Chapter 136.2: Once the Domain Emerges, None Can Resist; The Saber Slays Divine Fortification And Shocks Everyone! (II)

Buzz.

Grand Elder Dark Abyss let his consciousness surge forth like a tidal wave, enveloping Lu Changsheng at the next instant. At the same time, he threw a punch—vast and overwhelming, far surpassing ten thousand cauldrons of strength.

Although ordinary divine fortification granted a tenfold increase to the physical body, that did not mean the martial artist could only unleash ten thousand cauldrons of power. With certain secret techniques and martial techniques, they could go way beyond that.

𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

At the moment, Grand Elder Dark Abyss's punch actually doubled in power, reaching a full twenty thousand cauldrons. Such terrifying strength could indeed crush any Divine Strength martial artists outright.

Although the grand elder appeared rough and arrogant, he did not underestimate Dao Shi'er in the slightest. After all, Dao Shi'er ranked first in the Divine Strength Rankings; he was clearly extraordinary. And even though Dao Shi'er was merely in the Divine Strength Realm, the grand elder still went all out, striking with a full twenty thousand cauldrons of strength.

If it were purely a contest of raw power, Lu Changsheng could indeed not match a veteran Divine Fortification martial artist. However, battles between martial artists were never decided by strength alone. Upon reaching the Divine Strength Realm and the Divine Fortification Realm, Intent became just as decisive.

Crash!

Suddenly, an invisible wave of energy swept over Grand Elder Dark Abyss. His Ocean Intent, which had just surged forth, was churning into terrifying waves. They swept across a hundred zhang, blotting out the sky as though they were about to crush everything in its path. Even his Ocean Intent could not withstand the upheaval. Under these waves, it shattered and collapsed completely.

"What? Is this... a Domain?!"

Grand Elder Dark Abyss's eyes widened in disbelief. Dao Shi'er had actually evolved a Domain! Once the Domain emerged, it instantly crushed his Ocean Intent and completely enveloped him. A Domain could not interfere with reality, but it could suppress the opponent's spirit.

"Lin!" A cold voice rang out.

Under the suppression of Lu Changsheng's Wave Domain, the grand elder was pressed to his limits. At the same time, the Nine-Character Mantra shook his consciousness violently. Amid the mental shock, Lu Changsheng activated his formless Heart Sword.

"

AHHHHHHHH!

"

Grand Elder Dark Abyss let out an agonized cry. With the Wave Domain, the Nine-Character Mantra, and the Heart Sword deployed together, he simply could not endure it. His being a Divine Fortification martial artist was irrelevant now. On a mental level, Lu Changsheng utterly crushed him. A single Heart Sword strike split Grand Elder Dark Abyss's spirit apart.

As a result, the punch of twenty thousand cauldrons of strength that the grand elder had unleashed dissipated as his spirit was severed by the Heart Sword. Everything appeared intricate and overwhelming, yet in truth, the entire exchange occurred within a single fleeting instant.

Shing!

Lu Changsheng also drew his saber. Under the amplification of the Starry Sky Waterfall Intent and the Wave Intent, he drove the blood-colored saber light to an incomparable speed. In an instant, it sliced through the void and viciously struck Grand Elder Dark Abyss from ten zhang away.

With just a single saber strike, empowered by a Domain and Intents, Lu Changsheng's attack had long surpassed ten thousand cauldrons of strength. As the saying goes, ten thousand cauldrons of strength could shatter divine fortification. Grand Elder Dark Abyss's divine fortification was merely an ordinary one, and so it could simply not withstand the force unleashed by Lu Changsheng.

Crack!

Grand Elder Dark Abyss barely regained consciousness as his expression shifted drastically. Dao Shi'er had actually shattered his divine fortification with a single saber strike.

"How is this possible..."

He was in complete disbelief. After all, he was a dignified Divine Fortification martial artist who had condensed divine fortification. No matter how violently his spirit had been shaken, it should not have affected his divine fortification. That fortification should have been flawless, and yet Dao Shi'er had shattered it in one stroke.

It felt absurd, but it was the unmistakable truth. The blood-colored saber light followed along the crack of the divine fortification and cut directly into the grand elder, cleaving downward from head to toe.

Splurt!

Blood sprayed forth. A metallic stench filled the air. The surroundings were plunged into a deathly silence. Everyone was dazed, staring wide-eyed. Where was Grand Elder Dark Abyss?

The disciples of Dark Abyss Sect were utterly bewildered. Their Grand Elder lay on the ground, but not in one piece. His body had been cleaved in half by that saber strike.

The gruesome scene left everyone dumbstruck. Even the Heavenly Maiden Sect's Supreme Elder, who had been prepared to fight the three leaders of the Three Flood Dragon Gang, stopped at this moment, her face filled with disbelief.

"Grand Elder Dark Abyss is... dead? He died instantly... from one strike?"

"I-Impossible... He was at the Divine Fortification Realm. There's no way he would've fallen like that, unless... his divine fortification was broken."

"Good heavens... Are you telling me a single saber strike was enough to shatter Grand Elder Dark Abyss's divine fortification and his very life? That strike must have exceeded ten thousand cauldrons of strength!"

"But how could Grand Elder Dark Abyss have just stood there and taken it? And how did Dao Shi'er land that strike so cleanly?"

"A Domain... He was suppressed by Dao Shi'er's Domain!"

"What?! A Divine Strength martial artist... actually evolved a Domain?"

For a moment, those with discerning eyes felt their hearts churn as if battered by a storm. Dao Shi'er had actually evolved a Domain. That fact alone was more shocking than him killing Grand Elder Dark Abyss.

Even the three leaders and the Heavenly Maiden Sect's Supreme Elder, all of whom were Divine Fortification martial artists, had merely comprehended Intent. Evolving it into a Domain was something none of them actually hoped to achieve in their lifetime. They knew all too well what it meant.

Lu Changsheng sheathed his saber. He glanced at Grand Elder Dark Abyss's corpse and shook his head faintly, not even bothering to search the body. The grand elder had been too weak. His unleashing twenty thousand cauldrons of strength had amounted to nothing. Lu Changsheng's Domain had shut him down completely.

In truth, Lu Changsheng realized that he had been overly cautious. He had employed the Nine-Character Mantra and the Heart Sword unnecessarily, when he could have just deployed his Domain right away to secure victory.

He had roughly sensed how much the grand elder had progressed in the Ocean Intent—around sixty percent. At this level, condensing divine fortification would already be fraught with immense difficulty and required exceptional luck to succeed. Lu Changsheng's Domain could easily suppress Intent of that level, and could even render his opponent completely unable to move.

Indeed, those twenty thousand cauldrons of strength had been meaningless. Raw strength still mattered in the Divine Strength and Divine Fortification Realms, but what truly decided victory was Intent and Domain. A martial artist who lacked a Domain stood almost no chance against one who had evolved a Domain.

In any case, Lu Changsheng had not forgotten about the three leaders of the Three Flood Dragon Gang. Just moments ago, they had allied with the grand elder. Although they had not attacked Lu Changsheng, they had blocked the Heavenly Maiden Sect's Supreme Elder. That alone was enough to make their stance clear.

Whoosh!

The three leaders shuddered as Lu Changsheng's gaze fell upon them. Dao Shi'er was still only at the Divine Strength Realm, yet his gaze could make even Divine Fortification experts crumble before him.

This was not just a menacing presence; it was the authority of the foremost martial artist in the Divine Strength Realm—the one who had just slain Grand Elder Dark Abyss with a single strike.

"

Ahhh...

This is just a misunderstanding, Mr. Dao... What happened just now was

all

a misunderstanding. Our gang didn't attack you. We were merely misled by Grand Elder Dark. We were in the wrong and are willing to accept punishment."

At this point, they no longer cared about losing face. Grand Elder Dark Abyss himself had been cut down on the spot, so insisting on pride now would just be asking for death.

"A misunderstanding?" Lu Changsheng shook his head, his expression indifferent. He spoke slowly, emphasizing each word. "Then you have to face punishment."

"Yes, yes, we accept punishment!" The three leaders were overjoyed.

"Take one strike from me, and this matter will be settled once and for all." Lu Changsheng was decisive and resolute.

The smiles instantly vanished from the leaders' faces.

One strike? They were no fools. If they agreed to this, they would end up worse than Grand Elder Dark Abyss. Who could simply withstand a strike from Dao Shi'er?

They looked at Dao Shi'er with dark expressions. "Mr. Dao... is there truly no room for compromise? We are, after all, the three leaders of the Three Flood Dragon Gang. We command several thousand members, and we have no small number of Divine Strength martial artists under us."

They tried to use their influence to get out of this mess. The Three Flood Dragon Gang was indeed a formidable force, one of the three major gangs in Zhanhai City.

"Several thousand members?" Lu Changsheng laughed. He slowly approached the three leaders. "I have slain several thousand Divine Strength martial artists on the Northern Domain battlefield. Tell me—does the Three Flood Dragon Gang have several thousand Divine Strength martial artists?"

Hearing this, the three leaders fell silent. Dao Shi'er ranked first in the Divine Strength Rankings. Some of his deeds had even spread throughout the Da Yu Dynasty. Killing several thousand Divine Strength martial artists by himself was no exaggerated boast—it was a cold, hard fact.

No matter how strong the Three Flood Dragon Gang was, they would never have the strength of thousands of Divine Strength martial artists. If they truly did, Zhanhai City would have fallen under their rule long ago.

The more Dao Shi'er approached, the clearer it became that there was no room for compromise. As such, the three leaders had to make a decision, fast.

"Kill him!"

They moved at once. If there was no way out, they had to strike first! Lu Changsheng was less than ten zhang away from them. For Divine Fortification Realm experts, a single explosive burst was enough to cross that distance in an instant.

The three went all out, striking together, ruthlessly and decisively. Blood qi burst forth, and their Intent blotted out the sky and crashed down on Lu Changsheng. They were clearly betting everything on a single, lethal strike.

Everything unfolded in a flash. Even the Heavenly Maiden Sect's Supreme Elder failed to react in time. Their speed and decisiveness had taken her by surprise. Even if the wanted to intervene, it was already too late.

"Three Divine Fortification martial artists..."

Lu Changsheng faced them with a frosty gaze. It was not like he had never been in such a situation before. The last time in the Celestial Foothills Mountain Range, he had still been wary of the rules of the Northern Domain Heavenly Sect, and so he had avoided killing the three inner disciples.

But now, he was not bound by such rules. Here, he could do whatever he wanted.