The Great Battle with the Lord

One question left Li Dui stumped.

If limited to using only the Giant Axe Third Blade, it was easy to answer.

At the early stage of Universe Level Eleven, slightly weaker than Domain Lord Level Ten. Slightly weaker still than World Lord Level Nine. Consider him equivalent to a World Lord at the Heaven Bridge Layer Eight.

A World Lord at Heaven Bridge Layer Eight—nothing special within the core circles of the five major human factions. But outside, that counted as a fairly strong World Lord.

Li Dui's current confusion was not knowing how strong he would be if he fully unleashed his Space Law insights.

With Earth and Space Laws combined, he was confident he'd achieved something. If he brought that out, how powerful would it be?

He didn't know who to test it on. He couldn't just go find a World Lord to chop, could he? Sun Tzu said: know yourself and know your enemy, and you'll never be defeated.

He neither knew himself nor his enemy. Was this a game?

Unable to think of a good solution for now, he had to set the matter aside.

In truth, it was just a matter of confidence.

Even without a clear grasp of his own limits, it didn't affect Li Dui's next steps—dealing with Domain Lords and acquiring Xueluo Crystals.

A Domain Lord wasn't a World Lord. The World Lord stage was meant for comprehending the Origin Laws of the universe. There was no guarantee a terrifyingly powerful World Lord might not pop up.

As for Domain Lords...

Not that Li Dui looked down on the Xueluo World. The chance of finding a Domain Lord here who could match him was vanishingly small. Even if one existed, they'd be a rare treasure, not running around as some City Lord.

Li Dui remembered that Luo Feng had once visited someone's homeland. The creator of the Yan God Weapon—called, uh—Xiluo Duo. That place was also about one light-year across, similar to the Xueluo World.

But that was a cosmic race, a vassal of the human race. It had once produced an existence like Xiluo Duo. Even now, it had more than one Venerable.

Their knowledge, heritage, experts, and equipment were far beyond the Xueluo World's. Yet the core Domain Lords who emerged from that place to contend with Luo Feng were at most at Heaven Bridge Layer Ten.

The Xueluo World? A caged bird.

"This main city's City Lord should have spare Xueluo Crystals." Li Dui glanced toward the City Lord Mansion. He planned to make his move once it got dark.

The Xueluo World had no sun or moon. Day and night alternated due to the movement of the Eighteen Cloud Layers. One bright cycle and one dark cycle made a day. A day here was roughly equivalent to a little over seven days on Earth.

He stood up and headed out. Juyi Garden was the best residence in the city, and its cuisine was famous. When he first arrived, Li Dui had tried it—it had a unique flavor.

The sky darkened.

"Thud." "Thud."

His combat boots struck the stone road with a dull sound.

Li Dui had already changed into a full set of fifth-tier Origin Force equipment.

With a thought, his visor dropped down.

"Shhh."

The guards at the City Lord Mansion's entrance had no time to react. Li Dui's figure had already charged into the mansion. He hovered in midair, excitement flickering in his eyes. A terrifying Domain Force radiated from him, covering the entire City Lord Mansion.

This was the most direct method he'd thought of—Domain suppression. It saved him the trouble of searching for people.

"Ugh!" Everyone inside the City Lord Mansion was instantly pinned motionless by the Domain Force.

Linxi Lord Kuang Yu sat cross-legged on a luxurious, soft couch, eyes closed in meditation. Suddenly, a Domain Force enveloped him.

Kuang Yu erupted in fury and shouted, "How dare you! Who comes to provoke this City Lord!" At the same time, his own Fire Domain Force surged up, attempting to suppress the intruder's Earth Domain.

Though he was only at Domain Level Six, his Fire Domain was quite special, far surpassing ordinary Domains. This had always been his pride and confidence.

Li Dui's figure abruptly appeared before the palace where Kuang Yu resided.

With a wave of his hand, the palace collapsed. A startled Kuang Yu burst out from the dust.

"Who are you? Do you know this is a city... Cloud Sky Rank?" Kuang Yu realized that his proud Domain couldn't suppress the opponent—in fact, it felt somewhat constrained. He was about to invoke the rules, hoping to make the other party hesitate.

But then he saw it. This iron-armored intruder, face hidden, was radiating the aura of a Cloud Sky Rank peak.

Kuang Yu's eyes went wide. A Cloud Sky Rank? And his Domain is stronger than mine?

Li Dui said nothing, raised his blade, and charged.

Kuang Yu pulled a long halberd from his space ring and swung it with full force. He refused to believe it—even if his Domain was slightly inferior, in a real fight, he was a Domain Lord. Why should he fear a Cloud Sky Rank peak?

Sure enough, that halberd strike gained the upper hand, sending the iron-armored man flying back. Kuang Yu pressed his advantage, the halberd carrying astonishing flame power as he sought to kill his opponent.

Li Dui flipped his blade and parried the pursuing halberd. This time, he used more power, roughly equivalent to Heaven Bridge Layer Four.

The exchange was evenly matched. Li Dui used the force to sidestep and steady himself.

A Domain Lord capable of fusing a Xueluo Crystal was indeed decent. After all, a Xueluo Crystal not only boosted life gene multiples but also increased the speed of Law comprehension.

So it was normal for him to have the strength to stand at Heaven Bridge Layer Three.

Li Dui pressed forward again, continuing to test his combat power.

But Kuang Yu had fallen into panic. That last strike was one of his strongest techniques—and this Cloud Sky Rank had blocked it easily.

Now every slash from this bastard felt unbearably heavy. He had to use his ultimate moves just to hold his ground.

Li Dui unleashed a relentless stream of secret techniques. All of them were blade moves he'd fumbled out while creating his own First and Second Blades—moves he wasn't satisfied with.

In truth, Li Dui's focus at this moment was not on offense. Dodging and blocking were what he truly cared about.

Li Dui had never learned any specific movement techniques. Fortunately, his comprehension of the Origin Law of Space far surpassed that of others at the same rank. Without relying on any technique, merely by applying his own understanding, his movements became both highly efficient and eerily unpredictable.

After over a hundred exchanges, Kuang Yu had yet to land a single blow on him. He hadn't even triggered the defense of the Force Battle Suit. As a result, Kuang Yu still hadn't considered the possibility that Li Dui might be a visitor from beyond the stars. He simply assumed this was some freak genius who had emerged from nowhere.

The more Li Dui fought, the more delighted he became.

Real combat felt vastly different from battles in the Virtual Universe. And this opponent was just right—strong enough to be interesting, yet unable to truly threaten his safety.

The more Kuang Yu fought, the more alarmed he grew. At first, he had hoped this Iron-Armored Man was relying on some special technique to achieve such combat power. Special techniques, after all, usually couldn't be sustained for long.

But after fighting for so long, there was no sign of the opponent weakening.

The battle continued. Fear had already crept into Kuang Yu's heart. This Iron-Armored Man was overwhelmingly powerful. And someone like this... who knew what backing he had behind him.

Kuang Yu forcefully parried Li Dui's blade and asked in a low voice, "You came knocking on my door—what exactly do you want?"

Li Dui didn't care whether Kuang Yu wanted to fight or not. He pressed on with his attacks while casually replying, "I haven't fought in a long time. My hands were itching, so I came to have a spar with you."

Kuang Yu felt deeply aggrieved. He was a Lord—even ordinary Domain Level cultivators wouldn't dare act rashly in his presence. Yet this damned Cloud Sky Rank brat showed him no respect at all. And the worst part was, he really couldn't do anything about it.

"What will it take for you to leave?" Kuang Yu asked through gritted teeth.