Saint Domain, Another Lottery Draw

Lynn neither hurried nor slowed his pace, advancing only a little over twenty li each day. Most of his time was spent in arduous cultivation.

According to the results of the test he had taken as a child, he possessed only moderate affinity for the Earth Element. Yet after acquiring the God Devouring Rat bloodline, his affinity for the Dark Element had directly reached the highest grade.

With such powerful elemental affinity, coupled with the profound mysteries of the Shadow Clone Technique that had naturally existed within his soul—

Naturally, he was not far from comprehending a trace of the Shadow Clone Technique.

Before he knew it, Lynn had been tempering himself in the Dark Mountain Range for over half a year. It had still been summer when he entered the Dark Mountain Range, but winter had now arrived.

Dressed in a fitted black outfit, Lynn slowly walked through the depths of the Dark Mountain Range.

As far as the eye could see, leaves had withered, vegetation had yellowed, and even the movements of magical beasts had become much scarcer.

"Hmm?"

Lynn focused on swinging the greatsword in his hand, sensing the "momentum" between Heaven and Earth.

Ever since refining the Water of Life and raising both his battle qi and strength to the peak of the ninth level, he had cultivated for half a year. Lynn had a feeling that he was not far from entering the realm of "momentum."

Suddenly—

Lynn felt a slight chill on his neck, snapping him out of his swordsmanship training.

He raised his head and looked ahead. A flake of snow, light as a goose feather, drifted past his eyes and landed on the ground, gradually melting away.

"So it's snowing!" A look of realization appeared on Lynn's face. He did not shield himself from the snow, merely standing there quietly as he watched the snowflakes whirl through the air.

The snow grew heavier and heavier!

Gradually, it covered the entire sky. Even Lynn's vision was obscured, and he could no longer make out anything several meters away.

The earth, the mountains, the forests... all were dyed silver-white.

Lynn stood there blankly. Snowflakes fell onto him, but he did not use battle qi to ward them off. His entire body was gradually wrapped up, turning him into a snowman...

The heavy snow continued for several days. By the time it stopped, the region stretching thousands of li through the depths of the Dark Mountain Range had been covered by a thick blanket of snow, resembling a kingdom of ice and snow.

"Roar~~"

Once the snow stopped, the magical beasts that had long been starving emerged to search for food.

An Ice Blade Tiger, its entire body covered in white fur as sharp as steel needles, constantly sniffed the air, letting out impatient low growls from time to time.

As the overlord of this region, it had gone hungry for days. At this moment, it wanted only to catch prey as quickly as possible and fill its stomach.

But with winter's arrival, the low-level magical beasts that were usually seen everywhere had either gone into hibernation or hidden in their nests, unwilling to come out. Filling its stomach was no longer so easy.

Suddenly—

The Ice Blade Tiger's steps became lighter, and excitement flashed through its eyes. It had discovered prey.

It cautiously approached step by step. Its target was Lynn, who had already turned into a snowman. Though it had entered its hunting range, the "snowman" showed no reaction at all, as if frozen stiff.

"Roar!"

The Ice Blade Tiger let out an excited growl, pushed off the ground, and fiercely pounced toward the "snowman."

Just as the Ice Blade Tiger's claws were about to fall upon the "snowman," the "snowman" moved.

He casually swung his sword, chopping straight toward the charging Ice Blade Tiger.

"Boom~~~" As the Qian Jun Greatsword struck out, the space centered around it seemed to be compressed, pressing down toward the Ice Blade Tiger.

The Ice Blade Tiger tried to flee in terror. But the surrounding space had already compressed around it, leaving it nowhere to escape.

Faced with this heavy sword strike, it could only meet it head-on.

"Bang!"

The Ice Blade Tiger, as enormous as a bus, was sent flying by the blow before exploding directly in midair. Flesh, bones, and fur scattered across the ground, like countless blood-red plum blossoms blooming upon the snow.

"It's Heaven and Earth Momentum. So this is Heaven and Earth Momentum..." Lynn smiled.

As he swung that sword, the battle qi within his body rapidly transformed under the guidance of that momentum.

His Grayrock Battle Qi, originally only at the peak of the ninth level, rapidly transformed into Saint Domain battle qi. The strength of his body also began increasing at a terrifying rate.

He was no ordinary Saint Domain warrior. He was a Saint Domain Expert with the bloodline of a divine beast—a Saint Domain divine beast!

"Sizzle, sizzle~"

Earth-yellow battle qi naturally transformed into countless qi arrows, blasting the thick snow covering Lynn's body into powder that drifted away. Gradually, Lynn's sturdy body was revealed beneath the snow.

"So this is the Saint Domain? What an incredible feeling!"

Lynn felt that his sight and hearing had increased dozens of times compared to before his breakthrough. Nothing within several li could escape his senses.

His strength had also increased dozens of times, while his defense and speed had been enhanced across the board!

With just a light clench of his fist, the very void seemed to tremble, and the air let out a piercing explosion!

Then, without making any movement at all, his feet naturally left the ground, and he rose into the air.

Flight was an innate talent of Saint Domain Experts. Just as birds could fly, once one's energy reached the required level, one could naturally learn to fly.

As for magical beasts, even those with low-grade bloodlines could, upon breaking through to the Saint Domain, immediately possess strength comparable to human Saint Domain Peak experts, relying on their terrifying defenses and physical power.

But Lynn was a God Devouring Rat, a supreme divine beast far more powerful than ordinary magical beast bloodlines!

Thus, although he had only just stepped into the Saint Domain, was unfamiliar with Saint Domain combat, and had yet to comprehend any profound mysteries of laws, his strength was already comparable to the Saint Domain Limit!

On the Orlando Plane, aside from those few deities, there were already not many experts capable of defeating him.

Lynn stood in the air, quietly looking down upon the icy world below. The system's pleasant voice sounded in his ears once more.

"Congratulations on your breakthrough, Host. The system will now activate a lottery draw for you. Please wait!"

By breaking through from a Ninth-level Warrior to the Saint Domain, he had gained another chance to draw a lottery reward.

"What kind of reward will I get this time?" Anticipation flashed through Lynn's eyes. Then, his consciousness entered the mysterious Lottery Space once more.

Having already drawn twice before, Lynn was familiar with the process this time. He directly used his consciousness to move the white pointer, making it spin rapidly.

Under Lynn's gaze, the white pointer spun slower and slower before finally coming to a gradual stop on the fan-shaped slot to his left.

As the white pointer stopped, the mist covering that fan-shaped slot gradually dispersed, revealing the pattern hidden beneath it.

Lynn looked closely and discovered that the pattern was actually a Golden Figurine sitting cross-legged, golden light radiating in every direction from its body.

Before he could figure out what it was, the system's notification had already dispelled his confusion.

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, for drawing Soul Strengthening (Paragon-level)!"