Chapter 11: The Gap in Realms
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom…!!!
Sword energy surged wildly, tearing through everything in its path. The battlefield expanded with each clash, the intensity of the battle continuously rising!
Ye Cheng effortlessly blocked wave after wave of sword shadows, occasionally counterattacking. In just this short exchange, his combat awareness had already improved significantly.
Despite Sword Douluo's relentless assault, the gap in strength between them was simply too vast. If Ye Cheng wanted to, he could have ended this battle instantly. The only reason it had lasted this long was because he was using Sword Douluo as a whetstone, sharpening his instincts and refining his combat skills.
"You still won't use soul skills?"
Sword Douluo's voice was distant, his figure flickering within the storm of sword energy. His Seven Kill Sword had grown even larger, slashing through space itself six consecutive slashes carving a massive "Kill" character in midair, aimed directly at Ye Cheng.
"You're too arrogant!"
Seeing Ye Cheng standing motionless within the attack's range, Sword Douluo's expression darkened. In this short exchange, they had already clashed thousands of times. On the surface, it appeared to be a battle of equals but he knew the truth.
He had already pushed himself to his absolute limit.
Ye Cheng, on the other hand, still had energy to spare.
Sword Douluo could feel it his opponent was holding back.
Or rather… Ye Cheng hadn't even taken this fight seriously from the start.
That realization filled him with frustration.
"If you want to see my soul skills that badly, then…"
Ye Cheng decided that he had trained enough.
Any longer, and he might expose the fact that he was still a complete amateur when it came to actual combat.
It was time to end this.
Sword Douluo's eyes narrowed.
"…As you wish!"
As Ye Cheng spoke, the first soul ring of his Flying Rainbow Sword suddenly lit up!
Boom!
A terrifying sword aura erupted from his blade, its brilliance surging as the space around them trembled violently.
Sword Douluo's pupils contracted sharply.
He had never expected that just activating the first soul skill would increase the sword's power so drastically!
Ye Cheng's soul skills had no unnecessary effects no illusions, no tricks, no elemental gimmicks.
They did only one thing.
Purely amplify the attack power and destructive force of his martial soul.
And this wasn't a simple 1+1=2 kind of increase.
Each soul ring activated multiplied the sword's strength exponentially.
But for Sword Douluo, even just one ring was enough.
Ye Cheng felt the terrifying power surging within his blade. Without hesitation
He swung.
A blinding sword light erupted, illuminating the entire battlefield, its brilliance stretching for miles!
This was a perfectly refined attack no wasted motion, no unnecessary effects.
Only pure, unstoppable power.
The giant "Kill" character formed by Sword Douluo's technique clashed directly with Ye Cheng's sword light.
For a moment
Everything fell silent.
As if the world itself was holding its breath.
Then
BOOM!!!
A cataclysmic shockwave exploded outward!
The ground split apart, massive fissures tearing through the battlefield.
At the center of the impact, the two forces clashed
But in the end
Ye Cheng's sword light overwhelmed Sword Douluo's attack.
The massive "Kill" character began to shatter, piece by piece, breaking apart into nothingness.
Sword Douluo's face paled.
He watched in disbelief, murmuring, "Such terrifying sword energy… This isn't just the difference in soul power this is the difference in realm!"
When a soul master increases their level, they don't just gain more soul power or stronger soul skills.
Their understanding of power itself evolves.
Their control over their abilities reaches new heights.
Sword Douluo finally understood.
Even though he and Ye Cheng had the same soul power level, their understanding of the sword was worlds apart.
This was why his sword aura crumbled before Ye Cheng's.
"The gap between us is too vast."
Shhhh!
A chilling sound echoed
Sword Douluo's sword energy shattered completely.
But Ye Cheng's sword light remained.
Still as sharp as ever.
Still unstoppable.
It continued forward, slashing toward Sword Douluo.
His instincts screamed danger.
With no other choice, he dodged
Watching as Ye Cheng's sword energy flew past him.
Far in the distance
A mountaintop stood in its path.
BOOOOOOM!!!
The entire mountain exploded.
Reduced to dust.
Sword Douluo's breath caught in his throat.
He had never imagined
That even after completely erasing his Seven Kill Sword's attack, Ye Cheng's sword energy still had this much power left.
He couldn't even begin to fathom just how terrifying that attack had truly been.
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