Douluo: Martial Soul Seven Kill Sword, The Sword Opens Heaven's Gates

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What's the point of fighting anymore?

Ning Tianchen bitterly chuckled in his heart.

Facing a Limit Douluo, he could only be killed—let alone an actual god.

The overwhelming disparity in strength forced him to attempt communication with the Asura God through the divine trial mark.

Unexpectedly, the Asura God pulled his consciousness into a void.

"This is your trial. Why do you seek me?" the Asura God asked.

Ning Tianchen glanced around at the environment and bowed. "Because it's unreasonable."

The Asura God sneered and countered, "Are you questioning my arrangement for your trial?"

Ning Tianchen argued, "Though difficult, the trial should still have a chance of completion. Facing a true god, I can't imagine any possibility of victory with my current strength."

"Such an unreasonable trial shouldn't exist."

When the Asura God brought his consciousness here, even He felt that the upcoming battle would be extremely one-sided.

Ning Tianchen's words, therefore, didn't fear provoking Him.

Sure enough, after a light laugh, the Asura God said, "The God of Death has been on the Douluo Continent for a long time. The only thing I can tell you is that this God of Death isn't His true form but a divine thought projection. Trapped in the Abyssal Cavern for nearly 100,000 years, His divine power has almost completely dissipated, leaving Him able to fight only through soul power."

Ning Tianchen immediately understood.

Carlos's body couldn't withstand the soul power of a Limit Douluo, so the opponent wouldn't be able to sustain a prolonged battle.

As long as he could endure a few rounds of attacks, he would automatically win.

The Asura God continued, "The Asura Demon Sword contains power beyond your imagination. In my view, with your strength, you should be able to slay Him."

He waved His hand, and Ning Tianchen's consciousness gradually returned to his body.

Before leaving, the Asura God added, "The divine power contained within the Asura Demon Sword is limited. Once depleted, it will need to be replenished by you in the future."

His consciousness returned to his body.

At this moment, the battle hadn't yet erupted; the God of Death had just descended via possession.

Ning Tianchen glanced at the Asura Demon Sword in his right hand and couldn't help but smile faintly.

Clearly, the Asura Demon Sword was now completely different from before. The Asura God must have secretly infused divine power into the sword without him noticing.

After all, the Douluo Continent was under the jurisdiction of the God Realm. Repelling or defeating invading malevolent gods was part of the Asura God's duty.

Now, this task, as part of the divine trial, was handed over to Ning Tianchen to complete.

"Heh, it's not certain who will live or die yet," Ning Tianchen's gaze sharpened as he pointed the Asura Demon Sword at the opponent.

The God of Death stood empty-handed, seemingly without a weapon.

Upon seeing the Asura Demon Sword, his eyelids twitched slightly. For some reason, after a blink, the sword inexplicably gained a massive surge of divine power.

However, his verbal jabs didn't falter. "Refusing an easy death means suffering! Die!"

His right hand transformed into a sharp claw and slashed through the air.

Ripples appeared in front of Ning Tianchen as if the attack could bypass space and strike him directly.

Without time to think, Ning Tianchen raised the Asura Demon Sword in front of him, effortlessly blocking the attack.

The remaining force of the blow pushed his body back several steps.

"It's nothing more than this."

As he spoke, he sheathed the Seven Kill Sword and made a gesture behind his back with his left hand.

Ning Rongrong understood and quickly left the battlefield to support Feng Xiaotian and the others.

Now, Ning Tianchen could focus entirely on the battle.

He also realized that the opponent didn't possess any divine artifacts.

Although the opponent's strength reached level 99, Carlos's body couldn't handle the immense soul power of a Limit Douluo.

Thus, the opponent couldn't unleash his full potential, likely operating at around level 95.

This gap could be bridged by the divine power within the Asura Demon Sword.

Swinging the Asura Demon Sword, its blade left a conspicuous gash in the fabric of space.

The God of Death dared not block it and dodged instead.

With the first strike missing, the Asura Demon Sword struck the ground, cleaving a deep fissure into it.

"Incredible power." Ning Tianchen was utterly shocked.

Fortunately, his resolve was strong enough. An ordinary person might have succumbed to such power.

Ning Tianchen was fully aware that this power didn't belong to him yet. To master such strength, he would need to undergo many more trials.

Sheathing the sword and standing up, he glared fiercely at the opponent.

"Where did you get such a weapon!" the God of Death exclaimed in shock.

The earlier sword qi was unmistakably divine power. He couldn't understand how a mere Soul Sage from the Douluo Continent could wield such might.

In the past, he had fought other gods, but he was certain none of them used swords.

"Foreigner, you haven't done your homework properly!"

With that, Ning Tianchen activated the Killing God Domain once again.

Bolstered by divine power, the Killing God Domain became overwhelmingly powerful, nearly completely locking down this space!

The God of Death could clearly feel that the surrounding space had become extraordinarily rigid. From now on, he wouldn't be able to dodge Ning Tianchen's attacks using spatial manipulation.

Realizing this, he came to a conclusion.

Behind Ning Tianchen, there must be a supremely powerful god—far surpassing the gods He had fought before. This god's strength might even exceed His true self.

Facing such a formidable being, this divine thought projection of His was destined to be annihilated.

But even as a divine thought, he refused to surrender quietly. Even in death, he wouldn't let the enemy walk away unscathed.

"Death's Will!"

With a wave of His hand, an extreme aura of evil erupted from His body.

Countless ghosts fled from His divine form, emitting piercing screams.

"Spiritual attack?" Ning Tianchen was momentarily startled.

Within the enhanced Killing God Domain, the opponent's spiritual attack was swallowed by the killing intent, unable to make any impact.

"How is this possible? Who is targeting Me!" The God of Death lost all composure, roaring like a madman.

"It's over." Ning Tianchen raised the Asura Demon Sword.

A new soul skill (divine technique) surfaced in his mind.

"Asura Domain Evolution Skill: Asura Exorcism!"

A blood-red glow radiated from the Asura Demon Sword. Behind Ning Tianchen, the shadow of the Asura God emerged, and countless giant hands lifted the sword, bringing it down with tremendous force.

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The Killing God Domain completely sealed off this space. From the outside, only the domain's boundaries could be seen, but nothing within could be observed.

Ning Rongrong absentmindedly provided enhancements to the group, her gaze never leaving the domain.

The God of Death's strength was undeniable, and she deeply worried about Ning Tianchen's safety.

"Big Sister, don't space out! Quickly support me."

Chen Huayu, overwhelmed by several Soul Emperor-level evil soul masters, shouted to her desperately.

"Oh, oh."

After boosting him, Ning Rongrong's eyes remained fixed on the Killing God Domain.

Not long after, the domain spontaneously dissipated. Ning Tianchen stood in place, holding the Asura Demon Sword.

The God of Death had been completely slain—no trace of Him remained.

"We won!"

Ning Rongrong felt a great weight lifted off her shoulders and flew toward him using her flight soul bone.

Ning Tianchen stood there, his face devoid of triumph.

After all, the power that defeated the God of Death wasn't truly his own.

"Damn, destroying the bridge after crossing the river." He couldn't help but complain.

After slaying the God of Death, the Asura God reclaimed all remaining divine power from the sword, leaving nothing for him.

"Brother Tianchen, you won!"

Ning Rongrong, full of excitement, rushed into his arms.

When the God of Death appeared, she had thought they were doomed. Never did she expect Ning Tianchen to turn the tide.

Ning Tianchen gently patted her back, feeling a sense of survival after a near-death experience.

After a brief moment of tenderness, Ning Tianchen softly said, "Rongrong, the battle isn't over yet. I need to go help everyone."

Ning Rongrong nodded and summoned her Nine Treasures Glazed Tower soul spirit again, providing enhancements to Ning Tianchen.

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The rest of the battle was without suspense. With Ning Tianchen's strength, Soul Sages posed no challenge.

Moreover, since these were mostly evil soul masters, he held nothing back.

Coordinating with Feng Xiaotian and the others, they hunted down and eliminated all the evil soul masters.

"Finally, it's over."

Chen Huayu and Oscar sat together, panting heavily.

Yu Die gave Ning Tianchen a thumbs-up, praising, "It's no wonder it's you—you can even kill Soul Douluo-level evil soul masters."

Ning Tianchen shook his head and didn't accept the praise.

After a short rest, Ning Tianchen said, "I think we were misled earlier. The Abyssal Cavern doesn't have an opening cycle. Their leader entered it years ago."

"He deliberately gathered evil soul masters to guard this place, likely to attract more evil soul masters to join his ranks."

Listening to his reasoning, the others nodded thoughtfully.

As for why the Spirit Hall hadn't acted against them earlier, apart from previous conjectures, Ning Tianchen believed there were two other possibilities.

First, the God of Death and the Rakshasa God shared similar dispositions.

As the inheritor of the Rakshasa God, Bibi Dong naturally wouldn't defy Her commands.

The second possibility was that Bibi Dong knew a god existed here and that her strength wasn't sufficient to eliminate the God of Death. To avoid unnecessary casualties, she withdrew the Spirit Hall's forces.

As for what exactly happened here, it no longer mattered.

All the evil soul masters had been exterminated, and they had effectively completed the task the Spirit Hall should have done.

After another brief rest, the group headed toward the Abyssal Cavern.

Just as the disciple had reported, upon entering the secret realm, they found themselves in a canyon.

This canyon wasn't elevated above the ground but rather sloped downward as they proceeded.

"Is this really a secret realm? There's nothing here," Chen Huayu couldn't help but complain.

As for the dangers mentioned in the intelligence, they hadn't encountered any.

Ning Tianchen speculated that the source of danger might have been the God of Death.

Now that He had been slain, there was no one left to cause trouble.

By sheer coincidence, the greatest danger here for them now was likely the seemingly bottomless cavern.

After all, falling into it would surely result in death.

The group moved forward until they reached a cliff.

After searching the area for a while, they found no path to continue, seemingly reaching a dead end.

"Didn't they say there was a deep cavern? Why don't we see it?" the group couldn't help but ask.

Ning Tianchen didn't know why either.

Since the existence of the God of Death was real, the legendary Abyssal Cavern couldn't be fictional.

Clearly, this wasn't the endpoint.

Ning Rongrong said, "The legend Brother Tianchen heard should be true. Do you remember the two gods mentioned in the legend?"

"I think the location of the deep cavern might be concealed by those two gods."

Ning Tianchen agreed, "Let's search the area for any mechanisms."

The group calmed their minds and began a thorough search of the vicinity.

Ning Tianchen summoned his Seven Kill Sword soul spirit and casually stabbed it into the nearby rock wall.

Carlos had entered and met the God of Death, so there must be some kind of mechanism here.

Perhaps Carlos, to prevent others from entering again, hid the mechanism's location.

Before he could figure it out, the tip of the Seven Kill Sword pierced through the surface of the cliff but suddenly hit something hard, producing a dull collision sound.

Noticing the commotion, the group's gazes turned toward him.

"What's wrong?"

Ning Tianchen pulled out the Seven Kill Sword, shaking his wrist that had gone numb, and said, "Break open the rocks here—there's something inside."

Without further questions, the group immediately complied.

Peeling away the outer layer of rock revealed hardened metal beneath.

The hardness of this metal was extraordinary. Ning Tianchen's Seven Kill Sword only left a shallow scratch on its surface.

"Is this silversteel?" Yu Die couldn't help but ask.

The value of silversteel was immense, and the group thought they had stumbled upon a vein.

As they continued digging, their thoughts changed.

The entire cliff in front of them was composed of this incredibly hard metal, with no visible seams on its surface.

"I don't know about getting rich, but this is definitely a large, luxurious ancient ruin," Ning Tianchen said with fiery eyes.

If, in the past, the two gods had sealed the God of Death inside and built this ruin atop it to prevent His escape, it would make perfect sense.

The God of Death was ultimately a menace, and this ruin must have an entrance so that future generations, once strong enough, could slay this malevolent god.

"With such metal sealing the ruin, the treasures inside must be plentiful." The group's breathing quickened.

"Don't get too excited." Ning Tianchen poured cold water on their enthusiasm. "It's possible this metal was used to prevent the malevolent god from escaping."

Chen Huayu laughed, "What does it matter? This metal alone is already priceless. Taking a piece back would fetch a fortune."

Yu Die retorted, "So hard, even a Title Douluo would struggle to break it. Can you chip off a piece to take with you?"

As they conversed, Ning Tianchen noticed an unusual stone nearby.

He approached and lightly tapped it, but there was no reaction.

Feng Xiaotian noticed his actions and reminded him, "If it's an oversized soul-guided artifact, it needs soul power to activate."

Ning Tianchen nodded, channeling soul power through his fingers into the stone.

As expected, the next moment, a heavy door opened on the hard metal surface.

Countless soul-guided lamps instantly lit up, illuminating everything inside.

Feng Xiaotian said, "I feel a breeze—the deep cavern is inside."

With that, he was the first to step in.

The group looked at Ning Tianchen.

The risks inside were unknown, and Feng Xiaotian was being reckless.

"Follow him. Whether there's danger or not, we'll know once we're inside."

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