Chapter 1592: Still Dreaming?
The domain, it’s always been the exclusive right of the Holy Rank Third Realm experts, but even among Holy Rank experts, those who possess a domain are one in a million. Anyone who can comprehend the path of the domain is without exception an extraordinary talent.
This half-step Saint Spirit never imagined that such a young human barely in his twenties not only cultivated his Meridian Qi cultivation to the Heavenly Realm level but also defy the heavens by possessing a domain.
In fact, this half-step Heavenly Spirit whose true form is the Sky-piercing ladder also possesses a domain. He was born with a natural advantage, having cultivated from the space divine artifact known as the Sky-piercing ladder.
The space of the Sky-piercing ladder is precisely the domain of this half-step Saint Spirit. Once someone or a Vein Demon enters the Sky-piercing ladder, they are considered to be in his domain and can only be at his mercy.
But this place isn’t within the Sky-piercing Stairs space. The so-called Heavenly Ladder Array is merely a standard Heavenly Rank Advanced Array and cannot be compared to a true domain.
Thus, upon seeing the dark light emitted from the ladder formation, which actually belongs to the domain of that young man in coarse clothes, the half-step Saint Spirit realized that he probably couldn’t trap that coarse-clothed youth this time.
Screech, screech, screech...
As expected, after a moment, the endless Dragon-controlling sword shadows have already cut through the countless shadows of the Heavenly Ladder one by one, leaving only the thousands of sword shadows still dancing in the air.
"Since your ladder formation is useless, let’s try my Ten Thousand Sword Domain then!"
The eyes exuding golden light stared at the shattered ladder shadows. Yun Xiao’s face showed no expression, and his tone carried a chilly edge. Then the Ten Thousand Sword Domain abruptly contracted and expanded, wrapping the entire space within it.
"Not good!"
The half-step Saint Spirit, who had been paying close attention to the so-called Ten Thousand Sword Domain, didn’t expect this domain to expand several times without warning, catching him off guard.
In this way, not only did the half-step Saint Spirit fail to draw Yun Xiao into his Sky-piercing Ladder domain, but instead, he fell into Yun Xiao’s Ten Thousand Sword Domain, causing the situation to reverse suddenly.
"Hmph, so what if it’s a domain? This kid is merely at the Heavenly Realm Peak. How could he possibly pose a threat to me?"
Being already within the Ten Thousand Sword Domain, the half-step Saint Spirit was not overly concerned. His greatest confidence came from the fact that the opponent was one small realm lower than himself.
If this thought of the half-step Saint Spirit were heard by the human cultivators on the other side of the Chongxiao River, or even by the already deceased You He, they would probably laugh their heads off.
On today’s Tenglong Continent, Yun Xiao has become synonymous with cross-level combat and even the more formidable cross-ranking combat. Many cultivators far stronger than Yun Xiao have fallen to the seemingly lower-ranked youth.
Not to mention distant cases, let’s take You He earlier as an example. Yun Xiao was a whole small realm lower, even when activating the Ancestor Vein Power, there was still a small realm gap between them.
Even with such a gap, You He was defeated by Yun Xiao effortlessly, eventually chased here to have his Spirit Crystal seized. It speaks volumes about Yun Xiao’s formidable cross-level combat ability.
If facing a true Holy Spirit expert, even if Yun Xiao reached the Heavenly Realm Peak with the help of the Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu, his first thought would probably be how to escape.
But faced with merely a half-step Saint Spirit, one realm higher, Yun Xiao had nothing to fear. Now that he had drawn him into his Ten Thousand Sword Domain, the outcome for his opponent was already set.
It’s just unfortunate that neither the half-step Saint Spirit nor the former guardian of the Sky-piercing Ladder had seen Yun Xiao’s methods. They regarded Yun Xiao with conventional thinking, leading to misjudgment, which is understandable.
"Hmph, I don’t believe you can maintain this state for long!"
This was yet another source of confidence for the half-step Saint Spirit. He was fully aware that the youth before him had this moment’s combat power not simply by activating the Ancestor Vein Power.
The enhancement secret techniques on the continent are more potent but also have stronger aftereffects when their effects fade. Moreover, as time progresses, maintaining such effects may even harm one’s cultivation foundation.
Therefore, even trapped within the Ten Thousand Sword Domain, the half-step Saint Spirit maintained confidence. He believed that as long as he stayed on the defensive and didn’t get hit by that ancient divine weapon, it would only be a matter of time before the opponent’s energy depleted, leaving him at his mercy.
"Though your guess is correct, I already said it before, this amount of time is more than enough to deal with you!"
Hearing the opponent’s confident voice, Yun Xiao remained expressionless. As his voice cooled, his hands moved, and the veins on his arms bulged. The countless dragon-controlling sword shadows began to undergo a remarkable transformation.
Swish, swish, swish...
The innumerable dragon-controlling sword shadows appeared to have no pattern, but they were all under Yun Xiao’s control. At that moment, the half-step Saint Spirit was undoubtedly facing the same scenario You He had encountered earlier.
Whoosh!
Just as the half-step Saint Spirit dodged dozens of Dragon-controlling sword shadows, one sword managed to slice him, and in that instant, Yun Xiao converted that sword shadow into a true Dragon Taming Sword.
This is the power of the Ten Thousand Sword Domain. He can control the Dragon Taming Sword to transform into countless sword shadows, and he can also transform any sword shadow that strikes the enemy into the true form of the Dragon Taming Sword at will.
With just one Dragon Taming Sword Shadow, it’s impossible to harm that Half-step Holy Spirit, but the true form of the Dragon Taming Sword is different. This sword directly sliced across the outside of the Half-step Holy Spirit’s right arm, bringing up a splash of blood light.
At this moment, this Half-step Holy Spirit is not in the illusory water attribute state like You He; he has possessed the original Guardian of Chongxiao Stairs, so strictly speaking, his physical body is a human body.
How sharp is the Dragon Taming Sword? Not to mention this ordinary human body, even a Strange Spirit Expert refined from true stone would have a piece shaved off.
"Damn human boy, I want you dead!"
Seeing his hard-won possessed flesh body unexpectedly slashed by the opponent, the Half-step Holy Spirit couldn’t help but become furious, and the shout from his mouth was filled with intense venom.
Speaking of this Half-step Holy Spirit, although he had possessed the Guardian of the Chongxiao Stairs, his relationship with this human was somewhat special. He truly considered this flesh body as his true form.
Back then, when he first gained Spiritual Wisdom, there was only one Guardian here. Later, he forcibly possessed him, which can be said that both sides have become one.
"At this time, you’re still dreaming?"
Yun Xiao turned a deaf ear to the venomous voice of the Half-step Holy Spirit. Since the first sword had achieved merit, the Ten Thousand Sword Domain had already fallen under his control. The endless Sword Shadows continued to swiftly shoot towards the Half-step Holy Spirit.
Swish! Swish Swish! Swish Swish Swish!
Amidst the gallop of countless Sword Shadows, crimson blood flowers continuously erupted from the humanoid form of the Half-step Holy Spirit. Every blood flower that blossomed indicated that a certain part of his body was sliced open by the Dragon Taming Sword.
Slash!
At a certain moment, when another soft sound was heard, an arm had already dislodged amidst the dancing blood flowers, indicating that a part of the Half-step Holy Spirit’s body had finally broken away.
As it turned out, when Yun Xiao controlled the Dragon Taming Sword Shadow, slicing at the Half-step Holy Spirit’s right shoulder once more, it transformed into the true form of the Dragon Taming Sword. Under such sharp slicing, how could a mere arm withstand?
Slash Slash Slash...
About 15 minutes passed, and the Half-step Holy Spirit’s hands and feet were all sliced off by the Dragon Taming Sword, leaving him looking quite comical.
"Human boy, you destroyed my Dao body. I will fight you to the end!"
Seeing that his human flesh body was no longer recognizable, the Half-step Holy Spirit couldn’t help but let out a roar. Immediately, a flash of white light emerged from the mutilated remnants, revealing a slightly illusory bizarre figure.
This figure emitting white light looked no different from the former Heavenly Ladder, but its aura was decisively different, giving Yun Xiao reason to believe that this was the true embodiment of the Chongxiao Stairs’ Strange Spirit.
Of course, what materialized was not the true form of Chong Tixiao; besides the flesh body turned into a stick by the slicing, perhaps only the Chongxiao Stairs itself could be regarded as his true form.
"Fight to the end? You should worry about yourself first!"
Yun Xiao said with no sorrow or joy and, after his cold words, those soaring Sword Shadows exhibited a magnificent aura again, causing the white Heavenly Ladder figure to tremble slightly.
"This kid is tricky; it’s wise to retreat for now!"
Despite the Half-step Holy Spirit’s arrogant cries, in his heart, a bit of fear had already risen towards the white-robed boy, so he considered retreating.
Because, as time passed, the boy’s Heavenly Realm Peak aura showed no sign of dissipating, leaving him unsure how long the opponent could endure.
Now the Half-step Holy Spirit’s body was destroyed, his combat power halved again. He knew if he stayed in the Ten Thousand Sword Domain, his Spiritual Wisdom might really be erased by that human boy.
Since Spiritual Wisdom is cultivated over many years, most Strange Spirits value their Spiritual Wisdom greatly. He decided to return to Chongxiao Stairs, possess another human flesh body, and fight three hundred rounds with this human boy.
Swoosh!
Just as the Half-step Holy Spirit made up his mind, a Sword Shadow suddenly swept past his side, startling him into a cold sweat. Immediately, he dodged to the side instinctively.
But as the Half-step Holy Spirit dodged, unexpectedly, an eerie energy fluctuation emerged from that place. When he turned to look, he was shocked into losing his soul.
Because there, who knows when there stood a lean, roughly dressed young man—none other than Yun Xiao, whom he feared greatly.
It was obvious that the young man had known beforehand that he would dodge in this direction and was waiting for him here in advance.