.

Soon, a few scattered claps rang out on the playground, everyone clapping listlessly.

The moment Oslo saw Luo, he lightly elbowed Yu Feng beside him and chuckled in a low voice, "Brother, this guy is even more handsome than you! Looks like your title as the most handsome man in Tian Dou is in jeopardy."

"When Teacher Qin Ming has us sparring later, see how I 'care' for this kid!" Yu Feng said in a low voice, squinting his eyes.

Dugu Yan stared at Luo's face with great interest. Apart from Yu Feng, she had never seen such a handsome boy before.

Soon, Qin Ming began arranging spirit-fighting sparring among the students, and upon seeing this, Yu Feng quickly requested that Qin Ming arrange for him to be paired with Luo.

"Alright, Luo, there shouldn't be any problem with you fighting Yu Feng, right?" Qin Ming thought for a second and decided to ask Luo's opinion first.

At this moment, Luo Zheng lazily rested his hand on the hilt of the Yama Blade and said nonchalantly, "I'm fine, I'm just afraid this classmate is too weak and won't be able to let me have my fill."

Upon hearing this, everyone present froze, thinking that this new student was far too arrogant.

Yu Tianheng subconsciously narrowed his eyes, a wicked smile curling at the corner of his mouth, and looked Luo up and down.

Dugu Yan, who had initially felt a certain fondness for Luo upon meeting him, stared at him with a cold smile, determined to teach him a lesson.

After all, no matter what, Yu Feng has spent so much time with them and they have developed a deep bond. When faced with friction between Yu Feng and the new classmate, they will definitely side with their own people first.

Moreover, what Luo just said was far too infuriating, making those who saw it immediately feel extremely angry.

Then, Luo and Yufeng's first battle began.

"Riding the Wind, Martial Soul: Wind Chime Bird, Level 32 Agility-Attack Type Soul Master!"

As Luo's senior, Yu Feng took the lead in introducing himself and entered the Martial Soul Possession state. His arms turned into a pair of broad white wings, and three soul rings, yellow and purple, slowly rotated beneath him.

Luo slowly drew the Yama Blade from his waist, introducing it softly: "Luo, Martial Soul: Yama Blade, Level 27 Power Attack Type Great Soul Master!"

As Enma entered a state of intense heat, Luo immediately unleashed a crescent-shaped, scorching sword aura, as tall as a person, towards Yufeng in front of him.

This is a new move that Luo developed earlier – "Blazing Sword Qi"!

After his Yama merged with the Dragon Slayer sword's tail and acquired an independent physical form, it could enter a red-hot state by drawing its sword. The blade not only became sharper but also possessed a scorching temperature comparable to magma.

Therefore, Luo pondered that he could incorporate the scorching heat of the Yama Blade into the sword energy he unleashed, thereby further enhancing its power.

Faced with the fierce and scorching sword energy, Yu Feng dared not pause for a moment. He hurriedly swung his arms, which had transformed into a pair of wings, and leaped into the air from the ground, just in time to dodge this incredibly powerful attack.

The blazing sword energy narrowly missed Yu Feng, slashing past him and igniting a lock of hair on his forehead before continuing its unstoppable momentum, instantly severing a wooden stake in front of him.

"Whoosh—"

The next second, the scorching heat ignited the wooden stake that had been split in two. The powerful force made Yu Feng gasp in shock, contributing to the global warming efforts in the Douluo Continent.

The moment they saw Luo unleash a sword strike, everyone present gasped in unison:

"Swordsman!!!"

Swordsmen or knife users with sword-type martial spirits can awaken their own sword intent or knife intent after their swordsmanship or knife skills undergo a qualitative leap.

Afterwards, these swordsmen or knife-wielders would integrate their sword intent or knife intent into their soul power strikes, thus creating powerful sword energy strikes.

These sword strikes, sharp enough to cut through iron like mud, are as lethal as the soul skills of other offensive soul masters, and are the main means of attack for swordsmen!

At this point, these swordsmen can be called "sword masters"!

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Once a swordsman reaches the level of "Sword Master", without exception, they are all the type with explosive attack power!

Even without using their own soul skills, sword masters can still unleash attack power that is no less than that of a power-attack type soul master of the same level, or even surpasses it!

After a swordsman comprehends the "sword aura" once again, he becomes a "great swordsman"!

Unfortunately, whether it's a "sword master" or an even more advanced "great sword master," they are all one in ten thousand!

Its rarity is comparable to that of a 100,000-year-old soul beast!

In fact, the existence of spirit rings and spirit skills is like a double-edged sword. While it greatly enriches the offensive methods of spirit masters, it also limits their desire to tap into their own potential.

After all, once you have a spirit ring, you have a "weapon" to attack. Who would be willing to dedicate themselves to honing their abilities?

Not everyone is like Ji Juechen, whose martial soul is an ordinary sword and whose innate soul power is only level three, yet he still insists on focusing on the cultivation of swordsmanship.

If Law had only focused on using the Op-Op Fruit, he probably wouldn't have become one in a million "swordsman"!

Just like those true powerhouses in One Piece, they not only have well-developed Devil Fruit abilities, but their own strength is also second to none, without the slightest weakness!

For example, Whitebeard, Kaido, Akainu, Aokiji, Kizaru, Fujitora, and so on, are all strong individuals with no weaknesses!

Even Kizaru, whom Zephyr described as "overly reliant on the power of the Glint-Glint Fruit," possesses swordsmanship so strong that he can fight against Rayleigh and still hold his own!

To everyone's surprise, they met a "sword master" today, and a very young one at that!

There will be another chapter later, so please don't wait. Let's read it together tomorrow at noon. There will be 5 updates at 12:00 PM. If I can write more during my workday tomorrow morning, I might even release a few more chapters.

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