Other disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, seeing this, vigilantly formed a simple defensive formation around them.
Ning Rongrong, standing, trembled, as if wanting to say something, but nothing came out. She could only gaze with Ning Fengzhi at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School engulfed in flames, searching for the figures of Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo.
But what made their hearts sink was that in the night sky illuminated by the orange-red flames, there were only the four Titled Douluo from the Spirit Hall, standing in the void!
Though somewhat disheveled, they still had energy to spare.
"Is it destined that my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will meet its end today..."
Ning Fengzhi looked at the four Titled Douluo hovering in the air, his eyes filled with a hint of sorrow.
"Of course!"
Hearing this, the Demon Subduing Douluo scoffed, looking down at these strays like defeated dogs and said, "From the very beginning, the entire hundred-mile radius around the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has been under our control. Every flower and tree, every house within this radius, has been within the calculations and predictions of our Spirit Hall. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will, from today onwards, be erased from the Douluo Continent!"
"Is that so?"
A calm, indifferent retort.
Everyone was startled. The Demon Subduing Douluo, with his sharp senses, glanced sideways towards the sea of flames a hundred meters away.
"Sizzle!"
The raging flames suddenly flickered unstably, rippling like waves, revealing the slightly tattered edges of a robe. Chen Xin, his aura still majestic and icy cold.
"As long as there is one disciple left in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the light of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda will never extinguish!"
Sword intent surged, like a colossal wave, churning and extinguishing the surrounding fierce flames.
The soul power on Chen Xin's body began to rise layer by layer with the spreading sword intent. The white hair draped over his shoulders fluttered, like new shoots sprouting, and his hair began to glow white, growing longer.
The surge of power inflated his robes, and Chen Xin now resembled a vessel rapidly filling with liquid, as if about to unleash years of accumulated strength.
"Crack—"
The majestic soul power fluctuations ground the ruins beneath his feet into dust, even cracking the earth.
Uncle Jian...
The strong wind swirled sand, almost blinding his eyes.
Ning Fengzhi and the others also had to raise their hands to shield themselves from the fierce wind.
"Chen Xin's soul power... is rising?" The Demon Subduing Douluo's expression turned astonished.
The next second, he suddenly thought of something, his eyes widening in horror. "You're mad! To choose this moment to break through!"
Now, they wouldn't even have to act; Chen Xin might perish, body and soul, due to a failed breakthrough! Su Dan Novel Network.
On the other side, Gu Rong, covered in injuries, also shook off the earth and tiles above him, emerging from the devastated ruins. He looked at Chen Xin, whose soul power was soaring, with complex and heavy eyes.
Level 97 was, among Titled Douluo, the closest to, and the most visible path to godhood for, humans.
This old fellow had been brewing for decades, and today, he had finally decided to take that final step...
The Golden Hook Douluo and the others, who had also realized what Chen Xin was attempting, their faces changed drastically. Their soul power circulated, and they rushed towards Chen Xin.
They absolutely could not let Chen Xin break through to level 97!
Once Chen Xin reached level 97, none of them would be his match!
Even though the chasm from level 96 to 97 was so vast that few Titled Douluo had succeeded in crossing it over the centuries, they would not allow even this sliver of a chance to exist!
Seeing the four figures rushing towards Chen Xin, Gu Rong gritted his teeth, stomped heavily on the ground, and shot out directly towards the Demon Subduing Douluo and the others, blocking their path with a resolute glint in his eyes.
Even if he had to sacrifice his old life... even if only one person survived, as Chen Xin had said, as long as there was one person left in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, its legacy would never be broken!
So, old fellow, you must succeed!
"Seventh Soul Skill, Bone Dragon True Body!"
Black and purple light flashed, accompanied by a long dragon's roar, and a colossal bone dragon appeared out of nowhere. Purple light covered its entire body, using its own strength to resist every attack from the Demon Subduing Douluo and the others!!
"Gu Rong, get out of the way!"
The Demon Subduing Douluo roared, and the true form of his spirit tool, the Demon Subduing Pestle, landed with full force on the colossal body of the bone dragon, protected by purple light.
Three hundred meters behind the bone dragon, Chen Xin, with blood already seeping from the corner of his mouth, still kept his eyes tightly closed, desperately breaking through.
Seeing the two Titled Douluo in the sky gambling with their lives for them, all the disciples' eyes turned red.
Ning Fengzhi's eyes were also a little red.
He looked at Gu Rong, who was doing his utmost to hold back the Demon Subduing Douluo and the others, took a deep breath, and his seven soul rings emerged from beneath his feet. The glorious light of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda reappeared in his hand.
"Uncle Jian and Uncle Bone are risking their lives in this endeavor. You are gambling your lives for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to seize a slim chance of survival; it is like receiving rebirth for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School!"
"Though Fengzhi's strength is limited, at this moment, I can only repay you with my life!"
Ning Fengzhi's seventh soul ring pulsed, and the moment the Seven Treasure True Body descended, Ning Fengzhi's eyes were filled with resolve as he declared, "Rongrong, gather the soul power of all disciples and provide full support for Elder Jian's breakthrough to level 97!"
"Seven Treasures have names, third is: Soul!"
Ning Rongrong wiped away the tears from her eyes, her beautiful face also showing determination. With a thought, she pulled the ignition cord of a small bamboo tube containing special gunpowder, and with a "whoosh," it flew into the sky, exploding into a ring of fireworks filled with the secret language of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
"Disciples of the sect, summon—Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!"
Ning Rongrong poured her soul power into her voice, which spread across the battlefield of ruins and flames.
The disciples who had not had time to evacuate and had hidden in underground passages also heard Ning Rongrong's voice.
One figure after another emerged from the shattered underground ruins.
They were all disciples of the sect who possessed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda spirit.
"Nine Treasures have names!"
A nine-layered, nine-colored Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda bloomed with radiance in the night, like the only guiding lighthouse on a misty sea, leading more sect disciples to summon their own Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagodas.
"Seven Treasures have names!"
The auxiliary light radiating from the treasure pagoda lit up the dark night, transforming from scattered faint glows into a connected expanse, shining with brilliance enough to illuminate the entire long, dark night!
"Third is Soul!"
Dozens... hundreds... nearly a thousand auxiliary lights providing soul power amplification fell upon Chen Xin.
And Tang Sui's second soul skill finally finished its cooldown.
"Second Soul Skill, Benevolent Face!"
The unceasing power converted within the domain became her replenished soul power source. Tang Sui did not dare to delay, enduring the warning stabs of pain from her brain, and immediately cast her auxiliary light upon Chen Xin.
"First Soul Skill, Spirit Infusion!"
"Fifth Soul Skill, Cycle Face!"
Countless lights converged, all falling upon Chen Xin.
The moment Gu Rong's defensive line was breached by the four Titled Douluo, Chen Xin's constantly expanding and surging soul power finally broke through the ceiling of its limit, completely entering a new realm!
"Boom—!"
A pillar of soul power shot into the sky. The colossal bone dragon vanished, and Gu Rong, spitting blood, fell from the void. Chen Xin suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes. As the four Titled Douluo approached within fifty meters, a vast pressure and formidable soul power surged outwards, blasting everyone who rushed forward back hundreds of meters!
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See you tomorrow~