The Wonders of a Domain!

This was a massive tree that would take several people linking arms to encircle. Its branches and leaves were lush, and Thorn Vines and other plants grew thickly around it. From the outside, the entire tree looked no different from the others nearby. There was not even any trace that someone had visited this place. Clearly, that Evil Soul Master was highly skilled at concealing evidence.

If Yun Chuan had not used the Plant Domain to clearly sense the light of life at the center of the tree—like a candle flame in the night—he would never have imagined that someone was hiding inside such an unremarkable tree.

Without making a sound, Yun Chuan used the domain to instantly shift here. His aura merged with the surrounding flowers, grass, and trees as one. As a result, the Evil Soul Master hiding within the trunk remained completely unaware of his arrival.

After arriving, Yun Chuan looked at the area covered in thorns and frowned. He activated his domain's power. At once, the previously disorderly Thorn Vines and various plants around him seemed to come alive. They writhed and slowly, silently moved aside... eventually clearing an open space.

At the center, only that one large tree remained.

At that moment, the life aura within the trunk suddenly fluctuated violently. Clearly, the Evil Soul Master had been startled awake and realized that he had been exposed.

Boom!!!

The entire tree exploded, and a dark, filthy crimson light carrying a nauseating stench of blood lunged at Yun Chuan like lightning!

In that split second, Yun Chuan reacted with incredible speed. With a thought, he borrowed the domain's power and vanished from where he stood!

Boom!

The crimson light slammed into the ground and missed, blasting a huge crater into the earth. At the same time, a blackish-red liquid splashed in all directions, scattering over the nearby plants.

Sizzle!!

Every plant touched by the blackish-red liquid began to emit green smoke. Clearly, the liquid was extremely corrosive.

Hidden in the shadows, Yun Chuan finally saw the Evil Soul Master's true appearance. A word rose in his mind: vampire!

This Evil Soul Master looked to be in his twenties. He had a pale complexion and handsome features, but because of his Spirit Avatar, his body had taken on the characteristics of his martial soul. His ears had become pointed, two fangs protruded from his mouth, a pair of crimson bat wings spread from his back, and claws had grown from his hands... He looked exactly like a typical vampire.

The two yellow, two purple, and three black soul rings surrounding him revealed that he was a level-seventy Soul Saint!

"I have to admit, among Evil Soul Masters, you can definitely be considered exceptionally gifted..." Yun Chuan's voice came from every direction, echoing in the Evil Soul Master's ears and darkening his expression. He could not sense Yun Chuan's location at all.

"...You only need to drink blood for your Soul Power to increase rapidly. Tsk, tsk. If I let you escape today, who knew how many people would fall victim to you in the future?" Yun Chuan's voice seemed somewhat regretful.

"Today, you'll stay here!"

The moment he finished speaking—

Rumble!!!

The surrounding plants instantly erupted into motion.

Thick vines burst out of the earth one after another, lunging at the Evil Soul Master like pythons. Worse still, these vines were covered in spikes. If he got entangled by them... just thinking about it made the outcome obvious.

"Seventh Soul Skill: Vampire Bat True Body!"

The nameless Evil Soul Master shouted, and his seventh soul ring lit up! A terrifying shockwave burst forth, knocking away the vines winding toward him. Then he shot into the sky, transforming amid a burst of light into a giant crimson bat!

The enormous bat flapped its wings, its entire body radiating crimson light. In an instant, it flew a hundred meters into the air, trailing a long blood-red tail flame behind it!

"Trying to run? You think I can't do anything to you just because you're in the sky?" Yun Chuan's voice came from all directions.

The next moment—

All the trees across the entire Wild Mountain erupted into motion.

Every tree twisted and swayed, changing shape as though a horde of demons were dancing wildly.

The Giant Blood Bat flying high above had thought it could finally escape, but in the next instant, it sensed wave after wave of air-splitting sounds approaching.

Using the ultrasonic senses unique to bats, the Evil Soul Master discovered that those sounds came from leaves—patch after patch of them. But these were no ordinary leaves. Each was a meter long in diameter, with serrated edges. If one of those things grazed him, it would be no different from being sliced by a blade.

The Giant Blood Bat abruptly rolled sideways, narrowly dodging the leaves that shot toward it like throwing knives. But after avoiding that wave, another barrage of knife-like leaves swiftly came from another direction!

Using its ultrasonic senses, the Giant Blood Bat narrowly dodged again. But before it could even breathe a sigh of relief, two more waves of knife-like leaves came at it from two other directions!

The Giant Blood Bat that the Evil Soul Master had transformed into could only desperately dodge in the air. It had no opportunity to fly any higher or farther away.

Yun Chuan appeared atop a tree, standing lightly on a leafy branch as though his entire body weighed nothing. He swayed gently with the faint breeze, looking exceptionally elegant and carefree~

"Pretty good at dodging. Then again, bats have poor eyesight and rely on ultrasonic echoes to detect obstacles. They naturally have an advantage when it comes to avoiding them." With his hands behind his back, he stood quietly atop the canopy and coldly watched the Giant Blood Bat above struggle to evade.

Through years of experimentation, he had gained an entirely new understanding of how to use his domain in battle. Especially against enemies who could fly, he no longer controlled plants to bloom and bear fruit before firing their seeds, because that method was too inefficient and consumed too much energy.

So now, he directly controlled plant leaves to mutate into something akin to throwing knives. As for how to launch these knife-like leaves, that was even simpler. He only needed to control the trees to swing them around, flinging the leaves outward. Simple and brutal, yet highly practical! The Giant Blood Bat's miserable state in midair was proof enough.

At this point, the Giant Blood Bat, which desperately wanted to escape as quickly as possible, also realized that it could not keep dodging. Otherwise, it would eventually be trapped here alive.

"Screech!"

The Giant Blood Bat suddenly let out a shrill cry!

Then, instead of dodging the incoming knife-like leaves again, crimson light began to bloom across its body as it charged straight at them.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Leaf after leaf, as sharp as flying knives, sliced through the air.

The Giant Blood Bat met them head-on and collided with the knife-like leaves!

Bang! Bang!!!

The knife-like leaves Yun Chuan had modified were harder and sharper than ordinary steel. Combined with the powerful momentum from their high speed, they pierced directly into the Giant Blood Bat the moment they struck it. More than half of the knife-like leaves embedded themselves in the crimson bat's body, drawing a pained cry from it.

"Screech!"

However, the knife-like leaves embedded in its body quickly corroded beneath the crimson light radiating from the Giant Blood Bat. Its wounds also healed rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, it looked as though it had never been injured.

Seizing the opportunity, the Giant Blood Bat violently flapped its wings and flew forward at high speed!

From then on, the Giant Blood Bat no longer dodged the incoming knife-like leaves at all. It let them strike its body and simply charged ahead with its head down. Its entire body was soon covered in wounds from the knife-like leaves, yet it rapidly recovered beneath the crimson light that flared across its body!

"Huh, its regenerative ability is actually this strong?" Yun Chuan was somewhat surprised at the sight, but he quickly realized that such rapid recovery definitely came at a cost. Otherwise, this Evil Soul Master would have used it long ago. Why would he have let himself be trapped for so long earlier?